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

• Can I call in sick, (even if I'm not) to take off during a Holy Day of Obligation?
• Is there a reason why my Spiritual Director is silent during our meeting?
• I've heard that China allows the Russian Eastern Catholic Church. Is this the case?
• I want to have faith in God but whatever I do, it doesn't seem to work.
• I seemed to have lost my passion, I was a former minister and now that I'm back in the Church I don't what to do.
• What is the Church's teaching on greed and avarice?
• Should I accept the offer to be a Godparent, even if the other Godparent is married outside the Church and wouldn't be giving a good moral example for the child?
• Is it possible to pray for too many people at once?
• Is it ok to tell a white lie, for a good outcome?
• Is it a good time to have extreme unction when a diabetic has high blood pressure? Also do you have to have a confession before this?

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Canon Francis Altiere, ICKSP serves as Rector of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was ordained in 2014.     In Today's Show

• Is it possible to give someone who fully paralyzed communion thru a feeding tube?
• What exactly makes a heretic, are protestants heretics?
• Does civil or secular authority have the right to punish heretics?
• Is reading murder mysteries and psychological thrillers sinful?
• Got married outside the Church, got divorced then remarried civilly. What can I do to reconcile myself back into the Church?
• How comfortable is your Cassock? Do you get funny looks in public when you are wearing it?
• What does the Church think of Palomism theology?
• Can you receive the sacraments while going thru the annulment process?

 

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Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020.     In Today's Show

• Why didn't Canada have the guts to shake off the yoke of the British Empire?
• Do you have any recommended books on matrimony for a fallen away Catholic?
• What is the reason for visiting the Shrine of St. Joseph in Detroit, if I want to join the ICKSP?
• Book recommendations on how to grow spiritually.
• How should we pray for you Canon?
• As a wife, can I invoke God to bless my husband?
• Should I avoid taking a job at a funeral home that does cremations? 
• In the TLM why does the priest say parts of it out loud?
• How to convince a young couple that fornication means any sexual activity outside of marriage?
• Our priest forgot the words of consecration, is the mass valid?
• Can you explain the relationship between freewill and predestination?

 

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We're live now with Melkite Catholic Priest Fr. Michael Copenhagen and we're taking your questions on Catholic Bioethics! To get your question in for Father Copenhagen, call 1-877-511-5483 or email us at [email protected]

In Today's Show 

•  In regard to the artificially grown tissue that resembles parts of the human brain (cerebral organoids) in current testing. does such a part of the body albeit artificial, have a soul?
• What does the Church think about potentially lifesaving medicine that uses abortion or needs fetal cells? Should or can Catholics use it?
• Some of my family members want to be surrogate mothers. How can I convince them that surrogacy is wrong?
• Is it a sin to have an open house on a Sunday?
• Are stem cells considered acceptable for us by Catholics in medical scenarios?
• My family denied my step grandma water through an IV and she then passed, should I have done more to help prevent that?
• How to ethically collect stem cells?
• Is brain death a fallacy?

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We're live now with Fr. Jason Charron, Ukrainian Catholic Priest who currently serves two parishes, as well as in a bi-ritual capacity with the Diocese of Pittsburgh.      In Today's Show

• I've heard that for some Eastern Rite parishes, when they reach around 150 families, that it's a tradition that they open a new Church, is this true?
• A brief overview of the Ukrainian and other Eastern Churches.
• Do the Eastern Churches have teachings or traditions in regard to conscientious objection?
• 1Is the Sacrament of Confession identical to the Western Church? Are the words of absolution the same?
• How do the Eastern Churches set up their calendars, particularly in regard to their saints' feast days?
• Do the Eastern Catholics venerate the same saints that the Orthodox Church venerates?
• Would the canonization of Bishop Fulton Sheen be venerated by both Eastern and Western Churches?
• Would you say that the typical Melkite mass is closer to a Roman Rite Novus Ordo or TLM in terms of how it is celebrated?
• I was baptized Melkite and my husband Maronite, he wants to attend the Melkite parish, does he need to formally "switch" for the lack of a better word?
• Can Father give a brief history of the Ukrainian Catholic Church since the Council of Florence?
• How should an Eastern Catholic person lead a Bible study with a Western Catholic group?
• How do the Eastern Churches view the use of tattoos, given that the Coptic Catholic Church uses them on their arms due to the persecution they are under?
• Do Eastern Catholics share the same belief of Marian Apparitions as the Roman Rite vs the Orthodox?

 

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Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Chaplain of the ICKSP Oakland Apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018.     In Today's Show:

• Do you have any book or prayer recommendations on how to grow spiritually?
• What book would you recommend for the Divine Office?
• Is it okay with God if I smoke cannabis for anxiety purposes?
• What is the meaningful difference between psychics and mediums vs mystics or private revelations?
• How should we use comedy, without going overboard regarding swearing and modesty?
• What does the Church think about potentially lifesaving medicine that uses abortion or needs fetal cells?
• Is the 1962 Missal used at the Institute's Masses?
• If a priest finishes a mass and then gets a urgent hospital call can he leave with his vestments on?
• At what point do you know you fell into scrupulosity?
• I've heard that once an Eastern Rite parish reaches around 150 families that they then open a new Church, what are your thoughts on that?

 

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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

• What part of being a priest do you love most and what is the most difficult part?
• Should we have an open bar at our wedding reception?
• What should be the minimum animal protection standard?
• Should we boycott animal products from factory farms?
• How to best evangelize to Jehovah Witnesses?
• How does the Catholic Church view human cloning?
• What did Jesus mean when he said "You do not know the day nor the hour"?
• When one is confirmed, does one take the first and last name, or just the first name?
• Can we do a whole day fast?
• When do priest renew their religious vows?
• Has Father received a new assignment?
• Can you explain the St. Thomas' idea regarding speciation?

 

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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

• How to discern who is a false prophet
• How to convince people that Jesus is God and not a prophet.
• My young son wants to become a priest when he grows up. What is the best way to prepare him if God is calling him to that?
• We had two miscarriages, do our unborn children have a soul? And should we name and pray for them?
• My son needs to be fed through a tube or a bottle. Is there any way he can receive the Eucharist? 
• What lesson should we take away from the parable of the Unjust Steward?
• What makes a confession valid or invalid?
• How do I discern what devotionals I should pursue?
• Overview on how the Church views baptisms from other denominations.
• I feel nervous receiving on the tongue because I would stand out. Is there any way I can better handle the anxiety?

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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 a sin to live in the same house as the opposite sex, even though there is a great age disparity and I'm staying as a groundskeeper?
• Should I be worried if I'm thinking about my friend more than God? When does detachment have a place?
• Is it permissible for Catholics to get tattoos?
• Is the Old Covenant with Israel still in place fully?
• How should I avoid a non-Catholic wedding without ruffling feathers?
• What does Jesus mean when he says, "be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves." How does that apply to us?
• Why doesn't Church officials promote our Lady of Akita more?
• Can we have confession over the phone?

 

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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

• Question on the Green Scapular.
• Why did Judas betray our Lord? Also what happened to his soul?
• What does the Church think of other denominations belief of their own transubstantiation?
• How to explain to my family that receiving communion on the tongue is better. 
• What are the necessary points to make suffering valid to offer to Jesus?
• Can you give us a crash course on indulgences?
• What would you say to a priest who says the Traditional Mass are speed bumps blocking people from God?
• How is the catechetical training during the seminary at the FSSP?
• Father, can you explain what the differences between Ferias, Rogation days, and Ember days are?

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