“Ask a Priest: How Could I Go About Making Sacrifices for the Lord?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: I watch a lot of Catholic media and I keep hearing about making “sacrifices” to the Lord, such as the children of Fatima did READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: What If My Son Doesn’t Believe in an Afterlife?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: How do I respond to my 22-year-old who no longer believes that God created the world (“That’s your truth”), that we don’t have souls, READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: What Kind of Sacrifices Can We Offer Up for Souls?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: My questions involve sacrifice and suffering. Our Lady of Fatima said that many souls go to hell because they have no one to make READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: Can Someone Be Tossed Out of Heaven at the Last Judgment?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: The Nicene Creed says, “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.” Would that mean someone who’s in heaven READ MORE »
“Ask a Priest: Why Is There Purgatory?” Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC Q: My friend who is not Catholic does not understand why we pray for the poor souls. I explained about atonement and why we go to 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 »