Questions Covered: 03:02 – Why do Catholics have Jesus on the cross instead of just a cross. Also, are tattoos immoral? 16:01 – My wife and I were married in a Lutheran church. She is Catholic. She was told by her priest that she is not allowed to take the sacraments. Is this true? 28:45 – Often I hear complicated ideas when explaining Catholic doctrines. I find it hard to follow, and imagine others do as well. Do you have to understand these things to be Catholic? 44:15 – I’m considering Catholicism. I’m struggling with some Marian doctrines. Is it enough for me to become Catholic to assent to the Church’s doctrines, while not really being sure if I believe in them? 47:40 – What is the Catholic view on dispensationalism? …

Questions Covered: 03:48 – Could we employ some of your arguments against the Evil God Challenge against atheistic naturalism? 08:37 – I like the argument against sola scriptura that scripture doesn’t say everything has to be in scripture. But Protestants respond that Old Testament Jews didn’t have a magisterium, yet they still knew, more or less, what books were canon. If Old Testament Jews were fine with that, shouldn’t we be too? How do we respond to that. 17:17 – Are those who go to Hell likely to eventually go mad from all their suffering? 21:08 – In light of the recent story of the man declared brain dead from whom they were harvesting organs, but then the man showed signs of life: how should Catholics consider organ donation? 29:33 – Convince us that abortions are evil without using religion. 32:20 – Why is the purpose of the uterus disanalogy in the violinist argument successful in refuting it? 43:24 – Is 1 Cor 15:29 a good proof for purgatory? 50:18 – How do we answer the ethical dilemma: a robber comes to your house and makes you choose a family member for him to kill, or else he will kill your whole family. …

Questions covered: 14:42 – Some Protestants are telling me there was no centralized authority in the early church and the bishops of Rome weren’t popes. How would you answer that?  22:32 – What are the other possible interpretations of Isaiah 53?  25:14 – Is it licit to practice cranialsacral therapy?  32:21 – How does the Catholic Church justify what it did in the Inquisition?  44:23 – I think what goes on in my neighborhood during Halloween is demonic. They’re glorifying death.  50:49 – Can you tell me more about the Black Mass happening in Atlanta on Friday? What’s going on there and what should we do?  …

Questions covered: 06:05 – Is the story of the rich young man the same story in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or is it something that happened frequently enough that they all reported similar but distinct interactions?  15:29 – Exodus says half of the ten plagues didn’t impact Israel, but doesn’t say that about the others. Did they impact Israel, and if so, why?  21:15 – The physical human body is sexed male and female. Is the human soul also sexed masculine and feminine?  34:38 – Can you help me understand the Church’s new teaching on the death penalty?  …

Questions Covered:  03:48 – How to respond to Catholics recent teaching on infallibility?  15:00 – I question the validity of annulments?   20:04 – How do we reconcile a dogma taught by Pope Pius XI being counter only a few decades later by Vatican II?  29:25 – I struggle with the teaching on life when it comes to cases of rape or incest?  36:46 –  What is the point if only 144,000 will be saved?   44:49 – I struggle with the line  “I go and prepare a place for you in Heaven” in John 14:3?  …

Questions Covered:  05:39 – Why does the Church teach that there in no salvation outside the Church?   13:29 – I struggle with the statistical proof for faith?  19:57 – My friend has a hard time with the Pope. Why are there disagreements?   30:16 – My friend can’t get over the Queen of Heaven in Jeremiah and Pope Gregory’s teachings on it?  34:06 – I struggle with the lack of clarity in RCIA classes. Should RCIA members participate in the sign of the cross and other parts of the Mass?  43:56 – My obstacle to practicing is my personal challenge with improving past behaviors and my friend group?   51:28 – My friend struggles with what makes monotheism true?   …

Questions covered: 08:11 – If you got permission from the Pope to access the secret vatican archives, what’s the one thing you’d want to see? 19:20 – Why does it seem like so many Catholic priests are hard to interact with on a personal level? 24:10 – My granddaughter is being taught that Adam and Eve aren’t real people and that bothers me. What are Tim’s thoughts on that? 35:28 – How did the rosary come to be? And how did it become associated with Mary? 46:05 – Why does the stigmata occur in the hands when most historical data suggests Jesus was crucified through his wrists? 51:14 – Who is the man of lawlessness referenced in 2 Thessalonians? …

Questions covered: 23:30 – What would be a short, succinct response to the Protestant claim that indulgences aren’t found in the Bible?  32:20 – How can I develop my online outreach and persuasiveness in order to reach peoples’ hearts?  42:20 – How do I evangelize online?  48:07 – How should I go about starting a YouTube channel for Christian apologetics to boost my profile as a DJ?  …

Questions Covered:  01:31 – Is Zachary King’s testimony a legitimate conversion?  05:39 – Why is it not good to receive the Eucharist in your hands?   13:06 – My first wife had abortions; do I still need to confess this?  15:17 – What is the will of the Church regarding Baptism?   19:13 – How do you discern if the traditions you believe are from God?   23:25 – What is the origin of relics in Catholic Altars?  33:34 – Was the Gospel of Luke written as a Classical Greek comedy?   44:22 – How should I view the unapproved Our Lady of the Tear of Joy apparitions?  48:47 – What is the difference between First Baptist and Catholics?  51:39 – If there is no time in Heaven, how was Moses in a waiting place? …

Questions Covered:  06:21 – If we know that angelic beings can assume physical bodies, why don’t we just say they have physical bodies?  14:48 – Why didn’t Jesus acknowledge a scenario where He and the demon were putting on a play verses saying Satan doesn’t allow conflict?   17:49 – Why should we have trust in the Papacy based on the historic aspect of having good and bad Popes? DAILY DEFENSE  23:21 – To what degree are we expected to defend the Eucharist physically?   33:09 – When we say there is no salvation outside the Catholic church, do we mean the institution or the body of Christ?    35:55 – Is the Immaculate conception a Holy day of Obligation on this year’s Calendar?    41:44 – How do we pray for the repose of the souls of still born babies?  44:23 – Can you explain buying blessed items?  48:48 – Is it okay to have relations with an ex-spouse prior to being remarried? Does this second marriage need to be in a church?  52:17 – Why are Holy days of Obligation different in the United States and Canada?   …

Questions Covered:  13:30 – I’ve found the people within the church to be roadblocks to others.  23:00 – What commonalities can I build on with my Protestant friends?  30:19 – I feel called to be a Deacon; can you give any input on next steps?   35:03 – I have had problematic experiences with a priest. How can I trust a priest again?  43:44 – How can I humbly help in the conversions of friends?  …

Questions Covered:  03:20 – In Genesis, when God says, “let us make Man in our image”, is He speaking to himself or to the holy angels?  07:47 – Is it okay to wait to convert and what can I do in the waiting?  13:19 – Judaism never had a concept of a “Diunity” of God and Holy Spirit, so how did we get to the doctrine of the Trinity?  20:06 – In Matthew Jesus says to pray in private, so is communal prayer blasphemy?     24:30 – If the Real Presence is the source and summit of our faith, why is it not in the Apostle or Nicene Creed?  31:52 – How can I go about bad or toxic friendships?   37:39 – What is the Catholic perspective on the first or second great awakening?  46:25 – I was shown Mason hand gestures and symbols from a coworker. Would this be considered sinful?  50:30 – Can you clarify the parable of the wheat and weeds?  …

Questions Covered:  01:49 – Is a Lutheran Baptism valid in the Catholic church?  09:36 – Why do you believe in the Bible when the Bible makes claims disproved by modern science?  20:22 – Catholic views on the end times, do Catholic prescribe to postmillennialism or has the church changed?  23:40 – Can you explain works and faith based on Canon 24 in Council of Trent and 2010 CCC?   50:16 – How can we differentiate between God and Spirit talking to us or own personal thoughts?  …

Questions Covered:  05:18 – When did the Bible go from Full of Grace to Highly favored one? Why do we believe Mary was sinless?  29:28 – Can you explain the Stations of the Cross?   42:03 – How can I trust the church when the Pope makes statements undercutting the Catholic positions?   …

Cy is joined by two John Paul the Great Catholic University students to face off in this game show episode! …

Questions Covered: 04:25 – What does it mean when the book of Samuel says that God’s evil came down? 07:50 – What should be the relationship between faith and politics?  14:48 – There have been a lot of apparitions where few people go to heaven. It feels very discouraging. Is this accurate? 20:10 – Are the dead that will be lifted up in 1 Thess. 4:17 saved? If not, who are they? 23:50 – If you went to confession do you still have to go to purgatory? 31:18 – Are all religions different paths to the same God?  44:24 – What is the significance of the water that they put into the wine during mass? 46:24 – Charles Morris’ book, in his book American Catholic, he says that the vast majority reject the teaching on contraception. Is this true? 48:20 – I’m a convert. How do I better understand the words of consecration? It sounds like the words are only meant for that piece of bread and not other pieces moving forward. 50:28 – Since we as Catholics believe that Jesus sat on the throne of David, how do we respond to Christian Zionists who believe it needs to physically happen? …

Questions Covered: 01:53 – Why was Judas necessary? 10:21 – Is abortion wrong just because a uterus is for the purpose of fostering children? 16:30 – Nondenominational people in my area have begun believing the idea that the pope is going to make a one world religion that will usher in the end times. Are you familiar with this idea and where it stems from? 23:11 – You mentioned earlier that you didn’t think very highly of the author Dan Brown. I’m genuinely curious why. 28:59 – I’m engaged to a man in the military and started having visions of his friends who have died in battle. What should I make of this? 37:03 – What bible translation do you think is the most accurate? Coming from a protestant background, what translation would you recommend for me? 41:58 – Are our deceased loved ones able to recall the pain they endured? 47:10 – Why does God let children suffer? 51:47 – With the Church constantly under attack, why aren’t we praying for victory but peace instead? …

Questions Covered: 03:34 – What are the necessary contrition, motivations and resolutions needed for a valid confession?  07:59 – My protestant friend claims that St. Augustine’s said that being born of water and spirit means a physical birth, not baptism. Is this true?  14:16 – Is it socially acceptable in Catholic circles to make up Marian apparitions for writing science fiction?  19:00 – Can you clarify the meaning of Luke 11:15-26?  23:32 – Are coincidences negative or positive and how should one navigate them as a Christian?  33:40 – Why did the Church make Sunday mass obligatory?  37:35 – Is it morally just for a government to outlaw labor unions?  42:50 – Why should one become Catholic considering how shaky the foundations can sometimes feel?  49:48 – What would be a good response to the Calvinistic claim that the story of Jonah is evidence for there being no free will?  53:31 – Can someone disagree with what the church teaches if they have a well-formed conscience?  …

Questions Covered: 07:41 – What should Catholics take into consideration when voting? 19:45 – The Council of Carthage claims that babies don’t go to heaven. Was that rejected or was that authoritative and how does that relate to the line in the Creed we believe in one baptism in the remission of sins 24:42 – Is Nestorian considered Christianity in the sense that Lutheranism and Calvinism is? 32:29 – Can an Orthodox person receive communion in the Catholic Church? 36:48 – What is the Catholic view on freedom and determinism? Is it hard determinism, libertarianism, or compatibilist? 45:43 – Jesus says render unto Caesar, but does that mean we are giving a pass to leaders since they are so evil? 51:17 – Could you explain what the current synod is and what it means for the Church? 53:09 – Does Mary have any authority other than intercession? …

Questions Covered: 02:54 – What are your thoughts on Matthias being appointed to replace Judas? 13:48 – If I could learn a language to read the bible, which should it be, Ecclesiastical Latin or Biblical Greek? 17:17 – Why doesn’t the Church gather frequently to infallibly define everything? 28:45 – How would I explain that there is only one God to a Mormon? 41:14 – What is your best argument for the Assumption of Mary? …

Questions Covered: 03:30 – Gal.3:13 mentions Jesus became a curse on the cross. How do we properly understand the term curse in that context? 15:05 – Is there a difference between the Septuagint and the current translation of the Old Testament? 19:58 – My friend is a traditional Catholic and has a 1st class relic. She said she got it after the Church cleared out the churches after Vatican 2. Is this true? 29:35 – I’m Catholic but how do I know that Catholicism is the one true religion? 44:10 – Was witchcraft mixed into Catholicism when African slaves were brought over to Haiti? 47:27 – I’m 69 years old and I get strange experiences where I have knowledge of things I shouldn’t know. What should I do with this information? Sorry, this one is the rambler 51:53 – I’m in RCIA coming from a reformed background. How do I understand the difference between penal substitution vs Anselm’s satisfaction …

Questions Covered: 03:25 – What’s the actual effect of Grace? What does receiving the Eucharist do practically? 13:50 – How does the Catholic community define and practice worship and prayer? 21:03 – In Anglican. If the claim that Peter’s successors retain the same power and status, why don’t the successors of the other apostles hold the same? 29:33 – I’m almost finished reading the book of Numbers. How am I supposed to read the story of Balaam and Balak? 34:31 – What is the Sabbatine privilege and what are the requirements to obtain it? 40:52 – What scriptures do Jewish converts to Catholicism have to abide by? 51:50 – What are the requirements for a plenary indulgence? …

Question Covered: 06:49 – Can you explain the concept of a new Heaven and a new Earth?  15:19 – How can I help my Christian Grandmother’s salvation without hurting her feelings?  21:19 – Can you explain what Paul meant by handing a sinner’s flesh to Satan so his soul can be saved in 1 Cor 5:5?  30:50 – Can you explain why temporal sinfulness can merit eternal punishment?   43:47 – How does Purgatory work and how can we get out?  47:19 – My priest wrote that the worst pain you can have is in purgatory, where in the bible might this be?  51:17 – Does Mark 14:7 excuse us from giving to the poor?   …

Questions Covered:  06:29 – Can a believer who is not Baptized in the Catholic church go to Heaven? 13:51 – What was the first recorded miracle with a relic? 16:09 – When did people stop believing in Purgatory? 22:28 – What is the scriptural basis for purgatory? 32:46 – How can we explain ghosts or spirits on Earth if there are only three paths after death? 36:30 – My son died as a teen, but I didn’t Baptize him. Can he be saved since it was my choice? 43:48 – Why might a courtroom scenario be used to describe our final judgment? 50:16 – Is it true that only Jesus and Mary are in heaven? …

