Ask A Priest Live

Fr. Michael Duesterhaus was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Arlington in 1991. He spent 27 years, Active and Reserves, as a Naval Chaplain, mostly serving with units of the U.S. Marine Corps. Father has presented over 125 formal cases before Tribunals of seven dioceses of the United States. He currently serves as Parochial Vicar at St. John the Baptist Parish in Front Royal, Virginia.
In Today's Show:
Is everyone predestined for either Heaven or Hell?
Why is the Hail Mary prayer sometimes referred to as the Angelic Salutation?
Is it okay to keep decorative lights up during Lent?
Did the saints agree that we have to pray the Rosary every day to be eligible for the 15 promises?
Why did Jesus specifically choose bread and wine as the matter in the sacrament of holy communion? 
Questions about Lenten fasting and abstinence.
What happens to a priest's chalice when they die?
How often does Fr. Duesterhaus wear his collar outside of Mass?
What is the best way to lead those we know through the conversion process?
Does the Holy Spirit lead you, no matter which denominational church you attend?
And more.
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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:
Is it wrong to feel that giving up our sufferings isn't enough?
Does the Catholic Church charge for annulments?
How can pregnant women with morning sickness receive the Eucharist respectfully?
During Lent, is it appropriate for the congregation to recite the Apostles' Creed?
Why were options for readings created in the Ordinary Form?
Do we have to hate ourselves to be humble?
What would be the virtuous way to handle a spouse being rude?
Why do we call Mary the Mother of God?
What is our responsibility towards our guardian angel?
Why do people go to confession if they say they are sinless?
Can a Novena be completed if a day is missed?
If an AI model were to gain full sentience, would we need to treat it differently from how we use other technologies? 
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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:
What practices does Fr. Copenhagen recommend for men for Lent?
What is the Eastern Rite view on asceticism?
Would Mass count as a portion of a Holy Hour?
What was the hardest part of seminary for Fr. Copenhagen?
If a child is born to parents from different rites, which rite will the child be?
What is Mt. Athos, and has Fr. Copenhagen ever been there?
Why does the Eastern Orthodox use a cross that has three bars with one slanted?
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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 serious young Catholic men and women meet today?
What are the other "gesimas" besides Septuagesima?
Is the New Testament accurate even if it isn't translated one-to-one?
​​What is the Catholic church's official position on imputed righteousness as the source of justification and salvation?
Can the single life be a vocation?
What is a religious vocation?
Can someone who renounced Catholicism receive a Catholic funeral?
Can you be a hidden catholic and a Jehovah's Witness?
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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:
Are Eastern Catholic priests allowed to have a second job to support their families?
Can non-Catholics receive ashes on Ash Wednesday?
Will people who are still alive at the time of the second coming go to heaven without dying first?
What should we do if we forget the assigned penance?
What can we do if we are not able to do food-related penances/fasts?
Why is the Eastern liturgy in the vernacular and not Greek?
Would it be considered a grave sin to hold an unending grudge against someone?
Does God promise a long life if you honor your father and mother?
Why do Eastern Catholic priests marry?
Addressing criticisms against the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.
Did God ever forgive Solomon for worshiping false gods?
And more.
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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:
If a couple is not married in the Catholic church, can they have their baby baptized?
What is the proper way to dispose of a garden statue of the Blessed Mother if it is broken?
What is the Catholic teaching on past lives?
Why do we have Laetare Sunday?
What does it mean when we say "cast Satan to Hell" in the Saint Michael prayer?
What is the Church's stance on Oplatki wafers?
If you did not know a Mass was invalid, would it still fulfil your obligation?
Why did past Saints inflict pain upon themselves and purposely induce sufferings of their bodies?
Do those who receive the apostolic blessing automatically go to Heaven?
What is the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis? 
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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 does it mean to be a "lukewarm" Catholic?
Father Brancich's advice to overcome scrupulosity.
Does a livestreamed Mass fulfil a Sunday obligation for someone unable to attend in person?
Why did the Catholic Church originally segregate men and women during Holy Mass?
What does the church teach regarding near-death experiences?
Why are blessings only effective if done live instead of recorded?
Why do some priests who say the TLM speak very fast?
What does Jesus mean when he said, "My kingdom is not of this world"?
And more.
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Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In Today's Show:
Why does it seem more people are disconnected from the Holy Spirit now?
