“Ask a Priest: Should I Skip Receiving Communion Altogether?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: I always go to Mass and I am a lector, but I do not partake of the Eucharist anymore because I do not have
“Ask a Priest: What If My Fiancée Downplays the Mass and the Rosary?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: I am struggling to find ways to grow in the faith with my fiancée. We are both Catholic, but she doesn’t follow many of
“Ask a Priest: Can General Absolution Be Given at Mass?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: Our parish priest gives general absolution at Mass, inviting all to take part in receiving Communion—surely this cannot be right? How is he to
“Ask a Priest: What If a Priest Avoids ‘Men’ and ‘Man’ in the Creed?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: My question has to do with the Creed and our pastor who alters several parts. He must believe that he has the authority to
“Ask a Priest: Can We Really Give Jesus’ Gift Back to the Father?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: In the Divine Mercy Chaplet and elsewhere I have seen phrases like this: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and
“Ask a Priest: Why Isn’t the Tabernacle on the Altar?”
Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC
Q: Why is the tabernacle kept behind the altar of Sacrifice? If the tabernacle contains consecrated hosts, everyone who assists the priest at the altar,