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