10/13/26 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP - Are There Still Hermits?

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. Fr. Rock is also currently contributing to TAN Books “Year of the Latin Mass.”  Fr. Rock’s video contributions can be found on TAN Books YouTube page.

In Today's Show:

@De-Evilizer

​​Are there still hermits? Do you have to be a priest or a Sister/Nun to be one? Can a lay Catholic woman be a hermit? And how does one go about this? Serious question, not trying to be silly.

EMAIL: Anonymous from Missouri

Can you explain how Dignitatis Humanae from Vatican II does not contradict prior Papal teaching? (ie Mirari Vos, Quanta Cura, and Syllabus of Errors) On the surface, it seems like a bit of a contradiction, but I am just an average layman who is not a Theologian.

EMAIL: Anonymous (For Fr. Rock)

For the last 5 months, my wife and I have been attending our local FSSP parish and discerning whether we should register there and raise our kids with the Traditional Mass. It has been a very difficult and trying time for us. I love the TLM and know the FSSP is a good thing for the Church, but we struggle with the parish dynamic. I know the priests mean well, but sometimes the tone of preaching comes across as angry or harsh. I have heard other FSSP priests preach, and it is typically not like this. It doesn't bother me all the time, and the homilies are quite good most of the time, but it does concern my wife that our kids would end up believing God is harsh rather than a loving Father. I feel very conflicted and don't know what God wants me to do. Do you have any advice?

Caller: Kevin from Massachusetts

Did the rosary exist before it was given to St. Dominic by Mary?

Caller: Molly from Saskatchewan, Canada - YouTube

Are a boyfriend and girlfriend allowed to stay under the same roof temporarily (a week or so) if they have separate rooms and other people are staying there with them?