4/4/25 - Fr. Anthony Amato - Kansas City Black Mass: How Should Catholics React?

04/04/25 • 52 min

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

Who were the Nicolaitans in the book of Revelation and did Jesus hate them?
Is it ok for lay faithful use blessed salt and oil for consumption?
How are we to handle non-Catholic idolatrous places of worship?
Is it wrong to pray with a helmet on if it is for safety?
Why do bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people?
My daughter has been dating a Jewish man for a few years; can they be married validly?
Is it a sin of sacrilege if the Host came out of my mouth because of a cough?
Can a bishop prohibit public ad orientem worship for the novus ordo?
Can you get in trouble for genuflecting and kissing the ring of a bishop who's in schism?
What should a person do if they are scrupulous and lose their spiritual director?
Is it wrong to use of birth control pills to treat acne?
Why does God create people that he knows may be damned to hell?
Why does God not send condemned souls to another Planet and give them another Chance?
Are slip-ups regarding addiction to immoral images be considered mortal sin?
While asleep I uttered something which did not make sense to me. What might this have been?
How should a Catholic react and respond to the recent black mass held in Kansas?

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Who were the Nicolaitans in the book of Revelation and did Jesus hate them?
Is it ok for lay faithful use blessed salt and oil for consumption?
How are we to handle non-Catholic idolatrous places of worship?
Is it wrong to pray with a helmet on if it is for safety?
Why do bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people?
My daughter has been dating a Jewish man for a few years; can they be married validly?
Is it a sin of sacrilege if the Host came out of my mouth because of a cough?
Can a bishop prohibit public ad orientem worship for the novus ordo?
Can you get in trouble for genuflecting and kissing the ring of a bishop who's in schism?
What should a person do if they are scrupulous and lose their spiritual director?
Is it wrong to use of birth control pills to treat acne?
Why does God create people that he knows may be damned to hell?
Why does God not send condemned souls to another Planet and give them another Chance?
Are slip-ups regarding addiction to immoral images be considered mortal sin?
While asleep I uttered something which did not make sense to me. What might this have been?
How should a Catholic react and respond to the recent black mass held in Kansas?

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4/2/25 - Fr. John Brancich, FSSP - Why Did the Devil Target Eve Over Adam?

Fr. John Brancich, FSSP is the pastor of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained into the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in 2004. In Today's Show

Is it a sin to not be circumcised?
Why do some people think God doesn't punish sinful actions?
Do I need to pray while walking under the Jubilee door in Rome?
How do I cope with nightmares about the end of the world?
Is it wrong to use CBD supplements for anxiety?
Why did the devil tempt Eve instead of Adam?
If pregnancy is dangerous to the wife's health, should the couple remain celibate?
Is it ok to ask St. Therese for a rose as a sign?
What does "join your sufferings with God's suffering" mean?
Should Catholics at risk of passing down genetic problems not marry?
Why are there two versions of certain prayers on Ember days?
Is pouring water as effective as immersion baptism?

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4/7/25 - Canon Stephen Sharpe - The Catholic Stance on Labor Unions!

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

What do people suffering from debilitating conditions do when faced with anger from those conditions?
If the faithful are willing, is it fruitful to make First Saturday reparation year-round?
Are canonizations infallible?
What is best way to address syncretism and indifferentism?
How should "et terra" in Latin be pronounced?
If people don't believe in purgatory, will they still go there?
Why does the modern rosary have 59 prayers when the original had 165?
In Daniel Chapter 12:4, why does one translation say "Knowledge" and the other say "Evil?"
Is it ok to attend a Novus Ordo funeral mass?
Are labor unions a good thing from a Catholic perspective?
How do we respond to claims that the Novus Ordo is a false religion, and that the last 2 popes are invalid?
Is discussing what your parents did or said when we were children either disrespectful or detraction?