Questions Covered:  02:10 – How can I respond to claims that Matthew 4 and Jesus’s temptations prove Sola Scriptura? 06:31 – Can you explain the new and the old wine skin parable?  12:53 – When is the completion of the Eucharist on the Cross?   16:17 – What is a good response for any problematic study notes in the New American Bible?   22:25 – Was there any time in the Bible where the Eucharist looked like the Mass today or was it a communal dinner?   30:37 – Does Act 8:14-17 disapprove baptism by Jesus’s name only?   39:48 – When Matthais became an apostle there were 13 now, how does this impact the 12 seats?  44:36 – Is the italicized text in the Bible the word of God?  48:17 – Why don’t Catholics go by the Bible exactly?  …

Questions Covered:  06:56 – Did the apostles receive the same Baptism of Jesus based on Act 19: 3-4 and Matthew 28:19?  15:15 – Does scripture rule out God being incarnated previously in another world?   16:58 – Based on the different descriptions in Isaiah, Daniel, and John are there quantifiable things in heaven?  22:22 – Was John 6 taken literally by those following Jesus?   31:56 – Why does Jesus take Peter, James, and John specifically in Mark 5, 6, and 14?  35:09 – Are there any recorded instances of people failing to receive communion properly as described in1 Corinthians 11:30?  38:51 – In Isaiah 11:2, why is piety missing from the gifts of the Holy Spirit?  41:59 – Did the New Testament authors realize their writing was divinely inspired?   51:14 – How do we know Peter was given greater authority than the other apostle?    …

Questions Covered: 01:20 – Why did they stop writing books into the bible? 15:45 – Doctrinally how do the differences work in the east and west regarding infant communion? 30:51 – How would a protestant align intercession of the saints and a belief in soul sleep? 45:39 – Why doesn’t the 9th commandment state coveting thy neighbor’s husband only thy neighbor’s wife? 50:06 – In cases where one has discerned that certain media doesn’t impact one poorly, but it will affect others. Can one still listen to it? …

Questions Covered: 02:23 – How do we make sense of how we are not crucifying Christ during the mass? 18:38 – I’ve noticed that some Catholics and Protestants are acting as though we are in the end times. How do I go about talking with them? 35:19 – I need help responding to some saying that Mary disproves the Eucharist? 47:41 – Why does a bishop have to give permission to perform an exorcism? …

Questions Covered: 02:34 – When we choose our investments for retirement, can a Catholic invest in companies who we know are contributing money to Planned Parenthood? 11:26 – Since James was writing before the events of Acts 15, did he fully understand the gospel? 17:14 – How would you talk to someone for the World Mission Society, Church of God? 22:34 – How do I evangelize my agnostic brother? 29:19 – Can you recommend a source on the history of communion? 34:18 – Is it permissible to bless my home with blessed oil? 36:22 – Why do Catholics keep using the word pray when it comes to communicating with the saints? If they change the wording it may not cause as much confusion? 43:06 – Do you think an individual blessing given during communion is in violation of Fiducia Supplicans? …

Questions Covered: 07:35 – What is Marian Consecration and how do I go about doing it? 14:40 – How do I explain the sign of the cross to a 4-year-old from a different faith background? 20:19 – Considering the Church calls abortion evil, why hasn’t the Church sanctioned Catholic politicians who are vocally pro-abortion? 31:52 – Where do Catholics get the idea of honoring Mary in the rosary? 41:19 – Why is it that it takes ordained ministry to celebrate most sacraments but not marriage and baptism? 45:17 – Why is it that we are seeing a spike in celebrity conversions? 51:58 – Could you clarify what you mean by visible Church and invisible Church in your book Pope Peter? …

Questions covered: 02:17 – It seems like a lot of non-Catholic religions in which people speak in tongues. Why don’t Catholics do that? And what is the Catholic position on speaking in tongues?  11:49 – What must one do to be saved?  16:49 – What are the rewards that we can obtain in heaven?  19:29 – Why are we still split with the Orthodox over the filioque when Greek is no longer the dominant language in the Church?  24:53 – Can you help me understand the Church’s current teaching on the death penalty in relation to its older teachings? It seems like it’s done a complete 180, not a development.  44:32 – If someone knowingly votes for a person who supports abortion and then dies before confessing, does he go to hell?  49:59 – Why is an infertile person allowed to be married but an impotent person is not? …

Questions covered 09:19 – Why doesn’t the New Testament refer to priests with the Greek word hiereus? 18:06 – Why are so many people fascinated by exorcisms, especially in horror movies? 18:06 – It seems like there are so many things you have to do and rules to follow in Catholicism. 41:01 – if everything happens according to god’s will/plan, which is what it says in the bible, then people have no freewill. 46:49 – Why do Catholics revere relics? 49:30 – In Luke, the word kecharitomene is rendered “full of grace” and I always thought Luke made up that word. Someone told me the same word in the masculine is used in Sirach and it’s translated “gracious.” Why is it translated differently? …

Questions Covered: 01:36 – I’m a Baptist. If I attend a Catholic service why can’t I receive communion? 17:16 – How do we harmonize intercession of the saints and purgatory? 41:10 – It’s hard for me to get over the idea of the Eucharist being the body and blood of Jesus as a nondenominational Christian, because I feel like I would deify the wafer. How can I get over this hurdle? 51:41 – I was told that some of the saints may be pagan gods and goddesses like St. Brigid. Is this true? …

Questions Covered: 08:03 – My wife and I aren’t confirmed yet. Does practicing do anything yet since we’re not fully initiated into the Church? 25:25 – I’m Jewish. What is the Catholic interpretation of Psalm 110? 36:47 – Why can’t we have premarital intercourse? 50:29 – Why does the show prompt there’s a non-optional requirement to be Catholic? Why does the Church think that it bears any weight in an individual’s relationship with God? …

Questions Covered: 01:42 – What does a day-in-the-life of Jimmy Akin look like? I know so many of us are in awe of your depth and breadth of knowledge. It would be interesting to see how you structure your day with learning etc. 06:40 – I have a few questions that I have had on my mind for some time now. It is said that Latin is especially efficacious for prayer and exorcisms because it is the official language of the church. My question is this, for an Eastern Rite Catholic, who would be under the authority of their church’s head (although the Pope’s authority is, of course, universal and preeminent) and have their own Codes of Canon Law, would the native language of that church be more efficacious or similar in efficacy to prayers in Latin? Or would this only apply to the ancient languages? E.g. Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Coptic, Hebrew, and possibly Church Slavonic and Arabic. 14:22 – What’s your thoughts about whether animals and our pets can be in heaven with us or not? 18:55 – Does the church condone organ donation? 20:28 – Also should we vote for a candidate who is for abortion, when there is no one who is prolife. Should we vote for the lesser of two evils? 21:51 – I have full confidence that you are knowledgeable about the “identity” issue. What would you offer in scripture and the catechism to someone who identified as a furry? 28:38 – Given the tragic shortage of priests, what would you recommend to someone seeking a spiritual director who is having a hard time finding one? 32:08 – I’d like your advice on what to tell my 9-year-old about Blessed Imelda Lambertini (the young girl who reportedly died of joy upon receiving the Eucharist). After hearing about Blessed Imelda my 9-year-old is scared that the Eucharist will kill her too. And for my own curiosity, do you know if this is a documented account or more of a pious legend? Thanks! 37:39 – The strongest challenge I ever heard from a Protestant about the Assumption is, “How can the Catholic Church dogmatically declare that the Assumption was ‘believed at all times by the Church’, when there is literally no evidence anywhere in the Bible, Church Father writings or, apocryphal writings of the first Century?” 43:05 – What separates the “New Atheists” from the old Atheists? 45:26 – If there are many other planets with life, then how would they be saved? Did Christ death and resurrection count for them also and if so, how would they know. Or did God save each planet with aliens differently? 48:14 – What are some of the best ways to practice becoming as humble as possible, like Our Lady? 50:13 – Is it possible for your guardian angel to not like you or something about you? For example, maybe your guardian angel doesn’t like the same kind of music you listen to. I wonder if a guardian angel ever feels like they preferred getting someone else to guide. 52:38 – Who would win in a fight, the Incredible Hulk or felony tax evasion? Asking for a friend ️ 53:43 – Why was it necessary for the Church to make the immaculate conception and assumption into dogmas (vs leaving them as non-mandatory for belief teachings)? …

Questions Covered: 02:57 – Was William Shakespeare a Recusant, or did he become a part of the Church of England at some point in his life? 11:38 – If our Lord instituted all Sacraments by commanding His apostles to do them and no one can usurp a Bishop or priest, if the person doesn’t have valid orders, to consecrate, give absolution, confirm, ordain, etc… then why is baptism the only sacrament where anyone can baptize another person? 11:39 – What exactly is the soul of a person? 14:42 – Is baptism the Mark of the Lamb? 18:14 – I’ve heard it said in support of the assumption that no Christian church has ever claimed to have Mary’s relics. Muslims claim to know where she is buried. Care to comment? We love Cy, jimmy, and the whole CA team. 21:42 – Would the infallibility of the Church be in doubt if it turned out that the whole Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe, etc. story was only legendary (i.e. lacked historicity)? 28:45 – Can Catholics watch Game of Thrones? 32:26 – What specifically in Thomistic metaphysics do you have the most trouble believing and why? 36:00 – Sikhism be said to worship the one true God? 38:20 – If public revelation has ended but the canonization of saints is an infallible act, does that make what the saints have revealed public revelation. 42:31 – Do I have to say the divine mercy as Jesus told St. Faustina or say the rosary every day as Our Lady told the children of Fatima? If I don’t am I disobeying Jesus and his mother? And can private revelations contradict one another, and if so, which ones should I follow? 48:23 – What would someone like Lazarus’s marital status be after he was resurrected? Given that the marital bond is severed upon death would he still be obliged to his wife if he had one (or anyone else in Lazarus’s situation) 53:23 – Can a Protestant convert to Catholicism and be a faithful Catholic without practicing any devotion to Mary or the saints?   …

Questions Covered: 02:45 – What happens during the mass in a situation where the priest can not finish the mass? Do i have any obligations? 09:28 – As a convert how did you incorporate the deuterocanonical books into your world view? 13:35 – What did the Vatican remove the word “one” in the phrase one God forever and ever, in the liturgies? 17:50 – How did Jesus and his disciples sustain themselves by traveling, buying food, and staying at an inn? 22:48 – I’m the only catholic in my family, I encourage my family to go to a Catholic Church for spiritual nourishment and their protestant churches for community. Is this wrong? 29:55 – Bread of life discourse, protestants claim that Jesus’ phrase, “the flesh of no avail negates the Catholic understanding. Whats the response? 36:40 – The Pope said all religions are paths, to God, how should Catholics understand this? 42:18 – Why does the wedding of Cana narrative, begin with mentioning Mary first instead of Jesus? The wording feels a bit odd. 45:44 – How do you explain to a kid in catechism that attending mass in important when their parents never go to mass? 47:44 – In Marian apparitions, how much do those images come from God and how much of it comes from the imagination/psyche of the person? 52:09 – John’s gospel is supplemental, one piece of evidence is that it doesn’t have the Last Supper story. Can you expand a little more on that? …

Questions Covered: 02:48 – What is the difference between a Church and a temple? 08:19 – Why do baptism and confirmation happen at the same time in Maronite rite? 14:45 What’s the best answer for why Jesus died for our sins? 17:01 – Will a 3-month-old who passed away remain a baby in heaven? 20:22 – Did the apostles who were illiterate use scribes? Why would Jesus wait till 30 to start his ministry? 25:45 – Was Christ silent for 500 years before Christ’s birth? 32:38 – Why does Genesis genealogy not include mothers? 35:10 – What does it mean to be in communion with the Pope of Rome? How would an Orthodox want to be in communion, what must they do? 37:20 – What is the morality in engaging in sexual acts with a spouse who is incapable due to loss of organs, cripple, etc. What would be permissible? Which sexual actions would one be able to perform? 43:25 – What is the rule on the elevation of the host during the “Behold the Lamb of God?” Why do some only elevate a fragment and others, the entire host? 45:56 – If you could choose 1 non-Catholic apologist to debate or convert, who would it be? 47:45 – How do Catholics compete with the people who say that they get more from a protestant preacher over a priest’s homily 51:02 – referencing a previous question on genealogy, how do you respond to the Jewish claim that one’s Jewishness comes from the mother, and why is it only men referenced in the genealogy? 52:07 – I light on John 14:12, why aren’t there a lot more miracles? …

Questions Covered: 09:42 – I have an adult family member who is developing mental health issues and I’m noticing a lot of overlap with addiction and compulsion. How would CIR be able to help? 14:43 – I have an addiction to hoarding and still struggle. What advice do you have for me? 19:06 – How do I find a good Catholic sponsor? 24:17 – I’ve been addicted to heroin for many years and have been praying for Jesus to take this addiction away. Have you heard of any stories where people are healed from it? 32:27 – Through God, Mass and prayer I am 11 months sober from pornography. 41:45 – How does mental health and recovery relate to mortal sin? How much is in and out of our control? 46:09 – Do you have resources for families of adult children who struggle from addiction? 51:05 – Can someone have a drink and still say that they have been sober for 5 years? …

Questions Covered: 04:45 – How could one in the Church still believe in the claim of authority in light of all the controversy? 15:13 – My co-worker says he is spiritual and believes in the pineal gland and its supernatural effect. Do you know anything about this? 18:29 – How should Catholics navigate modern dating? 25:12 – Would you be willing to do a dialogue with Gavin Ortlund especially after all your videos? 36:55 – Was Paul an apostle? 43:12 – How do we reconcile No Salvation outside the Church and those ignorant of Christ possibly having salvation? 49:52 – My protestant admits the Early Church was Catholic but how do I convince her of apostolic succession and why it still matters today? …

