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“Ask a Priest: Do I Sin Gravely If I Don’t Correct My Parents?”
Q: When does a failure to complete a fraternal correction become a mortal sin of omission? I struggle with this and become anxious about telling people their sin as I find it awkward to do. For example, my parents aren’t the most religious, and they sin by eating before Mass. ...
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“Ask a Priest: May an Unconsecrated Host Be Dipped Into the Chalice?”
Q: When a priest was giving out Communion at Mass he ran out of consecrated hosts. He then took some unconsecrated hosts and dipped them into the chalice and gave them to the remaining people. Is that allowed in the Catholic Church? – B.D. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can God Force You to Obey Him?”
Q: I was baptized as an adult, but there are some things that I don’t understand that the Catholic Church teaches. I am sorry for the multiple questions, but I have no one else to ask. Why does the Church teach that God dwells in our hearts? Can God force ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could I Go to a Daily Mass Instead of Sunday?”
Q: I just read Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly. There is a chapter about daily Mass; how it is a small, personal, good community, etc. I agreed with all these statements. My next thought was why must I got to Mass on Sunday (I understand it is the Lord’s Day). ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Should I Ask for a Blessing at Communion Time?”
Q: At Communion time, what is the proper way to ask for a blessing if you are unable to receive Communion? – Jeanne Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: This might come as a surprise, but the Roman Missal mentions nothing about the reception of blessings at communion time. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can’t We Be Good Without God?”
Q: Why do we need God? Can’t we just be good humans? What evidence is there that goodness is the result of a higher power and not just human morality? And why is the Catholic faith the true religion? I am Catholic — a convert confirmed as of almost four ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Hear the Novus Ordo Mass Attacked?”
Q: I grew up with the Latin Mass and then, post Vatican II, welcomed the Novus Ordo Mass, which I have been attending for the past 50-plus years. So many people, even friends of mine who celebrate the traditional Latin Mass, say that the “new” Mass is irreverent, it is ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could We Do a Mass Without a Priest?”
Q: Can Catholics hold Mass without a priest present? For context, I and my friends want to hold some sort of reciting of Mass during our hourlong lunch break at our high school. We don’t want it to seem mocking or anything, and we don’t want to do anything we ...
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