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- 5011 - #11607 The Mental Sufferings of Our Lord (Encore) - Fr. Paul Check
Fr. Paul Check joins Cy Kellett to discuss the mental sufferings of our Lord on this encore episode of Catholic Answers Live. …
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 5010 - #11606 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:05 – Given Jesus is timeless, did Jesus have a body before his birth? 10:21 – What is the Catholic view on how to remain saved after initial justification? 15:08 – What can I expect from my first Latin mass? How different will it be? 18:36 – With the red heifers and altars being constructed, what details do we look for to know we are in the end times? 23:24 – If someone disagrees with infallible teaching, what do they need to do to return? Just change their mind or go to confession? 31:54 – Has your study of the paranormal strengthened your faith? What’s the best way to pursue the paranormal? 37:46 – Can a Catholic receive a valid absolution if they reject the teaching on contraception? Do I have a duty to stop my close family from sinning even if they tell me to let them be? 46:40 – How do I respond when someone says that the pope is the antichrist? 50:31 – Has the Church had anything to say or teach on the jinn in Islam? …
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 5009 - #11605 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:38 – How do you rebut the soteriological argument from evil? 10:00 – Why did God choose the category of God to reveal himself to the nation of Israel given that all the other gods are different in nature than him? 15:48 – Should the characters in Tobit be seen as fictional? 17:44 – How can we respond to a Mormon or unitarian that claims that John’s gospel says Jesus has the same power and authority as the Father but not one in essence? 20:47 – How could I respond to Orthodox people who justify their allowing of remarriage? 24:33 – There are people in the OT who weren’t Jewish such as Job, what was their religion? 30:02 – Jesus speaks about the way to salvation being narrow and damnation being wide. How do we make sense of this? 36:08 – If you went back in time, could you pray for yourself so you won’t commit a sin? 40:24 – Why did the Church change the terminology for the Good Friday Service from “Veneration” to “Adoration” of the holy cross? Isn’t adoration reserved from God alone? 43:28 – I’m in RCIA. I had my first confession but I think I committed another sin. I’m having a hard time finding another confession time. Should I move forward in receiving the sacraments? 48:20 – Is there any evidence where Judas went or if he met up with Jesus after his death? …
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 5008 - #11604 Online Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:11 – Why is there a personal judgment and a general judgment? Doesn’t that seem redundant? 13:29 – Have any credible remote viewers ever tried to remote view heaven? 23:15 – How does our doctrine of inspiration interact with 1 Cor 7:29-31? In that passage, Paul seems to assert to his original audience that the end of history was near upon them, and gives them advice which only makes sense in that context. Paul seems to change his mind later on (in other letters). But in that spot, it really seems like an assertion which is untrue. But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as if they do not have wives, 30 and those who weep as if they do not weep, and those who rejoice as if they do not rejoice, and those who buy as if they do not possess 31 and those who make use of the world as if they do not make full use of it. For the present form of this world is passing away. 36:57 – How can parishes do better at helping those who don’t drive attend Mass? Or help those would are considering joining the church and don’t drive. 40:38 – What is the reason behind why the Gospel of Mark has both a short ending and a long ending? 46:30 – Which Bible translation is the most faithful to the original languages? 51:40 – Loving and liking are different. We know that in heaven we will love everyone the same. Does this mean that we are still going to have people that are closer to us, people that have a special bond? Or will those relationships become the same in the sense that there are no persons that have a closer friendship? …
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 5007 - #11603 Online Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 05:15 – I have a photo of an object with an inscription and was wondering what it means ( a client had it on the shelf and I’d never seen it, I take it it is Protestant: Along the top of the block of wood from left to right are painted the names: Paul, Irenaeus, Martin, Columba, Luther, Wesley and Branham. In the center is painted “The Seven Church Ages” and at the bottom is the person’s birthdate. Thank you! 13:20 – how are we to respond to Pope Francis saying that Priests can bless same-sex unions? Is it reconcilable with our Catholic faith being we were taught it goes against God’s teachings? 17:38 – What does the Church say regarding the things people find funny? There are some things that we find funny that may be dark, edgy, and slightly irreverent but we have little control over our reflex to laugh or chuckle at such things. If we do find something funny that’s seen as “offensive” from a moral point of view, are we to confess it and try harder in the future to process the bit or joke until we no longer find it amusing? 24:05 – How does a revert get involved in parish life? 28:32 – Can you explain kenosis? I keep hearing a certain strain of Christians abuse Philippians 2:7 to suggest Jesus gave up his divinity. Their reasoning is that Jesus had to sacrifice himself as a man in order to atone for humanity. Can you please debunk this? 2 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 complete my joy, so that ⌊you are in agreement⌋, having the same love, united in spirit, ⌊having one purpose⌋. 3 Do nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves, 4 each of you not looking out for your own interests⌋, but also each of you for ⌊the interests of others. 39:06 – I’ve wanted to hear your treatment of the souls of unbaptized children who die before the age of reason. I’ve researched it a fair bit from the 2008 document approved by Pope Benedict, to Servant of God Marcel Van, to alleged quotes by St Bernard of Clairvaux, to other reasons that suggest they go to heaven rather than limbo, but your research & insights would be of interest too. 47:31 – Why was there a bowl of wine/vinegar at the cross? It wouldn’t have been for antiseptic or pain-numbing reasons. What was the reason for it? 49:22 – Have you ever considered doing any Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World episode on neurodivergence? 52:15 – What are the three secrets of Fatima? Why was one of them never revealed to us? …
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 5006 - #11602 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 06:17 – calling on behalf on a friend who is discerning Catholicism– his friend has a question about people in the past paying for indulgences and for people to get out of purgatory? 29:14 – discerning Catholicism, he feels open to Catholicism, but his wife is not comfortable with it. What are some basic things he can share with his wife to positively share more about Catholicism with her? 49:10 – I have a family member who is not catholic. Is he allowed to receive last rights? …
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 5005 - #11601 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Steve Ray
Questions Covered: 04:08 – What do Roman Catholic believe going to heaven is dependent upon? 16:14 – What archeological Study Bible should I use if I am trying to become Catholic? 19:07 – how does one become a Catholic but avoid a triumphant attitude? 29:44 – Non Catholic, parents were Catholic, in her 3rd marriage, wants to become Catholic but doesn’t have anyone to sponsor her in RCIA… how does she navigate this? 42:08 – Why is God not held accountable to the same moral standards in relationships as we are? 49:39 – Can you explain more about purgatory and how someone can pray for someone else in purgatory? …
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 5004 - #11600 Remarriage - Rose Sweet
Questions Covered: 15:07 – If you’re divorced and remarried but your first marriage wasn’t in the Church, can you receive communion? 18:46 – While you wait for an annulment, what does it mean to live like brother and sister 23:19 – I was married to a non-Catholic and having trouble finding proof of this prior marriage. Only divorced. What can I do to prove it was not a marriage in the Church? 30:07 – What does it take to get an annulment? 34:13 – I just wanted to say that the advice to give, to go to a priest should also include the deacons. I feel like the deacons were made for this. 35:07 – Why don’t they treat casual sex with the same degree as being in a non-Catholic valid marriage? 43:34 – What’s the Church’s guidance for those who don’t have a valid marriage and are separated but don’t seek divorce? 45:28 – What is the reason for annulments being valid if the couple are married outside of the Church building? …
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 5003 - #11599 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 08:44 – When dialoguing with a protestant and using the common ground of the bible, where should I go in terms of moving the conversation after a “this is just how i interpret it’ point 5. causes it to stagnate? 15:30 – How do you respond to the claim that in order to be Christian one needs to be born again? 20:20 – Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church? 28:46 – A protestant asked me if using bacon grease breaks the Friday Lenten abstaining from meat? 34:40 – How do we defend against claims that the papacy has changed over history? How do we defend doctrines that were introduced later in history? 44:56 – How do I respond to people who say that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon? 52:55 – What’s the difference between abstinence and fasting during lent? …
