Go Ask Your Father

By Relevant Radio

Go Ask Your Father™ is your answer to the tough questions you have about faith and morals, doctrine and social teaching, and applying your beliefs to everyday life. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a qu... more

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The podcast currently has 811 episodes available.

Go Ask Your Father episodes:

March 07, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 7, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about a boy in Utah whose teacher made him wipe off his ashes from Ash Wednesday, and the Eliot School Rebellion.
Caller Question- How can my wife and I facilitate Stations of the Cross with our family when we have small children?
Caller Question- Can I still get a plenary indulgence on All Souls Day if there is no cemetery in my town?
Caller Question- Can I wear a Crucifix or a cross on the outside of my shirt? I recently came back to the faith after a bout with cancer, and want to show my faith.
Caller Question- Are there any more miracles attributed to Ven. Fulton Sheen?
Caller Question- My wife is a Baptist and says that Catholics are too worried about angering God. Is she right?
Caller Question- Should we pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary on Wednesdays and Sundays during Lent?
Caller Question- How can I forgive my sister who stole money from my father before he passed away?
Caller Question- How did the Catholic Church make up the doctrine of Mary being Ever-Virgin?
Catechetical Corner- Sacrifice.
Caller Question- Can there be Mass and adoration happening at the same time in the same church?
Caller Question- How should we think about the dinosaurs and the Creation Story?
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March 06, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 6, 2019
Email Question- Is it appropriate to allow my children to play with toys portraying Our Lord and saints?
Caller Question- My granddaughter’s parents are not raising her in the faith. What should I do?
Caller Questions- What does the word “Lent” mean? Why do we do sacrifices during Lent?
Caller Comment- I think the Catholic Church is unbiblical, and I left the Church for a Protestant church.
Caller Comment- My kids play with religious toys, and I would wholeheartedly endorse it!
Caller Question- My husband has a big celebration planned for my birthday, but it is on a Friday during Lent. What should I do?
Caller Comment- Sola Scriptura interpretations of the Bible would actually prove the Eucharist.
Catechetical Corner- Pope Francis’s Wednesday General Audience- Thy Kingdom Come.
Caller Comment- I have a different perspective on Protestant objections to Confession and Mary because I am a convert.
Caller Question- Is the offering at Mass different from the offering at Calvary?
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March 06, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 6, 2019
Email Question- Is it appropriate to allow my children to play with toys portraying Our Lord and saints?
Caller Question- My granddaughter’s parents are not raising her in the faith. What should I do?
Caller Questions- What does the word “Lent” mean? Why do we do sacrifices during Lent?
Caller Comment- I think the Catholic Church is unbiblical, and I left the Church for a Protestant church.
Caller Comment- My kids play with religious toys, and I would wholeheartedly endorse it!
Caller Question- My husband has a big celebration planned for my birthday, but it is on a Friday during Lent. What should I do?
Caller Comment- Sola Scriptura interpretations of the Bible would actually prove the Eucharist.
Catechetical Corner- Pope Francis’s Wednesday General Audience- Thy Kingdom Come.
Caller Comment- I have a different perspective on Protestant objections to Confession and Mary because I am a convert.
Caller Question- Is the offering at Mass different from the offering at Calvary?
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March 05, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 5, 2019
Guest Host: Fr. Marcel Taillon
Email Question- I am divorced and annulled, but my fiancee is against a marriage in the Church. What should I do?
Email Question- Is it against the Catholic faith to get a nose piercing?
Caller Question- What does the phrase “He descended into hell” mean in the Creed?
Caller Questions- What are some ways to defend the Catholic Church against Protestant attacks? Is it a sin to be a Protestant?
Caller Question- Doesn’t barring someone from the Eucharist because they got a divorce seem at odds with God’s mercy?
Caller Question- How can you defend the Catholic Church and be Catholic when the Catholic Church has done so much bad throughout history?
Caller Question- Is it a sin to consider committing suicide if I am depressed?
Email Question- Is my brother, who had Down Syndrome, in Heaven?
Caller Question- Why did the Vatican change the liturgy to say “many” instead of “all”?
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March 05, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 5, 2019
Guest Host: Fr. Marcel Taillon
Email Question- I am divorced and annulled, but my fiancee is against a marriage in the Church. What should I do?
Email Question- Is it against the Catholic faith to get a nose piercing?
Caller Question- What does the phrase “He descended into hell” mean in the Creed?
Caller Questions- What are some ways to defend the Catholic Church against Protestant attacks? Is it a sin to be a Protestant?