Questions Covered: 01:48 – How can I trust that the whole of tradition is divine revelation rather than a false doctrine of human beings? 12:00 – What about people who feel so close to God, what about their authority? 18:51 – What’s the relationship between James and Peter and the authority of the two? 24:20 – If I didn’t go to Church on Sunday and wanted to watch football, then if I die, would I go to hell? 33:57 – I’m a catechist. What are the dogmas of the Church? Is there a definitive list? 40:07 – I don’t know what kind of Christian I am. Can you help me to clarify where I stand? 47:15 – In Matthew Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and tells his people to listen to them. Why did you use that story as evidence to follow authority? 52:42 – What would be the main way to bring a friend to Catholicism who is interested in Orthodoxy? …

Questions Covered: 05:08 – Is it accurate to put scripture and tradition in the same level of authority? 08:49 – Why should we believe the magisterium over a Protestant pastor? 20:11 – What gives priests and bishops authority to consecrate the Eucharist? 29:31 – How does a Catholic reconcile 1 John 2:27 and the authority of the magisterium? 36:40 – What’s the difference between big “T” traditions and small “t” traditions? 43:52 – How do we show that from authority that apostasy is not the only mortal sin but also includes the breaking of the 10 commandments? 51:28 – Why does the Church give authority to the Protoevangelium of James? …

Questions Covered: 02:56 – If a person goes missing and is presumed dead. What would happen if the spouse remarried. 10:10 – I need direction on presidential candidates on the issues of abortion and immigration. What’s your advice? 10:10 – I need direction on presidential candidates on the issues of abortion and immigration. What’s your advice? 19:30 – Could you explain the canonical delict of heresy and notoriety in fact? 28:39 – I bought a rosary at the Vatican gift shop but the center metal had a skull and crossbones instead of a Marian medal. What should I make of this? 32:26 – Can you clarify on Mary remaining a virgin and the meaning of until in the phrase, she remained a virgin until… 37:36 – Can you explain how Pope Benedict can potentially agree with Sola Fide? 44:06 – At mass, a priest encouraged everyone to receive communion and to approach confession afterwards if they needed. Is this okay to do? 46:30 – I was denied absolution, but then another priest gave it to me. Am I absolved? 48:47 – Can we still hold to traditional understanding purgatory? 51:39 – Jesus mentions he is one with the father and mentions all he knows is through the father but claims to not know the end times. Why is that? …

Questions Covered: 25:15 – Is the song, Mary Did You Know, biblically accurate? 35:25 – What does it mean to be consecrated to Mary? How do you do it and why is it important? 43:44 – what are the Greek words when talking about Mary having other children? 48:52 – Are we human race a type of Mary that’s looking for Jesus?   …

Questions Covered:  00:52 – The recent ruling regarding Medjugorje  05:09 – Why isn’t the Bible written in such a way that there isn’t wiggle room on moral topics?   13:07 – Can you explain the difference of the Greek and Aramaic word for “my Church” in Matthew 16:18?   19:42 – How can I respond to the Pope’s comment that all religions lead to God?  23:49 – How can I effectively Catechize my daughters without over complicating the faith?  30:26 – How late can you be to a Sunday Mass for it to be considered valid attendance?   33:55 – Do we get to meet our Guardian Angels in heaven?   35:42 – Why does a marriage need to be consummate in the Catholic church?  40:13 – How do we reconcile our free will with God’s omniscience?  43:14 – If Jesus and Mary’s bodies are in heaven, would other symbiotic organisms be with them?  49:40 – Can divorced Catholics be allowed to receive Holy Communion?  …

Questions Covered:  05:11 – Is it possible to do a group Reconciliation or is the individual way the best practice?  13:36 – Was the early Eucharist psychedelic?   18:25 – How can we verify the claims of the Papacy without falling on a dogmatic assertion?  29:03 – The Catholic Church killed William Tyndale for translating the Bible into English because they didn’t want anyone to have it.   31:39 – What is the difference between social and classical Trinitarianism?   34:03 – What can laity do for wayward souls?   45:58 – Can girls be altar servers?  49:41 – Can Saul pursuing David be viewed as a prefiguration to Saul, in the New Testament, persecuting Christians?   51:20 – Do you think action figures can be considered the modern-day idols referenced in Revelations 9:20?   …

Questions Covered: 02:37 – If God doesn’t hold people accountable for their ignorance, why should we evangelize?  08:19 – My husband had his first marriage annulled before marrying me. His father has told me that I’m “Carrying his [my husband’s] cross [first marriage].” Is he right?  17:25 – What is the message of Our Lady of La Salette?  20:24 – What is the standing of the gospel of the birth of Mary in the Catholic Church? Can it be read devotionally?  23:46 – Is grace better defined as “an empowering of our free will to do that which we think is good” rather than “obliging us to do good?”  32:00 – How is the next pope going to be chosen?  41:33 – Would my wife and I occupy the same place in heaven since we were so close in this life?  48:23 – How do you reconcile Jesus’ commands to love our enemies and turn the other cheek with him saying he came not to bring peace but division?  52:30 – What’s the difference Roman and Palmerian Catholics?  …

Questions Covered: 03:17 – Did the council of Jamnia exist? And if so, what came out of it?  07:45 – A Protestant told me we break the sabbath commandment in Exodus because we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday. How do I respond to that?  28:36 – Since Padre Pio’s stigmata allegedly disappeared as he died, could someone use that to argue that the saints’ intercessory abilities are diminished after they die?  34:47 – If someone commits a mortal sin, repents, but hasn’t gone to confession yet, what is the current state of their soul?  44:38 – What did Jesus mean by “Let the dead bury their dead”?  51:57 – Why are relics of the saints allowed to be distributed? …

Questions Covered: 19:33 – I grew up Lutheran and just converted. I want to share why Mary was important to us. Also, how does one go about consecrating? 25:17 – How do I cultivate a relationship with Mary if it seems one sided only? 37:42 – I bought 33 days for morning glory and never went through with it. Is it best to do a consecration on specific dates? 47:04 – People ask why get consecrated and I ask why not get consecrated! 53:08 – How do I approach Marian Consecration with my grown children who are no longer Catholic? …

Questions Covered: 06:15 – Do animals go to heaven? 22:00 – What are the rules on mixed marriages in Catholicism? 31:41 – Why is it wrong for parishioners to wear hats in Church even for medical reasons? 28:45 – What’s the Church’s response to the excessive self-flagellation especially in Latin America? 36:40 – How do we justify Mary being the Queen of all Christians? 41:55 – are there any spiritual ramifications to seeking medical attention from a Shriners hospital? 44:27 – Christ heals a man with mud he made with spit. And he had to do it twice for the person to be fully healed. Why was that detail included? 47:43 – My Baptist parents want me to be on birth control. Do I disobey them or go against the Church? 49:22 – Why aren’t the other 4 archangels in our canon anymore? Why aren’t they named? …

Questions Covered: 04:32 – What does the Church say about married who are on the way to converting and should they abstain from relations? 15:23 – My protestant friend believes that sexual relations make 2 people one flesh and equal spiritual ties. What is the Church’s role in annulment and divorces? 22:15 – I’m a convert. How do I address the lady on Rev 12 and my protestant friend who claim she is Israel? 31:48 – Does the Church teach we can be perfectly sinless on this side of heaven? 37:44 – How do we reconcile God being all good if he created the devil knowing he would end up evil or Adam and Eve falling? 45:08 – How does the Church know which saints have bodies in Revelation? …

Questions Covered: 05:48 – How does one rightly critique Marian devotion? 24:41 – Does the account of the Ethiopian eunuch disprove apostolic succession? 33:31 – Does Mary need a savior? 40:31 – How am I supposed to properly understand the title of Queen of Heaven in light of Jer. 7:17-18? 47:12 – Has anyone ever looked into what heaven is and the details? …

Questions Covered: 01:12 – Did fetal microchimerism have a part to play in Mary’s assumption? 06:10 – There is a practice where people fast during lent from one thing (food, vice.) Some people say that when you pray Sunday evening prayer 1 on Saturday, it is now Sunday where you feast and you don’t have to fast from your Lenten fast anymore. Is this a sound practice or should one only stop their Lenten fast on Sunday? 09:55 – Is it true that the ends never justify the means? It seems that this belief would prohibit things like war. A popular moral question is; If the nazis asked you where a Jewish family is hiding, isn’t it best to lie? How else can you respond? I haven’t heard you speak on this and I’m interested in your perspective 13:22 – Why do priests not get to marry? Doesn’t this lead some into sexual sin anyways when they harm children in the worst cases? God gave us a holy marriage between men and women for this purpose. Why? 19:14 – If the West believes in original sin, and the Eastern Orthodox believe in ancestral sin, where does that put Eastern Catholics? I spoke with one Eastern Catholic priest who said they affirm ancestral sin, but I thought in order to be Catholic you had to believe in original sin? 21:08 – Both are good, but is it better to know history or philosophy? Concerning Catholicism or life in general (your opinion). 23:15 – I have a question concerning canon 285.2 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. It states: “Clerics are to avoid those things which, although not unbecoming, are nevertheless foreign to the clerical state.” Is the law thinking of any special area here? Could you give an example of something that is totally fine to do for a layperson but not for a priest? 31:09 – Do you like tooled leather? 32:12 – Can you explain Vicarious Satisfaction as taught by Aquinas vs. Penal Substitutionary Atonement and is Penal Substitution the foundation for salvation by Faith Alone? 36:52 – Kinda a silly question, but when Moses, Elijah, and other old testament characters “saw God,” did they see Jesus before He was sent from heaven and born unto the world through the Blessed Virgin Mary? Or did they actually see “God the Father?” 40:41 – You have previously critiqued the philosophical version of the Kalam argument because you believe God is capable of actualizing a universe with an infinite past.  Let’s take that for granted. It seems to me that an atheist cannot make such an appeal to support the possibility of an infinitely old universe. Therefore, could someone use the philosophical version of the Kalam as a sort of “internal critique” of the atheist worldview. One can say, “What you describe is impossible without divine omnipotence making it happen.” 44:39 – To what extent is the Catholic dogma of the Assumption of Mary a potential stumbling block to reunion with Eastern Orthodox churches?  I have heard that they believe something similar, called the Dormition of Mary, but I don’t know if the belief is uniform among all Eastern Orthodox churches, or if it’s exactly the same as the Assumption. 47:59 – Why did God not give us a mortal sin (or Grace) detector so we can know with certitude what we did was deadly or venial or simply a vice? 51:00 – What if a person had no faith all its life, just refused to believe and then gets dementia or alzheimers is there still hope for them to get to heaven 52:32 – Can you please contrast the passage from Luke 1:28 where the Angel Gabriel addresses Mary with the greeting “Hail, full of grace,” with the passage from Acts 6:8 (also authored by Luke) where Stephen is described as “full of grace.” …

Questions Covered: 02:59 – What are the implications of praying to a saint that may or may not have ever existed? Couldn’t this be dangerous/dubious in some way? I’m referring to saints that were probably local myths/legends. I take it you know some examples better than me since I’m a new Catholic.  06:23 – Are there other Marian beliefs beyond her Assumption and immaculate conception which the church could realistically issue as doctrines in the near future? Maybe even dogmas?  12:53 – Can Catholics play D&D? 14:27 – Will there be different happiness levels in heaven? For example if ones family didn’t make would they be less happy then if someone’s family did make it? 16:37 – What is “hyper papalism?” 18:09 – Does the Church currently teach that coeducation (especially of adolescents) is evil and are people dissenters for preferring it? 21:47 – The “lost” years of Jesus. Please. 28:49 – While Jesus was incarnate, how was he the creator of his contemporaries? (I’m cath., just looking to understand better). 31:21 – What does Mary’s assumption mean in context of resurrection? Why are some biblical figures resurrected and others are assumed to heaven (like the prophet Elijah), and what can we expect? I know that’s more than one question, but I also know you’ll come up with a succinct answer 33:53 – The topic of bulimia, anorexia, if eating disorders are sinful or not, are they signs of demonic oppression? How can one overcome them with the means of which the Church provides? Daily Mass isn’t possible unfortunately 36:37 – In Matthew 12, 1-8 Jesus is referring to a story from 1 Sam 21, 2-7. My question is, why is He talking about David and his companions (verse 3) eating the bread, when David was alone there talking with Achimelek? The young men David is talking about are not there with him, so they did not eat the bread with David. It seems that Jesus is wrong about the story He is referring to. I’d appreciate an answer to this, thanks for your work Jimmy 41:52 – How do I respond to a seventh day Adventist asking, If the soul survives beyond death, then why do you need Mary to be bodily assumed? I don’t know if I should approach this the same way I would approach this with any protestant or if I should deal with soul sleep and then use the same argument. Thank you God bless. 50:50 – I’ve been thinking about patron saints and would like to identify some for those suffering with schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder. St. Dymphna is a good start, but are there any others? 52:14 – Doctrinal development in general… This is a core issue with my family members not accepting the Church. They will admit the Marian dogmas may be true, and don’t in principle reject them. They just can’t see why we should be compelled to accept them as “De Fide”. …

Questions Covered: 03:31 – How would you respond to Dr. James Madden’s objections to near death experiences? 12:15 – If I get to heaven, is Andrew the name he will call me by or will he have another name for me? 16:11 – How many pipes does Jimmy have? 17:25 – I’m a revert. How would I feel in heaven if a loved one wasn’t there? 20:42 – Do some textual variants within the New Testament be due to variants from different manuscripts? 23:41 – When will you go on a speaking tour and will you come to Mississippi? 28:54 – How do I respond to someone who says the keys in Mt 16 cannot be the singular key of authority mentioned in Rev 3 and Is 22? 33:55 – Do we have free will in heaven? 41:29 – Does the Church have a definitive teaching on what the sensory experience of purgatory will be like? 48:55 – I was baptized in a non-denominational church and am in OCIA. Where would I be salvation-wise right now if I were to die since I haven’t received any confession? 53:20 – Were all the 95 Theses of Martin Luther wrong? …