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 5002 - #11598 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:42 – Some Protestant minister who converts to Catholic church can become priests and stay married. Why isn’t this extended to Deacons? 09:09 – How can I reconcile Holy Days of Obligation and fasting during lent with Mark Chapter 7? 17:05 – I’ve heard the Word became the Son at the incarnation only based on Psalm 2. How can I respond to this? 23:50 – Where is St. Gabriel mentioned in the Bible, what makes him an Archangel? 28:50 – Why is there no video evidence of a miracle? 34:02 – How did the Septuagint get its name? 36:05 – How can I talk to someone who says you don’t need Confession? 40:32 – Why did St. Padre Pio have the stigmata, and did it hurt? 42:13 – Why in the US does we seem to ignore a 1997 Vatican Instruction when it comes to the use of extraordinary minister? 48:17 – What denomination is the Hillsong church and can we attend as Catholics? 50:54 – Is there firm teaching of using they/them pronouns? …
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 5001 - #11597 Open Forum - Colin Donovan
Questions: 04:55 – Why shouldn’t we use the pronouns of transpeople, if the Pope consistently does? 14:47 – Why do Protestants use Ephesians 4:11 to say that we don’t need priest? 22:22 – Is going to Confession for the same thing repeatedly pointless? 31:54 – What are your thoughts on increasing reverence by receiving on the tongue and kneeling? 42:55 – How did David become a priest based on the order of Melchizedek? 47:54 – Was the Son of God in biological form or spiritual form prior to the birth of Jesus? 51:56 – Understanding more on the What separates the deuterocanonicals from the rest of the books from the apocrypha? …
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 4998 - #11596 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 01:43 – What exactly are Catholics bound to follow? letters, encyclicals, ex-cathedra declarations, etc. 06:02 – What exactly is the authority carried by the nihil obstat? 11:57 – If I believe in everything the Church teaches but I also believe in reincarnation and continual revelation. Can I become Catholic? 22:45 – If you have to be in the state of grace to enter heaven, does that mean your last confession is the only one that matters? 31:17 – I’m a convert. How can I go about receiving the spiritual benefits of the eucharist if I have a hard time believing in the real presence? 37:36 – Are there any writings of papal authority being passed on in the early Church? 46:02 – Can you explain the difference between venial and mortal sin? 52:11 – Why can’t you go to confession over the phone? …
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 4997 - #11595 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 02:42 – Why do we have to attend mass on Sunday and who mandated it? 10:54 – What is the Church’s teaching regarding Mary as co-redemptrix? 15:23 – What is the importance of the woman’s submissive role as laid out in the bible? How can we go about it to make women more comfortable? 22:16 – If Jesus is the Prince of Peace, how then can it be moral to carry a firearm? Can we defend ourselves? 28:40 – If the Gospel of John focuses on the body and blood of Jesus, why doesn’t the gospel have the story of the last supper? 33:37 – Regarding the statement “there is no salvation outside the Church,” how does the idea of some Protestants and Jews being able to be saved correlate to that phrase? 43:59 – How do I respond to my mother and brother who left the Church due to there being too many ‘man-made traditions’? 48:49 – How do you respond to the claim that Jesus being the bread is just metaphorical like him being a branch or a door? …
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 4996 - #11594 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:01 – How is time experienced in heaven? 09:20 – Where do we get the documentation of the fall of the angels since it’s not in the bible? 15:00 – How can we say Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus but still say the Orthodox are saved? 19:20 – Gal 5:2 says circumcision will be of no value. Will a baby that is circumcised today be of no/less value to Christ? 24:28 – Why are we not born with full grace and still affected by original sin? 35:14 – Why does God test his people if he knows what the outcome will be? 43:37 – Is YHWH the Trinity? Did Christophany happen in the Old Testament; meaning did Jesus appear to people in the Old Testament? 49:59 – My granddaughter is not going to be baptized because my son fell away from the Church? Can the baptism of desire be applied to others apart from the parents? …
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 4995 - #11593 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 02:28 – Yesterday’s Reading regarding Susana. Did Daniel end up marrying her? How were the two elderly men trying to harm Susana proved to be lying based on a tree? 06:00 – Is birth control acceptable to prevent a pregnancy if the pregnancy is life threatening for the mother? 20:00 – I heard that after Vatican II men were no longer required to be heterosexual to join the priesthood. Is this true? 29:29 – In 1 Jn 5:16-17, why are there different versions that describe sins as mortal vs deadly? 35:40 – If a person is baptized but not confirmed can they receive confession? How do you harmonize baptism of desire and the declaration from the Ecumenical Council of Florence that no one can be saved outside the church even if they shed blood for Christ? 45:55 – Do you consider John Main’s form of meditation compatible with Church teaching? 52:16 – You said that men cannot be entered into seminary if they have carnal sins. Homosexuality is not a carnal sin; it is a condition. Can you expound on this? …
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4994 - #11592 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 04:05 – Why are Mt 17:21, Mk 9:29 missing from our current bibles? They were in the Douay–Rheims bible. 15:47 – What does it mean for all graces to flow through Mary? 29:15 – I’m a lapsed Catholic and looking to return. I’m divorced, remarried, and want to receive the sacraments. Am I living in sin? 38:03 – How can I help bring a Sedevacantist to the Church? 50:15 – Is Melchizedek a Christophany? Is there a difference between “the angel of the Lord” and “An angel of the Lord?” …
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4993 - #11591 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 07:08 – What is the significance of St. Clement’s letter being written in the 60s rather than the 90s AD? 15:00 – Why would God allow Protestants to have the wrong canon of scripture? 23:32 – Were the gospels written to make the roman empire look good and make the Jews look bad? 34:25 – Did Jesus descend to hell (hellfire) after he died? If demons are tormented in hell, who is tormenting them? 34:25 – How do you reconcile evolution with the creation account? 52:46 – I’m becoming Catholic this Easter. Where can I go to better understand the Reformation? …
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 4992 - #11590 The Biblical Basis of the Papacy - Fr. Jeffrey Kirby
Questions Covered: 13:31 – Where do we see this apostolic and papal succession in the bible? 20:02 – When is the pope infallible? 28:30 – The Papacy was invented in the Middle Ages. Peter was not the pope. I will not go along with the papacy. 36:35 – When Jesus says that he’s praying for Peter, Is this giving him some authority? 43:46 – Regarding unbroken succession. How do we make sense of the Avignon papacy? 49:29 – How should I reconcile the current pope’s opinions and involvement on the environment issue and the science that opposes his view? Should I just keep my mouth shut? What’s the code of conduct? …
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 4991 - #11589 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:23 – Would the best possible world contain actual concrete infinince? 06:22 – Can the human soul possess and animate an object like the video game Five Nights at Freddy? 15:56 – Why do protestants say we re-crucify Jesus at the Mass? 20:59 – If the devil knew that God was all powerful, why did he rebel against him? 24:09 – I offend my brother no matter what I do. I don’t love him. When will I come to love him? 29:37 – You don’t need baptism to go to Heaven. If you believe Jesus is the Son of God who died and rose again and you repent…that is your salvation. 31:51 – Why do we need priests if Jesus was the final mediator? 35:57 – Why do you call yourselves apologists? It sounds like you’re apologizing for the faith. 41:20 – How did they come up with the numbering chapter and verse in the bible? 48:35 – How does the Jewish view of heaven compare to the Catholic view? 53:07 – How will time be experienced after we die? …
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 4990 - #11588 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 01:31 – Is there anything in the Didache that protestants or Catholics would have a problem with? 04:51 – I’m Southern Baptist. What was the reason for Martin Luther removing the seven books from the Old Testament? 16:01 – My parish doesn’t do the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday. Are we missing out on an important part of the liturgy? 19:14 – What book would you recommend for a new convert to help explain to a protestant family? 21:52 – Can you explain the history behind the teaching on usury? 28:51 – If Jesus, the Father and Holy Spirit are equal then why does Jesus have to sit at the right hand and have to intercede for us? 31:46 – If someone becomes Catholic then becomes Orthodox, can they still be saved, or did they just commit heresy? 36:19 – Is it wrong to work for a company that is making something morally compromised? Would I be morally obliged to resign? 44:08 – Regarding Simeon’s predictions to Mary, why do we take some of those as metaphorical and others not? 50:40 – Are Catholics allowed to attend civil weddings that involve two Catholics? 53:04 – Did any of the apostles have any wives or children before following Jesus? …