Caller Question- Doesn’t barring someone from the Eucharist because they got a divorce seem at odds with God’s mercy?
Caller Question- How can you defend the Catholic Church and be Catholic when the Catholic Church has done so much bad throughout history?
Caller Question- Is it a sin to consider committing suicide if I am depressed?
Email Question- Is my brother, who had Down Syndrome, in Heaven?
Caller Question- Why did the Vatican change the liturgy to say “many” instead of “all”?
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March 04, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 4, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about the Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski, about personal vocations, and about Pope Francis’s Lenten Message.
Caller Question- Is it okay to pray the Rosary during Mass?
Email Question- Who was Lillith? Was she Adam’s first wife?
Email Question- Why did God favor Abel?
Caller Question- What are the Three Days of Darkness that are going to happen according to St. Padre Pio?
Caller Question- Does God speak to us through numbers and dates sometimes?
Catechetical Corner- Lent and the Lenten Practices of Fasting and Abstinence.
Caller Question- What is the Scriptural basis for the Assumption of Mary?
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March 04, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 4, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about the Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski, about personal vocations, and about Pope Francis’s Lenten Message.
Caller Question- Is it okay to pray the Rosary during Mass?
Email Question- Who was Lillith? Was she Adam’s first wife?
Email Question- Why did God favor Abel?
Caller Question- What are the Three Days of Darkness that are going to happen according to St. Padre Pio?
Caller Question- Does God speak to us through numbers and dates sometimes?
Catechetical Corner- Lent and the Lenten Practices of Fasting and Abstinence.
Caller Question- What is the Scriptural basis for the Assumption of Mary?
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55min
March 01, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 1, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about the Peace Corps on its birthday, Pope Francis’s March 2019 Prayer Intention- the Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities, and preparing for Lent.
Caller Question- What should I do if my son did not have godparents at the time of his Baptism?
Caller Questions- What is the Kingdom of God in Scripture? How can we stop abortion?
Caller Question- How can I get my husband to love me again? He is divorcing me after I was diagnosed with cancer?
Caller Question- How was Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman a cardinal without being a bishop?
Caller Question- Can you choose one set of godparents for Baptism and another set for First Holy Communion?
Caller Comment- The Anglican Church had some valid ordinations before it ordained women.
Caller Question- Isn’t all papal authority based on Matthew 16:19? How do other churches interpret this?
Catechetical Corner- Prayer from the heart.
Caller Question- What should I do if I have PTSD?
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March 01, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for March 1, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about the Peace Corps on its birthday, Pope Francis’s March 2019 Prayer Intention- the Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities, and preparing for Lent.
Caller Question- What should I do if my son did not have godparents at the time of his Baptism?
Caller Questions- What is the Kingdom of God in Scripture? How can we stop abortion?
Caller Question- How can I get my husband to love me again? He is divorcing me after I was diagnosed with cancer?
Caller Question- How was Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman a cardinal without being a bishop?
Caller Question- Can you choose one set of godparents for Baptism and another set for First Holy Communion?
Caller Comment- The Anglican Church had some valid ordinations before it ordained women.
Caller Question- Isn’t all papal authority based on Matthew 16:19? How do other churches interpret this?
Catechetical Corner- Prayer from the heart.
Caller Question- What should I do if I have PTSD?
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February 28, 2019 Go Ask Your Father for February 28, 2019
Msgr. Swetland talks about the Baltimore Catechism.
Caller Question- What should I do with broken religious statues and sacramentals?
Msgr. Swetland talks about the sin of presumption.
Caller Question- Do you have to burn sacramentals that are broken? How can I bring my son back to the faith?
Caller Question- How do I respond to someone who says that he or she is spiritual but not religious?
Caller Question- Can I grind down a broken religious statue?
Caller Question- Can you provide some guidance about the clergy sex abuse scandal?
Catechetical Corner- The sins of presumption.
Caller Questions- I am a religious education teacher for middle school students. Which is more important to teach: Acts of the Apostles or the Gospels? Can I ask a retired priest to hear my Confession?
Caller Question- What is the best way to teach my 10-year-old son about vocation?
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FAQs about Go Ask Your Father:

How many episodes does Go Ask Your Father have?

The podcast currently has 811 episodes available.