The Chaplain Is In

Father Vincent Serpa, Chaplain at Catholic Answers, takes questions of a pastoral nature in this hour devoted to the care of souls, growth in the spiritual life, and healthy relationships.

Questions Covered:

• 14:49 - I have only been a Catholic for one year. Do you have any suggestions to keep the faith alive?
• 19:42 - Is it appropriate to pray to a person who has been made venerable? There is a woman in our town who has been approved for investigation for sainthood.
• 21:50 - I heard that there is a limit to the number of mortal sins that you can commit, and once you hit that number you are damned. I also heard that the number is unique to each person. Can you give me any insight into that teaching?
• 28:21 - If you go to confession a few days before receiving communion and in that time frame you sin; does that mean you are not in a state of grace?
• 33:18 - Regarding Marian consecration, is Mary the spouse of the Holy Spirit and also the spouse of Joseph?
• 35:06 - Can you explain indulgences in regards to praying for souls in Purgatory?
• 41:00 - I know a Catholic who is having premarital relations, but is still receiving the Eucharist. I was looking for some advice as to what to do?
• 42:36 - If a Catholic Christian is in a state of mortal sin, but he still prays, are those prayers still answered or listened to?
• 45:10 - How can God send himself, kill himself and then absolve himself for humanities sins before himself?
• 49:50 - My sister attended parochial school in the 1950’s and the nuns had said that any baby that died unbaptized went to limbo. She lost a few babies and left the Church because of what the nuns said. Is there anything that I can tell her?