Questions Covered: 16:27 – How can I help a friend get out of a bad situation where a child is involved? 19:13 – I’m contemplating divorce and need advice. 22:50 – What bothers me about the church is that when someone is in a relationship with a narcissist, the Church doesn’t take into consideration the pain caused by that person. What are your thoughts on this? 28:45 – My son is going through a separation due to his wife coming out as bisexual. Please pray for us. No one ever talks about the devastation that’s left behind. 34:05 – Ive been married for 30 years and my wife no longer wants to be close to me and wants to separate. What’s your advice? 41:51 – Is it better to stay in a marriage than to divorce? How do you deal with all the conflict and misery? 46:03 – I want to share what helped my husband and I save our marriage. 49:35 – I’m new to Catholicism and have been divorced 3 times. Will this preclude me from becoming Catholic or being married ever again? …

Questions Covered: 03:10 – Why isn’t there an instance in the bible where a child is adopted into faith? 07:52 – What is the Catholic view of Matthew 16:28? Is it an unfulfilled prophecy? 14:33 – Is it sinful to work on Sunday? 20:28 – Today in class they were talking about schizophrenia and my teacher asked if anyone was religious, to make a comparison between the two. I didn’t raise my hand. Did I do something wrong by not speaking up? 28:52 – I just found out that one of my friends is a Freemason. Am I still allowed to associate with him? 37:48 – Would a land value tax be better than an income tax in light of Catholic Social teaching on just taxation? 51:00 – What does the mark of the beast mean? Are we all born with it? What was Jesus doing after the Resurrection but before the Ascension? …

Questions Covered: 03:36 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to Send the Holy Spirit if it seems as though we got everything we need with Jesus and the sacraments? 13:08 – How do I explain to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader boys why they don’t wear head coverings in Church in light of 1 Cor. 11:6-7 and Act 18 where Paul shaves his head? 29:22 – If the constitution is more of a Protestant document, does it conflict with anything in our Catholic faith? 37:08 – What are your thoughts on the authorship and dating of Genesis? 44:26 – What is the mechanism of action for the devil’s temptations on the world? …

Questions Covered: 04:02 – How do we reconcile God the father being a singular entity in the Old Testament to God prior being seen as a polytheistic idea? 16:37 – How long did it take to replace Judas among the twelve and how did it happen? 20:54 – Could you explain some of the contents of the Gospel of Thomas and why it’s not in the canon? 28:52 – Why doesn’t the office of apostle exist anymore? Why did Jesus have to be crucified? 41:54 – I dread being asked the following question: How can we defend the teaching of the Church when there are some situations where our own leadership refuse to defend it and sometimes even want to change the truth? How would you respond? 46:31 – When I picked my confirmation name, I chose it after a secular person. Can I pick a specific saint now with that same name? 49:24 – How do you explain Pope Francis’ comments with a sort of communion with Muslims and worshiping the same God? …

Questions Covered: 04:37 – If Adam and Eve did not possess the beatific vision but the saints now do, was it better for humans to fall? 07:34 – I’m ethnically Jewish and looking to convert. What’s the history of antisemitism within the Church and how prevalent is it within the Church today? 18:15 – How would you answer the objection: Jn 8 has been shown to be a later addition using historical critical methods, but the Council of Trent claims they are true and infallible. This would make the claim untrue. 24:08 – Was Jesus joyful? 34:03 – Is it possible, theologically, for there to be a fourth person in God? 37:54 – I’m Protestant. Is the bible a living translation that the holy spirit guides you when you read it? If so, why do we need the Church? 46:28 – Did some of Jesus’ apostles doubt his resurrection? …

Questions Covered: 03:41 – What happens to tribes that are not exposed to Christianity? 18:36 – I’m a sponsor for a friend in RCIA. He has been donating to a Shriners hospital in honor of his friend. Is this a problem for him as he discerns the faith? 28:46 – What mechanism do you have to rationalize today being right compared to the Church being wrong in the past on topics like Geocentrism? 36:39 – Why does Mark’s gospel not mention Mary’s presence at the crucifixion? 45:04 – Why does Jesus have to announce our sins in the final judgment? Does purgatory exist after the final judgment? …

Questions Covered: 06:15 – Is it a good idea to use Acts 9:40 as proof for intercession with the saints? 13:40 – What’s the difference between, Redemption, salvation and justification? 25:14 – What is the state of a person commits a mortal sin, repents, dies but never had a chance to make it to confession? 32:11 – How do respond to the claim that since the Rothchilds family donated to the Vatican they have control over it? 35:59 – Why did they put baptism ahead of the wedding feast in the luminous mysteries? 51:15 – What does it mean to be out of God’s grace and that we can’t merit anything for ourselves? …

Questions Covered: 01:58 – Did Job commit blasphemy? 05:09 – How much do the errors of people copying the bible affect the inerrancy of scripture? 11:55 – John 6 What’s the proof that what he is saying is not just symbolic? 21:07 – Rev refers to the mark of the beast. Is there a correlation to the mark of the beast and the upcoming digital dollar? Are we living in the age described in Revelation? 36:54 – What is the Church’s position on God writing the law on the hearts of man? Was that just exclusive to the Old Testament? 42:51 – Was creation a literal 6 days? 46:41 – When did God reveal his name to mankind? 53:31 – How did Mary know he could perform a miracle at the wedding at Cana if this was his first miracle? …

Questions Covered: 04:01 – Did Jesus write five books that were not included in the canon? 08:50 – How do we make sense of 2 Sam 21? David avenging the Gibeonites. 15:53 – How do we interpret Matthew 5:20? 24:12 – In 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Paul mentions body, soul and spirit. What’s the difference between body, soul and spirit? Is one more important than the others? 30:55 – The bible says believe and be baptized. Is the intention of baptism important to the validity of the baptism? Does the pastor baptizing have to intend salvation? 35:35 – Is Judas betraying Christ correlated to receiving Jesus in grave sin? 41:12 – Is the story of the Witch of Endor in 1 Sam evidence that those in the afterlife can hear us, leading to evidence for the intercession of the saints? 49:37 – It’s really weird that Mary Magdalene washed Jesus’ feet with hair. Would it have been considered weird back then too? …

Questions Covered:  02:04 – Does priestly celibacy fall into the category of binding traditions that are not necessary?  08:24 – Where in the bible does it say we can pray to the saints in heaven?  15:40 – Did God create us to be sinful in light of Paul’s struggle with “the flesh”?   20:11 – I wasn’t raised religious and am looking into Catholicism. How do I reconcile my differences with the teachings of the pope if I want to become Catholic?  28:36 – What will be the outcome of the Synod on Synodality?  30:53 – How do I respond to my friends who believe 1 Peter 3:21 refers to Baptism of the spirit and not Baptism by water?  34:45 – Why can’t people break the law of physics when demons can?  41:20 – Why do some Catholic Universities have same-sex student unions or groups?    45:10 – Can you clarify the reference to Mary’s other children?  48:06 – Is the Sacrament of Baptism impacted if the parents are not Catholic, but influenced by extended Catholic family?  51:08 – Does Romans 4 teach that we are guaranteed Salvation?  …

Questions Covered: 03:52 – Is it acceptable to consume media from artists involved in the occult and artists who impact people in a negative way?  11:02 – 1 Cor 3:10-15 referencing purgatory or the final judgment?  15:32 – Is watching football wrong?  21:08 – What is your opinion on the connection between Colossians 2 and Ephesians 2? What does faith mean?  29:28 – Richard Dawkins makes a comparison between transgenderism and transubstantiation. What’s your rebuttal?  37:47 – How can I start a bible study?  44:09 – What Catholic traditions are not in the bible?  50:17 – When a Jehovah’s Witness asks why we pray to dead people, should I say?  …

Questions Covered: 12:55 – How is it that we can call Mary, our life, our sweetness and our hope in the Hail Holy Queen? 18:38 – As a Latin rite Catholic attending a Byzantine church. Should I follow the customs of the west or of the east when it comes to my children receiving the sacraments? 20:05 – Could there be other creation aside from angelic beings that have knowledge and reason? 32:32 – When the teaching on infallibility was declared during Vatican 1, they sighted hundreds of instances of infallibility being used. Now we hear that infallibility has only been used twice. Why is there a discrepancy? 40:30 – What platform should you vote for if one supports the death penalty and the other supports abortion? 51:18 – Is it a sin of omission if someone passed away and I never offered masses for them if I knew they did something wrong? …

Questions Covered: 02:47 – Is it licit for the laity to assume the orans posture during the Our Father in Mass? 12:40 – I’m a catechumen. Why does the Church sprinkle instead of submerge for baptism? 22:52 – My Baptist friend taunts me saying ‘nailed it’ referring to Luther and the 95 Thesis. What would be a good reply to this snarky remark? 31:51 – How do I communicate to people my age (college age) that euthanasia is wrong? 44:07 – Would it be out of line to say that Protestantism is meant to be a direct insult to God? …

Questions Covered: 02:20 – What is the Catholic stance of Miaphysitism? 07:49 – If Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant, could we correlate the story of someone touching the old ark and dying to Joseph potentially touching Mary to him potentially dying? 16:46 – Would it be correct to say that the second person of the Trinity had a human nature since the beginning since God is outside of time? 22:08 – My brother is into Krishna and reading a lot about it. Where can I start on engaging him? 29:52 – Can you recommend a good Catholic audio bible? 32:07 – Who authorized the removal of books in the bible? 35:33 – Are dating show marriages grounds for annulment? 42:36 – What is being baptized in the Holy Spirit? 45:19 – How can Satan be in God’s presence in the story of Job if no unclean thing can be in God’s presence? …

Questions Covered: 08:35 – How do I start a conversation with a member of the satanic temple? Their biggest hang up is the problem of evil 16:20 – Are American Catholics deserting Israel? 24:05 – Why is the Catholic God ok with ritualistic cannibalism? How did the miracle of Lanciano go from bread to flesh? 36:10 – Wasn’t Papal infallibility a 19th century invention? If so, can you really backdate it 2,000 years? 42:58 – How do I get off a double minded mindset? I’m tired of church hopping. 47:01 – How available is contemplation for lay people? …

Questions Covered: 04:04 – Is masturbation a mortal sin that would at least allow you to go to purgatory? 14:37 – What are the rules for non-Catholics to get to heaven? 19:52 – Why does the Church normally issue communion in one kind? 24:21 – I’m Catholic and married. If I feel called to be a priest, would it be morally wrong to become an Anglican priest in order to try to become a Catholic priest? 29:06 – How is NFP not contraception? 35:29 – I don’t think first class relics should be distributed. The body of saints should be kept together. 42:25 – In the Divine Mercy it says we offer the body of Jesus. How is it we can offer the body of Jesus to God? 49:38 – Can you help me better understand the Catholic teaching on justification and how it differs from the protestant understanding? …

Questions Covered: 05:30 – Why are marriages a Catholic sacrament? 14:32 – Do you have any empirical evidence that Catholicism is true? 29:44 – How can there no longer be public revelation but we still accept private revelation? 36:02 – How come the Church can reject their own baptism if they were done wrong but can accept protestant baptisms on a whim? 47:53 – Why should we call priests father if the bible specifically says not to call a man father? 51:31 – I’m a catechist. Why does the Church not follow Lev. 19:28 and when it comes to tattoos? …

Questions Covered: 03:35 – Is there a restricted number of religious orders that can be formed? What do the initials mean after the names of religious?  13:03 – In the book of Acts Paul confronts Peter regarding Peter’s refusal to eat with gentile believers. If the Pope makes a similar error today, who confronts him and how is it done?  31:42 – What kind of initiatives do we need a bishop’s permission for?  41:19 – Mark 9:29 says these kind are driven out by prayer and fasting. I have heard that the “and fasting” part is a scribal entry. How can we know that Jesus actually said this?  47:19 – What prayer do you say, or any prayer when you see crosses on the side of the highway  48:53 – Are there spiritual dangers of apologetics? If so, what are they?  50:44 – Hi this is Jeff from Huntingdon, TN. We know that God does not judge a person that is mentally unstable the same as others. What about people that have personalities, environmental situations and inclinations that could be considered almost impossible to overcome, even with a lifetime of praying for those traits to end? Will they be judged the same at the end of their life?  …

Questions Covered: 08:02 – How come Peter never wrote any gospels? Were the 4 who did write the gospels considered superior over the others?  13:42 – Did the power that Pharoah have in the story of the Exodus come from demons?  17:22 – I have recently had long-time, life-long, cradle Catholics tell me that there is not much of a difference between being a Catholic and being Lutheran. One of them, in particular, is actively exploring his options to leave the Catholic Church to join the Lutheran Church. What are the most compelling things that you would share with Catholics like this to encourage them to stay in the Catholic Church?  24:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s belief about whether the Blessed Mother physically “delivered” Jesus as in “labor and delivery?” Is it the Church’s belief that since she is ever-virgin that she did not go through birth in the same way as all women? How does this relate to Revelations Chapter 12 verse 2?  31:30 – How does the idea of God being “pure act” square with the fact that God chose to do certain things and not other things?  37:27 – When I go to Confession and I say “”I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life””, and I am absolved by the priest, why would I need to go to Purgatory. Aren’t all my sins forgiven?  44:03 – The Apostles’ Creed has a line saying that Jesus “descended into hell.”  Please explain this, since that is the last place he should be!    49:37 – Did the Old Testament period realize God was a trinity?  …

Questions Covered: 13:24 – How does the Church see its role in the current situation in Israel? …

Questions Covered: 15:33 – Is Kekulé’s dream that led to the discovery of the benzene molecule just scientific apocrypha? 22:48 – Do you see intelligent design as an actual theory to supplement Darwinian evolution? 32:28 – What do you think of the comments of Max Plank saying that everything postulates consciousness? 32:28 – What do you think of the comments of Max Plank saying that everything postulates consciousness? 42:27- What knowledge do you have on the timing of conception? 46:48 – Particle collider in Switzerland. What are your thoughts on the research that is taking place there? …

