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8/1/25 – Fr. William Rock, FSSP - Can A Rich Man Make it to Heaven?


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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.

In Today's Show:

  • Why are the three Archangels also given the title of, "Saint?"  Aren't all the other saints human beings?  Is there some specific reason for them to hold both titles?  Does it have something to do with their function in the Kingdom of God?
  • How do we store up “treasures in heaven?”
  • Other than Job, is there someone else that God tested, even to the point of punishment?
  • Since Father Rock is the liturgy expert here... what's his favorite nerdy liturgical fact?
  • Invincible ignorance as it pertains to Protestants
  • What is the Catholic teaching on Acts 10:38, which appears to suggest that Jesus was empowered by God the Father rather than having innate divine power himself?
  • I am elderly and cannot drive. Is it a sin for me to miss Mass?
  • How do we respond to Protestants who say that John 3:5 is about labor water and not baptism?
  • What are some acts of sacrifice/penance we should do daily?
  • Is it wrong to use substitutes for the Holy names of Jesus or Mary to avoid using them in vain?
  • What are the origins of the English language originally going with the Germanic “Holy Ghost” v. “Holy Spirit” ? Is “Spirit” a closer Latin translation?
  • Why does the Bible say that there is a better chance for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle than a rich man enter the kingdom of God? Who determines how much money is “too much” or how can we judge that?
  • Regarding final grace of conversion for sinners in mortal sin, is there a conflict between the Divine Mercy message given to St. Faustina, and the teaching of St. Alphonsus Ligouri, a Doctor of the Church?
  • When it's stated that St. John the Baptist was sanctified in his mother's womb, what does that mean. How is he different from other saints?
  • We read in Matthew 27: 51-53 how, when Jesus died, there was an earthquake, rocks were split, the curtain concealing the Holy of Holies in the Temple was torn from top to bottom, and that, "The bodies of many saints who had died were raised to life." Who were these saints being referenced?

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