9/5/25 – Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP - Is Purgatory Merited?

Canon Stephen Sharpe, ICKSP, serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained in 2020.

In Today's Show:

• What is the Catholic understanding of Christ's warning about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
• What to do about a child's loss of faith
• Church Authority V.S. Tradition
• How to conquer self-doubt and guilt
• How to pursue holiness
• Should I accept a dinner invitation from a same sex couple?
• Who in the church is authorized to give the apostolic blessing?
• Is Purgatory merited?
• What do we make of macabre stories about saints?

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