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 4989 - #11587 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:43 – Does the Church allow the faithful to believe polygenesis? 11:51 – How do you respond to the boring hell objection? 14:56 – My new pastor uses a lot of incense and I have a severe sensitivity, to the point of getting physically sick. It’s been going on for months and I’m growing in resentment since he is not willing to change. What can I do? 22:23 – If time is different in heaven, and I go to heaven, can I intercede for myself? 28:30 – If the early Christians came up with a fixed date for Christmas, why does Easter’s date change? Shouldn’t it be fixed too? 33:15 – Humane Generis Paragraph 5-6. What does it mean by continual evolution? 44:37 – According to Church teaching, when is a revolution necessary or just? 51:40 – My grandmother was a Jew woman who became a Messianic Jew. Given our Jewish background am I supposed to continue following the Jewish feasts? …
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 4988 - #11586 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 06:15 – Where are the Assumption and the Coronation of Mary in the Bible? 16:18 – What is an inspired work in the Catholic Church? 22:10 – What are the first steps to converting? 32:24 – Where do indulgences come from? Am I required to believe in them? 45:21 – Why do we pray to Mary? 49:46 – I’m a ‘prodigal son’ Catholic. What research do you have on the 18 years that are missing about Jesus in the bible? …
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 4987 - #11585 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 09:55 – Why is it ok to cut up the bodies of saints and distribute them throughout the world? 19:35 – My husband is an example of different ways of coming into the Church. 28:42 – The Easter vigil masses look different depending on where you go, diocesan, Dominican etc. Do their Mass services reflect their theology? 34:10 – Comment: I wanted to express just how beautiful it is for people to come into the Church during this time. 36:03 – Why should someone become Catholic and not Orthodox with so much confusion coming from the Vatican? 43:30 – My friend’s daughter is going to RCIA and wants me to be her daughter’s godmother. How best can I explain Catholicism to the Baha’i family? 48:05 – I’m being baptized on Easter with a Mormon background. So, are my wife and I no longer going to be married in heaven? …
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 4986 - #11584 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 02:19 – Do we understand the 2 natures of Jesus the same as the Oriental Orthodox? 15:38 – Considering that suicide is a mortal sin, how come we can’t say that they automatically go to hell? 23:50 – Were dinosaurs alive when Adam and Eve were created? 28:25 – How are things outside of ecumenical councils infallible such as canon law? 42:47 – How do you keep your mind from wanting to leave the Church, especially for those who are on the spectrum? 49:45 – How do I defend the Immaculate conception if a protestant says that Luke 1:28 doesn’t translate to “hail full of grace?” …
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 4985 - #11583 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:11 – If you apply CS Lewis’ Lord, Lunatic, or Liar options to Mohammed, what would you choose? Prophet, Lunatic or Liar? 07:02 – Do near death experiences detract from the reality of purgatory? 15:06 – What is the earliest record of the Eucharist celebrated after the last supper? 19:41 – Where in the bible do we see purgatory? Do Jesus’ words to the good thief disprove purgatory? 28:23 – I’ve heard it said that the road to Emmaus account is the first Eucharist. What are your thoughts on this? 32:06 – Why is liberation theology a problem? 35:19 – Did Judas go to heaven or hell? 40:14 – Why does John never name the mother of Jesus? 44:53 – Why do we call Mary the blessed Mother if that’s what we call people in the process of being saints? 47:32 – Why doesn’t God speak to all of us clearly like he did to David? How do we discern what God is telling us? 51:52 – How can we help people in purgatory? …
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 4984 - #11582 Catholic Answers to Protestant Questions - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 02:21 – How do you know when you’re being forgiven if you don’t feel peace after confession? 10:10 – Why do we not use the name Jehovah? 12:34 – My friend said that during the early Church there were other Christians apart from Catholics? Is this true? 15:44 – If a tabernacle is God’s dwelling place and Jesus is no longer in Mary’s tabernacle, can we still call her God Tabernacle? How can Mary hear everyone’s prayers and not be equal to God? 22:53 – I’m Protestant. If you miss Mass to go to a Cowboy game and die on the way to the game, is your soul damned just because you were going to the game? 36:36 – Can you give a good answer to the accusation that we worship Mary and statues? 42:55 – I visited a Pentecostal church and was told that I need to be rebaptized in the name of Jesus. How do I respond? …
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 4983 - #11581 Catholic Answers to Protestant Questions - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:59 – How do we refute double predestination? 14:42 – What’s the response to the objections that consecrate virgins would make Christ a polygamist since they are his brides? 23:06 – My protestant friend claimed that the Catholic Church was founded in the 5th century by Pope Gregory the Great. What’s the response? 31:00 – Is the antichrist going to claim that he is the rightful Messiah? 35:55 – My brother says that the Eucharist is not the real presence. Can you clarify this teaching? 44:41 – I’m protestant. Can purgatory be lessened with words being spoken during last rites? …
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 4982 - #11580 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:02 – How do I defend the deuterocanonical books? 05:42 – I’m a convert and my husband is atheist. His main question: If God is good then how did he create suffering? 16:19 – If a man has a vasectomy and later repents and goes to confession. Are he and his wife required to abstain from relations indefinitely? 20:26 – If a priest blesses a cloud, will it rain holy water? 22:04 – Regarding the prophecy of Illumination of conscience at Garabandal. If it comes to pass, will the sins we confessed be washed away from our knowledge? 29:22 – What’s the difference between the deuterocanonical and the apocrypha, and how do we defend it? 32:20 – Was the Creed the only document that came out of the Nicene council? 36:12 – Is it immoral to eat more intelligent animals like dolphins and octopus? 37:57 – Is there a reason other than a mortal sin to go to confession? 41:36 – I’m a fertility care practitioner. I always advise couples who had vasectomies to not have relations during the woman’s fertile days. Is this morally acceptable to do? 47:59 – How does one receive communion in the Church if one is divorced but was never married in the Church? 51:48 – Could you help clarify CCC 1650? …
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 - 4981 - #11579 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 04:23 – Is it fair to use Hannibal crossing the Alps as a comparison to not being skeptical of the gospels? 15:58 – How do we respond to someone who says they are better without God? 30:35 – A god that floods an entire planet to kill his creation is not about love. Abrahamic religions are nonsensical. 33:55 – Can the canon of scripture be added to? 43:52 – How do I tow the line in staying true to the faith without jeopardizing my job in a secular society? 50:26 – What are your thoughts on grandparents promoting abortion? …
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 4980 - #11578 Open Forum - Mark Brumley
Questions Covered: 08:53 – How do I defend the Catholic position on the Bipartite, tripartite nature of man? I’m in a bible study with a group of protestants and this has been a debate. 16:20 – Is it considered living in sin to be a Catholic in name only? 20:01 – Where can I find indulgences in the Church? 24:31 – If we are forgiven in this life but there is a final judgment where we are judged, how do we square those too? 35:00 – Why do Catholics have to go to a priest to have a relationship with God? Especially since the bible says we can go straight to Jesus? 43:40 – Where does Our Lady of America stand in the Church? 46:09 – What does one do with a physical copy of the liturgy of the hours? Do they have to be discarded or can they be reused? 47:54 – I just wanted clarification: Is the only way to God through a priest? Why do Catholics still pay homage to saints? …
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 4979 - #11577 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:20 – How does one do paranormal investigations as a faithful Catholic without getting into the occult? 06:14 – Does Gal 5:2 teach that Catholics aren’t saved? 12:16 – Why is the canon of scripture closed? 16:55 – My daughter is into witchcraft and asked me how transubstantiation is not magic or witchcraft? 24:30 – Mat 5:22 What did Jesus mean when he said don’t call anyone Raca? 35:55 – If God loves this world & does not want to destroy it, then why is he promising heaven instead of doing something to fix the mess here in this world? 37:22 – Are you invoking demons when you debate Satanists? 43:30 – My Episcopalian son says he’s Catholic but not Roman Catholic. What does that mean? 50:35 – What is the actual name that people used for Jesus? Why don’t we use it? …
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 4978 - #11576 Flannel Panel - Christopher Check
Topics Covered: 1:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans. 19:05 – Manners and generational social norms. 41:54 – China’s demographic collapse. …
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 4977 - #11575 Flannel Panel - Joe Heschmeyer
Topics Covered: 03:47 – Romans going back to paganism 29:05 – Christian self- immolation 46:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans …
