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Catholic and Orthodox Groups in Ukraine

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

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Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos

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

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.
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‘Is Lying Always a Sin?’

Is lying always a sin?
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Praying Quickly or Slowly? 

Does the speed of praying make a difference? 
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Giving a Saint’s Name at Baptism 

Is this required? Some Christians have first names that are not those of a saint or a variant on a saint’s name. 
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Preparing for the 2023 World Synod of Bishops

Can you recommend a book describing what Vatican II was all about? Something in plain English without interpretation by the author? 
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