Are Curses Real?

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Christine, who is disturbed by how many Catholics support pro-abortion candidates;  and a tired mother who is struggling to raise her children with a Catholic education.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Douglas, who wonders how to give back to his community this holiday season;  Sharon, who wants to know how one can discern the correct career path;  Geoff, who's curious about the "watchmaker" argument for God's existence;  Samantha, who wants to know how best to handle AI;  and Anonymous, who asks for advice on handling prayer while being in mortal sin.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Theodore, who requests clarification about Purgatory and Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross;  Jenny, who asks about gay couples receiving Communion;  Stephen, who wonders why Mother is called "Mother";  Anonymous, who struggles with other people's disruptive children during Mass;  Marcus, who asks about the death penalty and its commutation in California;  Anonymous, who wonders what Mother thinks of "free speech";  and Nathan, a new Catholic who struggles with same-sex attraction.

Mother comments briefly on the midterm election results, reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: John, who requests a source for helping to pray the Rosary in Latin; Anonymous, whose son is an altar server in a difficult situation;  and Katie in the UK, who is struggling in her attempt to become Catholic.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Norma, who asks about booklets of Catholic customs;  Lou, who wants to emphasize the justice of Purgatory;  Ellen, who asks where Purgatory is in the Bible;  John, who is saddened by persecution of Christians in Nigeria;  Paul, who appreciates Mother's explanation of Nicodemus;  and John, who asks how souls will recognize each other after death.

Mother discusses All Souls Day and Purgatory; takes a long and beautiful call with Helena from Massachusetts who recently realized God does exist; and answers questions from: Therese in NY, who asks about parents blessing their children;  Zoey, who wonders whether the priesthood is a higher calling than marriage;  Pawel from Poland, who asks about The Poem of the Man-God;  Mary in California, who has a difficult family situation involving a Freemason;  and Norma, who wonders about booklets explaining Catholic feast days.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Max, who asks about Communion wiping out venial sin;  Lily, who wants to know about praying for the dead in non-Catholic cemeteries;  Ray, who asks if ghosts and hauntings are real;  Kipper388, who would like to know if Mother Miriam ever met Mother Angelica;  and Anonymous, who has a difficult question about reparation for the production of pornography.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Evan, who is considering becoming Catholic;  Thomas, who is bothered by last-minute repentance;  Louisa, who wonders if curses are real;  Mary Ann, who sits behind a gay couple at Mass;  and Tony, a Protestant who prays Catholic prayers for his late wife.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother and The Christian Father, and answers questions from: Raven, who wonders about the recent death of an Ecuadorian priest;  Aden_Eden, who asks about an immodest Eucharistic minister;  Q Family, who wants to know what Mother thinks of bishops praying with President Trump;  Geraldine, who feels awkward as a woman confessing to a male priest;  Scott, who is concerned about a new law for Canadian military chaplains;  Barbara, who wants reassurance about the necessity of baptism;  and Woman at the Weel, who requests further explanation of the apostolic succession.

Mother reads from The Christian Mother, and answers questions from: Matt, who asks about the existence of God;  Thomas Luce, who wants to know when the death penalty can be used;  and Wyatt, who is struggling with politics as a Catholic.