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 4976 - #11574 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 06:22 – I am low income and receive charity from the Church. What is my obligation to give back as an offering to the Church? 17:48 – Can Protestant pastors cast out demons? 28:44 – How is it possible for a Catholic who has same sex attraction to become a saint given that they are prohibited from having a vocation according to the Church? 40:41 – what resources can i give to an 18-year-old to stay Catholic? 45:37 – As an obedient Catholic must I fire a freemason who I hired as a contractor? Do I have to limit my interaction with them? 49:35 – What does the Church think of books like 3-4 Maccabees and others? Are they Inspired scripture? …
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 4975 - #11573 Ask a Priest - Fr. Matthew Spencer
Questions Covered: 05:15 – Do we have true contrition of sins if we know we will commit them again? 07:35 – How do we share in the divinity of Christ if we don’t become gods ourselves? 13:09 – Can I reject some element of the Catholic view of purgatory and still call myself Catholic? 17:54 – I’m debating between leaving the Novus Ordo Church and going to a sedevacantist church. What resource can you offer to get me out of this thought? 23:05 – How do we know when we are being obedient in the context of Deut. 13:7-12 and Acts 7 33:16 – How do you know when you are truly connected to God? 36:09 – I’ve been trying to get out of debt. Is it advisable to stop giving my donations to the Church? If I take a side job to speed up my debt pay off, can I work on Sundays? 44:31 – I’m not Catholic. What are these groups like Jesuits, Benedictines, etc. and how do they all fit under the umbrella of Catholicism? 48:10 – My mom is Protestant. What are good scriptural defenses for the papacy? …
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 4974 - #11572 Catholic Education - Kyle Washut
Questions Covered: 18:07 – How do you encourage schools to share the hard teachings of Catholicism? 23:56 – Where does a sense of purpose fit into education? 45:06 – How do you handle students who don’t take reverence and church seriously? 47:43 – I’m studying to be liberal arts Catholic teacher. How can we balance being away from technology and acting as an Amish versus understanding the need for it? …
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 4973 - #11571 Return to Our Lady - Cardinal Raymond Burke
Questions Covered: 23:28 – Is the goal of the 9-month novena to pray the traditional rosary? Or what order did you have in mind? 34:41 – I just want to thank Cardinal Burke, your leadership and witness make me want to get closer to the Church. 36:14 – I and my entire bible study signed up for the novena. Please keep your friend Paul Nelson in your prayers. 47:31 – I wanted to compliment Cardinal Burke on his great work at the Shrine. 50:00 – Should Our Lady of Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun have a greater impact due to the miracle being a historical moment? …
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 4972 - #11570 Ask a Priest - Msgr. Eugene Morris
Questions Covered: 04:39 – Does Romans 11:6 nullify the idea of faith and works? 08:24 – Why do we genuflect or bow during the Apostles Creed quote “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary?” 13:03 – A friend is a recent convert who wants to be a monk. He doesn’t want to get his previous marriage annulled. Would this affect him? 18:47 – How does salvation come? 20:46 – How do I discern what God wants me to do? 28:47 – Is there any truth to the claim of ‘serpent seed? The claim that Satan had children with other humans during the time of Adam and Eve. 32:07 – Is it ok for me to go to an Assembly of God church or Pentecostal church if I can’t find a Catholic church? 39:55 – Can generational sins be passed on? 43:30 – How are protestants saved if they know of the Church and reject it? 46:10 – My sister left the Church for Islam. How can I evangelize? 49:10 – I’m Anglican. My ex husband became Catholic. If he chose to remarry, what would that look like? …
Sat, 02 Mar 2024 - 4971 - #11569 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 13:07 – How do Catholics approach images of Jesus in the Eucharist since it doesn’t actually resemble him? 15:50 – How do you answer the claim that Jesus was a proponent of Sola Scriptura because he always quoted the Old Testament? 21:54 – What forgives us our sins? 34:18 – Given the crusades, indulgences etc. Why should a person join the Catholic Church? I’m protestant and I don’t believe the Catholic Church is good. 42:01 – How would you respond to the claim that the Catholics broke away from the Orthodox Church, not the other way around? 45:46 – How would you reply to an evangelical who claims that all Catholics should leave the Catholic Church because of the pope’s comments on blessing same sex couples? 49:59 – Is it true that a pope can go to hell? …
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 4970 - #11568 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 01:27 – What does the Church say on the morality and development of AI? 6:21 – How can a cemetery be respectfully moved in a situation where they need to move it? 16:28 – What’s the difference between an apologist and a theologian? 22:07 – Was Jesus going to become man even without the fall? 32:36 – Is it permissible to cremate remains after the body has been buried? 34:54 – Why do people refer to the Catholic Church as she? 41:35 – In the Apostles Creed it says that Jesus descended into hell but it is omitted in the Nicene Creed. Why is that? 46:27 – I’m about to start Lutheran confirmation. Why should I stop that and instead enter RCIA? 50:10 – I’ve had demonic activity for the last 3 months. I’ve had it blessed. What more can I do since it hasn’t stopped? …
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 4969 - #11567 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 07:37 – Are annulments valid in the bible? 12:42 – Do you know of any saints who teach that prayer and sacraments are the only treatment for depression? 16:15 – Why is Caiaphas offended in Mt 25:31? 20:29 – How can we present the gospel in a compelling way especially to young men who increasingly lack direction and meaning in the world today? 32:12 – How many intentions can you attach to one rosary? 39:28 – What do you think is the most important stage of schooling for a Catholic and when should it take place? 46:12 – What is required for a Catholic to believe publicly vs privately. Ex. Can a person be pro-life publicly but pro-abortion privately? 51:54 – How do you argue against people who say daily communion is bad? …
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 4968 - #11566 Ask a Priest - Fr. Sebastian Walshe
Questions Covered: 11:24 – If you leave the Church due to lack of knowledge, is that sinful? 18:45 – After returning to the Church after 5 decades, was it ok for a priest to forgive me from past sins even those that I might not have been aware of? 25:06 – Is it licit for the congregation to sing an amen after the gospel? 31:30 – How did we get from receiving communion reverently at the altar rail to receive communion in the hand and in line? 37:25 – Were Mary and Joseph validly married since they were betrothed? Did Mary die? 41:33 – Is it allowed for there to be no music during the preparation of gifts at mass so the congregations can hear the prayers the priest is saying? 45:48 – What’s the Catholic perspective on Jn 14:2 regarding eternal security? 49:19 – How much historical evidence for the crucifixion is there? 53:45 – Is there an obligation to go to your closest parish? …
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 4967 - #11565 Addiction & Healing - Scott Weeman
Questions Covered: 17:15 – My daughter has been heavily drinking after her twin brother committed suicide. 31:34 – I’ve been in AA for 12 years. How did you move forward with recovery and mix Catholicism with the 12 steps? 28:45 – I’m a Catholic and 43 years in recovery. Where can I find your group and help? 37:13 – How do I deal with spiritual desolation through addiction? 44:42 – I’m in CIR and celebrating 1 year of sobriety today! 47:50 – Do you have codependent meetings? 49:46 – Do you have meetings for people with food addictions? 51:50 – I’ve been in AA for 16 years and have a lust addiction and have not been successful in the latter. How is desperation to quit a grace? …
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 4966 - #11564 Open Forum - null
Questions Covered: 05:22 – Why do Christian Zionists evangelicals believe in Israel the way that they do? 14:07 – Why didn’t Jesus write the New Testament himself? 16:30 – I comes from a materialist background. I struggle with the concept of the soul. What’s the best way to understand it with my background? 22:05 – I pray the rosary daily. How do we justify including Mar in the last two glorious mysteries without it feeling like we’re worshiping her? 31:19 – When we pray to saints in heaven, they know of the pain and sorrows of earth, how can that be heaven? 34:54 – Can the identity of the pope be infallibly known? 47:40 – Are angels male and female or just male? 49:55 – What is the Church teaching on Mary as Co-Redemptrix? 52:10 – What are sins of the heart and of the spirit as said in the 12 year prayer to St. Bridget? …
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 4965 - #11563 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 06:47 – Are there any independent sources of the murder of the Holy Innocence? 12:23 – Should the Saturday vigil mass only be for those who can’t go to mass on Sundays in a strict sense such as paramedics etc.? 18:17 – What does it mean to retain sins? 31:10 – Regarding the Church’s stance on abortion. What does the Church stand when it comes to rape, incest and the life of the mother? 45:35 – How do I respond to my protestant friend who claims the early Church quickly fell into error? His evidence is that in the New Testament Paul was already correcting errors, and that the Old Testament says God’s people are continually falling away. 52:30 – Mt.16:24, What did Jesus mean when he said that everyone needed to pick up their cross and follow him if he had not yet been crucified when he said it? …
