• Was I wrong for forcing my kids to attend Mass growing up? They now resent me for it.
• As a diocesan seminarian, how can I reconcile the Old Theology with the New Theology?
• Why do several of the priests on the show put so much weight on St. Thomas Aquinas?
• Does the priest always have to use incense for the Benediction? What can someone do if they have an allergy to it?
• In my diocese, there are a very limited number of Saturday masses. Is it permissible to attend a Saturday morning mass, even if it is a priestly ordination or deacon's ordination, to count as a Saturday daily mass?
• What are the origins of the Beretta?
• Do you find it difficult being in an order that takes you away from your family? And do you find it harder to be away from your parents or siblings?
• How much does seminary school cost per year?  What are the educational requirements?
• Would you put a name as an intention that you definitely know is correct but less specific, or put a name that is possibly correct but more specific, knowing how God is specific when it comes to prayer intentions? (For example, Thomas Smith vs. Thomas A. Smith vs. Tom Smith)
• How specific does the intention of the name have to be as it relates to someone's baptismal name?
• I often see statues of St. Joseph holding lilies. What is the meaning of the lilies?
• During the Creed we say that Jesus descended into Hell. However, I was informed by a Deacon that Jesus did not really descend into hell. Please explain where we think Jesus was until he rose on the third day. And also, why do we keep saying hell if that is a mistranslation? Why don't we correct it?

 

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