Go Ask Your Father

Guest Host- Fr. John Paul Erickson Fr. Erickson gives a reflection on Lent in the halfway point. Email Question- My fiance is becoming Catholic, but has some hesitations on Marian devotion. Can you help explain this to her? Caller Question- Did Jesus always have The Holy Spirit? Why was he withholding the Spirit from us? Caller Question- Why are some given more material blessings than others? Caller Question- Why do we call priests “father” if the Bible says, “Call no man father”? Caller Question- How does God’s providence relate to free will? Email Question- Is it a sin to deliberately cheat on my Lenten resolution? Caller Question- Why did Jesus tell us to “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” if we have original sin?

Caller Question -Is there a rule in the Church regarding women covering their heads? Caller Question – Are we divine creatures if the Holy Spirit dwells within us? Catechetical Corner – The Mass Caller Testimony – Her daughter going through RCIA brought her back to the faith Caller Question – What is the difference between the Tridentine Rite & the Extraordinary Rite?

Caller Question: If I still feel guilt after going to confession, do I need to confess my sins again? Catechetical Corner: The Sacramental Life of the Church Caller Question: Can Msgr. help me interpret scripture indicating why a sword pierced Mary? Caller Question: How can we offer the body, blood, and divinity to Christ?  

Caller Question – Can you work on Sundays? Catechetical Corner- The Meaning of the Term “Catholic” Caller Question – Are you bound to the first person you sleep with for the rest of your life?  

Caller Question- How do I answer my Mormon friend’s objection to the doctrine of Original Sin? Caller Comment- Thank you for sticking up for social justice! Caller Question- Why do we say that Lent is 40 days? I counted, and it is much more than 40! Caller Question- Is our whole life mapped out before us before we are born? Caller Question- What are your opinions on the NRA and the Second Amendment? Should people carry guns in church? Catechetical Corner- The Seven Petitions of the Our Father Caller Question- I disagree with you about immigration and wages.

Caller Question- What is Opus Dei? How can one get involved? Caller Question- Do we still have to serve time in Purgatory for sins that are absolved? Caller Question- Can you give me more information on the Penitential Rite during Mass? Caller Question- My friend is now being human-trafficked. What can I do to help her? Catechetical Corner- No Catholic can ignore the demands of social justice. Caller Comment- I disagree with you and the bishops on immigration.

Caller Question- I’m Protestant, but I have become more interested in Catholicism because of Relevant Radio. How do I become Catholic? How do I learn more? Catechetical Corner- Pope Francis’s Wednesday General Audience- The Liturgy of the Eucharist Caller Question- Why won’t the priests at my daughter’s church give her gluten-free hosts for Communion? Caller Question- What is the difference between a basilica and a cathedral and a regular church? Caller Question- What is the proper role of temporal consequences due to sin? Can others carry out your punishment? Caller Question- Why didn’t the apostles know what Jesus meant when he said he was to rise from the dead? Caller Question- I am not getting any help from priest in the Confessional with impurity. Can you help me? Caller Question- Why didn’t the Eucharistic ministers in Brazil understand when I crossed my arms?

Caller Question- Someone gave out ashes on Ash Wednesday and gave Holy Communion to everyone at my retirement home. Is that okay? Caller Question- How should Catholics deal with Halloween and Day of the Dead? How should Catholics view Bill Graham? Catechetical Corner- Interior Penance Caller Question- Am I sinning by not telling my daughter to not cohabitate? Caller Question- Can I go to Communion if I’m late to daily Mass?

Caller Question- Why do some Catholic media outlets call bishops “dissident”? Caller Question- Do I need to confess my political beliefs? Caller Question- Why did the US Bishops not schedule a call-in day for a pro-life bill? Catechetical Corner- The Feast of the Transfiguration

Caller Question- Are laity let off the hook when their cleric misleads the flock? Catechetical Corner- Almsgiving: Why is it important? Caller Question- Why do we use incense at Mass? Why do we bow when the altar boy uses the incense at Mass? Caller Question- What did you mean when you said that Orthodox Churches have a valid Eucharist? Email Question- Which solemnities do we have to fast on during Lent?

Caller Question- Can I be a baptismal sponsor at a non-Catholic Christian baptism? Catechetical Corner- The Pope’s Angelus Message from Sunday, February 18- All of us need a conversion, and need to embrace the Good News of our faith. Caller Question- What does it mean when Jesus said no one goes to the Father except through me? Caller Question- I think I was healed at a Healing Mass. How do I thank God for this?

Caller Question- Do I have to follow abstinence of meat on Fridays in Lent? Caller Question- Why do some priests not offer Latin Mass in public, but they do so in private? Caller Question- Jesus said “No one has seen the Father,” but what about Elijah and Moses? Catechetical Corner- The Necessity of Baptism Caller Question- What is the proper way to handle the cloths that are used at Mass?

* Monsignor Stuart Swetland * Catechism – The Creed * Coworkers want to bring in psychics to deal with paranormal activity at my work. What should I do? * If Mary could not commit a sin then why did she need God to save her?

Catechetical Corner- Paragraph What is prayer? Caller Question- Should my family member baptize his two daughters if he is a mason, his wife practices Wicca, and they are not going to raise their kids in the faith? Email Question- What do I do if my parish priest refuses to make reparation for a sacrilege? Emailers and Callers voice their opinions on the gun control debate.

Catechetical Corner- Paragraph 2447- The works of mercy. Caller Comment- We have to reevangelize our society and pray in order to prevent mass shootings. Caller Comments- We need to get prayer back into public schools. Caller Comment- We need to speak truth in love.