Can you consecrate adult children to Mary?
What should you do if your confessor supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Is there a religious exemption for the flu shot?
How can we ask Jesus to calm our minds before bed?
Should people wear NFL jerseys to mass?
Why did God in the Old Testament ask for animal sacrifices?
Why did God appear as a smoking fire pot and flaming torch when speaking to Abram in Genesis?
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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:
Are throat blessings on the Feast of St. Blaise more special or effective than a throat blessing requested on another day?
If a priest changes the words of absolution during confession, would it still be valid? 
Should a Catholic continue a friendship with someone who is not practicing and has vices?
How do we know if a confession was truly valid?
Should confession be done face-to-face or through a screen?
What is the proper way of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
What should we use blessed candles for?
Who are Fr. Elias's favorite saints?
And more.
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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:
What can and cannot be done before marriage?
Should someone attend their first confession without having received proper catechesis?
Can Catholics attend non-Catholic worship services?
What is the worst thing Fr. Elias has had to deal with as a priest?
Do priests refer to each other as Father?
Why is original sin called "original sin" if the angels sinned first?
What should we say when someone blasphemes the name of God?
And more.
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Fr. Michael Duesterhaus was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Arlington in 1991. He spent 27 years, Active and Reserves, as a Naval Chaplain, mostly serving with units of the U.S. Marine Corps. Father has presented over 125 formal cases before Tribunals of seven dioceses of the United States. He currently serves as Parochial Vicar at St. John the Baptist Parish in Front Royal, Virginia.
In Today's Show:
How can we trust more in God's mercy?
Why do we need a priest for an exorcism?
How do interfaith relationships work?
Do we have an obligation to help those who have a minimal prayer life with an addiction?
Why does the church require a civil divorce before pursuing an annulment?
Why do people receive both the Eucharist and the chalice if Jesus' full presence is in both?
Can priests distribute communion via intinction without a patent?
Are we required to sing during the responsorial psalm?
What role does a Chaplain have?
If the SSPX consecrates new bishops, would they be considered schismatic?
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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 Providence, Rhode Island. 
In Today's Show:
Father Mahar's debut!
What’s the role of work in our salvation as Catholics?
What is a spiritual director?
What is the point of the final judgment?
If someone is infertile, can they still get married?
​​Are the blessings in the Book of Blessing used by the priest in the Ordinary Form effective?
What is the point of a flying novena?
What is sacrificed during Holy Mass?
Should Catholics be reading books written by Protestants?
​​Is there any way to affirm the Filioque biblically?
Are there any mortal sins that are unknown to most?
And more.
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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 is man's proper domain over animals when it comes to hunting?
Why is Ash Wednesday not a holy day of obligation?
Is dedicating time to breathing exercises beneficial in the Catholic spiritual life?
Can Catholics attend non-Catholic weddings at secular venues?
Is fasting also required on Holy Saturday?
Why does the Roman Rite delay confirmation for infants?
When praying, should we address our prayers to the Trinity or individual members?
And more
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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:
How should a beginner start reading the Bible?
Fr. Francisco's advice on combating jealousy.
​​Is it sinful for a catholic to work in stock market trading?
Who are the greatest Catholic teachers of the twentieth century acording to Fr. Francisco?
Advice on getting a spiritual director.
Should Catholics be wary of the "Charismatic Renewal"?
If holy water is frozen, is it still blessed?
Were any of the chief priests who put Jesus to death present in the synagogue when he was lost for three days as a child?
Were 3 different languages written in a scroll above Jesus cross, saying" Jesus King of jews"?
Is it a mortal sin to miss Mass because of extreme grief?
Is Catechesis of the Good Shepherd truly good for the souls of children?
Should members of the laity read the Code of Canon Law?
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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:
Are the sermons at Mass filled with the word of God?
Does the Catholic Church specify what constitutes good entertainment?
Should those who doubt the Lord's presence in the Eucharist refrain from receiving? 
​​What's the difference between Catholic and Protestant salvation theology?
What do I say to those who say you need to be a Zionist to be a real Catholic?
Did Adam and Eve have any idea about the severity of the punishment they would receive?
Can a Catholic realtor sell a house to a couple who are cohabiting? 
What is a sin of omission?
Can the laity perform Last Rites in an emergency?
Resources:
Fr. Elias' 2026 Pilgrimage to Japan: Click here
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