Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer takes questions about confession ranging from should you confess to a priest who, is a friend, to what to do if you can't remember your sins in the confessional. Check out this great hour!

• Al - I can't go to confession to my local priest because I know him to well and don't want him to think bad of me. What do you think of this?
• Margaret - I used to belong to a liberal Church that would encourage people to bake bread and take it to the priest to be consecrated. Was that valid?
• Denise - How can you do penance for sins done many years ago?
• Rafael - When a priest knows you well, I think the priest can give you good advice. The only caveat might be if you confess something illegal.
• Alonso - How can I help someone who is afraid to go to confession because of all the things they have to list?
• Joe - I went to confession last week and the priest did something different: He gave me absolution then he talked about my sin. Was that correct?
• Jennifer - Is smoking a sin?
• Mariana - The priest cut me off before I finished confessing. What should have I done? Was I absolved?
• Debbie - If you haven’t been to confession for a while and don't remember the number of times you missed a sin, can you make an educated guess?

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Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer joins to disuses glutton in the Eucharist and how people with coeliac disease can safely partake in the Lord's Supper, as well as covers a wide range of listeners most intricate questions.

• Email – If I was interested in becoming Catholic, I wouldn’t be able to receive the Eucharist because I cannot tolerate gluten.

Break 1 (20:10)

• Rebecca - There is a school student at our Mass, the Priest will consecrate a second Chalice for him to receive because he is gluten intolerant. It works great.
• Kenneth - Are there any special rules for the host used in adoration in the monstrance?
• What should I do if the Godparent of my child isn’t fulfilling their obligations? Can I get a new one?
• Email – Our son’s Godfather is Lutheran. Do we need to assign a new Catholic Godfather?

Break 2 (34:10)

• Ann - Can you still consecrate the bread if you don't have wine?

Listener with coeliac disease given the grace to be able to receive Jesus in the Eucharist (40:46)

• Rebecca - I have dealt with celiac disease. When I converted to the faith, I was actually able to receive Jesus in the host and not get sick
• Renee - How can I bring back my Godchild who left the faith?

Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer joins to talk about Pope Francis' announcement of the day of fasting for peace in Israel and brings clarity to passages revolving around Judas. 

• Pope Francis Announces Prayer Vigil, Day of Fasting for Peace in Israel-Hamas War
• Off-air question - Do I need to receive both the bread and the wine to receive the Sacrament fully? I’m an alcoholic and cannot have even a drop of alcohol.
• Doug - Acts of the Apostles and Judas: One story has him buying a field and God killed him, and the other has him hanging. What actually happened to him.

Break 1 (18:27)

• Michael - Could Judas have been forgiven if he asked Jesus for forgiveness?

Smelled flowers at a funeral. In the presence of a saint? (26:13)

• Jennifer - The say when you are in the presence of a saint you can smell flowers. At someone’s funeral, I smelt flowers. Could he be a saint?
• Pat - How do I respond to my son who says that Christmas is a Pagan holiday that the Christians took?

Break 2 (37:14)

• Stephanie - I work at a parish and get a lot of questions about the temporal effects of sin. Could you explain how this works with God's justice and mercy?
• Marie - I am wondering if my house is possessed. What should I do?

Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer starts this hour off telling an amazing story of a man living a life of drug addiction and sin who reached out to an old high school friend, who is now a priest, for help. Father Matthew shares how this man’s life was changed in dramatic ways, how he quit his addictions, and came to be a Catholic

Break 1 (16:21)

• Email – My adult son still lives at home and spends a lot of time playing video games. What should I do?

Seeing repeated numbers, is that Spiritual? (26:53)

• Elias - I am seeing recurring numbers that make me feel uneasy. Should I be concerned about?

Break 2 (33:47)

• Maria - I received first communion by accident. Was it valid?
• Karen - Catholic Convert: I have seen a lot of scary things about apparitions, 3 days of darkness, etc., I am wondering if they can come from the devil?
• Peter - How should I read the book of Revelation? I have heard a lot of different interpretations around it.

Father Spencer shares his struggles with balancing sleep in his life and shares great resources on how he has worked on this. Father takes on the question of receive the blood of Christ when going to Mass and the importance of using the proper words of the Mass,

Segment 1 (0:00)

• Father Spencer recommends a book called “Why We Sleep” by Dr. Matthew Walker. This book has helped him manage his sleep schedule better.

Segment 2 (18:30)

• Mary - When can we have the Precious Blood at Church again?
• Mary - Comment: Sleep and dreams play a central role in the Bible.
• April - If you're in a state in life when you can't take communion (I'm waiting for an annulment go through), how can you remain spiritually engaged?

