8/5/25 – Fr. Anthony Amato - Should We Prep for Nuclear Fallout?

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York.

In Today's Show:

• Regarding final grace of conversion for sinners in mortal sin, is there a conflict between the Divine Mercy message given to St. Faustina and the teaching of St. Alphonsus Ligouri, a Doctor of the Church?
• When the Israelites grew impatient with how long Moses was away at Mt. Sinai, and prevailed upon Aaron to make them a new object of worship, they went with a golden calf.  I was wondering why a calf?  What symbolic importance would that particular animal have for the Israelites?
• Are altar boys leaving because girls are joining, or are girls joining because altar boys are leaving?
• Under the Mosaic Covenant, animal sacrifices were prescribed to enable sinners to be made right with God, although they were inadequate in an eternal sense and needed to be frequently repeated.  It was only with the substitutionary atonement of Jesus on the Cross and the Sacrament of Reconciliation that we, under the New Covenant, have been given a way to be eternally forgiven of our sins. Bot, for sinners like Adam and Eve, under what dispensation are they able to obtain forgiveness of sin and be delivered from hell?
• What stance does the church take on prepping?
• Was the blessed virgin Mary conceived divinely or humanly?
• Why was it so hard for many in scripture to acknowledge the miraculous nature of Jesus despite witnessing his miracles firsthand?
• What does one do when your Catholic family members start getting married without a church service or mass?
• What is the origin, symbolism, and purpose of a tonsure hairstyle?
• What stance would Thomas Aquinas take on avoiding a military draft in an immoral war?
• I have been discerning monastic life and have been having dreams. Is this a sign?

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