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Is There a ‘Hierarchy of Love’? 

April 24, 2025
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).
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Inner and Outer Beauty

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

May 20, 2022
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions in his Ask a Franciscan column!
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Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos

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

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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‘Is Lying Always a Sin?’

February 22, 2022
Is lying always a sin?
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No Funeral Mass for a Cremated Person? 

February 22, 2022
What is the Church's official stance on cremation?
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