Ask A Priest Live

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:
Is a Mass whispered by the priest and young servers which cannot be heard by the congregation licit?
Are there any known biblical writings that are not written by whom we think they are? Are there any known forgeries?
​​Can I add the Black to other African saints? Some say it's reserved for the sub-Saharans. E.g.: Moses “The Black”
Could the lack of communion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox be a precursor to the Anti-Christ?  
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:
Do we have to be religious, spiritual or both?
Does the Church put any limits on how many blessings you can ask a priest for?
What is synodality?
Is it okay to pray the Mass from the 1962 Missal at home in place of attending the New Mass?
And more.
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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 "Lumen Veritatis" and is currently a missionary in Brazil.
 
In Today's Show:
As Catholics, do we believe that all that is good ultimately comes from God, while all that is evil comes from Satan?
Why is it not ok for men and boys to wear baseball hats in church?
​For Catholics who practice the laying on of hands (as many charismatic Catholics do), do you think it's proper and formally allowed by the Catholic Church?
How can one go directly to Heaven and skip Purgatory?
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:
Is there a specific way to make the Sign of the Cross?
Is it okay to do devotionals or listen to content from non-Catholics?
During Mass, when the priest goes from giving the homily, why does he bow to the altar and not to the tabernacle?
What is the morality surrounding horror movies?  Should Catholics avoid them?
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:
What’s the point of praying and asking God for something when His plan is already set in stone?
​​Father, how do we know about the conversation between Pontius Pilate and Jesus?
What happened to the gold, frankincense, and myrrh from the Three Kings?
What was the first relic?
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:
How should we orient ourselves towards wealth and financial success?
Are there problems with the Alpha program?  
Do the Orthodox regard Catholic sacraments as valid?  
How do we best respond to the Muslim claim that our Bible is corrupted?
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:
Why can't Catholic weddings be held outside of a church when regular Masses can be said outside on special occasions?
A few relatives of mine never had a funeral Mass. Should I have an individual Mass said, or is a group Mass for all of them okay?
Can you explain the Filioque for us?
While we know that Mary was sinless, were St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist also sinless?
And more.
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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:
I have heard that tolerance of evil is evil by its nature, because tolerance will eventually silence the good. Is that true?
What exactly did Saint Augustine mean when he said: "Make me chaste but not yet"?
How does Catholicism distinguish legitimate development of doctrine from simply preserving later traditions because they are old? What may change in the Church, and what may not?
Someone at Mass received his host, and also a couple of other hosts and brought them to 2 other people in Mass. Is that okay?
And more.
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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:
Our Lord tells us to forgive. How much can we forgive without becoming a doormat? What is the difference between being gullible and being forgiving?
What commandment does ingratitude towards God break?
If a criminal dies right after baptism, and doesn't commit any other sins, will they enter directly into heaven or spend some time in purgatory?
What's Father Copenhagen's advice on the epidemic of MGTOW men going their own way and avoiding marriage and children? They claim they want to live in peace and tranquility without getting fleeced in divorce court.
​​What’s up with the Oriental Orthodox Churches? They seem suspicious… are their practices acceptable? It seems Kabbalistic.
A priest in town has a very thick accent that makes his sermon hard to understand. His sermons sound very Lutheran, saying that we should only pray to Jesus and to not pray to the saints or the rosary. Should I say something about this?
I want to write my thesis on some aspect of St. John Chrysostom’s thought, but I can’t think of anything. I know that in his time there was no systematic theology, so I wanted to ask for your opinion to give me some ideas.
I read in one book that your Guardian Angel is assigned at the moment of conception, while in another book I read that it happens at the moment of birth. In the latter case, the book said the baby is under the protection of the mother's Guardian Angel from conception to birth. So which is correct?
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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.
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In Today's Show:
I’ve been invited to my niece's gay wedding. What should I do?
Why is it permissible for women to cover their heads in Mass (even encouraged in the instance of a veil) but not for men?
When the priest administers communion to the sisters, he holds the chalice to them and they take it out.  Is this permissible?  Should she say something to the priest? Background:  the priest is new and has never had a parish before.
How do we know the difference between when the Holy Spirit is guiding us vs our Guardian Angel?
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:
Is it okay if I tune out the priest and choose to pray a rosary during the homily if it’s a priest I have difficulty understanding or a priest that doesn’t necessarily give a good homily?
If everyone has at least one guardian angel, and God created all of them at once, and we know that during the first war a third of them fell, what happened when it came to guardian angels?
​​Does a parent's sincere intent to have a baby baptized constitute baptism by desire for the baby?
​​Will my oppressors who took pleasure in harming me without ever repenting be surely punished?
And more.
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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:
Do you believe that most people go to Hell? I was listening to a podcast with Fr. Chad Ripperger, and when asked that question, he said: “According to the saints, they do.” Do you know which saints he is referring to?
Does anyone know what happened to the sign that was above Jesus when he was on the cross? If it still exists, would it be considered a relic?
Does the relic stone always match the namesake of the church? What about in the case of a church named after Our Lady?
​​My son is getting married in the Catholic Church, but is not having a full Mass. Is this valid?
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:
​​​​ The governor of Massachusetts just signed a bill legalizing abortion until birth. Since she is a self-proclaimed Catholic, will she be formally excommunicated?
When may priests use the Eucharistic Prayers for various needs? I've heard that it's not to be used on Sunday.
Can you please offer advice for someone living in chronic constant pain how to keep hope and not feel that God has left you behind?
Father, countless Flock surveillance cameras have been placed all around the US to create “safer communities.” Many, including myself, believe it is instead creating a surveillance state where our privacy is being violated. Would it be wrong to block or obstruct the view of one of these cameras without damaging them?
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:
Is voting for the lesser of two evils recommended?
What would a truly pro-life society look like?
​​Is it okay to play Magic, The Gathering?
​What is the proper time to kneel for the consecration?
And more.
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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:
Can I stay Catholic if I have historical objections to the papacy?
When the server lifts the chasuble during the Latin Mass, is that for practical reasons or is there a liturgical reason for it?
Why are the books that were excluded from the Bible left out?  
What are your thoughts on the Orthodox Miracle of the Holy Fire?
And more.
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