4/11/25 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP - Are There Catholic Influences in the Lord of the Rings Books?

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog.

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In Today's Show:

• Are there Catholic influences in the Lord of the Rings books?
• Should a person reveal any mental health conditions to a priest before confession?'
• Is eating something that you know is bad for you considered gluttony?
• If a fast ends in the evening, is it ok to eat until full?
• Are non-Catholic sacraments valid?
• Can you explain Semi-doubles and the ranking of feasts from older missalettes?
• Was Lilith Adam's first wife?
• At what point does despondency become grave?
• ​​Does the Easter Vigil in the Latin Mass fulfill the Easter Sunday obligation?
• Is it grave to not attempt to pull out of a despondent state? (Follow up from previous question)
• How does trinitarian monotheism differ from polytheism?
• Is it a mortal sin to only attend Easter Vigil and not Easter Sunday Mass?
• Does melted wax from a blessed candle need to be treated as a sacramental?

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