Ask A Priest Live

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP, was ordained in 2018. He currently serves at Most Holy Rosary Chapel (St. Vincent's School For Boys) in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
In Today's Show:
Could you please touch on what is actually required as far as a “firm purpose of amendment” for a valid confession?
Is it a mortal sin for a Catholic to go to a medium?
Can an abortion be forgiven?
What is the Catholic Church's position on dispensationalism as it relates to Zionism and protestant attachment to Israel?
When did they start using the host as we know it today?
My brother-in-law, who is Catholic, is cohabitating with his girlfriend. Would it be sinful to go to his house?
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:
Do you have to love everyone to get to heaven?  
Why is God more wrathful in the Old Testament?
To what extent do we defend our faith?
Is it OK for a Catholic layman to attend a Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah?
What should a eucharistic minister do when they drop the consecrated host?
Can you please help me with a complicated family situation?
Is it ever licit for a non-service animal to be in the sanctuary during a Catholic Mass? If not, what can be done about it?
​​If someone has autism or ADHD, and they feel rejected by others within their church community because of their struggles and for being different, how can they see God in this?
​​​​What do you think is causing young people to be more and more interested in the Church?
 
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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:
Recently married, and I've felt like I'm not doing enough to lead spiritually. I don't want to start bad spiritual habits with my spouse. What do you see that new husbands do wrong, and what do you wish more of them knew/did?
 
Can a priest be tempted by a confession? For example, if the penitent goes into detail about their sins of drunkenness or lust, could this become a near occasion of sin for the priest?
 
Why do you think Protestants get angry when we speak about loving our Holy Mother Mary? I was a Protestant and never felt angry. How can we be angry when she is Jesus’s Mom and said yes to God's call for her life?
 
Could you clarify how to properly make a spiritual communion?
 
Could you clarify whether we should attend the Saturday anticipated Mass or not?
 
I like to receive communion on the tongue, but last Sunday a Minister wanted me to take the Host in my hands. I refused, and she told me they are not supposed to do that anymore. Is it still allowed in the Catholic Church?
 
What is the proper integration of fitness with faith?
 