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 4964 - #11562 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 03:55 – My cousin is considering leaving Catholicism. What is going on regarding the 7 churches in Revelations? Why do Protestants use this to justify different Churches? 14:58 – I’ve lived 52 years as a Lutheran. Why did Luther “water down” the Eucharist and make it less of a pure miracle than it is? 29:10 – In the book of John during the trial of Barabas, the Jewish mob says, “His blood be upon us and all our generations.” Is that a legally binding statement? 49:32 – How is it that the Church of the Jews suddenly became the Roman Catholic Church of Esau? If the Jews come from Jacob, then how did Catholics come to be of Esau? …
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 4963 - #11560 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:10 – Was the Ethiopian Eunuch responsible for starting a Church in Africa. How would this be possible if he wasn’t a bishop? 05:29 – Why don’t angels preach the gospel to humans? 08:14 – How would you approach someone who says that Christianity sounds great but sounds unbelievable? 17:23 – Could you explain why the Old Testament is reasonable to believe in? 40:35 – What’s the best way to explain purgatory to protestants without invoking anger? 47:03 – What do you say to the question, if one holds to the old earth creationist view, how could there be death and disease prior to the fall? …
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 - 4962 - #11559 Grounds for Divorce - Rose Sweet
Questions Covered: 18:26 – If you get married civilly then divorced, are you married in the eyes of the Church? 20:45 – I have a family member who married in the Church and her husband was abusive. She divorced him and now she feels pushed out of the Church. What are her options? 24:14 – Is addiction a valid reason for divorce and annulment? 31:12 – Is divorce illegal in the Church? Is it punishable by sin? 35:12 – My husband divorced me when I became Catholic. I know I can’t remarry but I know some others have. This feels like the Church is inconsistent. 42:21 – Under the circumstances where divorce is allowed, would one still need to confess their divorce? 45:33 – How do I explain to my stepdaughter that an annulment would not affect the legitimacy of her children? 48:55 – I’m on my second marriage. My priest just told me that it’s not valid. What are your thoughts? 52:09 – My sibling received an annulment. She hasn’t gone to confession. Do you think it’s important for her to go? …
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 4961 - #11558 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 02:56 – Hebrew 10 says the blood of bulls and goats can’t take away sin. Why then does Leviticus say that it does? 06:00 – I heard that a red heifer was going to be sacrificed in Israel this year for Passover. Is this significant and what is the Church’s opinion of this? 14:44 – I’m in RCIA. I’m getting conflicting information. Who wrote the gospels? 23:17 – I had a seizure and was placed on meds. I started to hear a voice in my head saying I was going straight to hell. Once I started to pray the rosary, the voice immediately went away. What do you make of this? 29:10 – The bible has a lot of reference to demons. Were there a lot more demons during Christ time than ours? 32:34 – How do I understand images and apparitions of pain and suffering? I thought there was no more pain and suffering in heaven? 35:38 – Is there sometimes when more than one rosary is needed in our possession? 40:11 – Why is it that you can EM in one diocese but not another? In the Fatima apparitions it was said that one girl would be in purgatory until the end of time. If we pray for her, can we change that? 44:45 – Regarding Daniel 9:24; is Jesus the new temple? 49:58 – Why doesn’t CA produce books in mass like Matthew Kelly does? I feel like we are missing out. …
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 4960 - #11557 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:04 – What backs up the claim that revelation ended with the last apostles? 9:47 – How do you respond to the problem of angelic hiddenness? 12:57 – When God says in Genesis, let us make man in our image, is it a reference to the Trinity? 18:40 – Is the Council of Chalcedon an illegitimate council as the Oriental Orthodox claims? If not, what’s the defense? 22:49 – Is it okay for Catholics to practice martial arts? 28:47 – St. Thomas Aquinas says the fires of purgatory are the same as the fires. How would the soul know whether they are in purgatory or hell? 35:34 – What is the oldest manuscript of the bible we have? Is our current translation the most accurate one? 40:59 – What are your thoughts on Israel only preterism? 47:09 – My college age child is attending a charismatic retreat this weekend. Should we be concerned especially with the tendency to encourage the gifts? 52:28 – Was the marriage between Mary and Joseph only a legal marriage and not a sacramental one? …
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 4959 - #11556 Ask a Priest - Fr. Paul Keller O.P.
Questions Covered: 04:10 – Is it ok to study religions outside of the Catholic Church? 09:49 – Are babies capable of faith even without understanding? 14:35 – What happens to people who have never heard of Jesus? 19:01 – Is it permissible to take communion at a Protestant church? 24:16 – When the Eucharist is broken, a lot of priests elevate the host spreading crumbs everywhere. Is this valid to do? 30:00 – I was invited to a neighbor’s second wedding. Could I attend? She’s a divorced baptized Catholic and this ceremony is at a winery. 40:41 – What advice would you give to a person who said that they prayed to God, and they didn’t answer so they concluded that he didn’t exist? 45:23 – Is there going to be a formal response from the Church now that the former president is calling for a 16-week abortion ban? 53:05 – Is receiving communion at another church a mortal sin and should it be confessed? …
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 4958 - #11555 My Body For You - Stephanie Gray Connors
Questions Covered: 13:05 – What’s the most effective way to fight back against the abortion pills being delivered via mail? 17:55 – I’m a college student. It feels like I’m the only pro-lifer in my classes. What do you think I can do without endangering my grade in class? 23:35 – I was tricked into taking an abortion pill. Are you familiar with them tricking women into taking a pill for ‘menstrual extraction’? 28:30 – What about abortion in the case of ectopic pregnancy? Is that okay? 35:05 – How do we know that conception is when the soul gets created? I don’t think it’s from scripture, right? Is it Aquinas? I hear there’s often miscarriages in early pregnancy that don’t even get noticed. So, are all those lost souls? 40:14 – Lots of abolition laws have been introduced that include punishing women who had abortions. Where does the Church stand on this? 43:40 – Do you think the prolife movement needs to rebrand after the overturning of Roe V Wade? …
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 4957 - #11554 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 02:43 – When my wife comes to Mass, she goes up to receive a blessing from the priest, but when I go to protestant service with her and do not go up for a blessing, she gets mad– how do I reconcile this? 10:59 – If you go to confession and confess 2/3 mortal sins in the confessional but then die, can those 2 confessed sins be used against you in your judgment? 19:44 – If a married priest becomes a widower, can he then become a Bishop? 21:44 – Which Protestant denominations are Calvinist? 29:28 – Why might a church not have a relic in the Altar? 40:58 – Why do Orthodox believe that we believe the Pope is infallible? 45:41 – If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned, but a descendant sinned, everyone still have original sin? 48:08 – What is the Catholic evidence for Apostolic succession? …
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 4956 - #11553 Open Forum - Colin Donovan
Questions Covered: 03:14 – How many levels of hell are there? 04:57 – Can you help me reconcile these two verses? Sirach 12: 4-7 “give to the devout but do not give to the sinner” and Proverbs 25: 21 11:55 – How does the baptism of infants work when the infant is not capable of understanding? 16:35 – If someone with a mental illness (such as schizophrenia) is struggling with sins of impurity, are they still morally culpable? 20:00 – I converted to Catholicism, if I go to protestant service with my family can I receive the “communion” at their service? 23:27 – Hypothetical question– If a priest were to die during the consecration and only consecrated the body, not the blood, is the transformation still complete? 29:12 – If you are new to the Catholic faith should you wait to start studying apologetics or dive right in? 38:58 – is it okay to support the scouts? 44:32 – How explicit should you get with your sins in confession? 47:40 – How do I explain Christ’s humanity to people who don’t understand Christ was both man and God. 51:33 – if you don’t know you’re committing a sin are you still accountable for that sin? …
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 4955 - #11552 Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 02:18 – How can I stay Catholic with all the changes from Rome? 10:21 – Does the appointment of only men imply that women are not called to spread the gospel in the same way men do? 14:53 – I heard that whatever you offer up for fasting on Fridays can also be given up. 16:16 – I’m concerned about the fewness of the saved. Is it an infallible teaching? 21:16 – Would God being perfect be necessary for him to be God? 28:57 – Can a Catholic convert to Judaism to be more like Jesus? 32:57 – Is there a list of infallible teachings? 40:16 – My daughter thinks that creation surprised God and that means that he isn’t all knowing. What is the Church response? 44:38 – Why does the Latin Church not use the host and chalice for mass anymore? 48:30 – When we talk to someone who isn’t Catholic and they question us, what should we do? 52:34 – How do we know what’s divine tradition vs man-made tradition? …
