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I’m a Widow — Is It OK That I Watch Mass at Home?
Q: I lost my spouse and moved out of the state. I tried to attend the local church and didn’t feel right. Am I committing a sin for not attending? I do watch TV Mass or EWTN or Mass on YouTube. Keeping my faith is the only thing I have to hold me together. I hope I’m doing something right. — K. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC: Please accept my condolences on the death of your husband. May Our Lord rest his soul. There is still one man with you who loves you dearly and who wants you close ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could I Still Attend a Protestant Service If I Convert?”
Q: If I convert to the Catholicism, can I still attend the Protestant church for the family’s sake? My wife and young kids don’t want to convert and still want me to attend the Protestant family church in which I was baptized and married. – P. Answered by Fr. Edward ...
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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: Is it OK to skip “steamy” content in novels and TV shows?”
Q: I am a 60-something married female. Is it a sin to read romance novels? My niece told me about a book she was reading and how good it was. I bought the book and started reading it. After a few chapters it started to get a little “steamy” with ...
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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: Is There Hope for Me If I Didn’t Raise My Daughter in the Faith?”
Q: I have terrible guilt about not raising my daughter in the Church. I have a good relationship with the Lord, but why should he allow me into heaven, if possibly my daughter doesn’t believe, since it’s my fault? I’m taking my grandson for his religion classes but not sure ...
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“Ask a Priest: Does the Church Hate Secular Democracy?”
Q: Can you explain to me Quanta Cura, written by Pope Pius IX? I’ve been told that by other Catholics that the pope directly critiqued democracy in this document and condemned the Enlightenment as a whole, but I don’t think that’s the case. The pope seems to condemn secularism. Does ...
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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: I am in an abusive relationship… Will Jesus still love me if I leave my husband?”
Q: I have been with my husband for 22 years. We were baptized Catholic in November 2012, we have two children, ages 12 and 5. I want to know if Jesus will still love me if I leave my husband. I have put up with abuse all these years — ...
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