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Recent content by PatrickR

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    Non-Biblical Practices done by Catholic believers

    A wonderful episode of the Relevant Radio show Fr. Simon Says (from August 15th, 2018) helped me to understand our custom of Priestly celibacy in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. According to Father Simon (this is paraphrased): There was celibacy among some of the Jews. This continued in...
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    How to deal with someone who is potentially in hell?

    God's mercy is unfathomable. All we can do is pray for his soul, and trust in God's mercy.
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    Close to suicide.

    <staff edit> Be strong, know you are in my prayers, and feel free to contact me if you need anything. God bless you
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    Close to suicide.

    God desires our good in this life. He wants us to thrive. Sometimes we cannot see Him at all, and we feel alone. But God knows us more inimately than anybody, and desires to draw near to us. Keep trying to draw near to Him, in prayer and mayb