11/30/23 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at Regina Caeli Parish in Houston, Texas. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog and the TAN Direction Blog. In Today's Show Fr. Rock's resources for Advent preparation. If a seminarian has same sex attraction, is his upcoming ordination valid? How is honoring one's father and mother or ruler different from respecting every neighbor? Did Saul sin by not killing his son Jonathan (1st Samuel Chapter 14)? Did King Saul's servants sin by disobeying his order to kill the priests (1st Samuel Chapter 22)? If I refuse cancer treatment, is that suicide? In Genesis 6:3, God declared that "The years of man shall not exceed 120 years." And yet, people have lived to exceed this age. What was God's message in this? If I don't fulfill my penance is my confession valid? What is Father's most favorite piece of Sacred Music? My Uncle claimed that Pilate crucified many men named Jesus. Plus, he made other historical arguments. Any thoughts? What is the traditional Catholic understanding on vigils? Are they originally meant to be used as they are today? Why did Methuselah live so long? What lesson do we take from that? If Adam and Eve didn't eat the fruit, would we still be living in the garden of Eden? I attend the TLM. Any tips to learn Latin to follow along better? What missal should I use? 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!