Go Ask Your Father

Email Comment- Clarification on kneeling and standing during Mass. Caller Question- Does the Catholic Church still believe in Purgatory? How do you get out of Purgatory? Caller Question- Do Catholics ever refer to Christ as the Passover Lamb? Caller Question- When is the Catholic Church going to get rid of celibacy or priests? Caller Question- Does God approve of cremation? Catechetical Corner- The Catholic faith and animal rights. Caller Question- Can you have ashes at a funeral instead of the body? Caller Question- Can you clarify on the Church’s teaching on being cruel to animals? Caller Question- What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on gun control?

Caller Question- Why do some people stand and some people kneel during the Consecration at Mass? Caller Question- Why do we call it “Easter”? Where does the word come from? Multiple callers following up about standing or kneeling during the Consecration. Caller Question- Do you take offense when someone calls you “father” instead of “monsignor”? Caller Question- What happens if someone dies in the state of mortal sin? Caller Question- Is it okay for lay people to lift up their hands during the Our Father? Catechetical Corner- The Pascal Triduum. Caller Question- If I miss the Gospel on a Sunday Mass, can I receive Communion? Caller Question- Did God change when he took on human nature?

Caller Question- I’m receiving the Eucharist for the first time on Thursday. How do I properly prepare for this? Caller Question- What did Our Lord experience between when He died and when He rose? Caller Question- Should I go to the Good Friday Service if the person reading is an atheist? Caller Question- Is it wrong for laity to add things into the Mass like holding hands during the Our Father? Caller Question- Why do I see more women wearing veils nowadays? Caller Question- Who was on earth first: Adam or the devil? Caller Question- Why do we read the Passion at Palm Sunday Mass? Why not split up the two readings? Catechetical Corner- The Eucharist Caller Question- Why do American churches not celebrate Holy Week as much as churches in Latin America?

Catechetical Corner- The Last Judgement Email Question- How do I deal with a loved one who doesn’t want to go to church? Caller Question- How discern when I should stop working? Guest: Fr. Francis “Rocky” Hoffman talks about the Walk to Mary annual pilgrimage that is coming up on May 5th in Wisconsin.

Caller Question- Does my church have to include the congregation in the reading of the Passion? Caller Question- When we pray the rosary, are we praying to Mary or Jesus? Caller Question- Why do Catholics pray to Mary? I love the Memorare though! Caller Question- How were popes elected and bishops appointed in the Apostolic Age? Caller Question- Why do people hold their hands in the air during Mass? Caller Question- What if I don’t understand some of the Psalms? How should I pray when I pray the Liturgy of the Hours? Catechetical Corner- Who Art In Heaven Caller Question- What do I do if I couldn’t find the tabernacle and crucifix in a church? Should I question the priest?

Caller Question- I want to buy a Bible for my sister. Is the Jerusalem Bible the most accurate? Caller Question- My husband is a convert from Judaism, and is offended by the Gospel of John’s use of the term “the Jews”. Can you help explain this? Caller Question- Don’t the Jews say, “His blood be upon us and our children” in the Gospel of Matthew? Caller Question- Why did the Omnibus Bill leave out the Conscience Protection Act? Caller Question- What does “and with your spirit” mean at Mass? Catechetical Corner- The 7th Commandment and the Universal Destination of Goods Caller Question- Was Isaac’s blessing of Jacob invalid? Caller Question- Why do some people not celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday?

Catechetical Corner- Pope Francis’s Wednesday Catechesis- The Communion Rite Caller Question- Is it okay to pray to Jesus for an intention, but to give Him a deadline? Caller Question- Is it right to say Adam and Eve were created or conceived without Original Sin? Are we all related because we’re all descended from Adam and Eve? Caller Question- I think I had a miracle that told me that my husband is in Heaven. Is this real? Caller Question- Are the streets that Jesus carried the Cross still there? Caller Story- I have had many miracles in my life. Caller Question- Can you pray for my parish priest who passed away this morning?

