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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A Deep Wound
Pat McCloskey, OFM
February 26, 2020
How could God take my precious son at age 43 and yet allow rotten people who have stopped believing in God to keep on living? My son was a great Catholic and spent eight years in Catholic schools.
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Franciscan or Roman Catholic?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
January 29, 2020
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 ...
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Why the Push for a Latin Mass?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
November 27, 2019
There seems to be a push to return to the Latin Mass and all its implications. Our parish has become very divided when this was imposed on us with refusal of Communion in the hand, reintroduction of Communion rails, and ...
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Grieving Family Members
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 2, 2019
Q. For six years, I was the sole caregiver of my mom and my aunt. They died eight weeks apart. I miss them so much; they were my best friends, and we did everything together. I still grieve their deaths, especially ...
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Can Laypeople Give Blessings?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 24, 2018
Can someone give a blessing to a sick friend, or a birthday blessing, a blessing at a meal, or on other occasions? Does the person need the permission of the local bishop?
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Jesus and Slavery
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 23, 2018
I have been a Catholic from birth but often have questions about some of the issues we are facing today, such as the evils associated with slavery. The Romans had slaves, but is there any evidence that Jesus condemned that ...
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