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 4954 - #11551 Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:09 – Papal Infallibility bothers me. 14:30 – Can you explain Transubstantiation? 20:34 – I’m a convert and a former pastor. Can the Church change teaching via ex cathedra? 34:12 – If you believe in a God that would send unbaptized babies to hell then I guess we don’t worship the same God. 38:28 – I’m a protestant and I want to convert. Why are we asked to give up meat for lent? Why does fish not count as meat? 48:40 – Are mortal sins infallibly defined? …
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 4953 - #11550 Weird Questions - Jimmy AkinSat, 17 Feb 2024
- 4952 - #11549 Weird Questions - Jimmy AkinFri, 16 Feb 2024
- 4951 - #11548 Open Forum - Jimmy AkinFri, 16 Feb 2024
- 4950 - #11547 Open Forum - Jimmy AkinThu, 15 Feb 2024
- 4949 - #11546 The Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 06:30 – How can I respond to a protestant friend’s interpretation of Matthew 8:22as it relates to Purgatory? 16:40 – Can the church change the status of a Saint? 20:53 – How does the devil help people in this world? 29:31 – Did Jesus mean that He would see the good thief in Heaven that day or did the thief need to go through Purgatory? 34:26 – What is the teaching about being married in Heaven? 42:33 – Is anyone in Hell? 49:40 – If Heaven is completely good, would Hell need to be completely evil? If so, How could Hell even exist? …
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 4948 - #11545 The Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 10:59 – Is it church teaching that some people will experience heaven to a lesser degree than others? 18:00 – What are some of the last signs before Christ’s second coming? 29:30 – What is the traditional Catholic teaching on the rapture? 42:13 – Can the Antichrist come from within the church? 47:15 – Did the devil know that Jesus was divine when tempting Him? 51:40 – How do I talk to Protestant friend who believe an end time prophecy has been fulfilled? …
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 4947 - #11544 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 10:50 – If the Eucharist is so important in John, then why isn’t the Last Supper story in the gospel? 19:13 – If Jesus can’t commit sin, then why did agree to go with the devil to be tempted? 29:20 – How do bishops get their jurisdiction? 43:25 – Can you expound on Lumen Gentium and what it teaches on invincible ignorance? 54:10 – Is there a 13th chapter to Daniel? …
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 4946 - #11543 Open Forum - Tom Nash
Questions Covered: 04:40 – Does infallibility entail denial of freedom of opinion? 18:35 – Since Jesus God, Did Mary worship Jesus as a baby? 21:55 – I’m Protestant. How does Mary be “our life, our sweetness and our hope” not conflict with Jesus being our only hope? 32:38 – I found a weird rosary that I think could potentially be a satanic rosary. What should I do when I encounter one? 44:30 – Does my mental disability affect my Sunday obligation? 51:16 – How do priests consecrate the bread n and wine into the body and blood of Christ? …
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 4945 - #11542 Does Prayer Really Matter? - Fr. Boniface HicksTue, 13 Feb 2024
- 4944 - #11541 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 04:50 – Was Jesus sacrificed because God got tired of all the animal sacrifices? 11:09 – Why do we believe that non-Catholics cannot achieve heaven? Where does it say this in the Catechism? 16:13 – Are the groups like Christian Scientists, Salvation Army, Quakers etc. Christians since they don’t baptize? 19:02 – Under what circumstances does a non-Catholic have access to the sacraments? 22:06 – What does it mean that Mary is the mediatrix of all graces? 29:37 – What’s a quick easy response to the question of why we pray the rosary? 31:57 – Can you explain the difference between venial and mortal sin? 42:07 – What does John mean in 1 John 5:17 when he says to pray for people who have not committed a sin that leads to death but doesn’t say to pray for those who commit a sin that leads to death? 52:50 – I didn’t receive proper absolution after confession. He didn’t say the proper words. What do you suggest I do? …
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 4943 - #11540 Give Up Worry for Lent - Gary Zimak
Questions Covered: 14:35 – How can I focus and remember not to worry and focus on God? 16:51 – My husband was diagnosed with cancer, after reading the book, I decided not to worry and give it up to God? 22:49 – How do you tell the difference between worry and natural problem solving as things come up? 31:56 – How do you know what God wants you to do when you worry about something? 34:16 – I worry about my adult children and their faith. How do I handle that? 47:50 – I worry about when the priest changes words during mass. …
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 4942 - #11539 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 06:34 – Is it permissible for Catholics to attend a gay wedding reception? 20:08 – How do you reconcile contradictions in the Old Testaments? 28:57 – What forgiveness for abortion is needed? No harm has come to a soul. Souls inhabit at first breath, at inspiration. 31:41 – 2. Cor 5:21. How would you explain, “he who had no sin, became sin?” 37:43 – How do I answer the question, “How can God exist with all the evil in the world? 43:43 – Can a Catholic include the Easter Orthodox Church ever be recognized as another valid denomination? 52:02 – Were 4 of the 7 sacraments instituted by the Church and not by Christ? …
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 4941 - #11538 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 05:41 – How do I explain infant baptism to a Protestant? 16:31 – When I go to confession what does it do to my spiritual life when you put it into the context of my mental disability? 33:42 – What does imprimatur mean in the Church? Should mystics who have one be taken seriously? 42:37 – I work in an environment where swearing is common. How do I go about it especially when they constantly say the Lord’s name in vain? 48:40 – What do the different colors of the scapulars mean, particularly the blue one? …
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 4940 - #11537 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:20 – Is it sinful to reuse a train ticket if the conductor did not tag the ticket? 16:55 – Is it important to view the New Testament as a liturgical aid? 36:47 – How do you respond to the claim that the woman in revelation is the Church not Mary? 47:01 – What do you say to someone who says the Catholic Church works on an economic system? …
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 4939 - #11536 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 08:56 – How can I properly articulate free will to a Calvinist? 19:20 – What is the difference between theonomy and theocracy? 34:17 – Since Vulcans are logical, what would be the best arguments you would give to convert them to Catholicism? 44:43 – What are the jobs of the different types of angels? …
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 4938 - #11535 Open Forum - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 06:07 – How and when did Jesus know he was God? 15:28 – Is James White’s version of how the bible canon came into existence the same as the Catholic view? 28:40 – I had an atheist friend use Mt 24:34 to claim that Jesus is a false prophet. How do I respond? 41:27 – I’m a convert from Judaism. I was told that even if I didn’t accept Jesus, I would still be good through the old covenants. Is this true? RESOURCE: Salvations is From the Jews 48:58 – I’m a convert. Do you have information on popular devotions? I’m new to all of it. …
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 4937 - #11534 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 09:15 – In the Gospels, at the Last Supper, why do they focus so much on the feet washing? 18:19 – How do we NOT evangelize? Resource Mentioned: Seven Deadly Sins of Apologetics 34:26 – Did Ananias die because God didn’t want him to sin and be in heaven? 43:59 – How can we find out about apparitions? 51:02 – Why is apologetics important in the Church? …
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 4936 - #11533 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 06:47 – How often should I go to confession? I go back and forth between being agnostic and Catholic. 17:11 – Can we as Catholics deny the existence of resistant non-believers? 23:42 – How many times has papal infallibility been invoked? 33:31 – Is it ok for me to just keep the eucharist in my mouth until it dissolves. I’m having jaw surgery and I place it in my mouth and pray for healing till it dissolves. 41:10 – Will Protestants be saved? 48:05 – Why are we not bound to worship on Saturday like the 10 Commandments? …
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 4935 - #11532 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 01:04 – Can you clarify why Jesus could not have sinned if he could act as both God and man? 05:49 – Will we miss people when we’re in heaven? Would it be irresponsible to have children even if there is a slight chance they’ll go to hell? 12:49 – Did Mary have other children? 16:00 – Do donations to your parish only count as tithing or does donating to other charitable organizations count too? 18:44 – What’s Joe’s favorite mystery of the rosary? 21:46 – Do you think we are in the end times? I’m Catholic but I feel like I’ve been born again. All the rules of the Church seem like they are not something Jesus created. 38:53 – Dual nature of Jesus. What would Jesus have known about his death? 46:15 – Are man and woman acting as priests in the sacrament of marriage? If a priest’s holiness doesn’t matter when acting in his ministry, would something similar apply to a married couple? 52:07 – Is there a contradiction between CCC 751 and 779? 53:46 – Were head coverings for women common in the early Church? If so, when did it end? …
