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One would think so. One thing that has somewhat vexed me in all of this, is the concept of marriage by proxy. Canon law does allow for it (Canon 1105), but I have had to wrinkle the brows at how a sacrament can be confected without the two spouses actually being physically present to one...

Thank you for this. It is an older catechism, but you cannot go wrong with it, as nothing that was ever true can cease to be true, and true can never change to false or vice versa. It does not, however, contain some of the more recent developments of Church teaching (or perhaps emphases) on...

These are excellent questions. I'll give it a shot. Could such an exchange of vows ever constitute a valid marriage under canon law, assuming the Catholic party was bound by canonical form and no dispensation had been granted? I do not believe so. Quite apart from it being over the Internet...

What is "conscience material"?

Strange dream. Many dreams are. Fasting would not address any injustices or debts owed to an oppressed ethnicity, unless one were to give the money saved by not eating to someone of that ethnicity. That would be pretty bizarre. Better just to wake up and put such dreams out of one's mind.

I checked out this site and I can't see any problems with it. I would say you would be fine going with that catechism. The Amazon listing for this book says that it has ecclesiastical approval, and has a foreword from Justin Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia...

This is very well put. Good advice. To the OP, I would say that this may be a case of misinterpreting what the catechism and Scripture actually say. I strongly recommend going to a priest and seeking clarification on this. I would also say, and I am not suggesting that the OP is doing this...

You cannot help what you spontaneously feel, but once you become aware of these feelings, how you respond to them is where the sin lies. A temptation is not a sin. There is no need to be hypervigilant, as you put it, just divert your attentions when such feelings arise, and try to channel them...

I urge you to keep lines of communication open with your doctor at all times. If your doctor is not aware of your difficulties with scrupulosity, you need to say something.

Please contact your doctor immediately (or, depending on where you are and when you get this, first thing tomorrow) and tell him or her exactly what you have said here. This sounds far more like an organic problem than a spiritual one. Quite frankly,it doesn't sound like a spiritual problem at...

Our Blessed Lord surely understands your situation. Be at peace.

One other suggestion I'd like just to "throw out there", have you ever been to a Traditional Latin Mass? If you like Adoration, you'd love the TLM. Here's a website that lists TLMs that are fully approved by the Church: https://www.latinmassdir.org/

It may be sort of alluded to in their name. Wesley and his fellow worshippers were known to be very methodical in the practice of their faith, and while it's not clear that a fixed para-liturgy was part of this, it would not be contradictory to their other habits of prayer and Bible study. It...

Father Santa is right, scrupulosity (at least in a case such as yours) has a psychological cause, and is not pride. Please work with your doctor regarding the OCD.

I went to a Methodist church occasionally (and not very often, we weren't churchgoers) as a child. There is a framework for their worship but I don't think it is strictly prescribed. Like most Protestant churches, the emphasis is upon prayer, hymns, and the sermon, because that's really all...