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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?
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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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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