Segment 3 (34:32)

• Katie - I just came from daily mass, the priest said, 'through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ.' Was that ok?
• Jeff - Follow-up to April - couldn't April receive communion if she's not having intimate relations?
• Christina - Church musician. When I am music minister, I miss parts of the mass and looking for tips on how to have a richer experience?

Father gives some practical advice on how to follow along with your church missile at Mass, how best to participate in quality prayer, what couples should do who aren’t married in the Church but still want to baptize their children.

Segment 1 (0:00)

• Jodi - Q: Was my SSPX wedding from 2006 valid? I have since gotten divorced.
• Gretchen - Why doesn't the priest tell us which Eucharistic prayer he's using? I like to follow along with the missal.
• George - Questions about Kiss of peace during mass and apostle's creed and use of word 'until' in readings.

Segment 2 (20:29)

• Mike - When Moses commanded the Israelites to slaughter the lamb and put the blood on the door it was a prefigurement of the Blood of Christ. how much now does the devil flee when he sees the blood of Christ on the lips of believers.'
• Mary Ann - Why are there multiple Eucharistic prayers instead of just one?
• Marie - Is there such a thing as quality of prayer? do i have to be in a certain place.

Segment 3 (35:00)

• Catherine - If a couple is not married in the church but wants baptism for their baby, do they need their married convalidated first?
• Andreas - Is it okay for Our Father prayer at mass to be sung? Why do some priests do this?

Father Spencer shares a letter from the Bishop of California on the “Body Soul Unity of the Human Person” addressing the issue of gender dysphoria. Father addresses biblical view of how Catholics perceive salvation and talks about how to get an indulgence through the rosary.

Segment 1 (0:00)

• Celine - I think we chose the wrong godparents. Can we pick someone else?
• Gill - debating about salvation: The Bible says believe in the Lord and you will be saved. (acts 16:31). My Catholic friend thinks 'saved' is only for Protestants. What should I say?

Segment 2 (19:22)

• Dennis - Q: what does Father think about the Neo-Catecumenal way? Why do they have so many young people attending?
• Mary - Comment: I’m a catechist and I teach 8th grade. I had a parent that was unhappy with the sponsor her son picked. The mom was worried; I said to her that this is God's way of bringing the sponsor back to the Church. I hope that God made a difference in this man.
• Rose Mary - Praying the rosary with a group you get a plenary indulgence. Do you get a plenary indulgence even if you don't know you can get one?

Segment 3 (36:55)

• Father talks about how to receive a plenary indulgence in a group when you pray the rosary.
• Virginia - The priest gave communion to the first person in the pew and then asked that person to distribute communion to other people in that pew. Was that OK?
• Antonio - What is Church's teaching on prenuptial agreements?
• Jeannette - Do you need to have a spiritual baptism for miscarried baby?

Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer discusses the importance of specific prayers and their ability to guide our actions and bring about peace. We tackle the challenge of forgiveness and the struggle to let go of control, and whether or not to meet with someone who has caused deep wounds. Fr. Matthew patiently and gently talks with callers as he encourages them to trust in God's will even when it differs from their own desires. 

• Oct. 17 is day of prayer, fasting for peace in Holy Land
• Beth - My dad had an affair and fathered a child. This child now has reached out to us and wants to meet with us. What should I do?
• (20:36) Cyrus shares the story of reaching out to the father he never knew and through forgiveness how a relationship between father and son was born
• Kevin - Is prayer stronger if its more specific?
• Barry - How do you explain that we Catholics are not cannibals when we eat Jesus in the Eucharist?
• Molly (46:16) - The young students in my faith formation are wondering if people are in hell yet?

Special Guest Host Fr. Matthew Spencer - 

• Comments on the biography on Elon Musk
• Monica - What is the proper way to fast for today?
• James (14:20) - If I skip lunch, is that considered a fast for today? I had breakfast already.
• Christie - Why do we say the Nicaean Creed for the Mass and the Apostles Creed for the Rosary?
• Richard - My sister who is liberal and is not practicing her faith. She says that she loves Pope Francis because she thinks he is changing the teaching on homosexuality. How can I explain that he is not doing this?
• Mary (29:40) - If you make a personal vow to God, will I need to go to the priest to be released from the vow?
• Jim - Do we have any obligation as Catholics to help God's “will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” as it says in the Our Father Prayer?
• Joseph - I now understand why Jesus came into the world after your talk about Confession just now. That is what the Sacraments are all about.