Episode Details

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:

• Can Catholic's visit Shinto shrines?
• Can you take the last name of a saint as your confirmation name?
• Are Catholics required under pain of sin to do penance?
• Did Mary experience any pain in childbirth?
• Is it a sin for Catholics to pray with Eastern Orthodox Christians?
• Does the USCCB have the right to set penance for all of the United States?
• What is the theological evidence for Marian consecration?
• And more

Resources:

Fr. Elias' 2026 Pilgrimage to Japan: Click here

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