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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 of Salvation Outside the Church?”
Q: Let me preface this by saying I am not religious, so forgive me if I say something incorrect. I have two friends who are both strong Catholics; both of them attend Mass on a weekly basis, are confirmed, and have been members of the Church since their youth. Recently, ...
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“Ask a Priest: May I Support a Charity That Hires Same-Sex Spouses?”
Q: Would I be making a compromise of my faith by continuing to support a child in the Third World through an organization whose policy includes hiring people in same-sex “marriages”? – R.P. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: It is good to see that you are trying the ...
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“Ask a Priest: When Are Souls Created?”
Q: 1. What is the Church’s official position? Does God himself create the soul at conception? If so, isn’t conception a sacrament, a supernatural act on God’s part? 2. If God himself creates a soul at conception then: a) How can he create an imperfect soul having original sin?; b) ...
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“Ask a Priest: Am I an Apostate for Converting to Judaism?”
Q: A few days after my 60th birthday, I received a powerful revelation from Almighty God directing me to convert to Judaism. The only other time in my life that I’ve had a revelation was at the age of 18 as I lay dying of major injuries following a cataclysmic ...
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“Ask a Priest: If God Has a Plan, How Do We Have Free Will?”
Q: I don’t understand how people can talk about “God’s plan” for us when we all have free will. God doesn’t control what we do, so how can we maintain his “plan”? When bad things or disappointments happen, people say not to worry because it just must not have been ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is There a Place for Single People in God’s Plan?”
Q: Is there any of God’s grace left for those who are unable to marry or even enter the priesthood or religious life or marriage because of certain limitations or choice? It always sounds as though the Church does not recognize the sacredness of the single life. Thank you. -D.L. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should an Asperger’s Sufferer Forgo Having Children?”
Q: I have a rather complex question. I have Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism which manifests itself in social anxiety. Luckily, this is the only side effect of my condition as I have a job, drive a car and enjoy a relatively normal and balanced life. Recently I ...
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“Ask a Priest: A Soft Spot for Catholicism … But Where Do I Go From Here?”
Q: I feel like a man who is thirsty for the truth but doesn’t know how to find it. So many people within Christendom claim to have the fullness of the truth. I have gone from mainstream Protestantism to dabbling in Catholicism to Christian Universalism to liberal Christianity to Messianic ...
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