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Ask a Franciscan: Does God Change?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 24, 2023

God can appear harsh in the Old Testament, compared to the just and merciful God of today. How is this possible?

Ask a Franciscan: Anger at the Church

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 20, 2022

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

Ask a Franciscan: Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos

Pat McCloskey, OFM April 22, 2022

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

Ask a Franciscan: Tridentine Masses, the Our Father, and Heaven

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 24, 2022

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

No Funeral Mass for a Cremated Person?

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 22, 2022

What is the Church’s official stance on cremation?

‘Is Lying Always a Sin?’

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 22, 2022

Is lying always a sin?

Praying Quickly or Slowly?

Pat McCloskey, OFM January 21, 2022

Does the speed of praying make a difference?

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