Questions Covered: 02:07 – Can you clarify why Christians from other denominations can’t receive communion with each other? 08:30 – Are all angels boys or girls like humans? 13:31 – If Mark was Peter’s interpreter, why did Peter need an interpreter? 19:58 – Is it possible for a husband to lust after his wife and it becomes a sin? 28:46 – Could you expound on Psalm 34:18 and Psalm 23 in light of personal sufferings? 32:25 – What am I allowed to do in prayer with non-Catholics? 36:22 – You have said that magisterial teaching can fall into disuse. Can you back up your claim and explain? 43:34 – I have seven children and my wife almost died during the last pregnancy. NFP is a way of life now. Is this wrong and would this require us to abstain from intimacy? 49:53 – I’m a Byzantine Catholic. Why isn’t there much diversity in the western rite compared to the eastern rites?   …

Questions Covered: 02:16 – Weird Q: Regarding the show Eureka, Can synthetic water be made and can it be blessed? 12:41 – How do I deal with my parents not believing in certain teachings of the Church and can they receive communion? 22:20 – What’s the Catholic alternative to penal substitution? 33:20 – Who asked you to worship on Sunday? It’s not the Sabbath, it’s the day of the sun god worshipped by Rome. 34:49 – How did the Dominican, Ambrosian etc. rites of the liturgy come to be? 38:01 – Is it bad to drink holy water or to wash your face with it? 42:47 – How do we act as a child of God without falling into scrupulosity? 47:55 – Is a priest allowed to restrict you from communion as a penance even if he gave you absolution? 52:06 – Is it true that anyone you become conscious of a sin you must repent immediately or else you commit an additional sin? …

Questions Covered: 06:50 – How does chastity apply to older people leading up to marriage? 33:59 – With all the talk on abortion, we never get to the root cause, which is a lack of chastity. Why don’t we hear more about this? 42:26 – Is there any way to reintroduce chastity to this generation of kids? 44:50 – I practiced chastity after a failed marriage and love it now. 48:36 – What kind hope can there be for chastity in the world with phones in the hands of every child? 51:16 – What can we do to stop big tech censoring emergency pregnancy centers? …

Questions Covered: 15:41 – How do I distinguish the theological virtue of hope and my hope to acquire a virtue I lack and my hope to get married after a recent annulment? 30:57 – I think Chris is on his way to his goal of hope by his actions. 37:57 – The hope of our faith and that of the world are so contradictory because our Christian hope is in heaven. 45:47 – I always change the term hope to reliance and trust in God. 48:24 – Some people fuse hope and faith. What is the difference between those? 52:41 – What is your advice for teens to cultivate hope in a hopeless world? …

Questions Covered: 00:30 – Do the members of the trinity share will and intellect and do they share a consciousness? 08:55 – Is there one center of consciousness for the Trinity? 13:58 – Why do people bow their heads during the mass when the name of Jesus is said? 22:47 – Did Jesus withhold divine attributes when he walked the earth? 41:18 – Where can we point to in the bible that that is evidence that is evidence for Mary being our mother apart from the moment of Jesus on the cross? 49:10 – Scenario: A tornado is ripping through the neighborhood and there is only room for one person. You and your neighbor do rock paper scissors for the spot. What’s the morality of this? …

Questions Covered: 05:49 – Should Catholics circumcise their children? Do godparents need to be confirmed to be godparents? 12:01 – What do you know about the latest miraculous attributes of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe? 17:35 – When did you start putting your Christmas lights up? 21:09 – What does the process of convalidating a marriage look like? 28:53 – Are modern Jews no longer in a covenant with God? 47:52 – What’s the best way to pray the rosary reverently? 51:09 – Do the members of the trinity share will and intellect and do they share a consciousness? …

Questions Covered: 12:55 – My 3 adult children are nowhere close to marriage. What can I as a parent do to help them? 20:10 – If a potential spouse wants to use artificial contraception, how should one proceed? 38:44 – How does one navigate local traditions and the traditions of the Church leading up to marriage. In my culture the parents blessing is important, and my parents do not believe I’m ready yet? 49:20 – I think it’s more complicated for kids now especially due to dating post pandemic. 53:19 – I disagree with your comment on older individuals’ difficulty entering a vocation due to being set in their ways. …

Questions Covered: 13:31 – Regarding Rev 12. How do I respond to a JW that the woman in Rev 12 is not Mary but the Kingdom God? How do we properly interpret it? 19:56 – Can we view the papal authority the same as we would see a person who wrote a book of the bible? A sinner but with authority? 30:35 – If a protestant asks us how we know that we are interpreting the teaching of our infallible Church, how do we respond? 37:41 – How do we explain that Jesus gave authority to his apostles to forgive sins in John 20:22-23? 44:10 – Is the teaching on Mary’s perpetual virginity based on the bible or is it just a tradition? 50:35 – Is there any strategy we could use to implement the scripture when talking to atheists? …

Questions Covered: 05:30 – I’m protestant. What did the Church Fathers believe about Mary’s assumption? 11:31 – Why is the Church not receptive to canton marriages? 15:53 – How would you respond with my reason for not returning to the Church? I won’t return because of how the priest sex scandal was handled. 21:18 – Why do we have to go right up to the borderline of worshiping the saints? 33:08 – What’s the logic on assigning day to indulgences? 38:35 – Is there salvation outside the visible Church? 47:57 – Is the Protestant bible missing any book from the canon? 52:54 – I heard your story on the Journey Home. Could you repeat the story of your mother. …

Questions Covered: 06:41 – Why did only Mary need to be conceived without sin? 12:34 – Why are people hating on Mary and the Medjugorje apparitions, especially with so many conversions? 17:05 – Why does the woman in Revelation 12 have a dual interpretation as being Mary and Israel? 20:46 – What is your opinion of Our Lady of Lourdes and what is the Church’s official teaching? 24:09 – Did Mary live out her natural life before her Assumption? 32:42 – How is it that some protestants deny Mary’s assumption but accept a pre-tribulation rapture? 35:47 – How does one reject the Immaculate Conception if God dispense grace according to his will and purpose before time eternal as said in 2 Tim 1:9? 38:12 – My wife is considering Catholicism. She wants to know where in the bible it says to pray to Mary? 43:31 How do you respond to the claim that the bodily assumption and that Mary is mother of the Church were inventions by the Catholic Church? 47:12 – Regarding the Song Mary Did You Know. How much did Mary know and how did she know? 51:05 – My Protestant husband can’t understand how Mary can be the mother of God? …

Questions Covered: 01:16 – It sounds like they are worshiping Judith in Judith 15:9-10. How do I understand this verse? 05:04 – Regarding Daily Defense Day 70. I disagree that abortion is not a religious issue. Abortion violates the commandments. 11:28 – Is there a teaching on what our age would be in the next life? 16:18 – Are you familiar with the criticism that the bible doesn’t have a basis for the immortality of the soul? If the soul is not immortal would this erase the need for hell? 29:04 – How do we explain animal death before the fall? 35:20 – Does the Church have an official stance on Medjugorje? 42:07 – Since the Church expanded the understanding of salvation outside of the boundaries of the physical Church, would a person in those times who believed our current interpretation, be in good standing? 49:36 – When the pope does an action, is he saying ‘this is good, do this.’ For example, Pope John Paul II kissing the Quran. 52:53 – Why are masons not allowed to be Catholic but other organization members like Alcoholics Anonymous can? …

Questions Covered: 03:49 – Can a person act out of anger, and it still be considered a mortal sin? 07:07 – Did Mary have birth pains? 18:07 – Is it necessary for us to do the sign of the cross before and after every prayer? 20:18 – Is there a version of the divine liturgy in the eastern rites that has been scrutinized like the Latin mass? Has the Easter rite had an experience like the current division between the Novus Ordo and Latin mass? 24:50 – Why doesn’t God just delete hell? 34:07 – Do we know Luther’s motivation for declaring the Deuterocanon non-canon? Why are there additional books that are not in Catholic bibles? 44:09 – Why choose to believe in an invisible reality instead of everything I’ve known in my life? 51:53 – Is life on earth the only life in the physical universe? …

Questions Covered: 03:50 – Why do we believe that we have free will if God already knows what we’re destined for? 09:23 – If listening to music that’s offensive to God is sitting on your heart, you should listen to that and stop. 13:45 – Revelation says the Lord will rule with an iron rod. What does this mean? Will this be a ‘dictatorial peace?’ 17:12 – Regarding divorce and Jesus’ comments in Mt. 5:31-32. What would justify divorce? 29:40 – Is it licit for Catholics to receive donated body parts and materials from deceased people? 33:29 – Are we supposed to bury an urn with ashes after a certain period of time? Can we keep the remains on a shelf? 37:51 – Why do Catholics believe in guardian angels? What do you think they do? 41:56 – How do you respond when a Protestant uses the Church Fathers to defend their position? 47:27 – Is there distinction between venial and mortal sins in the bible? 52:09 – Why does the Church teach that there are no more prophets after the apostolic age? …

Questions Covered: 05:50 – Are indulgences real? 17:35 – Why wasn’t Moses allowed to go into the promised land? 22:07 – Could you explain plenary indulgences and the history of people paying for them? 29:12 – If someone goes to confession and does their penance, they still have to go through a purgation. Is this true? 33:43 – Can one listen to music where the singer uses the Lord’s name in vain? 41:05 – How does the Church reconcile the preferential option for the poor when poverty arises due to one of the 7 deadly sins? 49:04 – In the Creed it mentions the resurrection of the body. Why is this important and why can’t we just leave the body behind? …

Questions Covered: 01:22 – My neighbor keeps pushing onto my property. How do I approach the situation in light of Mt. 5:39? 08:11 – My father says that Acts 2. Is evidence that the apostles were saved devoid of water baptism. How do I respond? 17:00 – How do I explain the papacy to my protestant friend? 23:40 – Follow up on baptism. In the OT Noah was saved through water. Do you believe that from the beginning water was used for salvation? 29:01 – Is it permissible to think that purgatory will begin when we see Jesus on the judgment throne? 34:59 – How do we know whether a Pentecostal’s beliefs are biblical? 43:25 – Why don’t we allude to Luke 12:42 in regard to Peter being the leader of the Church? 51:19 – Regarding No Salvation Outside the Catholic Church. Does this mean that all protestants are going to hell? …

Questions Covered: 04:08 – Is Mary the virgin daughter of Zion since Jeremiah speaks negatively about the virgin daughter of Zion? 12:00 – In Exodus it says that God hardened the pharaoh’s heart. What does that mean? 17:13 – Did Jesus have a sense of humor? 21:34 – If Jesus and Mary are the new Adam and Eve, why are the mother and son and not husband and wife? 29:40 – How were disagreements in the Early Church settled? 36:38 – How does it all fit together that the bread and wine are now Jesus but the last supper was with lamb? How do we logically all make this fit together? Where’s the lamb? 42:50 – Where does the Church get the knowledge of who the parents of Mary are? 46:08 – How do I respond to a protestant that says we shouldn’t consider the wine as blood because the Old Testament says we shouldn’t drink blood? 49:07 – Why is it that the gift of peace is located in the middle of mass? 53:18 – My protestant girlfriend says 1 Cor. 4:6 proved Sola Scriptura. How do I respond? …

Questions Covered: 05:07 – What proof do we have that the Catholic Church was founded by Christ? 11:01 – What is the historical evidence for the assumption of Mary? 15:08 – If God is the Trinity and has no gender, can we pray to God in a genderless way? 19:14 – If you can steal food to survive, then why can you lie to survive? 29:04 – How are Mary and Elizabeth related? 33:00 – Are the strict words of absolution necessary for a confession to be valid? 36:12 – What intentions from the priest would make the Eucharist validly consecrated? 41:35 – Where do you draw the line between discipline and mercy? 46:15 – I’m in high school looking into Catholic colleges. How do I find a faithful Catholic school? …

Questions Covered: 17:50 – What can I do to keep my focus off of being spiritually attacked while I continue to learn more about the Catholic faith? 21:09 – What is recommended for a lay person to pray for spiritual warfare? Which prayers are forbidden? 31:19 – Have you seen cases of spiritual warfare where the situation was resolved due to baptism? 36:31 – I tend to experience panic attacks and irrational anger when I leave adoration. Is this spiritual warfare? 45:26 – Can the devil reach you in your dream? 46:17 – Are we allowed to keep relics? 47:32 – I was baptized three times. Is it possible that a demon entered into my life due to being baptized so many times? Can disease be a result of being attacked spiritually? …

Questions Covered: 02:35 – Why can’t adults who are unconscious be baptized due to not being able to give consent but babies can be baptized?  09:04 – Can you clarify if God is limited on performing miracles based on the person’s belief?  15:06 – My protestant father says baptism isn’t important because Acts 1 says that John baptized with water but baptism with the spirit is what’s important. How do I respond?  18:58 – How do you respond to the claim that baptism is a work?  23:12 – What do we experience if we are in heaven and we see a family member on earth suffering?  25:15 – What does it mean to have “full knowledge” of a mortal sin?  35:23 – Why do we ask people to pray for us or for saints’ intercession when the Bible tells us that we’ll receive whatever we ask for in faith?  42:20 – If Catholics are permitted to believe in evolution, is it a weaker version of evolution? How does it work with salvation?  47:44 – Is it possible to receive one person of the Trinity in baptism and not receive the others?   50:13 – My 7th Day Adventist neighbor brought up soul sleep and annihilationism. How do I respond to those topics?    …

Questions Covered: 02:34 – I don’t understand the Charismatic movement and the speaking of tongues. Is 1 Cor. 14:2 the tongues that they are speaking of?   13:44 – Can you clarify particular judgment and final judgment? Who will know what?   20:32 – Where can I find in the Early Church Fathers the teaching of Papal Supremacy?   30:47 – What are the Catholic arguments for adding the Filioque into the creed?   36:50 – Is excessive anger sinful?   43:01 – I’m considering RCIA. I’m reading Deadly Indifference by Eric Sammons. He says that contraception is immoral but at the parish level they are indifferent about it. What’s the response to this?   50:32 – Hypothetically, what would happen if a pope taught something ex cathedra that everybody knew was objectively against Catholic teaching?  …

