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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: What If It’s Tough to Work Around Women?”
Q: From elementary school days until just recently (I am 24), I struggled with temptations of impurity. I go to confession often. But now I’m feeling distress as I am in a nursing program where I will have to work with women and have female patients. Past sins have done ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If Prayer But Not Dogma Attracts Me to Catholicism?”
Q: I was born to a mother from a strong Catholic family and a father whose parents were Missouri Synod Lutherans. I was baptized as a baby in that Lutheran church, but then my parents joined an awful “prosperity gospel” house church, and I was raised in that context. It ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Friend’s Family Doesn’t Accept My Annulment?”
Q: I received an annulment from the Catholic Church. Since then, I met someone and we have fallen in love. His family, however, doesn’t believe that the annulment is correct, and that the Church has no power to provide an annulment, as it is not stated anywhere in the Bible. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could My Silence on Moral Issues Doom Me?”
Q: I saw a homily on YouTube in which the priest says that if we don’t warn everyone of their errors – “the charity of truth” – then we will be held account by Our Lord for their demise. I have some liberal friends who agree with abortion and gay ...
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“Ask a Priest: May I Stand as a Godparent at a Protestant Baptism?”
Q: My Lutheran brother is getting their son baptized in that denomination, and has asked my wife and I to be the child’s godparents. My wife and I are Catholic. Is this OK in the eyes of the Church? – B. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The short answer ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Friends Tell Dirty Jokes?”
Q: I have some very close friends who occasionally tell dirty jokes that get extreme. It makes me uncomfortable, but I find myself joining in sometimes in the moment without thinking about it. There will even sometimes be jokes cracked against the Church. My questions are: How should I approach ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If a Potential Spouse Differs with Key Church Teachings?”
Q: For the past eight years have been re-energizing my Catholic faith through the sacraments, study, self-examination and prayer. I was married for many years to a woman who struggled with alcoholism. She died a few years ago from the effects of her drinking. For the past 18 months I ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Do I Respond to Attacks on the Church?”
Q: How do I respond to those who criticize the Vatican, point out the hypocrisy of the Church, and doubt the authenticity of the Bible? Some people describe the Church as restrictive, archaic and patriarchal. I’ve always feared that if I became religious, I’d be the typical, close-minded, judgmental, self-righteous ...
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