​​If God’s ultimate desire is reconciliation, what do you think is the deepest reason He allows so much suffering that seems to drive people away from Him rather than toward Him?
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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:
Why is the universe so large if it was made only for us?
How can we focus fully on God without getting distracted by secular things?
Can blind priests say the Mass from memory?
How literal should we take "the body and the soul are one"?
What should we do if a family member is uncomfortable with the Catholic faith?
Can a wake be held on a Sunday?
How can poorly catechized Catholic families become well-grounded in the faith?
Is there a problem with watching videos of crimes being committed and arrests?
And more.
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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 okay to only want to have a small family?
What is the most memorable thing that ever happened to Fr. Alloy during Mass?
Do Catholics have a responsibility to correct non-Catholic friends in error?
How much power should the Pope have?
Will we see our deceased pets in Heaven?
How did St. Joseph get the nickname "Terror of Demons"?
Could Nostra Aetate be reversed or revised?
Do people struggle over the existence of aliens?
What is the concept of Mary as the Mediatrix of All Graces?
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 is a good response to someone who says Jesus in the New Testament isn't an accurate depiction?
Father Casey's Catholic radio background.
Does a priest need to touch a host with his bare hands to consecrate it?
Is there a physical limit when a priest blesses water?
Will Magnifica Humanitas change the way Catholics perceive technology?
Do people afflicted with demons typically get red eyes or very black eyes?
Is the desire to do things specifically for praise from our peers and superiors wrong?
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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 get more Catholics to attend Mass?
What is a good Catholic response to those who support Planned Parenthood because they help prevent STD's?
Do the intentions that we hold privately during the Mass have the same weight as those that are announced during the Mass?
Are personal vows to God binding?
What is the difference between solemnities and feasts?
Is putting religious stickers up in public a sin?
Can mortal sins be forgiven outside of confession?
What is the retirement process like for priests?
Why do Catholics wear the Crucifix? 
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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:
If we don't receive the Eucharist, do we receive any graces/blessings from attending Mass? 
How do we tell other Catholic parents not to do Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny?
Why isn't Holy Thursday a Holy Day of Obligation?
What is the difference between burnout and sloth?
Does separation violate the marital vows of caring in sickness and in health?
Does a priest need to have his stole on for a sacrament to be valid?
What are the different occasions of sin?
What is the most effective way to pray for holy souls in purgatory?
Why are young children not able to receive the Eucharist despite their understanding of it?
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:
Father Born's advice to a Muslim who is exploring the Catholic Church.
Are some Catholic universities affirming Pride month?
Does a layperson have the right to exorcise themself?
Can a priest celebrate Mass without their missal?
Are prayers more efficacious if we say them out loud?
What is the moral responsibility of a couple to seek medical treatment for infertility?
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.
Show Resources:
Tan Books: Year of the Latin Mass
In Today's Show:
Father Rock's resources on Catholic spirituality.
How should a penitent deal with a priest who uses his cell phone during confession?
If someone is born a woman and then transitions to a man, can they join the seminary and become a deacon?
How should we explain Pride flags to children?
Do those who have their marriage annulled and have a civil divorce commit adultery? 
Are stock brokers who sell stocks of immoral companies in sin?
Why did the Catholic Church change the fasting requirement in the past 100 years?
Is marriage for the weak?
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:
If someone we know is in sin, should we rebuke their actions instead of showing false kindness?
Do priests need to drink out of the chalice?
Are Catholic disciplines too legalistic? 
How can we defend the Catholic church against governments that are conspiring to harm the faith?
How can we get ahead in this world without usury?
Was the illness St. Therese had a sign of possession?
Should the laity be distributing Holy Communion to the homebound?
What do ICKSP priests do when they want to swim?
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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:
How can a fallen-away Catholic re-enter the Church?
Can someone who is homebound or disabled enroll in OCIA?
How can a Catholic physician balance their religious beliefs with their duty to respect patients' decisions?
Does the Catholic church obligate us to vote in elections?
​Why don't we go back to traditional hymns and chant for modern Masses?
Can an annulment be done incorrectly?
Are our prayers less effective if prayed under duress? 
Do we have to register at the parish that is closest to us? 
If the Gospel is to be preached universally, how should Catholics understand the existence of different gospel presentations universally?
Can a Catholic work at a farm that grows marijuana in a legal state?
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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 do we resolve the issue of death preceding the existence of humanity?
What is the meaning of the "implanted word" in the Epistle of James?
In the parable of the ten gold coins, does usury come into play with collecting interest?
Was the first time the Holy Spirit came down to Earth Pentecost?
What's the best refutation for "Jesus did not know the hour, therefore he is not God"?
Should someone impatient avoid evangelizing others?
How can the Church make cafeteria and cultural Catholics more zealous?
How can someone become devoted to a particular saint? 
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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:
​Is "made in the image and likeness of God" meant to be taken literally or spiritually?
Should veiling be done after Vatican II?
Is watching a recorded Mass different from a livestreamed Mass?
Can Demons infiltrate our thoughts?
Can a mortal sin become venial through habit?
What does "binding and loosing on Earth as in Heaven" mean?
Do priests need to find their own place to live?
Is religious trauma a real thing?
What decision should be made if a doctor recommends an abortion?
Do IVF babies have a soul?
Can Gregorian Masses be offered for an entire family tree?
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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:
Will those who are unable to use their talents for God be punished?
Did Jesus purposefully blemish the animals at the temple with the whip?
Do Catholics have a duty to serve the public by running for political positions?
Is demonic imagery being normalized in pop culture?
What is the best way to talk about Jesus with a non-Catholic stranger? 
Has Satan been unbound?
​What is a good formula to develop a habit of repentance and reparation?
Can a priest force a criminal to turn themselves in before absolving them?
Why did Jesus only stay in Nazareth and Jerusalem and not go around the world?
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