3/31/26 – Fr. Michael Copenhagen - How Do We Know If Our Lent Was Successful?

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelor's of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

In Today's Show:

• How do we know if our Lent was a good one?
• Where did the people who were released from the bonds of Hades by Jesus go on Easter Saturday?
• Does the Eastern Catholic Church have the same Catechism as the Roman Catholic church?
• Are there anonymous confessions in the Eastern Catholic Church?
• Has Father Michael ever met the Byzantine Franciscans?
• Why do we still celebrate Mass during the Great Fast?
• What is the difference between Orthodoxy and Catholicism?
• Can certain liberties be taken with liturgical music?
• What is the difference between the Catholic and Orthodox beliefs about the Holy Spirit's procession?

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