Episode Details

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP currently serves as Chaplain of the ICKSP Oakland Apostolate at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Oakland, California. He was ordained in 2018. In Today's Show:

• Do you have any book or prayer recommendations on how to grow spiritually?
• What book would you recommend for the Divine Office?
• Is it okay with God if I smoke cannabis for anxiety purposes?
• What is the meaningful difference between psychics and mediums vs mystics or private revelations?
• How should we use comedy, without going overboard regarding swearing and modesty?
• What does the Church think about potentially lifesaving medicine that uses abortion or needs fetal cells?
• Is the 1962 Missal used at the Institute's Masses?
• If a priest finishes a mass and then gets a urgent hospital call can he leave with his vestments on?
• At what point do you know you fell into scrupulosity?
• I've heard that once an Eastern Rite parish reaches around 150 families that they then open a new Church, what are your thoughts on that?

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