“Ask a Priest: What Is an Atheist to Think in the Face of Evil?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: I have to say up front that I’m an atheist. I’ve tried having conversations about faith with quite a few Christians who got very READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: Can the Souls in Purgatory Be Tempted?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: Do the souls in purgatory still experience temptation from the devil? Can they still be tormented by the devil in purgatory? If there are READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: What If My Daughter Insists She Is Male?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: My heart is shredded. My beautiful daughter is insisting that she is really a boy. I know this is biologically impossible. I also know READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: Why Does It Seem As If Church Teaching Has Changed?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: I have been in a state of involuntary doubt for years. My main problem revolves around the question of the inspiration of the Church, READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: What If Relatives Don’t Want to Attend Our Non-Catholic Wedding?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: My fiancé and I are non-denominational Christians and are getting married in our church. Our families, however, are devout Catholics and are very uncomfortable READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: How Do We Know the Compilers of the Bible Got It Right?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: I came across a couple of things I wanted a Catholic perspective on. I couldn’t ask these questions from anyone in my parish or READ MORE »