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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 I Hate My Drunken Relatives?”
Q: My grandfather likes to drink, and almost always gets drunk, especially on holidays or birthdays. He isn’t physically abusive or anything, but for some reason I really can’t stand drunken people. I feel disgusted by them even, especially if the drunken person is my relative. Often, I start to ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I’m Aching for Marriage?”
Q: How do I let go of this aching desire for marriage? I know it won’t fulfill me, but when I’m at Mass, and I see couples and beautiful big families — my concentration is pulled away from Jesus. And all I think about is how forgettable and unlovable I ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Deal With Negative Relatives?”
Q: For quite some time I have felt like a complete failure. This prevents me from doing even the smallest things without feeling insecure and worthless. The people in my family are good, but when I was growing up they were also very strict. As a child I was horrified ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is a Jack Chick Comic Book Correct About Mary?”
Q: I saw in a Jack Chick comic book that the Catholic Church teaches the Virgin Mary is the way, the truth and the life. Is this true? I know Chick exaggerates and lies a lot. – H.D. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The Church teaches that Jesus is ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Family Seeks a Church It Can Call Home?”
Q: My family and I recently stopped attending a Methodist church because we weren’t being fed spiritually, and the youth ministry became non-existent for my daughter. I’ve grown up Methodist; my husband grew up Catholic. Currently, my daughter attends a Catholic private school, and we love the education she’s getting ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Defend Belief in the Assumption?”
Q: I engaged in a hostile argument with my friend Jeff over whether or not Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven, since there is no reference to it in the Bible. He is referring to my belief as “past blind faith” and completely illogical. Jeff just told me ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Loved Ones Don’t Live the Faith?”
Q: A number of my loved ones, including my parents and godmother, live lives contrary to Catholic teachings and never go to confession. They haven’t been in over 20 years and don’t believe they have done anything mortally sinful. I know for a fact they have missed Mass without reason, ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Fiancée and I Butt Heads Over Religion?”
Q: I have a Protestant fiancée, and we always butt heads over my Catholic beliefs. She does not believe in praying the rosary or to the Virgin Mary or to the saints. She claims we only have to pray to Jesus Christ. She doesn’t believe in confessing to a priest ...
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