9/6/24 - Fr. Elias Mills, F.I. - Tattoos and Last Rites

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 If we can have a relic from a saint, why can't we keep a portion of a loved one's ashes? My brother recently passed away and I have mass intentions scheduled on his behalf. I was wondering if there's a time period that we stop doing this? If a soul has already gone to heaven (or hell), what happens to our prayers for them? Are they for nothing? Does the Roman Rite take a different approach to tattoos than say the Eastern Rites? What is Father's opinion on how Sr. Agnes was treated? How effective are Last Rites when the person is unconscious? How does the sacrament differ in that instance from a patient who is awake and alert? Should Catholics read the Ethiopian Bible? Certain religions claim that anyone that is not part of said religion is an enemy. They believe God is telling them to annihilate, enslave, put extra taxes on them, etc. Unless they convert. What is your opinion on these false religions saying that their God is telling them to do these actions? What is the difference between "Jesus, I trust You" and "Jesus, I trust IN You"? There is a prayer group in a nearby parish that says their meetings feature something called "Lectio Divina". Can you explain what that is? When Jesus says, you must take up your cross and follow Me, I think we tend to take that metaphorically – as in "we all have our crosses to bear". But when He said that to His disciples, what must they have been thinking when He said "take up your cross", because they must have known that carrying a cross meant crucifixion? In Psalm 90 it is mentioned that we live 70 or 80 years but most of them are spent in drudgery and toil. Does that mean we disobey God's will by living longer than that?   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!