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Fr. William Rock, FSSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog. Fr. Rock is also currently contributing to TAN Books “Year of the Latin Mass.”  Fr. Rock’s video contributions can be found on TAN Books YouTube page. In Today's Show: EMAIL: Marg...

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Today's Show: @Felix ​Would it be bad to dress up on Halloween like a priest?   @TeqTony Father, why do you think the majority of Catholic influencers and apologists are married? I hardly know any that are single with no children.   @prcvids2024​ ​What's Father’s opinion on the Cro...

Fr. Michael Rennier graduated from Yale Divinity School and lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and 6 children. He is an ordained Catholic priest through the Pastoral Provision for former Episcopal clergymen that was created by Pope St. John Paul II.   In Today's Show: https://angelicopress.com/products/motherhood-fr-michael-rennier?srsltid=AYCX9vK7KJKQbDjMQpJ8jDSi9xJvIaMbsNZOv9BtV0AAdbvcp...

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP, was ordained in 2018. He currently serves at Most Holy Rosary Chapel (St. Vincent's School For Boys) in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In Today's Show: EMAIL: Randy from Buffalo, New York Are the riots that are currently ongoing in France a sign of the end times? Are we waiting for the antichrist's arrival any day at this point for the seven years of peace? France...

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelor's of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Today's Show: EMAIL: Mary My family was brought up Catholic, but one part of my family is now Shia Muslims and another part is non-Cat...

Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020. In Today's Show: EMAIL: Anonymous from Edmonton, Canada Our 22-year-old granddaughter got married last month and had an outdoor civil marriage. Was it wrong for us to attend as grandparents?   EMAIL: Anonymous from New York How does the church feel about combining a baptism an...

Father Christopher Mahar earned a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy from Providence College in 2000 and subsequently completed his Bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2003. He was ordained a deacon in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in 2003 and a priest in the Diocese of Providence in 2004. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Augustine Church in P...

Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., PhD, is the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith, one of the largest science-based Catholic apologetics institutes in the world. Father Spitzer has his own weekly EWTN television show, Fr. Spitzer’s Universe. He has appeared on the Larry King Show (with the late Stephen Hawking discussing the origins of the universe). He has also appeared on the History Ch...

Fr. William Rock, FSSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog. Fr. Rock is also currently contributing to TAN Books “Year of the Latin Mass.”  Fr. Rock’s video contributions can be found on TAN Books YouTube page. In Today's Show: @De-Evilize...

Father Casey Jones is a priest of the Diocese of Venice, Florida. He currently serves as the pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish and school in Naples, Florida. In Today's Show: @PvtSchimmy ​​May a Catholic dissent from Humanae Vitae, even though not practicing birth control itself, and still be admitted to the sacraments? Meaning, they do not submit their intellect to the teaching.   EMAIL: Anony...

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Today's Show: Caller: Kate from MA Does Catholic school replace the need for faith formation?   @JasonTsai-rd5ul ​​How can Catholics reconcile the Church’s current teaching that the death penalty is inadmissible with its historical acceptance in Scripture, the Church Fathers, and p...

Father François Bandet, EP, was ordained a priest on July 22, 2009, for the Clerical Society "Virgo Flos Carmelii." He obtained a licentiate (2009) and a doctorate (2015) in Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (Italy) and a licentiate (2021) in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo (Brazil). He collaborates with the Thomist magazine "L...

Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I., served as Rector of the Shrine Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, from 2016 to 2021. He was ordained in May of 2000. In Today's Show: EMAIL: John from Ohio Is choosing to have only one or two children considered fulfilling the obligation to be open to life?   EMAIL: Anonymous from Buffalo, NY Is there an age limit for asking someone to...

EMAIL: Anonymous (ICKSP) Hello Father, I will soon be entering a pre-seminary formation house of the ICKSP. Despite having received a great deal of support from my family (although not all of them are practicing), I feel as though they struggle to ultimately 'let go’, particularly those who are not the most devout; for instance, they keep asking about being able to visit a lot or questioning the f...

EMAIL: Jonah from Pennsylvania Is the entirety of Genesis a myth?   EMAIL: Anonymous from Kentucky What is the proper use for blessed salt and oil?   @beautyforashes3436 Why does touching a relic bring a personal blessing?   EMAIL: Stephen from Buffalo, NY A lot of Protestants say that since Jesus said to "call no man your Father on Earth," it meant that priests shouldn't be called Father. Why is...

EMAIL: Barbara from Washington, D.C. With yesterday having been the Michaelmas, a question I have is why can Eastern Catholics venerate the other unnamed Archangels while Roman Catholics cannot?   EMAIL: Anonymous from New York What is the difference between sacramental wine and the wine you can buy at a liquor store?   EMAIL: Olivia from Ontario, Canada Last Sunday at Mass, I was sitting behind a...

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We were live during our Fall Appeal with Rudy Carlos and Joe McClane! To donate, call 1-877-711-8500 or visit TheStationoftheCross.com. You can also email us your questions at priests@thestationofthecross.com .   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up...

Fr. Francisco Nahoe, OFM Conv., has served the Church and the Franciscan Order in Catholic education, campus ministry, parochial ministry, and catechesis. He is a chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, and focuses his scholarly efforts on Renaissance rhetoric and Polynesian ethnohistory. In Today's Show: Do priests have to pay for seminary? Can Father Francisco explain how...

Father Casey Jones is a priest of the Diocese of Venice, Florida. He currently serves as the pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish and school in Naples, Florida. In Today's Show: With marriage being forever, if a spouse steps outside that marriage but never agrees to change their behaviors, how can one navigate this? ​​What is the best way to explain to a Protestant or evangelical the role of works...

Fr. John Brancich, FSSP, is the pastor of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained into the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in 2004. In Today's Show: What is Fr. Brancich's Friday penance? Is cremation allowed for priests in the FSSP? Is downloading books from archival websites sinful? Can we offer up all of our suffering to God? What is the apostolic pardon? Wil...

Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020. In Today's Show: How can we pursue forgiveness rather than vengeance? What is the official rite of conditional confirmation? How does Canon remain strong in his faith despite the state of the world? What is the difference between the ICKSP and the FSSP? Why are the Ember days...

Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Littleton (Denver), Colorado. He was ordained in May of 2021. Click here for more information on Bosco Ministries.  In Today's Show: How do you know if God is calling you to the priesthood/religious life or marriage? ​Is demonic oppression (but not full possession) a real thing that happens to unbelievers? ​​Aside...

Fr. Jason Charron is a Ukrainian Catholic Priest who currently serves two parishes, inside the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma. In Today's Show: Is it okay to pray to or wear medals of Orthodox saints? Can I commit a mortal sin if I’m not aware that what I’m doing is a sin? What are the required elements of a valid Eucharistic sacrifice in the Liturgy?   What is the Church’s...

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelor's of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Today's Show: Does God provide for everyone's salvation throughout their life? ​​How is creating a person who chooses Hell a loving th...