Ask A Priest Live - 10/17/24 - Fr. Paul Born - Mary Magdalene and Sedevacantism

10/17/24 - Fr. Paul Born - Mary Magdalene and Sedevacantism

10/18/24 • 50 min

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Today's Show:

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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Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In Today's Show:

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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10/16/24 - Canon Luke Zignego, ICKSP - Video Games and the Nature of Justice

Canon Luke Zignego, ICKSP serves as Chaplain of Saint Joseph Oratory in the Diocese of Gary, Indiana. He was ordained in 2018. In Today's Show

Should I avoid video games that may have some questionable content in it?
Does God punish people for sinning or breaking promises?
How should I handle the ashes of my deceased pet?
Did Jesus go to the upper room before preceding into Galilee?
Are sexual acts permitted as long as it leads up to the reproductive act?
If someone accepts punishment for something they didn't do, is this injustice or humility?
How can compassion become twisted?
I was given a crucifix from what seems like a Anglican offshoot. Can I have it blessed?
Canon, what books are your reading?

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10/18/24 - Canon Ross Bourgeois, ICKSP - Is Sin from Demons or Human Nature?

Canon Ross Bourgeois, ICKSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Canon Bourgeois was ordained in 2019. In Today's Show:

Why do you think that a good chunk of Catholics doesn't realize that Sunday is a Holy Day of Obligation?
How are the names of churches and parishes chosen?
Is all sin the result of demons or of human nature?
Does Canon Bourgeois have any advice for someone discerning the priesthood when they visit, a priest community?
Is it in the Bible that a woman cannot be a priest or a deacon?
What would be a good morning/evening prayer routine to establish?
How did the martyrs have the courage to deal with the pain before martyrdom, and how can I receive that courage?
At what point does gluttony become a mortal sin?
Can I confess all the sins that I have missed in my previous confession?
How does one stand up to someone who swears?
If I was married and divorced and then remarried, if my spouse from the first marriage died could I now have my second marriage sanctified in the Church?