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Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. In Today's Show What is the best way to grow spiritually during Holy Week? What can I do to please God during Mass? What are some signs of a priestly vocation?* Do Bishops have to be part of the First Commu...

Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020. In Today's Show What do people suffering from debilitating conditions do when faced with anger from those conditions? If the faithful are willing, is it fruitful to make First Saturday reparation year-round? Are canonizations infallible? What is best way to address syncretism a...

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. In Today's Show Who were the Nicolaitans in the book of Revelation and did Jesus hate them? Is it ok for lay faithful use blessed salt and oil for consumption? How are we to handle non-Catholic idolatrous p...

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 Is it a sin to not be circumcised? Why do some people think God doesn't punish sinful actions? Do I need to pray while walking under the Jubilee door in Rome? How do I cope with nightmares about the end of the world?...

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Catholic husband, father, and a priest at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelors of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Today's Show Why is the Qurbono considered an offering in the Maronite Rite? How can we offer what we don't possess? Is Palamism or the distinction bet...

Canon Luke Zignego, ICKSP serves as Chaplain of Saint Joseph Oratory in the Diocese of Gary, Indiana. He was ordained in 2018. In Today's Show Can you have schola with men and women in it? Is there an official standard barring "trans" people from entering the seminary? Were there Jewish Christians who distrusted the New Testament, and was these the foundation of Protestantism? Are God's energies s...

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. In Today's Show: Can you explain the German clown mass? Can a seminarian do a mass, or would that just be a liturgy of the word? How can we tell who is a good priest? Would priests...

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 Was the sin of Sodom more about homosexuality or generally about the sin of lust? My son has a classmate with two "dads". What should I tell him about what parenthood should be? What advice do you have for parents who...

Fr. Francisco Nahoe OFMConv. has served the Church and the Franciscan Order in Catholic education, campus ministry, parochial ministry and catechesis. Today he teaches humanities at the undergraduate level, while focusing his scholarly efforts on Renaissance rhetoric and Polynesian ethnohistory. In Today's Show If I'm currently suffering depression and adjustment disorder, would you advise avoidin...

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. In Today's Show If someone commits a grave sin accidently does that still open themselves up to demonic possession? How does the Church view infertility treatments if a couple are struggling to conceive? Wh...

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 should we internalize mental prayer? Could you clarify the teaching on keeping the ashes of a loved one? If someone committed suicide what does that mean for their judgement? Could you receive communion before you finish acting out your penance? Can saints i...

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. In Today's Show: Are elves in the Santa myth giving it a pagan slant? How can one repair the damages caused by getting a vasectomy? In my missal it mentions what a priest should sa...

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Today's Show: How should we read about the resurrection of the body? As an OCIA student how do I confront my parish priest if he wrong about baptism? Since doing drugs is a mortal sin, does that mean that addicts are damned? If you could only listen to three songs for the rest of y...

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Chaplain of the ICKSP Oakland Apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018. In Today's Show: What are the different reasons for using incense throughout the mass? If there was an emergency where the priest had to leave as soon as mass ended, is he allowed to keep his vestments on? My mother isn't a...

Fr. Daniel Alloy, FSSP has served as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas since July of 2022. He was ordained in June of 2020. In Today's Show I married outside the Church and my husband was only baptized, what must I do to reunite with the Church? Can it ever be advisable to limit contact with your family? What do you do if someone refuses to interact with your when you disagr...

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 Happy St. Patrick's Day I heard a story with the CCP in China's governmental Church made a Bible where they said Jesus killed the woman who sinned. The Norbertines took over the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine...

We're live now with Fr. Jason Charron, Ukrainian Catholic Priest who currently serves two parishes in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma In Today's Show What are the rules for Roman Catholics attending a service at an Eastern Rite church? What is a proto-deacon in the Eastern Rite? Are there different vestments to distinguish a deacon from a proto-deacon? How often are Easte...

Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020.   In Today's Show With the Feast of St. Joseph approaching, could you share some of your favorite devotions to him? Can you shed some light on the difference of taking care of our health and how some saints died of exhaustion? How do we balance the two? Images of St. Joseph's S...

Canon Michael Stein, ICKSP serves as Rector at Old St. Patrick Oratory in Kansas City, Missouri. He was ordained in 2010. In Today's Show Update on the Kansas City branch of the ICSKP Is getting zealously angry at those who blaspheme and misrepresent our Faith a sin in itself? Why can't I take home the baptismal water? What is the best way to handle receiving communion while you have a cough? How...

Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Church in El Paso, Texas. He was ordained in May of 2021. In Today's Show How is Father's Lent going?* Can you explain the Catholic teaching on marital debt? If there were three books you could have every Catholic read, what would they be?* If a Catholic isn't ready for confession yet. Can they receive a blessing during c...

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. In Today's Show What is a Melkite priest? My sister says she finds it hard to forgive, should I leave it in God's hands? My sister is getting a PhD in LGBT studies, how should I handle this? Why did Mary ap...

Canon Ross Bourgeois, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Canon Bourgeois was ordained in 2019. In Today's Show: How do we know that we committed gluttony? How do we explain the beginning and current state of the Holy Trinity? Can I use beef protein powder on Friday? Why did God make the path to Heaven so narrow? What do other "Christ...

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 When we fast or abstain on Friday. Can we have meat or stop fasting at sundown or does it have to be midnight? What are some of the important books of the Bible to read during Lent? Should the Bible be a daily read? S...

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Chaplain of the ICKSP Oakland Apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018. In Today's Show: Is it a sin to read a fortune cookie? Is reliance to medication a barrier to join the ICKSP? What would bar some people from becoming a priest in the ICKSP? Would ADHD be a barrier? Are images of men without...

Fr. Daniel Alloy, FSSP has served as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas since July of 2022. He was ordained in June of 2020. In Today's Show As a Catholic can I attend a funeral at the American Legion Club? What is the significance of the pom pom on a FSSP priest's biretta? Does the FSSP do private funeral masses? Is it okay to use the aspergillum or other mass objects for hi...