Question: I have heard a lot of talk, including within Catholic publications, about “emergency contraception.” Forgive my ignorance, but can you explain to me what it is? Answer: The term ‘emergency contraception’ indicates a set of practices used to prevent an eventual unwanted pregnancy, using methods which act to counteract
Question: Following the article posted regarding how many children to have in marriage, I am interested to know if you could guide me to investigate what is a serious cause for not having children. I thank you for your service and God bless you. Response: Among the circumstances that justify
Question: Does Jesus Christ teach that divorce is lawful at least in certain exceptional cases? How are Christ’s words in Matthew to be interpreted: ‘except in case of adultery’? Response: Matrimony is indissoluble by nature and by positive institution of God: by nature because without indissolubility the ends of marriage
Question: Can a divorced couple receive communion? Answer: Let us distinguish between several different situations: 1. Civilly remarried divorcees It is necessary to distinguish those who want to lead an active marital life and those who cannot separate, for some reason, but are willing to live as brother and sister.
Question: Father, I am going through a very difficult moment in my marriage, and I’m almost at the point of separating. Many other people get involved (such as my family and those of my husband) and they confuse us with their pressure and counsels, which are at times very contradictory.
Question: Did the encyclical of Pope Paul VI predict what we suffer today in society? Answer: Humanae Vitae is a prophetic encyclical for many reasons. It is prophetic in a broad sense, that is, it is a testimony of the Magisterium, of its commitment to the truth that does not
Question: I regulate my birth rate with my husband using natural methods. We only have one child and have not decided to have another (for reasons I sincerely consider unimportant). However, this has been bothering me for some time. Although I know that with the use of natural methods we
Question Dear brothers, can one fall in love with a divorced person (who was married in the Church)? Could this be an authentic love or just a sentimental illusion? In the situation that I’m talking about, there are the following conditions: a) There is no sexual desire for the other
Question: I am married civilly, one day of these I went to confession and the Priest told me he could not absolve my sins until I changed, my question is: are people who fornicate not in the same sin? Why is it they can receive communion and not me? Was
Question: Dear Father, my case is a little delicate, but perhaps not uncommon. It can be presented as follows: I am married to a good woman, but she is not practicing the faith; she is Catholic but disagrees with some teachings of the Church; for example, with confession. I would
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