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Fr. Joseph Dalimata, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Church in El Paso, Texas. He was ordained in May of 2021.
 
In Today's Show
Was the Prophet Samuel around when Solomon's Temple was? Should we leave a parish if the priest does not provide his altar servers any formation? What does the term MC mean? Has the Novus Ordo lost a lot of servers because boys do not want to serve as much with girls. Is this affecting the priest hood? If a married catholic couple gets a civil divorce but still maintains their sacramental marriage, is this permissible? Do you have any advice in discerning between a reason and an excuse? Can someone read Stoic books as long as Catholicism is always highest in the Hierarchy? I have a question about the fallen angels. When they were cast out of heaven, were they stripped of spiritual gifts as well? Is it OK to read books, which don't have ecclesiastical approval, that discuss or comment on Scripture but aren't full-blown Scripture commentaries? I have a friend who seems to be straying away from the faith.  What can I say to help him stay with the Catholic faith? What do you do when you have lustful thoughts?  
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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
I was raised a Protestant and wanted to become Catholic, In order for me to become Catholic, must I accept the Second Vatican Council and the New Mass as correct and valid?  Regarding the Roate Caeli Article on possible restrictions on the Latin Mass. If the Holy Father (or future popes) ever commit to getting rid of the Latin Mass everywhere, what would the ICKSP do? What makes the ICKSP different from the FSSP? The image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus used on the Society of the Sacred Heart does not appear to have wounds in Our Lord's hands. Is there a symbolic reason for that? What is the best way to bring your non Catholic friends and family to the church? I'm looking for some guidance in implementing Cum Sanctissima in my hermitage chapel where the Latin Mass is said. I had a life-threatening emergency recently, nearly died. I believe I may have had a near death experience. From a spiritual point of view what is Father's opinion? I have a blessing cup that was used at my wedding mass. I am now divorced and don’t know what to do with it. I don’t want to keep it but don’t think anyone else would want it. Thoughts? What do you say to people of a different religion who say we love Jesus more than they do?  
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Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Catholic husband, father, and a priest at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelors of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
 
In Today's Show
How does seminary work for a Melkite Catholic priest? Can you tell us a bit about your experience? Hi Father, I’ve been thinking about the part of the wedding vows “Till Death do us Part” and I was wondering is there really a Traditional Catholic background to these words?  Is Marriage eternal? What do you think Christ meant when He said, "there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven"? Would changing the Nicene Creed to omit the Filioque be an indication of a doctrinal change since the creed has been upheld through councils and a summary of the important articles of faith?  Do some of the Eastern Churches have more than 73 books of the Bible/Canons of Scripture? What are some of the most well-known or largest Eastern Rite Catholic churches and how do they differ from one another? Are Roman Catholics allowed to take the Eucharist in a Byzantine church? And vice versa. Are Eastern churches still in union with Rome? What is the relationship like with the Pope? Can a Eastern Rite Priest become pope? How did the Second Vatican Council change the Eastern Catholic Church?  
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Fr. John-Mary Bowlin serves as Parish Priest at St. Jude Catholic Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and was ordained a priest in June of 2012.
 
 
In Today's Show:
How many times may you receive the Eucharist in one day? My mother's recent passing has left me angry and hurt, how do I deal with my loss? A prayer for a viewer's family. I've seen a certain covering at the Latin Mass that is placed on the altar rail. When I receive should I put my hands under or over this covering? Can you explain how Mass intentions work, what is the difference between intentions for living or deceased individuals? What is the Communion of Saints? Is Purgatory a place or a process? I forgot to say how many times I committed a mortal sin, what do I do? Can you point me to a list of sins of impurity? Is it ever appropriate during Sunday Mass to have an Eagle Scout Court of honor? or other ceremonies during mass? Impure thoughts, if they come into someone's heads randomly.  What is the best way to stop them? Where did the concept/reality of hell come from? Is it ok to say my daily rosary while working? Or should we give total focus on the prayers? A very dear friend is in a gay relationship and getting “married” in Germany. We are invited. I have agreed to go on the trip but refuse to go to the “ceremony” and party. We will watch the children for that night. Does that make me complicit? How to response to the argument that St. Paul didn't write the letters to Timothy?  
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Fr. Alan Maria Wharton, F.I. has assisted in Pastoral Ministry and Media Production for The Station of the Cross 88.5 FM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly Radio Cor Mariae.
 
 
In Today's Show
Is there a supposed contradiction between Jacob's burial in Acts and in the book of Genesis? Does Father think of what is happening now in Russia is due to Russia not being consecrated to our Lady? Why is there 20 decade rosary when our lady of Fatima gave us 15? What is his favorite Marian apparition or scripture story about her and why? Whichever one he wants to answer. Does it say in the Bible anywhere that we cannot listen to a “dirty” joke if someone tells us one? I'd be interested to hear Fr. Wharton's vocation story and what made him join the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Why don't priests still do what the disciples did in the past? Raise the dead, heal the sick, cast out devils, freely you have received, freely give etc. How are priest's vestments and altar cloths cleaned?  
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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
Why do we reference Pontius Pilate in the Nicene and Apostles Creed? Why is that so important? Finding sinful things on my husband's computer Why doesn’t God just get rid of the devil? I am 16 and I have a girlfriend, me and her were taking a nap on the same bed but we were on opposite sides of the bed and my dad told me “Only husband and wife and sleep on the same bed”. Is he right? What is the Catholic Church’s position about the Torah generally and the Sabbath specifically, in light of the fact that Jesus both kept the Torah and the Sabbath? Would changing the Nicene Creed to omit the Filioque be an indication of a doctrinal change since the creed has been upheld through councils and a summary of the important articles of faith?  Will I receive the indulgences from the Feast of the Sacred Heart, if I watch the mass? Do you think it is wrong to believe that praying over food before a meal helps with weight loss and weight control? When I realized that if I go up to receive communion in the diocese I could be stepping on the fragments from the Eucharist, I couldn't in good conscience go up and receive anymore. I would really appreciate some guidance. I'm in a nonviolence group, some in the group think that the violence won't actually go away till Jesus comes back. Will that be the case, is there a place for nonviolence groups to help at least to mitigate the suffering in the world? Is it a sin to gamble if I have a set amount of money put aside for this purpose, and if so, is it a mortal or venial sin? Is it sinful to go to parties and nightclubs? I don't drink or do any drugs. I also never entertain any advances from the opposite sex. I'm not looking to have my behavior rationalized.  
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