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Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog and the TAN Direction Blog.     In Today's Show For non-practicing Catholics or those returning to the Church, can you please discuss when to use or apply a novena versus a prayer? Also, when to use...

Fr. Alan Maria Wharton, F.I. has assisted in Pastoral Ministry and Media Production for The Station of the Cross 88.5 FM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly Radio Cor Mariae.     In Today's Show Can you please explain further, to a newly practicing (not raised) cradle Catholic, Sola Scriptura? I had a stillborn and lost an infant. I was away from the faith and cremated them, but didn't bury th...

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 Is it wrong for me to not want to listen to a great podcast just because they sell pride merch? Is it okay to listen to a podcast even though the hosts have same sex attraction or they actively support that kind of lifestyle? How eff...

Fr. Gerald Murray is the Pastor of Holy Family Church in the Archdiocese of New York. He received his Doctorate in Canon Law from the Gregorian University in Rome in 1998, and he is one of the most well-respected Canon Lawyers in the church today. He also served in the U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain Corps from 1994 to 2005.     In Today's Show Should the laity still pray for the intentions of the Hol...

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 For five years now I have been saying the Rosary every morning. In my prayers I pray that my Grandsons will be Baptized in the Catholic faith. I pray that my Daughters, my ex wife and my...

Canon Francis Altiere, ICKSP serves as Rector of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was ordained in 2014.     In Today's Show Are Catholics the new chosen people of God because the Jews rejected Christ, or are the Jewish people still in God's covenant from Moses along with the Catholics? I have been told differently from different priests. What can the laity do to assi...

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: Can you provide a brief history of why the Institute of Christ the King has their own choir dress, as well as what might be appropriate for others outside the Institute to adopt? To have had beeswax cand...

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: If you had to give a regular Catholic layman a concrete spiritual daily routine that would give them the greatest chance of living a life for God, staying away from mortal sin and ultimately dying in friendship with God...

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Representative of the Institute of Christ the King at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018.     In Today's Show: What is Candlemas and how should we celebrate it? Is there a certain way or order The Raccolta is to be used? In addition, may we pray for certain people within these prayers? It says in the be...

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog and the TAN Direction Blog. In Today's Show As Catholics, what are we to believe about ghosts? Do they exist? Are they souls? What exactly the role of a Priest is? Did the Blessed Mother have kids af...

Fr. Jonathan Romanoski, FSSP is Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Providence, Rhode Island. He was ordained in 2008.     In Today's Show Is there a certain extreme point at which the church "draws the line" and determines that separation is actually necessary rather than discouraged? Should widows remarry? I am divorced and remarried. I was not a Christian when I was married either time. I h...

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 When engaging in youth ministry, do you feel that smaller or larger groups of students work best? Is there any reason for that? Why do you feel so many children and young adults seem to lose their faith as soon as it is no longer being "force fed"...

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 Is there an indulgence connected with the blessing of graves with holy water by family members? The argument for priestly celibacy At my ICKSP parish, the servers say the Confiteor again right before communion is given to the people. I have only seen it...

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: Celebrating our 100th episode on the air! If a lapsed Catholic receives Communion in the hospital from a visiting priest without Confession, are they receiving unworthily? Can I pray on the behalf of someone who...

Fr. Alan Maria Wharton, F.I. has assisted in Pastoral Ministry and Media Production for The Station of the Cross 88.5 FM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly Radio Cor Mariae.     In Today's Show Is spontaneous prayer with our Protestant friends permissible? Do you believe a town or community could be under evil influence? Unpacking Fiducia Supplicans If you had to design, for the layman who ho...

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Representative of the Institute of Christ the King at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018.     In Today's Show: What are your thoughts on the Taizé community? Is the purple scapular approved by the Catholic Church? I am getting different answers from different sources. What about the green scapular? What...

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 How serious is disrespect to parents? How can I trust God/not be angry at Him while struggling with infertility? Where is the FSSP seminary? Can you talk about your experience there? My friend is becoming a Lutheran Pastor at the ELC...

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: Our pastor recently appointed new parish trustees for our church. Could you describe what the role of parish trustees is? I pray daily that my stepdaughters will come to love Jesus and th...

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: Can any priest dispense private vows made in rash judgement? What reparations should I do for my child who cheated in school? My son asked me after seeing something on the internet regarding recent wars, diseases, and unres...

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog and the TAN Direction Blog.     In Today's Show How often would you recommend that Catholics go to confession? Do you think every week is too much? Is the required once a year not enough? Christ did...

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 I heard someone say that we should forgo saying the Creed like we do with the Gloria during the Advent Season. Is there any practice that does this? Would it be a mortal sin if I missed mass because I am afraid of driving due to poor weather condi...

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 I noticed on our altar at Mass that the small Crucifix was not there. Is it required? Is it possible to have Gregorian masses said for the living? At a low mass, why are homilies sometim...

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 - All About Our Lady! (Part Three) It seems to be quite difficult to find a lot of concrete information about the end of Our Lady's life on Earth. I have heard that she was simply assumed into heaven in h...

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  Is it a sin if a wife and/or mother worked outside of the home? What is her obligation? If part of the host becomes lodged in my throat and I expel it to avoid choking, have I then desecrated the Eucha...

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 What is the proper way to be buried? Can a Catholic be buried in water - as in an underwater cemetery? Does the FSSP have a monastery? If a blessed object changes ownership, does it then need to be re-blessed, or does the original bl...