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June 196/19/26 - Fr. Paul Born - What Can I Do To Love God?
Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In Today's Show:
Is it wrong to drink in front of my Mormon parents on vacation?
I’ve realized I don’t really love God; I fear him instead. What can/should I do?
Can being a perfectionist trying to live a sinless life lead to burnout? If so, how can we deal with this?
Why have Orthodox and Protestant Christians faced persecution by evil forces if they’re not the one true Church?
And more.
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44 min
June 18 6/18/26 - Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I. - How Do I Know Who I Should Marry?
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:
• How can we interpret Vatican II’s comments in light of previous Church teachings in regard to “Religious Liberty”?
• What is your day-to-day life like as a Franciscan Friar?
• How do I know that the person I want to marry is the one God intends for me?
• Why do we have to love our enemies, and how can we do this?
• If I know lust is a mortal sin but impure thoughts enter the imagination, (perhaps intrusively) but I do not consent, does that simply make it a temptation? Or would it be venial?
• And more.
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44 min
June 176/17/26 - Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP - What Makes a "Firm Purpose of Amendment" in a Valid Confession?
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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43 min
June 166/16/26 - Fr. Michael Duesterhaus - Do We Have To Love Everyone To Go To Heaven?
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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43 min
June 156/15/26 - Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP - How Can A Husband Best Lead Spiritually?
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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43 min
June 126/12/26 - Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP - Why is the Universe So Large if It was Made Only for Us?
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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50 min
June 116/11/26 – Fr. Daniel Alloy, FSSP - How Much Power Should the Pope Have?
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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43 min
June 106/10/26 - Fr. Casey Jones - Can a Priest Bless an Entire Lake?
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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47 min
June 096/9/26 - Fr. Michael Duesterhaus - Do Less than 14% of Catholics Attend Mass?
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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42 min
June 086/8/26 - Fr. Christopher Mahar - Why Can’t Young Children Receive Communion?
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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44 min

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"Ask A Priest Live," because Father knows best! We'll bring you a different priest each weekday at 12pm Eastern time, where you'll be able to participate in a live Q&A on the topics that matter!…