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“Ask a Priest: What If Shaky Ideas Seem to Have Infiltrated the Church?”
Q: I have two questions. 1) There has been a lot of reports and YouTube videos about heresies and apostasies in the Catholic Church. For example, priests or bishops who actively affirm or practice the homosexual lifestyle or even worse, the Pachamama incident at the Vatican, or the strange stuff ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why is there not a Second Reading at daily Mass?”
Q: Why is there a Second Reading only at Sunday and holy day Masses but not at regular weekday Masses? Thanks! -A. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Before the Second Vatican Council there normally used to be only one reading at Sunday Mass. This was known as the ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Is It So Hard to Get a Priest to Bless a Residence?”
Q: I can’t find a priest who will bless my residency or my pet. I have to wait for the pet blessing once year so that’s OK. Patience is a virtue, but I never dreamed they wouldn’t offer residency blessings. I’m from a small town, so maybe the clergy had ...
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“Ask a Priest: What are sins against the Holy Spirit?”
Q: What are sins against the Holy Spirit? -A.C. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The offense against the Holy Spirit that stands out is the one Our Lord calls an unforgivable sin. The Catechism in No. 1864 says, “‘Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can a person lose sanctifying grace?”
Q: I know we get sanctifying grace every time we receive the sacraments. Does this grace stay with you for your whole life or can you lose sanctifying grace? -C.D. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Most certainly, yes, sanctifying grace can be lost through mortal sin. Without sanctifying ...
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“Ask a Priest: How does the liturgy and liturgical calendar help us identify more with Christ?”
Q: Seeing as how Christ the Incarnate Word and the sacrifice of the Mass each transcends time, all of Christ’s life is present at each moment of his life and at each moment of the Mass. But how do you explain the living of the liturgical calendar — that is, ...
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“Ask a Priest: When does a person acquire a soul?”
Q: If I may, a two-part question: 1. When does the human person acquire a soul? Is it infused by God at the moment of the person’s conception? 2. In the sad case of a test-tube baby or in vitro fertilization, when or how does that embryo/fetus/person acquire a soul? ...
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“Ask a Priest: Has there ever been a pope from Israel?”
Q: I just want to know if we had a pope in the past who came from Israel. -P.B. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The first pope was Peter, who came from Galilee, a region in northern Israel. Jesus himself made the appointment. “You are Peter, and upon ...
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