1/30/25 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP - When Does an Unborn Child Receive a Soul?

01/31/25 • 47 min

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog. In Today's Show:

What is the symbolism of the humeral veil worn by the subdeacon during the canon?
Why does the celebrant wear a cope during the processions and why do the deacons hold it while they process in?
Why does the subdeacon take off his tunicle while chanting the epistle?
Why did the roman soldiers give Jesus, vinegar to drink, and why did he say, "I thirst"?
In St. Paul last epistle, why did they mention heaping coals on someone's head?
Why is Jesus called an angel of the great council in the Litany of the Holy Name?
Will animals or pets go to heaven?
When does the ensoulment of a child take place?
Did Moses go to heaven after he sinned, because God was upset with him?
How do I respond to someone who says that the KOC and the Freemasons are aligned, because their meetings are secret?
Must someone accept every saint declared by the Catholic Church?
In regard to St. Timothy, why did he need to become circumcised as an adult?
Had a wall crucifix blessed but it fell off the wall and broke in lots of pieces. Should we have it re-blessed?

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What is the symbolism of the humeral veil worn by the subdeacon during the canon?
Why does the celebrant wear a cope during the processions and why do the deacons hold it while they process in?
Why does the subdeacon take off his tunicle while chanting the epistle?
Why did the roman soldiers give Jesus, vinegar to drink, and why did he say, "I thirst"?
In St. Paul last epistle, why did they mention heaping coals on someone's head?
Why is Jesus called an angel of the great council in the Litany of the Holy Name?
Will animals or pets go to heaven?
When does the ensoulment of a child take place?
Did Moses go to heaven after he sinned, because God was upset with him?
How do I respond to someone who says that the KOC and the Freemasons are aligned, because their meetings are secret?
Must someone accept every saint declared by the Catholic Church?
In regard to St. Timothy, why did he need to become circumcised as an adult?
Had a wall crucifix blessed but it fell off the wall and broke in lots of pieces. Should we have it re-blessed?

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1/29/25 - Fr. Daniel Alloy, FSSP - Is Using My Friend's Netflix Account Considered Stealing?

Fr. Daniel Alloy, FSSP has served as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas since July of 2022. He was ordained in June of 2020. In Today's Show

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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1/31/25 - Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I. - Rewarded in Heaven for Tithing?

Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I. served as Rector of the Shrine Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lacrosse, Wisconsin from 2016 to 2021. He was ordained in May of 2000. In Today's Show

I worry about my temporal judgement because of the lack of donations I make to the Church.
What is the proper use of blessed salt if one doesn't have demons in their house?
How should we understand the notion that political authority comes from God?
After one commits a mortal sin, should they schedule or go at the next publicly listed time?
What are your thoughts on the Gap Theory?
Is there hope for the souls of people that commit euthanasia?
Would diabetes and mild OCD present a significant difficulty in being in a monastic order?
Would it be considered illicit for a priest to hear a confession without a stole?
If a priest leaves the priesthood to get married, can he come back as a deacon?
Is it ok for an Orthodox (Coptic) priest to give someone a priestly blessing even though the person is a Roman Catholic?
My Baptist wife wants me to become a protestant pastor instead of a Catholic Deacon.