Questions Covered: 04:10 – What’s the best way for me to talk to my Protestant family members? 15:00 – At the general judgment, will those who are already in hell be present? 29:05 – At Mass, why does the priest bless one host, but then the people receive ones from the tabernacle? 35:42 – Why do we need the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist when he said he would send us the Holy Spirit? 45:04 – Is there a connection between Karlo’s book The New Relativism and C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man? 47:27 – Am I understanding this correctly about the final judgment? I think one reason we won’t be embarrassed about all of our sins being known is because we’ll know that everyone else is perfected in love and has forgiven us. 51:03 – Can you clarify to me whether the sacraments are works? …

Questions Covered: 08:30 – Someone told me they’re not Catholic because of man-made traditions not in the bible. How do I respond? 14:36 – In 2 Corinthians Paul mentions being caught up in the third heaven. What’s the Church’s teaching on there being multiple heavens? 23:32 – How should we prepare ourselves for being confirmed on the Easter Vigil? 32:53 – What did the Jews believe about passover and how do we understand that? And if the original passover meal was a lamb, why is it now bread and wine? 39:31 – Why do we baptize both males and females when only males were circumcised? 43:34 – How can our prayers or Masses offered benefit the souls in purgatory? 50:27 – 1 Cor. 3:15 makes it sounds like purgatory will happen in the future, but 2 Maccabees makes it sound like it’s in the present. How are those reconciled? …

Questions Covered: 02:39 – What exactly is the power of binding and loosing? 19:35 – Since the Church runs like a monarchy, what is the Church’s stance on monarchies? 29:25 – Can a parent bless their child’s dorm room? 36:29 – How often does one need to take communion? 44:58 – I’m not Catholic. I’m a part of a new Church and my pastor said he received a sign to start a church. How does a Catholic explain this? …

Questions Covered: 03:30 – What would make someone a heretic? 06:56 – How can we defend the claim that we are not worshiping icons? 15:02 – Could you explain What is means not to judge intent and motivation? 20:09 – Is it a sin to have suicidal thoughts? 30:11 – Regarding the woman caught in sin, how would I anticipate a response from a protestant who argues faith alone? 36:05 – Luke 12:1-8 I don’t understand why they use the example of buying sparrows. What did they use sparrows for? 41:40 – What is the meaning of Acts 2:38 and how does it align with the Church’s teaching on baptism? 45:49 – What’s the legitimacy for using intellectual arguments to come back to the faith? 50:44 – How can I better explain the need for confession before communion? Did Judas receive communion? …

Questions Covered: 02:39 – Do you think pointing out human’s infinite value is a good response to the problem of animal suffering? 07:53 – Doesn’t everyone already have reproductive rights? How do you make clear to people that those words are just a euphemism for killing? 12:27 – How do indulgences play into our time in purgatory? 18:45 – How does the teaching of elective suffering benefit us and our participation in Christ’ suffering? 25:10 – Were some events in the book of Joshua meant to be taken literally? 34:30 – How do I re-confess my sins that I possibly overestimated? 37:07 – My 3-year-old is confused when we say Jesus is present at mass, but he doesn’t see a person. How do I explain it to him? 42:24 – There’s so much confusion on how to receive communion and I don’t want to be culpable when I meet Jesus face to face. 49:23 – My parents were born pre-Vatican 2 and told me that Luther was one of the most evil men to ever exist. What are your thoughts on that? 52:17 – What are the daily responsibilities of the camerlengo? How does their role change when the pope dies? …

Questions Covered: 04:47 – What’s the best way to argue against assisted suicide? 17:36 – I have a friend who believes in God but doesn’t think he is a good God. How do I go about changing my friend’s mind? 29:30 – Mass is the biggest waste of time. Repent and believe the gospel. 32:26 – I work in fast food and my coworkers say that they don’t think everything has to have a reason to exist. How do I respond? 43:36 – How can I defend baptism being a necessity for salvation? 51:07 – How did the Lutheran Church get started? Luther doesn’t seem to be connected to the Lutheran Church. …

Questions Covered: 01:21 – Will the antichrist be from the tribe of Dan and Jewish as some theologians think?  02:33 – Suppose the pope called you and said: “Mr Akin! As a reward for all your good work, I’ll let you ask me a question and I’ll consult bishops, theologians, and other academics, and I’ll issue the answer we find to the highest level of authority my conscience will allow me to”, what do you ask?  04:28 – What is the oldest ghost or haunt that we know of? Any really ancient or even prehistoric ghosts? Is it in theory possible for someone to encounter the ghost of, say, a Neanderthal or ancient Sumerian?  10:34 – Would it be possible for apes today to evolve into humans in the future? If so, what would the ramifications be theologically?  16:37 – Do we take up the spiritual battle against evil after we die when we become soul/spirits?  17:44 – What would Catholic ethics have to say about the vigilante efforts of someone like Batman?  OR one who has fewer rules, like Punisher.  21:05 – One is simply: what exactly is an aura headache?  23:26 – Let’s say aliens exist and they also believe in a supreme being, how can we reconcile our differences if we know that Jesus is the true God incarnate and became incarnate as a human rather than that alien?  24:35 – I always thought the Monita Secreta would be interesting to address. Love your work!  31:14 – Is the concept of a mentally dependent yet (objectively) real entity (as opposed to a hallucination or imagination) an actual logical possibility?  34:12 – Would it be moral to use a lightsaber in self-defense because it cauterizes all wounds even if it results in a limb being severed?  40:14 – What is the catholic churches stance on deja vu and/or schizophrenia?  43:58 – Can a bald man wear a (normal looking) wig in church or does that count as a hat?  46:44 – What do you think of the idea that death, rather than being a punishment, was a sort of mechanism to give man a way out of becoming eternally evil like the demons?  47:55 – You may have done a mysterious world episode about this I haven’t seen. But I’ve always wanted to know your opinions on the existence of fairies, elves, and similar beings.  49:46 – I had a weird question about NDEs. In the paper, A Systematic Survey of NDEs in South India by Satwant Pasricha, some Hindus who experience NDEs see the god Yama. Some of these are veridical in which for example a person is branded by Yama and then a mark appears in the same place that they were branded. How can we explain these reports in terms of Catholic theology? Also do these reports show that NDEs are hallucinations since these people saw what culturally they believed? Thank you, Jimmy.    …

Questions Covered: 03:21 – Hey Jimmy. What is your opinion about the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary traditionally believed to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi. Is it possible that the first Christians knew exactly who were those three men and somehow obtained their remains. 06:11 – Does quantum superposition undercut the principle of non-contradiction? 12:41 – Why doesn’t the Bible talk about Mary Magdalene after the Gospels? What actually happened to her? Was she still part of the Church? 16:52 – Hey Jimmy. In the world of online video games, sometimes people like to play together, but since players like to play mean and rude, there was once a funeral held for a player within World of Warcraft that was interrupted by other players that decided to attack the players attending the in-game funeral. Are we morally culpable for actions taken in virtual worlds? 19:40 – This is a threefold question regarding angels: When were the angels created by God? What motivated Lucifer and other angels to rebel against God? Were they all cast down upon the earth, or do they exist in another spiritual dimension separated from God and pass back and forth between that spiritual dimension and the earth? 28:36 – In the OT, it seems evident that those in Israel (and maybe in the surrounding cultures) cared more about what happened in this life than in the next. This even to the point, generally speaking, that they didn’t care what bad things happened in the world they left behind after they died, as long as they weren’t around to see it happen. An example of this is Hezekiah’s odd reaction to Isaiah’s dooming prophecy at the end of Isaiah 39. I’m also thinking of the episode when Nebuchadnezzar gouges out the eyes of Zedekiah after he kills his sons right before him, ensuring that Zedekiah does not die before he sees his progeny destroyed. It also states in the OT (in the Psalms, I believe) that “in death there is no remembrance.” Was that indicative of what they believed about the afterlife in Sheol? 33:52 – Has your paranormal research led you to change your views/answers on phenomena such as Qi (“Chi”) and practices such as Qigong regarding their compatibility with Catholicism? 39:47 – Is there any evidence to support the claim that Emperor Guangwu of China saw a prophecy of Jesus’s death before it happened? 42:12 – If an electric-powered boat is sinking and a shark is ten feet away, should you choose electrocution or risk the shark? Also, why is nobody talking about all the shark attacks? And is it true that sharks bite women’s legs off because they are misunderstood? 44:42 – What’s with all this Nephilim talk lately in the media/culture? 48:20 – By time traveling to the past, what are ramifications if 1) a person prevents the crucifixion 51:57 – What are ramifications of (2) talking to Jesus and informing him about his divinity and certain mysterious of the Trinity. OR alternate version, if the multiverse exist, would there be different Jesus in each timeline since there is only one God …

Questions Covered: 06:58 – Why does Jesus call Mary Magdalene women, just like his mother, Mary? 17:07 – I pray the St Bridget 12-year prayer. It includes prayers for sins of youth, the heart, flesh, spirit, tongue and prayers for holy arrangements. What does all that mean? 35:50 – What is the clearest way to explain to Protestants that we are not saved by faith alone but also don’t believe that we work our way to heaven? 47:04 – How does an election process work for a bishop? What does the pope look for? …

Questions Covered: 11:23 – How do we handle Jehovah’s Witnesses at our door? 20:26 – How does Tim memorize all the bible verses? 32:09 – How should I perform my confession? 40:35 – Did Mary have any birth pains? 51:42 – What’s the Catholic perspective on the Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider movies? …

Questions Covered: 05:12 – Is sloth grave matter? 16:37 – Is breaking a promise to God a sin? 29:47 – How can we determine a level of infallibility a particular teaching is? 42:35 – What’s the strongest argument against your claim of Sola Scriptura not passing its own test? 49:07 – Why does God let bad things happen to good people? …

Questions Covered: 06:15 – How would Christ be able to atone for the sins of aliens if he is not able to incarnate as an alien? 16:18 – Is it necessary for salvation to receive the Eucharist? 23:08 – How would I respond to a protestant who claims the deuterocanonical books should not be in the bible? 32:12 – Since all Catholics are of a royal priesthood, can a lay person in an extreme situation consecrate the Eucharist? 37:11 – I’m an ex-Mormon. How do I discern divine revelation among Catholicism compared to Mormonism? 46:17 – What do you know about the Jewish legend of the Golem? 50:00 – What does CCC 677 mean? …

Questions Covered: 04:51 – What would be the best approach to talk to Mormon missionaries?  13:40 – How do I argue against predestination especially when considering the fate of Judas and the Pharaoh?  22:43 – Is concupiscence a sin of desire?  31:51 – Would relocating tabernacles to the center of the sanctuary assist to re-instilling the belief in the true presence?  42:15 – Using the context of 2 Kings 13:20-21, why does God use relics?  49:48 – How do I respond to the Protestant claim that the KJV is the only authorized translation?  …

Questions Covered 10:04 – Do past consecrations that you have done become null and void when you do a new consecration? 19:00 – Do Hebrews 10:14 and 10:26-27 contradict each other on losing one’s salvation? 31:51 – What does food have to do with Catholic feasts? How much should we eat? 43:42 – Does modesty in the view of Pope Pius XI still apply today? 49:53 – What is the Catholic position on finding the ‘one’ to marry? What happens if I don’t find the one? …

Questions Covered: 01:57 – Did King Saul In 1 Sam 28 speak to a demon when he sought to conjure Samuel’s spirit when he approached the witch of Endor? 15:15 – Didn’t the Church require 3 miracles for a saint’s cause in the past? Can someone be called a saint if someone lived a heroic and holy life if they didn’t commit any miracles? 20:03 – Are we allowed to say God bless and Mary keep you? Is that something we can trust in Mary and not God? 32:18 – I showed scriptural evidence for Mary and the protestant responded by saying that I proved sola scriptura. How do I respond to that? 36:07 – Does Mt.1 prove that Mary wasn’t a virgin because of the word ‘until?’ 43:56 – Is singing to a statue of Mary, Marian worship? 48:46 – I’m not Catholic, It seems like Catholics don’t treat Marian dogmas as salvific issues. Why are they treated differently? …

Questions Covered: 07:56 – Do I have to worship Mary if I become Catholic? 17:45 – I’m Protestant and am engaged to a Catholic. Where do I start on Mary? 30:46 – Why do some Protestants fail to see Mary as the Mother of God? Why is intercession seen as satanic? 45:25 – Why is the Protoevangelium of James accepted as source for the Mariology even though it’s rejected by earlier Church sources? 48:51 – My Lutheran wife can’t get on board praying to Mary and the saints. How do I help her open up to better understand this teaching? …

Questions Covered: 01:00 – What evidence do we truly have for a human soul? 06:36 – Can you point to evidence or the deuterocanonical books in the New Testament or the early church? 14:32 – Why didn’t Psalm 151, Maccabees 3 & 4, Book of Susana make the cut? 18:12 – What do the different colors of the scapular mean? 22:08 – Can you disagree with the Church if you don’t promulgate it? 29:10 – When did the Church start baptizing by sprinkling? 42:23 – What is grace? How is it imparted? 46:32 – How do we justify killing non-combatant innocent civilians in a war? How does that fit into Just War Theory? 52:10 – Has everything before Rev. 20:7 have already taken place? …

Questions Covered: 02:30 – Can Christ be present in the eucharist at a protestant church? 13:34 – How do I biblically prove that Adam’s sin ended with potential eternal damnation? 20:20 – How can I respond to Jehovah Witnesses  objections to the Catholic faith? 31:12 – Do you need to repent to be baptized? 38:02 – Why are marriages given more scrutiny in an annulment proceeding than in Pre-Cana? 46:33 – Why Does Hebrew say that Jesus was made perfect? 50:18 – Can we view Adam and Eve as a Platonic ideal? …

