“Ask a Priest: Was It OK That I Assisted at an Abortion for a Zika Sufferer?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: I work as an anesthesia provider. Recently a woman and her husband had traveled overseas and she unknowingly contracted the Zika virus. A few READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: How Can I Help My Boyfriend See That Abortion Is Always Wrong?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: My boyfriend and I were discussing abortion. He thinks abortion is OK in the early stages of pregnancy. I tried to help him understand READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: When Are Souls Created?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: 1. What is the Church’s official position? Does God himself create the soul at conception? If so, isn’t conception a sacrament, a supernatural act READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: May a Catholic Couple Undergo an IVF Procedure?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: Is it a sin, or simply morally unacceptable, for a Catholic couple who desire to have children to undergo assisted reproductive procedures like IVF? READ MORE »