Caller Question- How do I respond to claims that Vatican II was not a valid council. Caller Comment- I take offense at what you said about Vatican II. Caller Question- Is it a sin if a priest falls in love with a parishioner? Caller Comment- I got kicked out of Catholic school in 6th grade. Caller Question- What do I do if I moved across the country, and the priests near me are not as favorable to the Charismatic Renewal, which I like? Catechetical Corner- The Liturgical Year Caller Question- Does God not hear you if you don’t make the Sign of the Cross? Caller Question- What does the Church teach on cremation? How does this relate to collecting the relics of the saints?

Caller Question- Can I go to Communion if I’m late to daily Mass? Caller Question- Can you explain the Flight to Egypt timeline? Caller Question- Why can’t women be priests in the Catholic Church? Caller Question- What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on dream-catchers? Caller Question- Can you talk a little more about the staircase that St. Joseph built in New Mexico? Catechetical Corner- The Catholic Church’s teaching on salvation. Caller Question- How can we restore silence in churches?!

Msgr. Swetland talks about Jesus’s Passion and its relation to God the Father. Caller Question- How do I explain to my Protestant friends why we as Catholics don’t have altar calls? Caller Question- Why is there such an emphasis on honoring God’s name? Caller Question- Why did Jesus tell the lepers to go to the priests to make sure they were clean after He healed them? Caller Question- Why do we call Jewish people our “brothers in the faith”? Caller Question- What is Pope Francis doing to the bishops in China? Caller Question- In the Garden of Eden, what would’ve happened if Adam had said “no” after Eve ate the apple. Catechetical Corner- Adoration

Caller Question- What do I do if I want to opt out of vaccines for my children, but the state I live in won’t let me? Caller Question- What do I do if my ex husband approves of my daughter living with her boyfriend, but I don’t approve? Caller Question- Is it proper to say that Jesus is a human person or a human being? Caller Statement- I don’t think vaccines are made from aborted babies. Caller Question- Why was Aaron never punished by God for forming the golden calf? Caller Question- What if I can’t find my ex spouse? How can I get an annulment? Catechetical Corner- What are the different kinds of sin? Caller Question- Should we ask God for things? How can we tell if what we ask for is against His will?

Caller Question- How should we handle people we know who are going to Communion, who are in the state of mortal sin? Caller Question- What should we do with the purificators after Mass? Caller Question- How are prayers of non-Catholics accepted by God? Caller Question- My Baptist friend says that God speaks to her, but why is God not telling her to come to the Catholic faith? Caller Statement- I think Catholics should vote conservative, because of the pro-life issue. Caller Question- Is it possible that Jesus is asking me to do adoration at night? Caller Question- Is anyone who is baptized, Baptized into the Catholic Church? Caller Question- Can we give the Eucharist to people of other faiths or people in mortal sin? Catechetical Corner- Pope’s Wednesday Catechesis- The Our Father and the Sign of Peace before Communion. Caller Corner- Why are there extra books in the Catholic Bible that are not in Protestant Bibles?

Caller Question- How does a pastor determine when it is appropriate to use Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion? Caller Statement- I don’t think Catholics should pray to Mary! Caller Question- Does anyone invoke St. Joseph as the Patron Saint of Single Parents? Caller Question- Can I wear a hat in Mass if I’m cold? How did Adam and Eve acquire Original Sin? Caller Question- Do catechumens go to Confession before they are received into the Church? Caller Question- Who was the first saint to be canonized, and who canonized him or her? Caller Question- How many times can I receive Communion in one day? Catechetical Corner- The groupings of the Sacraments Caller Question- Can we sin in our dreams? Caller Question- Is it okay to say an Act of Contrition when I sin, if I can’t make it to Confession right away?

Caller Question- Were the Gospels written for different specific intentions? Caller Question- What are we supposed to do during the Our Father and the Sign of Peace in Mass? Caller Question- How do I answer my friend who says that demons procreated with women in Genesis 6? Catechetical Corner- I Believe Caller Question- Can a priest preside over a marriage that doesn’t take place in a Catholic Church? Caller Question- What do you think about the term “personal relationship with Jesus”?

Caller Question- I’m making my first Confession. How do I make a good Confession? Caller Question- Why does the Apostle’s Creed say that Jesus descended into Hell? Caller Question- What do I do if I’m disillusioned with my marriage, and I’m unhappy with my husband. Caller Question- How did you convert to the Catholic faith? Email Question- Is it possible for older people to get access to catechesis that young people get? Catechetical Corner- The Our Father