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I understand why Mary had to be free from sin—so she could be the perfect vessel for Jesus to live in for nine months. But why didn’t Mary have a sinless mother to carry her? @edward_george1 @Diaconia

I’m looking for concrete reasons women can’t be priests. Is there an official Church teaching about it? Is it merely tradition? Is it something that can be changed by the Church or is it considered something instituted by Jesus that cannot be changed? Please note, I’m not advocating for women...

I understand that a lot of people in close contact pose a risk for spreading disease, and I know that church/Mass is a place where a lot of people are in close contact. I wonder, though, when the risk of getting sick is a legitimate reason to miss Mass and when it isn’t. My DH and my MIL are...

So, there have been debates on here about whether the order of priorities should be God Children Spouse Or God Spouse Children In other words, should children be the priority over the spouse or the spouse be the priority over the children. Many people tend to become exasperated by the...

When confessing mortal sins, is it sufficient to specify how many times you’ve broken a particular Commandment? For example, say you’ve had premarital sex five times. Is it sufficient to tell the priest, “I’ve committed five sins against the 6th Commandment.” or “I’ve broken the 6th Commandment...

Please pray for someone I know who had a work injury that required a life flight. He is home and healing now, but it has been a traumatic experience for him, his wife, and their kids. Please pray for continued healing and for strength for all involved.

There are so many threads on here where people talk about how they fall out of a state of grace so easily and are frequently in a state of mortal sin. And the people who post on these threads appear to be God-fearing people who try to do right by God and the Church. I’m trying to tread...

So, in light of another recent thread on the joys and perils of marriage, I’m sincerely interested in people’s experiences with their spouse. Such as: Is your spouse your “best friend”? Would you say you love your spouse unconditionally? If you’ve been married for a while, how has your love...

Please pray for a little boy who has been injured with very severe burns and will need surgery. This is a very dire and urgent need for prayers. Thank you

I’m feeling pretty outraged at the moment. I’m not highly active on Facebook, but I check in once a day or so to generally keep in touch with people I know. Someone in my friends list has been posting a lot of pro-choice propaganda over the last few days. She is adamantly opposed to abortion...

My depression and mental health problems are at an all time low this week. Prayers would be appreciated. Thank you.

So, more than anything this is a vent…but guess I’m also looking for advice. I really lost my temper with my near 6 year old today. I was frustrated with other things and mad at other people and I took it out on him. I yelled at him over something really minor and told him he’d never get to go...

God knows our thoughts. But does the devil also know what we’re thinking?

Years ago, my high school religion teacher told my class that saying the “F” word is a mortal sin. My husband disagrees (he doesn’t go around saying the “F” word, he just doesn’t think it’s a mortal sin). Does the Church have an official teaching on this?

How do you know whether your reasons for using NFP to avoid another pregnancy (meaning you have other children already) are selfish or not?