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May 015/1/26 - Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP - What Is Generational Sin?
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.
In Today's Show:
How should men balance their authority with submission to state authorities?
Are people obligated to get their spouse to heaven?
If a man marries a non-Catholic and this marriage then fails, can he ever receive the Eucharist again?
What is Generational Sin?
Which is the best Bible translation for Apologetic purposes?
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48 min
April 304/30/26 - Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP - Why Don’t Catholics Believe in the Rapture?
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 doesn't the Catholic Church believe in the rapture?
Why is confession only required once per year?
When does it become just for Catholics to rise up in defense of the faithful?
In John 20, Thomas was not present when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles. Is this significant?
How did the giants come to be?
What teachings from Vatican II are the hardest to reconcile?
How should non-Catholics go up to receive a blessing during Holy Communion?
What are the best resources to learn Latin for the TLM?
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50 min
April 294/29/26 - Fr. Michael Duesterhaus - Should the Laity Touch the Sacred Vessels?
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 should the laity touch the sacred vessels?
What is meant by the “internal forum”?
How many times in one day can you receive communion?
What is the best way to deal with someone who has major disagreements about the Catholic Church's view on cohabitation?
How long should we tolerate those who are against the church in our lives?
Is it okay to pray in front of statues or paintings of Jesus and Mary?
What steps do we need to take to love Christ more?
And more.
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48 min
April 284/28/26 – Fr. Anthony Amato - Why Is Catholic Radio Important?
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:
Do we need to reconfess sins we've forgotten?
Can self-control from sexual sins ever become permanently achieved?
Is praise the same as worship?
What is Satan's final destiny?
Is it a mortal sin to get a contact high?
Are sacraments received from a sedevacantist priest valid?
What are the baptism of blood and the baptism of desire?
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50 min
April 274/27/26 - Fr. John Brancich, FSSP - Who Is Father Brancich's Favorite Saint?
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:
How does Father feel about restricting communion to practicing Catholics?
Should we skip the morning offering prayer during Good Friday?
Who is Fr. Brancich's favorite saint?
Is it an option for the congregation to stand for the whole Liturgy of the Eucharist?
Will a priest automatically administer the apostolic pardon with the anointing of the sick?
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48 min
April 234/23/26 - Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP - Are There Demons in Purgatory?
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.
In Today's Show:
Are demons in the lower levels of purgatory?
Will the FSSP expand to other parts of the United States?
At a certain age, can we stop going to confession?
How often should our homes be blessed?
"Why does it feel like I don't matter in the Catholic Church?"
Father's thoughts on the Holy Face devotion.
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39 min
April 224/22/26 - Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP - Why Did Communion in the Hand Begin?
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:
Is breaking the first three commandments the worst crime one can commit?
When and why did the distribution of Holy Communion in the hand begin?
Is it possible to pray perfectly?
What is Canon Norman's opinion on the Divine Mercy Novena?
How can a layman best live the spirituality of the ICKSP living in the world, in the midst of their manifold duties?
Can secular work be gratifying and not just toil?
And more.
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44 min
April 214/21/26 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP - Is IVF Ever Licit?
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:
Is freezing female eggs morally acceptable?
How can someone become catechized without access to a church?
Should a diocese be sending people to Protestant services?
How do we know if a sin is mortal or venial?
Father's tips for meditation during the rosary.
How many Gregorian Masses are considered too many?
What is the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter?
Why did Jesus need to be punished if God forgave sins in the Old Testament?
What would Fr. Rock say to someone who is considering leaving the church over politics?
And more.
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45 min
April 204/20/26 - Fr. Casey Jones - Can a Catholic Practice Tai Chi
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 smoking tobacco a sin?
When we pray hard for something that never happens, how do we not lose hope?
How does the Catholic Church differ from the Anglican Ordinariate?
Is it okay to prefer the Jesus prayer over the Hail Mary?
Can a Catholic practice Tai Chi?
Can we distance ourselves from our parents if they are causing us harm?
Is a clover a sufficient symbol to explain the Trinity?
So we say “begotten, not made in not made” what does that mean exactly?
And more.
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47 min
April 174/17/26 – Fr. Francisco Nahoe, OFM Conv. - Do Born Again Catholics Exist?
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 isn't it considered receiving Holy Communion twice when you receive it in both species?
How can you study seriously?
Is Cleophas from Luke 24:18 the same from John 19:25?
What does temporal punishment look like?
Did the devil know Jesus is the Son of God?
Can Catholics eat meat on Fridays outside of Lent?
Is there such a thing as a "born again" Catholic?
And more.
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41 min

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