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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: How Can We Tell Right From Wrong?”
Q: You can spend a lifetime pondering what to do or how to do it. However, when you do what you think is right, you just come to notice that it was wrong. How can an individual determine the difference between what is good and evil? I just don’t think ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Extreme Mortification OK?”
Q: I’m undertaking the preparation for St. Louis de Montfort’s total consecration to Mary. I understand that it is important to deny oneself to the point of mortification. This is difficult for me, especially because I am a little soul. Now, I’m confused about how we should treat our bodies. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Euthanasia OK?”
Q: What is the religious view of the “right to die” argument? Which means a person can make a decision to end their life when they want to, usually motivated by terminal illness and/or living with suffering and pain. I’ve viewed a couple of documentaries lately where people have done ...
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“Ask a Priest: I Can’t Receive Communion, So Why Practice the Faith?”
Q: I am a male, divorced for 18 years. My ex has remarried some years ago. I am now living with a female partner. I can’t marry my partner in the Catholic faith as my ex was a Catholic. I am told that I cannot receive Communion unless I get ...
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“Ask a Priest: I Don’t Feel God in My Life. What Can I Do?”
Q: I’m a teenager who has grown up in, and been educated in, the Catholic Church since birth; and my school is a very lively faith community. My problem is thus: While I hold the teachings of the Church to be absolute truth, and know my faith very well intellectually ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It a Sin to Buy Clothes Made in China?”
Q: Is it a sin to buy clothing made in other countries like China, because the products might have been made in sweatshops under unfair conditions? It seems like almost everything is made in foreign countries. Also, if I already have clothing from other countries (most, if not all, of ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Someone Still Bound If I Don’t Forgive Him?”
Q: It is my understanding that Scripture states we must forgive in order to be forgiven, and more or less limitlessly. Is that correct? Also, I think that I’ve read something along the lines of, if we do not forgive someone of something, then they are still bound to it ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Communion in the Hand OK?”
Q: Our youth minister is truly trying to follow the teachings of the Catholic Church. She comes to me with questions, and I need to give her the correct answers so I am coming to you. 1) Her mother has told her that it is wrong to receive Communion in ...
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