8/29/24 - Fr. John-Mary Bowlin - Catholic Cremation?

Fr. John-Mary Bowlin serves as Parish Priest at St. Jude Catholic Church in Gun Barrel City, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and was ordained a priest in June of 2012.     In Today's Show: Father, if you miss a day during a 9 month novena, does that break the novena or can you just keep going? Why don't the extraordinary ministers have to wipe their hands with water after distributing Holy Communion like the priests do? Should the Pope restore the Minor Orders? Would this help seminarians form their priestly identity? I have a question about Saints: I am a Protestant, but I believe that the Saints are alive and I do believe you Catholics do not worship Saints. But how do we know that the Saints can hear us? I understand that the Holy Trinity is omnipresent. Satan and his demons don't have the same presence. How do multiple people become afflicted by a certain demon at the same time if not omnipresent? Can I go to Adoration early if I have a key to the building? Is that permissible? I have taken care of my father's house for 25 years in Canada. He collects both a US and Canadian pension. I live there rent-free, but he only pays me enough to just buy food. Whenever he comes up to visit and is in a bad mood, he threatens to throw me out of the house so I would be homeless. He then goes to Church and acts like he is a good Christian, while he is treating me like a slave. How do I convince my father to be a good Christian? Do Catholics have to be buried or can they be cremated?  If so, is it allowable to spread the ashes? If I am a man of little emotion, but I am drawn by truth and I think I want to be a priest, but I have no constant emotional confirmation, what should I do? Are we required to accept the Novus Ordo mass as valid? Who is your favorite producer at The Station of the Cross and why? I have crippling anxiety and have prayed to God for deliverance, I've done it for two years now and I haven't felt any better. I don't think my faith is not strong or genuine enough. Any advice on how I can grow my faith? Is it a sin to ponder about annulment after almost 9 years of marriage?   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!