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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: Is Predicting God’s Plan a Kind of Superstition?”
Q: What are your thoughts on superstitions, such as humans predicting God’s plan for them? -N.C. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: First, it is good to mention that superstitions, by definition, are faulty. “In some sense,” says the Catechism in No. 2110, superstition “represents a perverse excess of ...
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“Ask a Priest: Creation and the Incarnation – Miracles or Contradictions?”
Q: So I’ve been thinking a lot about God making square circles. And I’ve heard people say, well, it’s a nonsensical term. Or that it’s asking if he can make a contradiction. But what about creating the universe? Getting something from nothing, how is that not a contradiction? How does ...
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“Ask a Priest: If God Is Testing Me so Much, What Is the Point?”
Q: I think I’m losing my faith. I no longer feel that God is there and can’t tell if he’s abandoned me entirely or if he was merely a figment of my imagination to begin with. I’ve had seven years of stalled luck. When others have had the opportunity to ...
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“Ask a Priest: Isn’t It Hard to Be a Catholic and an American?”
Q: As a Catholic and a citizen of the United States, I find it difficult to be patriotic. At least one reason is because I look around and I see a country that condones the murder of unborn children, cohabitation, divorce, contraception, same-sex “marriage,” and many other evils. I see ...
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“Ask a Priest: Are There Untimely Deaths?”
Q: Is there such a thing as an untimely death? I have heard it mentioned many times. But if God knows when we are to die, how can a death be untimely? And if there is such a thing, could you please explain it to me? -N.B. Answered by Fr. ...
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“Ask a Priest: May Someone Sell a House to a Cohabiting Couple?”
Q: My parents just received an offer from an unmarried couple to purchase our house in Ohio. I don’t know if the couple is Catholic, but they don’t intend to marry until after they move into the house. Would it be sinful to accept their offer based on their intentions? ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should a Christian Work in Advertising?”
Q: I have recently got the chance to maybe work as a copywriter in an advertising agency. I needed to learn as much as I could about copywriting. Most tutorials always seem to focus on manipulating and tricking people into buying products. I, however, think it could be done in ...
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“Ask a Priest: Do I Really Need to Mingle With Other Catholics?”
Q: I am a new convert, having completed RCIA last year. After going through what I call the honeymoon period, where I loved all things Catholic, I now find myself wanting to be alone in my faith, rather than mingling so much with other Church members. In other words, I ...
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