12/21/23 - 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 Italian Christmas traditions. I was wondering, do the saints pray for the souls in purgatory? What is the Church's stance on two people who are mentally ill who want to get married? Is the soul created from nothing, or was it like when God breathed His Spirit into Adam? What does it mean when God breathed His Spirit into man? Question on the Psalm verse "ye are gods". What does it mean? Do we know of any particulars from Scripture or Church teaching regarding what exactly Purgatory is like? Can you explain what Matins are prior to Christmas Midnight mass? What are the differences between all of the Christmas masses? Where do the popes usually get buried? If two people have mental illness such as schizophrenia, can they not be permitted to be married in the Church since they would not be able to care for children? Why would God create a revealed morality when we have a draw to a natural form of morality? My Protestant friend says that Jesus is the one "Mediator", as He said that no one comes to the Father except through Me. My friend says that's way we should not pray to the saints. How should I respond to that argument? How would you describe what it means for something or someone to be "blessed"? Discussion on Fr. Rock's writing. 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!