Questions Covered: 05:34 – Catholics believe one is divinized and protestants believe you are imputed for righteousness. However, when Pentecostals talk about sanctification, aren’t they talking more about divinization? 20:52 – Why do they say Jesus is God? How do I explain it to my 30-year-old unbaptized son? 30:09 – What would be a Catholic response to the protestant question, are you a good person? 36:27 – Were the apostles originally considered bishops? Was Peter also considered a bishop? 43:59 – If you sin now does that continually add to the suffering of Jesus on the cross? 48:18 – I have a funeral mass to go to tomorrow, would that satisfy the first Friday devotion? …

Questions Covered: 02:35 – Is James Sterba’s moral evil principle sound? 05:31 – While Jesus was alive was he aware of his destiny and did he orchestrate the events of the New Testament? 07:09 – Is it possible for demons to manipulate algorithms? 14:07 – Could you explain the teaching on the couple giving each other the sacrament of marriage and not the priest. How does that compare to the Orthodox teaching? 19:12 – Can you talk about Pseudo-scientific theory of ancient civilizations like Atlantis? How do we square that with Adam and Eve? 23:21 – In Mark Where Jesus talks about the second coming he mentions that “this generation will not pass away before these events take place.” But that didn’t happen. Can you explain? 28:45 – Is the Holy Spirit only with us when we’re persecuted? 35:19 – If there is such a lack of information about Joseph in the bible, where do we get our information about him? 40:44 – I know the Church is against assisted suicide. I need clarification. I’ve hard physical and mental conditions and I’m exhausted. How do I work with God in these final years? 49:05 – What’s the correct defense for the existence of the priesthood? Is it a good defense to use the argument that the term comes from the word Presbiteros? …

Questions Covered: 05:11 – I’ve heard that we are to reverence the altar in the Church rather than genuflect to Jesus in the tabernacle. Is that true? 12:48 – How can Mary be sinless in light of Romans 3:23-24 which says all men have sinned? 18:14 – Is Mary an angel of light? 22:24 – My mom suggested I set a reminder to get to bed on time. I forgot and didn’t do it, and stayed up too late. Was that a violation of the 5th commandment? 32:30 – It seems like we Catholics focus on just getting to Heaven rather than preaching the kingdom of God. What are some practical things we can do to build God’s kingdom? 42:50 – Can you set me straight on all the James’ in the New Testament? There’s so many I can’t keep them straight. And which one wrote the book of James? 48:07 – When we receive Communion, do we receive Jesus’ presence and do we become living tabernacles? 50:03 – What does the Church say about the status of Medjugorje? …

Questions Covered: 06:12 – CCC 841 says we worship the same God as Islam. Does that contradict Christian teaching? 13:58 – If we are all part of the universal priesthood, why are there no priestesses? 20:16 – In the old testament when they had the manna, they were told not to gather it, that it would be given day to day. I have concerns that we’re doing that with the Eucharist, that maybe we shouldn’t be saving it after Mass. Also, when the host is in the monstrance, when does it become the body and blood of Christ? 29:48 – How can I explain the saints to my Protestant friend who doesn’t believe in saints? 36:07 – My husband and I are in the process of adoption. What is the Church’s stance on embryo adoption? 43:35 – It says clearly in scripture when Jesus consecrates the wine that they should receive it. So isn’t it contrary to scripture that my diocese doesn’t offer the cup during Mass? 49:01 – I struggle with the granularity of the terms surrounding indulgences. I embrace wholeheartedly the concept of indulgences, but when things say “do x amount and you’ll get y days off purgatory” it just seems so transactional and rings untrue to me. …

Questions Covered: 08:25 – Why was Christ’ sacrifice necessary for salvation in light of the Old Testament and the law? 18:57 – Why is baptism the only sacrament that can be given by a non-clergy, or non-believer? 33:09 – How do I make sense of Pope Paul VI’s change of indulgences? Are all partial indulgences equal in value? 49:04 – I’m talking to a protestant and having a hard time arguing penal substitutionary atonement. Can you help clarify? …

Questions Covered: 05:26 – How often should I go to confession when I’m in the state of mortal sin as an underage person who doesn’t have a license? 23:00 – Why do Catholics believe in the seven sacraments for salvation, when us Christian believe in faith alone? 39:47 – How can Mary exercise power of God as St. Louis de Montfort claims? …

Questions Covered: 04:50 – Can you explain why Christ wasn’t baptized until he was 30? 08:44 – Psalm 110 and other places mention Melchizedek. Who is he? 15:32 – Can you talk about the Anglican notion of Two Swords Theology? 22:14 – Can you receive other sacraments apart from baptism, by desire? 31:46 – Are the saints in heaven now or are they in paradise awaiting heaven? 36:18 – The Oracle Balam in Numbers refuses to curse Israel and is eventually killed but he is condemned by Israel. What do we make of him seemingly being a friend of God but being condemned for practicing witchcraft? 43:46 – How do I explain to my non-Catholic friends the real presence? 48:23 – In John 16:8-11 Jesus is going to the father. How do we receive righteousness from that? …

Questions Covered: 05:25 – What is a Eucharistic procession? Who would I need to talk to to organize one in my town? 14:00 – How does the Church look upon Aquamation as an option for burial? 18:41 – What is the appropriate pronunciation of Elisha? 22:20 – Why do we not believe in reincarnation? Where in the bible would we find evidence for this lack of belief? 35:15 – How do I talk to an ex-Catholic Protestant about Mary? 43:10 – My priest denied the necessity of baptism for salvation. How do I deal with this? 48:45 – 2 Tim 3:16 I’ve heard it argued that when Catholics are confirmed they receive the HS and are “God breathed.” Is this true? …

Questions Covered: 32:43 – Here in Colorado a Church is suing a town because they are told they can’t house a person in a van in the parking lot. I want Matthew’s thoughts on this. …

Questions Covered: 18:08 – Was Jesus just speaking in parables during the bread of life discourse? 23:02 – What graces are received when a Catholic receives communion and are they necessary for salvation? 30:02 – How would I convince a protestant that the eucharist was not considered a symbol for the 1500 years before the reformation? 34:40 – I can’t find a parish that will offer the precious blood, is it ok for me to bring a small bottle of wine and drink it during communion? 40:59 – Every time I receive holy communion I always feel better after being ill for so long. 44:40 – Does the Eucharist take away temporal sin? 47:16 – How do I avoid not receiving the eucharist unworthily? 50:10 – At what point does the presence of Christ leave the Eucharist and enter us? …

Questions Covered: 01:01 – The bible says that if you evangelize the Holy Spirit will give you the words but why wont the Holy Spirit give you the words when talking to your children? 04:16 – Romans 8:28 How does it work for the physical world today? 06:58 – Should we consume the Eucharist when there is a miracle? 14:48 – There seems to be a divide between the Church teaching on marriage vs what Jesus and Paul taught. Can you explain where they come together? 20:34 – Where is the lineage of apostolic succession? 24:20 – What ranking is St. Michael in? Do demons also have rankings? 35:13 – Is the mark of the beast a future financial payment system? 45:19 – Did Constantine found the Catholic Church? 50:47 – Was there infallibility during the Old Testament period? …

Questions Covered: 03:13 – How can we respond to Mormons who use Ep. 4:11 and 1 Cor 12:28 to say that the true Church must have modern day apostles? 06:27 – How can the pope grant faculties to SSPX if they are technically not under his jurisdiction? Is it ok to attend masses at SSPV chapels? 12:28 – Can you clarify on the deuterocanonical books and its validity since some Jews accepted them? 18:21 – What are some examples of moral relativism being adopted and failing in the secular world? 21:18 – Would you be Automatically excommunicated if you had a certain belief or doubt but never shared it? 28:40 – Regarding a new theory of purgatory and the detachment from sin. I don’t see how it fits with former papal documents. 40:45 – Can you give a brief overview of the sacrament of marriage and a good resource? 43:43 – When I adore the Eucharist, who or what am I exactly adoring? Is it Jesus on the cross in 33 AD? 49:26 – How do you think these new rules of the supernatural by the Vatican affect approval of miracles for canonization? 52:24 – Why do all Marian apparitions look different? Are they all the same person? …

Questions Covered: 17:50 – Is it necessary to dive into childhood or is it more about exposure? 22:00 – Can a moms feeling of just being overwhelmed actually be anxiety? 34:26 – I’m a middle school teacher. What tips do you have for helping my students through anxiety? 36:45 – I’m so filled with anxiety that I have torn up my skin and have ulcers. I need help in mitigating this experience? 43:00 – How do you deal with anxiety knowing that you’ll always fall to sin? 48:10 – Thought my anxiety would go away after being sober for 4.5 years. How do I deal with it now that it hasn’t gone away? 51:49 – How do you deal with anxieties when you don’t realize you have anxiety until it boils over? …

Questions Covered: 08:25 – How can I approach my wife about her codependency on our daughter and how unhealthy it is? 15:28 – I’m an alcoholic. I just want to share my light bulb moment. 18:12 – What does addiction to lust include? 22:30 – I have an attachment to food. I’m nervous about attending a meeting due to confidentiality. 29:45 – I am a workaholic. Does your organization offer help for that? 33:10 – I want to recommend the book! Will there be another one in the future? 37:05 – I think the 12-step program is for everyone. 44:04 – I lost my 21 one year old son to addiction. Thank you for doing this! I wish I had known about you before. 50:48 – I’ve been in 12 steps since January. I just want to share how much there is to offer. …

Questions Covered: 3:45 – In the Creed it says that Jesus will judge the living and the dead. Who are the dead? 08:00 – How do I talk about Jesus to people who have questions but don’t actually seem to care? 13:04 – What’s the relationship between mortal sins of omission, and good works? Could you lose your salvation through a sin of omission? 17:29 – Is there a process of choosing a patron saint? 21:22 – Does a couple have to be married in the Church to bring up the gifts during mass? 24:07 – What exactly must one say when confessing sins, how specific must one be? 33:55 – What does it mean for a teaching to be essential? What considerations did the Church take to declare the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption? 38:04 – Why if Joseph had a house in Bethlehem, was Jesus born in a manger? 42:38 – Can you talk about the purpose of marriage? Is it strictly to procreate? 47:29 – Am I able to confess a mortal sin if I was intoxicated? 52:14 – Are guardian angels capable of being fallen angels? Could we have been assigned a fallen guardian angel? …

Questions Covered: 08:32 – What does a vocational call mean? 15:43 – How did people in the OT worship God and how is it similar to how we worship in the Catholic Mass? 23:59 – What is the proper understanding of Rev 19:15? 29:15 – In what way is the mass a propitiatory sacrifice? 35:20 – Why isn’t there adoration for the blood of Jesus? 40:42 – Why isn’t the Catholic Church against interest-based economics? 46:04 – My in-laws are not Catholic and were just introduced to the stations of the cross. What’s the history of them? 50:44 – I want to read the fathers of the Church. Where can I start with being led astray? …

Questions Covered: 03:37 – How important is consolation during prayer in Mass? 11:19 – How do you respond to the claim that If the devil can portray himself as an angel of light, then the devil can potentially be present himself as Mary in apparitions? 16:49 – Does the bible support sprinkling of water in baptism? 23:32 – Why don’t we quickly baptize people like protestants instead of making people go through a whole class and dragging it out? 32:47 – Why does Catholic worship re-present the cross as a sacrifice when the passover wasn’t a sin offering? 42:46 – Is Jesus’ prayer for unity in Jn 17 meant to be now or unity when he returns? 51:05 – Critique my argument for the Immaculate Conception: If Joseph was worried about Mary committing adultery he would not have to quietly divorce her. He was protecting her because he knew the truth. …

Questions Covered: 04:15 – How can I elaborate on the bread of Life discourse? 19:14 – In the Hail Holy Queen, Mary is called the ‘most gracious advocate’’ How can Catholics call her that since that’s who Jesus is the gracious advocate. 29:54 – I’m protestant considering Catholicism. What should I do if I believe something is morally wrong but the Church compels us to believe? 41:48 – How do I respond to the claim that Baptism doesn’t save you? 47:46 – How do we better understand the different I Am statements? 51:59 – Can you talk about why the center for worship is different for Catholics and Protestants? One is prayer and sermon, and the other is the Eucharist. …

Questions covered: 04:26 – How can God be infinite if he became man in the Incarnation? 18:10 – How do you respond to someone who says the Catholic Church got its traditions from the Roman Empire? 28:28 – Is my understanding of faith and works correct? 36:12 – The Catholic church teaches that in ongoing justification, works justify us and are not merely a sign. How is this different from a works-based salvation? 47:12 – When James 3 says teachers will be judged more harshly, does he mean judged by God or by men? 51:11 – Would it be sinful to read things formerly banned by the Church, like Machiavelli? …

Questions Covered: 22:27 – A relative of mine just had his spouse leave him out of nowhere. How should we guide him towards hopeful reconciliation?  30:31 – If a couple is living in a sinful divorce, goes to confession, but then goes right back to that same lifestyle, do they have to confess again before receiving communion and keep doing that over and over?  33:58 – If your spouse had a previous marriage that was never annulled, and then they go through the annulment process, do you now need to get your marriage convalidated?  35:44 – My brother married outside the Church and got a divorce. Now he’s dating a Catholic, cohabitating with her, and receiving the Eucharist. Should I say anything?  42:01 – I was civilly married, then we had our marriage convalidated in the Church. My husband was a non-Christian. Now during our divorce he’s saying he never intended to become Catholic or raise our children Catholic. Is this grounds for annulment?  45:43 – If someone’s spouse dies, does she still need to get an annulment before marrying someone else?  49:12 – I’ve had two priests say it’s okay for me to date before I’ve had an annulment. Are they correct?  …

Questions Covered: 01:55 – The Church Fathers have different interpretations of the unforgivable sin. How can we know the true meaning of that passage? 10:50 – How do we reconcile the consecration to the Immaculate Heart with the accusations from Protestants that Catholics worship Mary? 14:11 – Is it possible there were non-human civilizations on Earth before Adam and Eve? 19:46 – I was surprised that Catechism 1856 names immoderate laughter and idle chatter as sins. Are they really sins? 29:02 – It seems like near death experiences confirm that the soul is eternal and this life is just a passing form. Why doesn’t the Catholic Church deal with this instead of persisting with the idea of Hell to scare people into being good? 40:54 – My family believes in Oneness theology. How might I convince them of the Trinity? 47:24 – Can you obtain an indulgence now for someone who is not dead yet? And for getting an indulgence for 30 minutes of Eucharistic adoration, does it have to be the exposed Eucharist, or can it be in a closed tabernacle? 53:17 -Are we obligated to fraternally correct others?   …

