Why Closed Communion?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 22, 2024
I am in the process of becoming a Catholic but am having difficulty accepting closed Communion.
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Inner and Outer Beauty
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 23, 2022
Should a laywoman use artificial beauty aids such as hair coloring, nails, eyelashes, or makeup?
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Anger at the Church
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 20, 2022
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions in his Ask a Franciscan column!
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Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 22, 2022
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
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 24, 2022
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.
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No Funeral Mass for a Cremated Person?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
February 22, 2022
What is the Church's official stance on cremation?
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