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 4934 - #11531 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 04:24 – My protestant friend claims that priestly forgiveness of sins doesn’t have its roots in the apostles. What’s the response? 11:31 – Why can’t we eat meat on Fridays during lent? 13:46 – Where did the Church come up with the teaching on the Eucharist? 19:15 – How would you respond to a critique of the Eucharist? And how he says he is a door, branch and bread all figuratively? 31:13 – Why can’t we eat food in Mass? 34:33 – How were the sacrifices in the temple not sufficient? 40:18 – On Natural law theory. How do you respond to objections to it as an ethical basis for moral logic? 48:28 – To what degree am I obligated to defend the Church’s teaching to friends? …
Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 4933 - #11530 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 06:55 – What is the difference between the Melkite and Roman Catholic Church? 11:06 – If Jesus did have blood brothers and sisters, how would that be inconsistent with the rest of the Bible? 19:45 – What obligation do the rich have to the poor? To what extent are people allowed to have things beyond what they need? 28:39 – Does the Catholic Church believe in apparitions? Can apparitions and ghosts be visible to all people? Can they be a human spirit? 35:42 – Can a person be married in the Catholic Church without a marriage license? 37:33 – Are angels made in the image of God? If so, how can I then answer why God made humans? 43:41 – What are the origins of annulments in the Catholic Church? Why are they valid? 49:44 – Is it the actual blood of Christ or the act of the passion that was redeemed? 52:32 – What’s the teaching on Catholics owning a Jewish Tallit? Are Catholics allowed to wear them? …
Sat, 03 Feb 2024 - 4932 - #11529 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 6:30 – What is the Catholic view of the rapture and how can I respond to a Protestant who says it’s the only correct view of the end times? 13:34 – How can I defend Catholicism against Orthodoxy? Specifically, I thought they couldn’t hold councils, but I heard they have. 18:29 – Why does the Church excommunicate people for abortion but not for killing a born person? 24:19 – How would you respond to a person who says that Catholics are equally as divided as Protestants, citing groups like the SSPX? 35:29 – I’ve been told that Catholics shouldn’t play role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Is that true? If not, how should I answer? 46:22 – How can I better explain the Trinity to a Muslim? Specifically, how did all the persons exist before creation and the incarnation? …
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 4931 - #11528 Open Forum - Mark Brumley
Questions Covered: 05:15 – Are there impediments to betrothal? 06:32 – What is the Church’s stance on technology like Neuro-Link? 15:52 – What do you recommend I read for lent along with a St. Louis de Montfort book? 19:10 – What is the history of the celebration of the birth of Christ? 28:55 – My roommate is a Baptist and told me that he, his mother and aunt have the gift of tongues. What is the Catholic understanding of this? 34:43 – My wife and I are not married in the Church. She’s protestant. If she doesn’t want to get our marriage convalidated, would this mean that we would have to continue to live as brother and sister? 42:30 – Jacob has his name changed to Israel but the bible continues to refer to him as Jacob. Why is that? 44:33 – Is it okay to wear a rosary? 48:04 – If you can lose Grace, can you get it back? 50:38 – What are your thoughts on transformation and sharing our gifts? …
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 4930 - #11527 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:25 – How do you respond to someone who claims that Mt 6:30-34 offers a false promise? 12:15 – I will be invested into the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. There is a possibility that I might be ordered to take action that might cause the deaths of Christians in the Middle East. How do I reconcile these actions? 18:12 – To what extent does submission of intellect must we abide to non-infallible teachings such as the death penalty? 29:38 – What do you measure oral traditions against to know whether it’s from God or man-made? 33:14 – Domestic Church Media… When and how did Jesus become aware of his divinity? 40:54 – Are we relieved of our human emotions when we pass to heaven? 44:39 – I’m protestant. Do Catholics use the Septuagint or a Hebrew translation with the Deutro-canon? 49:26 – How do I approach a loved one who is divorced and remarried without an annulment without pushing her away from the Church? …
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 4929 - #11526 Baptism, Salvation, and More - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 03:38 – What do you think of miraculous testimonies of protestants? Do you think they are saved? 11:52 – Is it possible to offer a mass for a deceased Catholic who lived a lukewarm life? 14:22 – There have been many private revelations that promise salvation. What’s a prudent way to approach this? 18:00 – How do you respond to someone who claims Sola Fide? 23:54 – What is the protestant understanding of salvation and how does it compare to Catholicism? 34:58 – How does Confirmation fit in with salvation? Do I need to be confirmed? 41:09 – Where did baptism come from? 45:52 – I’m a Protestant. How does the fact that Catholic leaders are straying away from the Word affect how the Church sees salvation? …
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 4928 - #11525 Baptism, Salvation, and More - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 03:40 – Since Jesus is both God and human, is his human nature also eternal? 07:00 – In our baptism we participate in the priesthood of Christ. How is that? 15:05 – What’s the Church’s teaching authority on what it takes to be saved? 21:16 – If you’re baptized as a baby, then fall away and then want to return, do you have to be rebaptized? 31:02 – Where in the New Testament does Paul talk about baptism? 35:08 – Is the Mosaic covenant eternal? 46:02 – Regarding John’s purpose statement in John 20:31, How does the Church include baptism and repentance into salvation when John doesn’t? …
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 4927 - #11524 Open Forum - Jim Blackburn
Questions Covered: 03:29 – Did Mary show signs of aging? How is Mary our life, our sweetness and our hope? 07:53 – My friend who just converted to Catholicism has become very curious about the SSPX. How do I explain to him what this is? 15:50 – What criteria was needed for the canon of scripture. Why Catholic Bibles Are Mas Grande. 22:40 – Regarding Romans 9:11, what are the implications for predestination and election? 34:10 – Is Mary the reason why we have the Apostles’ Creed? Did She ask the apostles to contribute two lines each or is this just legend? 36:49 – What are the ethics of recommending Orthodoxy to my protestant friends who still struggle with Catholicism? 42:15 – How do I respond to a protestant who asks if you know you’re saved? 48:13 – Could you explain what blessed items are? 50:21 – My ex-husband and I don’t have an annulment and he remarried. Can I receive communion? 52:50 – How often do you have to go to confession before going up to communion? …
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 4926 - #11523 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 07:10 – Is it okay as a Catholic to read an Orthodox bible? 13:33 – How do we know the relic of the true cross and crown of thrones are authentic? 21:13 – How does one start an apologetics conversation? 28:38 – Does a priest have to be in a state of grace to administer the sacraments? 37:01 – How do I respond to Protestants who claim that it’s more Christian to live like a Jew? 48:15 – What does Matthew 10:34 mean when it says that Jesus will be the cause of division. And can you clarify what John means in Mt 11:11 when he says there are others greater than him in the kingdom of heaven? …
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 4925 - #11522 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 01:31 – Mt 17 when Peter catches the fish with the coin in its mouth, Is there significance to Jesus only paying the temple tax? 08:06 – I received a prayer from a priest that seems like it’s saying that we’re justified by works. Can you clarify? 15:36 Does hell have infinite suffering? 22:12 – My daughter was baptized along with another girl. During the baptism the priest switched the names. Should I be worried? 28:29 – Why did Vatican 1 prematurely end? Did any pope ever officially close it? 32:22 – How can 1 Cor 11:29 be used to show that the Eucharist is efficacious? 40:15 – Are we supposed to understand the resurrection of the dead? 43:30 – How do I respond to the people who make a big deal about female lectors and servers? 48:26 – In what sense is John the prophet Elijah? 50:30 – When Pope John Paul 2 gave the Luminous mystery the structure of the rosary novena changed. What’s the official change on the rosary novena? 52:24 – What is the significance of the Assumption of Mary? …
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 4924 - #11521 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 03:59 – What role does infallibility play in understanding the biblical canon? 14:38 – Have there been any kind of clothing that people can wear as married people apart from the wedding ring? Something equivalent to a monk wearing a habit? 16:54 – Is it good to learn Latin for God? 19:53 – Does cleansing of a passion in purgatory need a body for purification to happen? 24:43 – If both Mary and Jesus are present physically in heaven, does that mean that heaven is material? 32:34 – What is the Church’s view of 3-4 Maccabees? 35:57 – Did the Corinthians believe Paul about the 500 witnesses? 46:23 – What book do you recommend about the Eucharist? When was the first Mass celebrated? 49:44 – Why is praying to angels not idolatry? 52:54 – What prompted the idea that animals don’t have immortal souls? …
