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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 How much flexibility is there in choosing the shade of a liturgical color for Mass? Does it matter at all as long as it's generally within the right range for the season? How does the Catholic Church understand the theological claims of Messianic Judais...

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: Is it modest for women to wear pants? My Protestant friend will be going under anesthesia. What can I recommend in case something were to go wrong and she didn't wake up? My husband is not a practicing Catholic, so we d...

Fr. John-Mary Bowlin serves as Parish Priest at St. Jude Catholic Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and was ordained a priest in June of 2012.     In Today's Show: If I pray the Rosary with someone on YouTube after its original airing, is Jesus still with me? Is watching Eucharistic Adoration on TV the same as live in the church? What is the Epiphany and what is Epiphany...

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  A comprehensive breakdown of organ donation and life support from a Catholic perspective How can we best avoid conforming to the patterns of the world in our modern times? Is the Sabbatine privilege st...

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 As Catholics, how do we properly understand "turning the other cheek?" My wife prefers the Novus Ordo and I prefer TLM so we split our time between both at separate churches. Is it ok for us to register as...

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: We no longer feel attached to our parish. Should I switch parishes, or should I stay at the church closest to me? Family member got married outside the Church. How do we go around dealing with that. Addressing letter...

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  Can pets go to Heaven or an equivalent place? Does your "order" celebrate the TLM? How can I be happy in heaven if a loved one is in hell? Has the Vatican approved the Marian apparition at Akita, and h...

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 Opposite an intersection hangs an advertisement with an immodestly dressed lady. Is it a moral obligation to take a different route to avoid going through this junction? What about when there is a passenger with me? After the wedding, the wife f...

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 would be your advice to someone who is afraid to read the Bible because whenever they've tried in the past, they feel they've come under spiritual attack? Why is Jesus sometimes referred to as the "Son of God" and sometimes as "...

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.   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...

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 Italian Christmas traditions. I was wondering, do the saints pray for the souls in purgatory? What is the Church's stance on two people who are mentally il...

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: I am curious about what Jesus called the First Commandment, that is to love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole stre...

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: It is still debated when the ensoulment of a baby in the womb happens. I am confused because I thought the Church was clear in recent times that a baby receives an immortal soul at conception. Isn't this inferred...

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 With the recent news from the Vatican stating that priests are allowed to bless same-sex couples, would performing a blessing of this kind be a mortal sin for a priest? Also, how do we understand this pronouncement in terms of Vatican II's Lumen Gentium...

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  Information about Father Elias' upcoming pilgrimages to Japan I read that Catholic tradition teaches that Clopas, whose wife, Mary, was at the cross, was Joseph's brother. Is it possible that after Jos...

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 Approaches to fasting and days of abstinence What are some "must-have" books for any Catholic's library that aren't necessarily restricted to topics of...

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 With Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday this year, is it still fitting to keep the partial abstinence in preparation for Christmas on Monday? The Immaculate Conception fell on Friday this year. Was it fitting to eat meat that day with no other pena...

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 Why were the Apocrypha taken out of protestant Bibles? If you have the time, could you explain why each of the seven specific chapters were taken out? Where can I find specific instructi...

Fr. John-Mary Bowlin serves as Parish Priest at St. Jude Catholic Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and was ordained a priest in June of 2012. In Today's Show: If we confess something in the confessional that is a sin, but the priest says it is not a sin, is it still forgiven if he gives us absolution? Should we understand the Luminous mysteries as a part of the full lis...

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 I went to a parish recently where everyone stood immediately after Communion instead of kneeling. Is this permissible? I remember hearing that at the moment of death, there's a struggle in which Satan tries to win that person's soul. I can't find it in...

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: My Protestant friend says that they prefer the bare cross because it represents that Jesus has risen from the dead and is no longer bound by death. What is the difference between the bare cross and the crucifix a...

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 When I was growing up, we always recited the Nicene Creed at Mass.  But now it seems that the Apostle's Creed is getting more use. I was wondering if this shift had anything to do with the controversy surrounding the Western Churches' inclusion of the "fili...

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 the meaning of mixing water with the wine during the Offertory at Mass? Is it a supported doctrine to call Mary co-redemptrix? Two St. Stanislaus' Churches in New Hampshire? If I were unkind to someone when t...

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 Fr. Rock's resources for Advent preparation. If a seminarian has same sex attraction, is his upcoming ordination valid? How is honoring one's father and mo...

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: When your congregation is speaking with you or in reference to you, is it improper to call you "father" in lieu of canon? Would it be permissible to Baptize a new grandchild whose parents have...