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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 May I Help my Parish Priest Prudently?”
Q: I feel the sense of friendship toward my parish priest, but I do not want this to be misunderstood. Sometimes I want to help my priest and offer support, but I am a female and I don’t want to cause any unnecessary scandal. I do not want to “cross ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Pole Vaulting Too Dangerous a Sport?”
Q: Would it be a sin to play a potentially dangerous sport? I am thinking about pole vaulting in the spring, but after researching it, the sport seems somewhat dangerous. Just the same, the pole vaulting coach at my high school is very careful, and it seems like he takes ...
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“Ask a Priest: What Signs of Affection Are OK When Dating?”
Q: I am from a country where we have our parents arrange marriage for us. But some families do allow a girl and boy who fell in love to get married before a marriage was fixed for them. In my country falling in love with more than one person is ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Cope With an Anti-Catholic Onslaught?”
Q: I often find myself falling by the wayside because of the cultural Zeitgeist. I live in London, and the liberal and professional elite are very outspokenly atheist here. Believers are openly mocked in the comments sections of newspapers, and anti-Christian news items are given great prominence. The “real bones” ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Sue Over Financial Losses?”
Q: Is it ever “right,” appropriate in the eyes of our faith and Church, to file a lawsuit against an individual, business or company for financial losses for the purpose of recovering part of the investment loss? -L.G. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: In principle it is morally ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It Moral to Take a Risk?”
Q: Before I ask my question, please allow me to propose a couple of scenarios as background. 1) A person desires to go on a vacation, for absolute no other reason than for his own enjoyment. He gets onto a plane. Now, we all know that, each time one gets ...
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“Ask a Priest: What to Do About Lukewarm Clerics?”
Q: The following is out of love for the Church, please understand that. Part of growing closer to God and his Church is asking questions. Sorry for any disrespect. It really seems like so many of the clerics in the Catholic Church are afraid to just speak the truth. Why? ...
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“Ask a Priest: How to Deal With Racy Reading?”
Q: I understand that it is a grave sin to read material that has graphically explicit content, such as pornography and works of literature that have this subject as its main focus (like adult “romantic” novels). I am wondering, though, if reading a work of literature that does not have ...
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