Why Mortify Myself?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
I have trouble placing mortification in perspective. I have heard that St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer advised, "Choose mortifications that don't mortify others." What does that mean?
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What Really Happened to Judas?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
What happened to Judas? Is Judas in hell? He despaired. What happens when other people fall into despair and kill themselves?
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Eucharist: Symbol or Reality?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
In our missalette for the Solemnity of the Epiphany the prayer over the gifts, the bread and wine, speaks of them as symbolizing Christ. But don’t most priests say they are really the body and blood of Jesus Christ?
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The Pilgrim Statue of Fatima
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Can you tell me anything about the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima? I’ve been to Fatima and am very interested in the statue which I see mentioned in our Catholic paper as being at various churches. What is ...
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Catholics and Communion in Other Churches
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
I will be attending a family wedding in an Orthodox church. May I receive Communion during the wedding Mass?
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Three in the Bible
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
In reading the Bible, I’m noticing numerous references to the number three or sets of three. For example, the three calls of Samuel, three temptations of Jesus in the desert, the Trinity, three days in the tomb, Jesus’ three-year ministry, ...
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