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I like what I read in St. Anthony Messenger and enjoy other products from Franciscan Media. One question keeps coming back to me: Are you Franciscan or Roman Catholic? I ask this because these days I feel much closer to ...

I cannot find an examination of conscience for sins of omission. Does such a list exist?

How can I know if I will go to heaven? 

In January, Vice President JD Vance was in the news regarding his interpretation of St. Augustine of Hippo’s expression ordo amoris (order of love or hierarchy of love).

Knowing that God is all-powerful, why did he allow Christ to be executed? 

This year, Easter is very late but can be even later. It can, however, come as early as March 21. Who approved this wide variance?