1/25/24 - Fr. Alan Maria Wharton, F.I.

Fr. Alan Maria Wharton, F.I. has assisted in Pastoral Ministry and Media Production for The Station of the Cross 88.5 FM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly Radio Cor Mariae.     In Today's Show Is spontaneous prayer with our Protestant friends permissible? Do you believe a town or community could be under evil influence? Unpacking Fiducia Supplicans If you had to design, for the layman who hopes to start a family, a prayer/devotional plan that would give him/his future family the highest chance of dying in a state of grace, what would it be? I read modernist authorities who say that the reason the Catholic Church had to change drastically in the mid-20th century was because of Modern Man and his new sensibilities, apparently a break from our past. Can you please explain to me why they think Modern Man is essentially different from human beings in the past? How did God communicate with Eve and Adam? What language did He speak? Also, how do we know so much about the creation of the world if it was so long ago? I am trying to find a Gregorian mass for a friend but would like it to be offered by a Traditional priest. Can you offer ideas, or does it matter? In my heart it does - am I wrong? If we seek God's will and strive to follow this in our lives then how are we to be sure that any inclination or "voice" guiding us is coming from Him and not from an evil or selfish place? Referring to being born again, 1 John 5:18 states, "the devil cannot touch him." We know that many born-again persons are persecuted though.  Does this mean that persecutions are of human origin, not satanic? If a married man gets an annulment, would he be free to enter the priesthood?   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!