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What should I do for Lent?

Q) Lent is right around the corner, and I never seem to know what to do for the season. I’ve tried giving things up, but it always seems a bit hollow. What should I do?

Why we struggle to pause and reflect

Q) With the start of every new thing (new year, new season, new stage in life), I find it difficult to stop and consider the previous year, earlier season or earlier stage in life. I find myself doing the same things over and over. There seems to be no end in sight. What do I do?

When it feels like my prayers don’t do anything

Q) I’ve been told that I can pray to God, and that he hears my prayers and answers them. I’ve been frustrated though, because it seems like it doesn’t do anything. Am I missing something?

How do I handle distractions in prayer?

Q) I have been trying to pray more regularly, but I keep getting so distracted. It is frustrating. What am I doing wrong?

Faith is more than just agreeing with God and the Church

Q) I have a friend with whom I am trying to share the Gospel. He has great questions, and I like trying to offer intelligent and rational answers, but I’m not sure if he has faith yet. What should I do?

Why doesn’t everyone have faith in God?

Q) Why do some people have faith and others don’t? What if I personally don’t feel like I have faith?

When we feel like hypocrites and phonies

Q) I sometimes feel like a hypocrite when I say that I believe in God and am Catholic, but then I don’t always live the way I should live as a disciple of Jesus. I try to follow God, but I keep failing, and I feel like a phony.

Before you go to ‘communion’ at another church …

Q) I recently attended a wedding in a non-Catholic church. The minister invited everyone there forward to be united at this wedding to receive Communion. I didn’t know what to do, so I went up to receive. Did I do something wrong?
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