12/15/23 - Fr. Elias Mills, F.I.

Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I. served as Rector of the Shrine Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lacrosse, Wisconsin from 2016 to 2021. He was ordained in May of 2000.     In Today's Show  Information about Father Elias' upcoming pilgrimages to Japan I read that Catholic tradition teaches that Clopas, whose wife, Mary, was at the cross, was Joseph's brother. Is it possible that after Joseph died, Jesus and Mary went to live with Clopas and his wife, Mary, and their children were brought up together as siblings and that's why they were known as his "brothers and sisters?" Is this theory plausible, and was it common practice in Jewish culture then, and is it okay to believe this might have happened? Is it mortal sin to work on a Holy Day of Obligation? At the final judgment, will all our sins come out, even those that we've already confessed, or just those which we have forgotten to confess? Where is Sister Agnes Sasagawa in Japan? I have a friend who often skips going to mass on Sunday. She says that the Ten Commandments just say to keep holy the Sabbath, and doesn't mention that we have to attend mass every Sunday. What is the best way to convey the Church's teaching on the matter? What is the church's teaching on organ donation? Can you please explain the teachings of St. Francis regarding living the Gospel? What do we as Catholics do when a teaching that has held for 2000+ years that the Church deems a sin gets 'overturned' during this synod?   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!