Ask A Priest Live

• What is a silent retreat like?
• Are priests primarily obedient to the Pope or Church Tradition?
• While praying the traditional compline, is it okay to sing the canticle of Simeon using the newer translation?
• Are fleeting passing thoughts of anger or frustration a mortal sin when not willfully entertained?
• When dealing with intrusive impure thoughts, does it only become a mortal sin when one dwells or delights in them?
• Is it a sin to make an online purchase on Sunday?
• Can I attend a mass where the priest is quietly a Sedevacantist?
• When considering applying to the seminary. Should I finish college first or go ahead and talk to my vocation director?
• What is your opinion on the Magdalene laundries that existed back in the day?
• Is it a mistake to identify St Mary Magdalene with the sinner in John 12 and Luke 7?
• Has Fr. ever had to bless a house with any kind of reported demonic activity in his time as a priest?
• What must I do to be saved?

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Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020.

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In Today's Show:

• Why does the Church mourn for 9 days after a Pope dies?
• What advice can you give to Catholics who find themselves defending themselves against criticisms of Pope Francis?
• What is Catholic teaching on actors kissing someone who is not their spouse within the context of a movie?
• Are there any indulgences attached to those who spread awareness of the ICKSP through car stickers/decals?
• Why does the Master of Ceremonies server in the Institute fold his hands differently than the rest of the servers?
• ​​Is it valid to cover the Altar Crucifix with a picture of the Risen Christ?
• Can the next Holy Father cancel or do away with the future synods?
• Does it matter what color veil married women wear to a Latin Mass?
• ​​Will Carlos Acutis' canonization be postponed until there is a new Pope?
• Can you explain why there are fewer nuns these days at my weekly Mass?

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• Update on the Kansas City branch of the ICSKP
• Is getting zealously angry at those who blaspheme and misrepresent our Faith a sin in itself?
• Why can't I take home the baptismal water?
• What is the best way to handle receiving communion while you have a cough?
• How should I meditate on the rosary?
• Dear Canon, tell us what real coffee is? #teamespresso
• With the study that 2/3s of Catholics don't believe in the real Presence, why do they still go to confession and receive communion?
• How do I focus on the words of the rosary while meditating on the mysteries?
• At Mass the priest held part of his vestment to cover his face during consecration. Could you comment on this?
• Can young men not yet ordained a subdeacon perform as subdeacon at a Solemn High Mass?
• Is there an overlap between Protestant and Catholic hymns?
• What does it mean to be a "Traditional Catholic"?

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Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father, 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:

• Can you explain the difference between blessing yourself from left to right, versus right to left as some Orthodox do?
• How do you justify the Filioque to the Orthodoxy?
• Is there any heresy in the Byzantine/Eastern rite in contrast to the western Roman Catholic rite?
• Is it coincidence that the Great Schism and Protestant reformation both happened under a pope named Leo?
• ​​What is the Eastern rite view on toll house?
• Pope Honorius I: A valid objection to the papacy?
• Should a damaged scapular be burned or buried?
• ​​Who purchases the ring for a newly elected Pope, and why is it so expensive?

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• If one accidentally eats within the eucharistic fast period, should he refrain from receiving communion?
• How should Catholics view Francisco Franco, as a hero or villain?
• Is it sinful to use your friend's Netflix account?
• At the pontifical high mass why do some of the Master of Ceremonies have lace on their surplices?
• I had a co-worker who was abused by a priest when he was young, is it appropriate to try and bring him back to the Faith?
• Should Catholics refer to the Holy Land of Biblical times as Israel?
• I'm concerned with the lack of reverence in the church near me, what can I do to help the situation?
• Can my baby be baptized with more than one godfather and one godmother?
• Is intrusive thoughts that wish harm or death considered a mortal sin?
• Did censuses such as that of Quirinius include children?
• Are there any studies on Catholic meditation improving health?
• Is it possible to get an annulment for a civil wedding with the couple still married?
• I had an abortion when I was young, am I obligated to tell my son who is a seminarian?
• How can I cultivate a rich seminary personal rule of life?
• Why does the celebrant wear a cope and why is it held up during the procession?
• Is it a mortal sin to eat beyond fullness with full knowledge?
• Is the popular song Viva la Vida by Coldplay blasphemous?

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