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 4923 - #11520 Ask a Priest - Fr. Samuel Keyes
Questions Covered: 06:46 – When the Divine Worship Missal was revised, why wasn’t the Rite to Mass Options included? 14:06 – Could a confession not be forgiven even if a priest absolves you, if you are not repentant? 28:48 – How does the Ordinariate handle annulments, evangelization, etc.? 32:15 – How are eastern Catholics in communion with Rome if they still honor certain saints who opposed Catholicism? 41:55 – Why don’t Catholics need an altar call? 46:03 – Would you agree with the statement that the reason many protestant ministers who convert don’t become priests is because bishops are still suspicious of them? …
Sat, 27 Jan 2024 - 4922 - #11519 Church in the News - Matthew E. Bunson
Questions Covered: 40:57 – Do you think the American press does not report about the persecution because they’re happy about it? 45:47 – What if our US bishops said we should pray and fast for the African Church? 50:14 – I want to thank Matt, he was what got me started on thinking about the Church. …
Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 4921 - #11518 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:55 – If you feel spirits in you and feel teleportation, is this obsession, oppression, or possession? 17:34 – What’s a clear way to explain form and substance as it relates to the Eucharist? 28:55 – Why does the Church hold to the view that the last moment of being in the state of grace is more important if God is outside of time? 42:08 – Is it true that we cannot truly love God unless we have the ability to reject him? 49:08 – What is the Church response to the epicurean paradox? …
Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 4920 - #11517 What Are Universities for, Anyway? - Jonathan Sanford
Questions Covered: 30:18 – My daughter is going to college. Why should I send her to a Catholic university instead of a state school? 32:19 – How are students changing due to woke culture especially in Catholic universities? 36:49 – Can you speak to UD’s success in terms of alumni gaining employment after graduating? 43:12 – What is your own spiritual tradition? 51:12 – I want to get closer to God and I’m interested in studying theology. The university that I’m looking into doesn’t have a program. What do you recommend? …
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 4919 - #11516 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:30 – I divorced after 24 years. He passed away a few years ago. Can I discern marriage? 12:00 – How do I discern offering tough love to my children? 20:13 – Is it proper to say that Justification is through grace, and obedience to Christ? 28:35 – Why is Selah denoted in a few of the psalms? What does it mean? 32:15 – Were there any patristic witnesses to the claim that Christ only had knowledge that was pertinent to his mission? 40:42 – Does the revelation in Fatima debunk the claim that hell is empty? 48:42 – Can you clarify why we believe in free will? This is in the context of talking to a Calvinist. …
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 4918 - #11515 Discerning God’s Will - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Questions Covered: 16:33 – What does it mean to discern God’s will? 33:05 – I’m 62 with an annulment. I’m dating someone and am considering marriage. How do I discern whether it’s love or lust? 40:22 – My 30-year-old son has lost his way. We opened our doors to him, but he is going back down a dark path. How do I discern God’s will in this situation? 46:44 – I ‘ve been training to be a “perpetual pilgrim” for the National Eucharistic Revival in the summer. I wasn’t accepted but still have it in my heart to do it. How do I know whether God is calling me to this? …
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 4917 - #11514 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 03:05 – How are the priest’s hands consecrated? What is done to the hands of an extraordinary minister of holy communion for them to be able to give out communion? 14:55 – How do I navigate the situation with my son and his girlfriend who are cohabiting and plan on having a wedding outside the Catholic Church? 23:30 – What is the Catholic view of the Tribulation and the Rapture? 35:17 – Why do some people think the pope is evil? 41:54 – What are your thoughts on praying the Divine Mercy as a personal devotion? 48:16 – What made you go from Southern Baptist to Catholic? What resources could you point me to? …
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 4916 - #11513 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 05:10 – Are the Psalms mandatory like the commandments? 08:05 – Today’s reading. How do I reconcile Mary’s authority over Jesus compared to the wedding of Cana? 19:34 – My wife and I are converts. Even if convalidation of our marriage isn’t necessary could we still do it as a renewal of vows? 29:11 – Could God design the earth with a pre-implemented age into it? 32:53 – Does the covenant with Noah disprove the possibility of an apocalyptic event unless the world is ending? 36:25 – Is there an official definition of anathema? How do we relate it to ecumenical dialogue? 43:59 – My Baptist friend believes that all the early Christian were apostates. How do I respond to this? 49:02 – If the Church is meant to evangelize to the end of the earth how, then do I approach my sibling who is transgender? They’ve influenced my nephew to be transgender and I don’t want my child to be influenced? 52:35 – Why is the Mass so repetitive and robotic? …
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 4915 - #11512 The Why’s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:15 – Why did the Church approve the books of the bible that are in it now and reject others? 09:10 – If sin brought death into the world, why did dinosaurs and plants die before humans existed? 20:02 – Why do Catholics have a relationship with saints? 28:50 – Why didn’t God give us a second chance after Adam and Eve? 33:25 – Why do Catholics believe Mary was sinless but not Joseph? 42:20 – How do we know about the 9 choirs of angels? 45:28 – Why do we believe that Mary’s giving birth miraculously? Was her virginity preserved? 50:58 – Why do we say “May we merit eternal life” in Mass? How do we understand this? …
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 4914 - #11511 The Why’s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 12:52 – Why does the Church believe it can declare canonized saints but not condemn those in hell? 20:40 – Why does the Church tell us that we won’t be in heaven body and soul until the last day? 29:40 – Why did the Church change the teaching of tithing from 10% to something more general? 35:50 – Why do we Catholics pray to Mary and not to Jesus or God? 44:20 – Why is a Catholic able to believe that purgatory is either instantaneous or a long process? Is there any evidence for either? 50:42 – Why do Catholics not eat meat on Fridays during lent? …
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 4913 - #11510 How the Church Fathers Made Me Catholic - Joshua Charles
Questions Covered: 24:16 – What’s the best way to defend the Church Fathers when they’re accused of being anti-Semetic? 30:00 – There is no reason to believe in the Marian dogmas. 34:27 – St. Anselm’s writings on universal salvation brought me back to the Church. Are those writings in line with the Church? 46:29 – What are your thoughts on challenges to the authenticity of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch? …
Sat, 20 Jan 2024 - 4912 - #11509 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 05:19 – I want to become Catholic but still live at home and my parents are opposed to this decision. What tips do you have for me? 17:14 – What do you say to people who use Church history for not believing in God? Ex. Saying Nazis and Fascists were Catholics? 28:28 – I’m a sidewalk counselor. Whenever I mention Mary people begin attacking me. How do I approach this subject? 34:44 – How would you respond to the claim of Eternal Security while using 1 Jn 5:13 and Mt 7:23 as evidence for it? 42:55 – How is purgatory good news? 48:20 – How do I address the sex scandal to a friend who constantly brings it up as a dig towards the faith? …
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 4911 - #11508 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 03:34 – What’s the scriptural proof for purgatory? 08:39 – Can you bless God? 12:23 – What does it mean to be made in the image and likeness of God? Are aliens also made in his image? 18:39 – My friend who survived the Bosnian war in the 90’s said she will never become Catholic because the Catholic and Orthodox Churches influenced the war. How do I respond to this? 24:30 – Is wearing Nikes a sin because the name comes from a pagan goddess? 30:43 – What is the difference between the gift of prophecy and words of knowledge? Does bone broth break a Friday meat fast? 41:00 – Luke described the baby Jesus swaddled and hands and feet tied. Is this imagery of the crucifixion? 45:03 – My husband is a convert and just joined the Knights of Columbus. I don’t know anything about them. Can you explain? 49:39 – What do we know about the state of the soul of a person entering dementia, and losing mental faculties etc.? What can they do to go to heaven? …
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 4910 - #11507 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:17 – Why would God allow sexual slavery as mentioned in Deut. 21:10-14? 13:14 – How do I respond to protestants who ask about the brothers and sisters in Christ? 23:58 – What is the Catholic teaching on cremation? 34:40 – Can you do a video on the 7 apocryphal books and talk about if there are connections to the New Testament? And if they were accepted by Jews? 38:16 – Can you create your own novena for a saint? 41:32 – During the petitions at mass they mentioned “equity for all people.” Am I overreacting in saying this is inappropriate for Mass? 51:07 – Do you think we are at the beginning of the tribulation considering all the civil unrest happening today? …
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