Fr. John-Mary Bowlin serves as Parish Priest at St. Jude Catholic Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and was ordained a priest in June of 2012.

 

 

• I can't stop feeling anxious about the end times even after going to Confession and doing lots of reading and research. Can you tell me what the Catholic church teaches about this subject?
• When multiple mysteries of the Rosary are being prayed, should the Salve Regina be prayed in between?
• Is it correct that if we are in friendship with sinners or don't warn them of their sin, God will hold us responsible if they go to Hell? Would we be condemned to Hell for this error?
• How does Catholicism view self-help and self-improvement and how does that fit in with surrendering to God's will?
• What does the church teach about forgiveness, particularly forgiving those who have committed exceptionally grievous offenses against us?
• In Matthew 19:24, it says "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." I was wondering how to interpret this. I am thirteen and one of my largest aspirations is to be rich and successful, and I wanted to know if you could be rich, have fast cars, big boats, etc. and still do right by the Lord.
• Father Bowlin's brother priest invades the show...
• There's a life sized image of Our Lady. It appears she has no head covering. I don't recall where this is at, but it is outside. I thought it was odd. I've always seen Our Lady with a head covering. Your thoughts, please?
• What measures can we take whilst wearing saint medals and praying using "shrines" with imagery of Jesus and Mary etc. to avoid idolatry?
• For those like myself who don't have access to a solid youth formation group in their area, what might you recommend as an alternative for kids?
• Why hadn't Jesus taken His Mother Mary to Heaven at His Ascension?
• Before Christ, the Jews did not know about the Trinitarian nature of God until Jesus manifested himself. Is it possible that like Jesus, there might be another person of God that hasn't been manifested to us yet, or is the mystery complete?
• Does being blind, visually impaired or hearing impaired impede someone from being accepted into the priesthood?
• Are there situations of extreme poverty when parents are able to live with their daughter and her husband and children even though the daughter and husband were not married in the church?

 

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