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What is the difference between the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? Are both of those Churches present in the United States?

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about marriage, the rosary, and whether it's a sin to get a tattoo.

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.

Is lying always a sin?

Does the speed of praying make a difference? 

Is this required? Some Christians have first names that are not those of a saint or a variant on a saint’s name.