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Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions in his Ask a Franciscan column!

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about marriage, the rosary, and whether it's a sin to get a tattoo.

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.

Is lying always a sin?

What is the Church's official stance on cremation?

Does the speed of praying make a difference? 

Is this required? Some Christians have first names that are not those of a saint or a variant on a saint’s name. 

Can you recommend a book describing what Vatican II was all about? Something in plain English without interpretation by the author? 

I know that this term is strongly supported by some Christians and vigorously challenged by others. When did it originate and what does it mean? 

As fully divine and fully human, Jesus must have had a human soul, right?