Go Ask Your Father

Caller Question- Would confirmation of extraterrestrial life contradict the Gospel? Caller Question- What would have happened if Adam and Eve had said no, and not eaten the apple? Caller Question- When did the Catholic Church change the Sabbath to Sunday? What about the prohibition of eating certain foods in Leviticus? When did we stop this? Caller Comment- I have an explanation for the Trinity that can help explain it.

Hosted by Fr. Francis “Rocky” Hoffman Caller Question- What is the Church’s stance on organ donation? Caller Question- What is centering prayer? Can Catholics do it? Caller Question- Can I donate a vital organ to save someone else’s life? Caller Question- My daughter is getting married outside of the Catholic Church. What can I do? Email Question- Can laypeople give out ashes on Ash Wednesday at the train station? Caller Comment- My daughter came back to the faith through the intercession of St. Rita and St. Monica.

Caller Question- How many times can I receive the Eucharist? Caller Question- Can you elaborate on the contrast between the Mosaic law and how Jesus treats lepers? Caller Question- If Jesus died for our sins, why do we have to go to Confession? Caller Question- Why did Jesus not begin his active ministry when He was 12? Caller Question- I have ulcers. Do I have to fast? Caller Question- Should I still go to Confession if I am not confessing mortal sin? Caller Question- What happens when people go their whole life without knowing the Faith? Do they go to hell?

Caller Question- Why do we not receive the Precious Blood by intinction? Caller Question- Are the ashes from Ash Wednesday blessed? Where do they come from? Caller Question- How do I identify demonic oppression? What do I do to combat it? Caller Question- Are the Assumption and Coronation of Mary anywhere in Sacred Scripture? Caller Question- How do I leave Mass intentions with my parish for my soul after I die? Caller Question- Why do Ukrainian Catholics not receive ashes on Ash Wednesday? Caller Question- What do I do if the parish I go to uses leavened bread for the Eucharist? Caller Question- Is it still a sin to go to Communion in the state of mortal sin?

Caller Question- Why has the Catholic Church not formally condemned the politicians who voted for abortion? Caller Question- What do I say to family members who are leaving the Catholic Church because of near-death experience testimonies in Protestant communities? Caller Question- How do I tell my wife to go through with the annulment of her previous marriage? Caller Question- Can my wife scribe during medical procedures she objects to if she doesn’t want to take part in them? Caller Question- If you die with the Rosary in your hand, do you go straight to Heaven? Caller Question- I’m Methodist. Why do we say “Church Universal” and not “Catholic Church”?

Email Question- How can I conquer the vices of distrust, pride, fear, despair, and anger? What are the corresponding virtues that I should pray and strive for? Pope Francis’s Lenten Message- That we should be aware of false prophets and cold hearts. Caller Question- I disagree with what you said. I think that priests should discuss abortion from the pulpit frequently. Caller Question- What happened to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal?

Caller Question- Is it wrong to pray for justice for people who do bad things to me? Am I sinning if I pray that they are brought to justice? Caller Question- I think that the New York Bishops’s statement on not allowing faithful to receive the Precious Blood due to flu season is wrong. What do you think? Caller Question- What does it mean to be a heretic? Caller Question- Does God hear us and do we receive grace when we are in mortal sin? Caller Question- What does the Catholic Church teach about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders? Caller Question- Why do Catholics pray to Mary? Caller Question- What is the difference between Catholicism and Lutheranism?

Caller Question- Can you explain the discrepancy between Acts 9:7 versus 22:9? Caller Question- I’m Russian Orthodox. Does the Holy Spirit proceed from the Father or the Father and the Son? Caller Question- Can you explain 1 Corinthians 9:16-19 and Matthew 10:8? I think there is a discrepancy between these two verses. Caller Question- My sons went to a Mass where they didn’t kneel at the consecration and they let a Lutheran minister give the homily. Why would someone do something like this?

Caller Question- What is centering prayer? What does the Catholic Church teach about it? Caller Question- Can the Holy Spirit tell someone to go against what the Church teaches? Multiple Callers call with questions about the Catholic teaching on relics. Caller Question- What is the Magisterium of the Church?

Msgr. Swetland gives Pope Francis’s monthly prayer intention for February: for the end of corruption. Caller Question- Do you think one can have the presence of God in them that would cause a psychological illness? Email Question- I’m a recent convert, but I still struggle with chastity. What do I do? Caller Question- I think my granddaughter is getting into bad things- she does non-Christian meditation. What do I do?

Caller Question- Can I let my kids go on a trip if it coincides with Holy Week? Caller Question- Why do we as Catholics not use the term “praying” to the saints, when talking to Fundamentalist Christians? Caller Comment- Thank you for your ministry, Monsignor. I am Lutheran, and you have helped me understand the Catholic faith. Wednesday Catechesis- Dialogue between God and His people. Caller Question- How do we encourage and minister to those who are converting and are being alienated by their former communities?

Caller Question- How do I explain to my relatives that fornication is wrong? Caller Question- What does 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 mean? Caller Question- How can I reconcile God being all-loving with “the Old Testament God”? Caller Question- Why did the Church change “Thou Shall Not Murder” to “Thou Shall Not Kill”?

Caller Question- Did the demon in today’s Gospel know who Jesus was? Why did Satan tempt Jesus in the desert if he didn’t know who Jesus was? Caller Question- My sons are about to join the military. Do you have any advice for them on how to keep the faith while in the military? Caller Question- Can someone go to Heaven for being a good person? What does it take to go to Heaven? Caller Question- Does God hear a prayer of a person who is in the state of sin?

Caller Question- What should I do if I felt an evil presence? Was this a ghost or an evil spirit? Caller Question- What is the Catholic Church’s position on the death penalty? Email Question- Can I be a godparent in a non-Catholic Baptism? Caller Question- Has anyone see the face of God? If Jesus called our name, would we recognize His voice?

Caller Question- Can one be a Catholic and a socialist? Caller Question- What do I do if my wife wants to divorce me? Do I sign the papers? Can I still go to Communion? Caller Question- What do I do if I’m in love with my parish priest? Will the Pope ever allow us to get married? Caller Question- Can you help me understand the Eucharist better?