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What If a Spouse Downplays His Use of Pornography?
Q: How can I make my Catholic husband understand this his viewing of inappropriate material online is serious and can be sinful? I found out by accident when he asked me to look at something on his phone, and this pornographic video reel popped up. He downplays the situation and does not understand it is also affecting my self-esteem. Please help. — V. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC: I’m sorry to hear about the situation with your husband. It says something about the sorry state of today’s culture that your husband doesn’t even know that this material is gravely ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could Our Kids Be Baptized If We Don’t Marry in the Church?”
Q: My fiancé and I were both raised in the Catholic religion (even confirmed). We’re getting married in April but not having a Catholic wedding. We are still navigating our relationship together with the Church. Now that we will have each other and not just ourselves we want to decide ...
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Q: For many years I have been tormented by the thought of hell, so much so that I have started to rationalize the possibility that it doesn’t exist. It has ruined my life, frankly. I just can’t understand how hell exists if God is love. Couldn’t he figure out a ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: What About Claims That Catholicism Isn’t Christianity?”
Q: I’ve heard that Catholicism is not Christianity, on the basis that: a) Baptism is not required for salvation; b) Catholics require a long process to maintain salvation, dependent on works, while Christianity should not require that; c) The verse “faith without works is dead” has been misinterpreted to mean “works ...
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Q: My church just got an older priest who is very difficult to understand. He rushes through the prayers. I think I am sinning because I am finding it so hard to concentrate on the most important reason I attend: to receive Jesus. Am I sinning by being so upset? ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: What If Family and Friends Aren’t Living Their Faith?”
Q: How do we hang out with Catholic family and friends who say they love Jesus but have little to do with him and do not want to change anything about their lives? They use vulgarity and use God’s name irreverently. Their children are living in sin and/or in lesbian/homo ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: What If My Son Is Childless After Years of Marriage?”
Q: Should I ask (if so, how) my son and daughter-in-law, who are otherwise practicing their Catholic faith sincerely and consistently, why they are not having children? They are 31 and 30 years old, respectively, and have been married five years. They are both financially very well off. They are ...
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Q: I recently attended my great granddaughter’s baptism, and it struck me how important being a sponsor for a baptism is. I have five godchildren, all adults now, and only one I know of is still in the Catholic Church. I feel as though I failed as a sponsor, and ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: Can’t Confessions Be Speeded Up?”
Q: How should I manage my expectations in the confessional line? I have been turned away from confession on several occasions due to time restraints. In each case, the priest had spent an extended time (5 to 10-plus minutes) with particular penitents. I understand that each unique case requires certain ...
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