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Talk to the local priest. I sense much devotion in your words, but also possibly some scruples. Consider: when you have the catechism as a sure guide, and Father and the religious education person as well, you can rest assured that you will have excellent guidance. Being faithful to the...

Lord, keep them faithful and shield them from all evil! Amen.

Ugh. Atheists are often better than "ex-Catholics" At least some of them are open to the metaphysical realm.

Sign up for U Block Origin. It is a free content blocker and ads are nuked. I edited for clarity. Based on his attitude and professed theology, I have doubts that he is water baptized and has submitted to the laying on of Apostolic hands to receive the Holy Spirit. Acts 19:1-6.

Why the judgment of Christians when you ARE LIKELY NOT CHRISTIAN? Not by the scriptures.

If you do not already, consider spending (more) time at adoration. It need not be while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, but holy hours are nutrition for the soul. I go in the wee hours and sit in silence and pray before the Tabernacle. As an aside, a wise man told my wife at work: "I went...

Bear in mind that the internet is the playground of sociopaths and psychopaths. All manner of personality/thought disorders have free rein to stalk, harass, and offend at zero cost to them. There is a new category of disorder called iPredopath. These, especially, need our prayers. They infest...

The very confused and peculiar English language lends itself to much obscurity and misunderstanding. Conversely, older, (or dead) languages, present no such controversy. For this reason, as to scripture, I much prefer translations based on the Latin Vulgate. Without the rock of Latin...

While attention is diverted to The Don, he has assembled the most Catholic administration in history.

Suggestions: Stop watching horror movies and listen to a few YouTube vids from Fr. Vincent Lampert.

Yet, any presumption by others would be the sin, no? Charity demands that we think the best of others and do not pry into their lives.

As I have been instructed, if "spouses" are living as brother and sister, and are unaware of serious sin, then the Eucharist may indeed be received. As to scandal, I 'believe' that it does not occur because of misperception by those beholding a given situation. Rather, it is an active behavior...

"Some" knowledge of evil and its father, the evil one, is good as it equips the Christian to recognize and avoid his influence. He has not stopped roaming and patrolling the earth. He remains as subtle as ever.

What if it wasn't? Do we need a "Divine Damnation Sunday"?

Nope. Try thinking of mercy without explicit or implicit reference to justice.