2/21/25 - Fr. Michael Copenhagen, Melkite - How Should a Catholic Deal with an Ectopic Pregnancy?

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Catholic husband, father, and a priest at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelors of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. In Today's Show Welcome back and Father's recovery. Can Catholics buy icons from Orthodox shops? How does repentance and confession differ in the Eastern Rite from the Western Rite? If there is an ectopic pregnancy, the baby cannon survive, are there morally permissible ways to preserve the life of the mother? How was the Eastern Church affected by the liturgical reforms of the 1960s? How do I explain that there is no salvation outside the Church to a lapsed Catholic? Are there any Saints that are tied to the Melkite Church? How does God let you know what His plans are for you? Why aren't miracles/apparitions restricted to the Catholic Church, how come there are some in the Coptic or Orthodox churches? 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!