Questions Covered: 05:21 – What is that Protestants have against Mary, and how can I give scriptural responses to their objection? 13:55 – I am a comic book artist. I want to create comics that are appropriate but not sterile. What principles can guide me to have this balance? 18:49 – How do we know for sure that the woman in Revelation 12 is Mary? It seems that part is really about Israel. 23:50 – It seems like there is a lot of tension between the Vatican and the Latin Mass People. Do you think the Vatican should have a concordat with the TLM community to keep the conversation going? 33:21 – Can you elaborate on the story of remote viewing Jesus that you mentioned a couple weeks ago? 36:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s teaching about cremation? And can you spread the ashes? 41:18 – Do you think there is any connection between the assassination attempt on Trump and the apparitions at Fatima? They both happened on July 13. And I’ve seen clips of a Protestant who supposedly prophesied the assassination attempt — do you think there is anything to this? 51:24 – I’ve heard that the canonization of St. Josemaria Escriva was controversial because there were some negative testimonies that were not heard. What do you make of that situation? Can someone be canonized who shouldn’t be? …

Questions Covered: 06:45 – Are sins you forget in confession still forgiven?  13:07  – Why are there so many Eucharistic prayers and how does a priest pick the one to use?  20:20 – We all came from Adam and Eve, why do we have so many races?  31:40 – What is the proper order of Sacraments when received as an adult?    36:00 – How can we know what the unforgivable sin is?  41:54 – How can I discuss Catholic Baptism and rebaptism with my non-Catholic Wife?   47:51 – Why do Catholics say Christ is present “body, blood, soul and divinity”?  52:14 – Is it always a Mortal Sin to miss Mass, or can you be excused based on age?   …

Questions Covered:  21:14 – The Church Fathers would have appreciated the term Epiousion in the original Our Father, why was this removed?  29:52 – Can you elaborate why Origen isn’t a Church Father?  37:15 – Where should we go to read about the Church Fathers?  46:05 – What Church Father said, “you can drive out the Christians and you’ll see what happens”?  48:18 – Of all the early Church Fathers, who do you find the most persuasive?  …

Questions Covered: 02:47 – I have a declaration of nullity but I still feel married. I feel like my husband is living with his girlfriend. Is there a prayer or something I can do to help me release this? 16:11 – The Catechism of JPII states that the covenant of the Jews has not been revoked. How does that relate to the Council of Florence which declares that the matters of the old law have been revoked? 41:14 – Would it have been possible for the Church to flourish without the Bible, and what do you think the Church would have looked like without the Bible? 48:41 – Is it wrong for my fiancé and I to purchase a home together before we are married? 52:23 – Why does Jesus affirm the authority of the Pharisees (as in Matthew 23)? …

Questions Covered: 14:38 – My partner says she can’t become Catholic because of sexism in passages such as Ephesians 5, 1 Timothy 2, and 1 Pet 3. How can I respond? 29:45 – There are photos online of Adam and Eve’s grave sites — is that legit? And what do we know about what happened to Adam and Eve? 41:13 – Why don’t Protestants accept the Septuagint? And when did they take it out of their Bible? …

Questions Covered:   01:36 – Why is the book of Enoch not in the Bible?   12:15 – Was Judas one of the twenty-four apostles seen by John when on the island?  18:46 – How can I approach the pursuit of knowledge in the defense of faith?    24:47 – Since Jesus knew of his Crucifixion, why did he agonize in the garden?  36:00 – How can I help a friend understand  the history of the Catholic Church?   43:03 – Is it a good practice to hand out Bibles?  44:44 – There are many passages in the Bible that say miraculous thing are from the devil. How can we trust source of miracles? 53:18 – In Genesis, when God condemns Cain, he is worried of being killed. How can this be since there were only 3 people?  …

Questions Covered: 04:27 – When were the books of Maccabee and Wisdom added to the Bible?  07:39 – In the Gospel of Mark, who does the naked man in the garden represent?   16:56 – How do I explain why Catholic pious practices differ from what is described in Baruch 6:8?   29:35 – Where would you go for verses on Trust in the Lord from the bible?   33:08 – How can I put the Old Testament in good light, specifically Leviticus, to Jewish people?   42:26 – Who is Melchizedek in the Bible?  49:34 – What is the possibility that the evidence John saw at the empty tomb was the Shroud of Turin?      …

Questions covered: 05:47 – How do you respond to the claim that Baptism is a work? 15:44 – Can those outside communion with the church be heard by the Saints? 18:58 – In 1 Cor. 15 what would Paul mean when he mentions scriptures? 28:47 – My friend said the Papacy is wrong because Jesus left evangelizing the rest of the world to Paul (Gal. 2:7), not to Peter. He says the apostles were only supposed to evangelize to the Jews (Mt. 10:5). 41:49 – Is it going too far to make movies or TV shows about Jesus? 52:20 – Why do the patriarchs not always observe the rights of primogeniture with their firstborns? …

Questions covered: 04:55 – What is your theory of atonement? 12:11 – How can I evangelize to a Jehovah Witness? 17:42 – What do Catholics believe about justification in relation to James 1:5? 20:33 – Can you explain the Catholic perspective on faith alone for salvation? 28:59 – How do we define Catholic? 33:55 – Why didn’t Jesus solve the problems of his time? 42:18 – Does the distinction between Jews and Gentiles still exist? 47:07 – Can you explain Biblical inerrancy of the resurrection accounts? 50:17 – How do you define the difference between Catholic values and virtues? …

Cy sits down with Dr. Edward Sri …

Questions Covered: 06:15 – Why is the Filioque such a big deal? 11:24 – Was Mohammeds spiritual encounter authentic, and if it was, was it angelic or some other nefarious being? 14:10 – I was raised Pentecostal. I think I understand the Marian dogmas, but it feels weird, and it feels like worship. How can I make it feel less like worship? 19:19 – If your name is in the book of life then how could it ever be removed? 31:55 – What is the response to the claim that speaking in tongues is necessary? 35:55 – How and when did the Catholic faith start? 43:03 – If a priest is in mortal sin, how can he absolve me of my sins? 48:37 – How can we challenge the claim that only the apostles had the ability to forgive sins and not the successors? 52:39 – I want to go back to church, will it cost me money? What are the requirements? …

Questions Covered: 04:38 – Was the material universe always supposed to be temporary? 16:28 – What does the verse that says Jesus is first born of all creation mean? 19:35 – What qualities do women lack that disqualifies them from being priests? 22:54 – Why in some places do they stand after the consecration before the great amen. What do bishops have to do to get those changes approved? 39:57 – Does God still chastise people for their sins on this earth like He did in the old Testament? 45:47 – What’s the difference between a Plenary indulgence earned during the day and one which is earned at the moment of death? 49:51 – What is a general confession? …

Questions Covered: 04:05 – Can we ethically download software that is no longer sold? 12:45 – How do the motives of credibility that the bible is from an omnipotent being rather than an angel? 29:05 – I had a bad experience in confession where the priest was sharing bad theology. What should I do? 41:52 – I grew up Chaldean Catholic. Is it idolatry to pray to the saints? Do we need to pray to them and what benefit is there? …

Questions Covered: 03:30 – Why can only a priest consecrate the Eucharist if anyone can baptize with the right intention? 06:38 – How much of saintly intercession would apply to old testament figures? 13:41 – Is there a connection between Jesus entering into hades to retrieve the souls and the Catholic understanding of Purgatory? 17:13 – Regarding Isaiah 53:4, the story of a suffering servant. It says that the servant smitten is by God. How do we as Catholics understand this? 22:19 – Is there some way to determine if someone is in a state of grace? 30:01 – Was Judas ever given the grace to be saved or was he doomed to fail? 35:12 – I just became Catholic. My biggest issue was infant baptism. What am I supposed to say to my children if they grow up and question me why i didn’t give them a choice? 37:24 – Does God love some more than others? 41:43 – The Eucharist liturgy doesn’t make sense, especially transubstantiation. 45:34 – The Church claims infallibility but why should we believe the rest of the teachings that aren’t declared infallibly? …

Questions Covered: 03:11 – How do I make sense of 1 Corinth 11:5 on the topic of head coverings? 16:01 – How do I respond to someone who says they don’t adhere to the biblical interpretation of condemning homosexuality because times have changed? 20:55 – With Mary being called woman and the woman at the well being called woman, what’s the distinction in Jesus calling them both by the same title? 28:50 – Can you clarify and navigate the stern and loose interpretations of Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus? What’s the clear correct understanding? 36:45 – If Catholics take John 6 literally, how can we call Protestants our separated brothers and sisters since they “have no life in them?” 43:47 – What’s the role of Mary in the Church? Is she being worshiped? 48:00 – I’m a convert. Is Mary the dispenser of all graces? How can all the saints hear all of our prayers? …

Questions Covered: 02:22 – I have discussed the doctrine of whether or not the pope had supremacy, and whilst I quote church fathers, he states other who are against papal supremacy. Why don’t the church fathers agree? 08:08 – for a new convert from southern Baptist domination, should I be concerned my baptism is invalid because my pastor likely did not have the intent needed as stated in the catechism 14:23 – How can I put Leviticus in the most positive light for believing Christians that aren’t particularly sophisticated in their theology? 20:10 – How to convince Protestants of Marian doctrine? 28:57 – Why do we call Mary, Jesus, Moses, ect. just by their names, instead of St. Mary, St. Jesus, ect. ? 32:45 I just need help understanding the trinity. The more I learn, the more I think I don’t know. 35:50 – I’m trying to understand the Church’s Treasury of Merits? what exactly is it and how does it work with Purgatory? 42:10 – why are only the successors of Peter important and not the other apostles? When Peter died was the apostle John subject to his successor or did John hold more authority? Peace 47:21 – Is the SSPX in full communion with the Church? 49:45 – Is belief that elves exist compatible with catholicism? What is the strongest point against the idea of sola scriptura, or that every teaching must be found in the Bible? …

Questions Covered: 05:11 – Would it be accurate to say the Nicene Creed is part of the deposit of faith? 08:23 – What is palmarian church 14:19 – Can there be a pope from one of the Eastern Catholic Churches? 17:41 – How can one be a liberal Catholic and still believe in the teachings of Christ 31:16 – Is it wrong to love God because you fear Hell? 36:40 – Do we need to confess venial sins that were taken away by our last communion? Or does that show doubt in the efficacy of communion? 41:22 – I see people often wondering if a life decision is God’s will. But as long as one is loving God fully, and loving their neighbor, isn’t everything that falls under that God’s will? 47:52 – IS the Sabbatine privilege for wearing brown scapular endorsed by Catholic Church ? 49:44 – is it true that God loves some people more than others?, hence why certain people have more graces, are chosen to be priests or even have a better fulfilled purposes in life. thank you. 52:46 – What is your commitment when it comes to honoring/respecting parents or grandparents when they refuse to communicate to you and tell blatant lies about you regarding serious sins? …

Questions Covered: 02:22 – I was at a gun show in Idaho not long ago and one of the vendors was a born again Christian group handing out Jack Chick tracts. I walked past them fairly quickly, not because I didn’t want to engage but because I was trying to catch up to my son-in-law. As I was walking back up the aisle they were on I was distracted by a vendor selling antique rifles, some going back as far as the Revolutionary War, when someone said to me “thank you for your service!” I turned to my left to see a guy, about my age, and he repeated himself. I thanked him but explained I hadn’t been in the military. He looked surprised then said something about the color of my eyes (hazel/green) and when I realized who I was talking to I knew I was stuck. It was the Pastor of the group handing out the JC Tracts. Long story short he asked me if I knew I was saved. I said yes. He asked if I knew I was going to heaven I said it’s my hope, but that ultimately was up to me. Then he commences to break out a green, hand held, KJV military Bible (one that I have), reads me some scripture, and asks if I will pray with him. I said of course! We commence the praying and I realize this was my altar call…I was being made born again. After the prayer he congratulated me…and I started to feel uneasy. It’s bothered me since. I know I hadn’t renounced my Catholic faith because the prayer was pretty generic, but there’s a part of me that thinks I made a mistake. Did I, or am I being overly scrupulous?  05:47 – How did authorship work in the ancient and medieval periods? For example, I heavily doubt that Homer made a fortune selling copies of The Iliad and The Odyssey or that Plato sold copies of The Republic. How were ancient writings circulated? I imagine having to hand copy every word from every scroll would put a damper on how accessible they would be in markets. Did every individual who copies the Odyssey have to copy down “Written by Homer” with it? What if someone wanted to take the same Odyssey and pass it off as their original work? Also, how would the average man living in these periods know which authors (who are trying to pass information down) are genuine and which authors are hacks?  16:26 – I just learned about Hilazon blue. Is there a checklist of all the things needed for rebuilding the Third Temple, and what’s left?  18:36 – You have mentioned before that God could have created a universe that appeared to be eternal, that is, without a beginning (I hope I have that right…). I do not understand this, as being “created” would seem to require a beginning (otherwise, God would not need to create it). Or are you saying that it merely has the “appearance” of always existing, but was created? In which case, does that mean that God is deliberately deceiving?  22:01 – Why do we restrict Protestants from receiving the Eucharist except in certain limited circumstances (grave necessity)? Children baptized into the Catholic faith are able to receive the Eucharist before being confirmed. There is no difference (as far as I am aware) between a valid Catholic baptism and a valid Protestant baptism, so there is no ontological difference between a baptized-but-unconfirmed Catholic and a baptized-but-unconfirmed Protestant. Belief cannot be the answer, since many Protestants (while in RCIA and before their confirmation) have the same faith as Catholics. Is it prudential?  28:34 – Why is the Protestant account for the canon of scripture untenable?  34:05 – How will we be able to interact in heaven with our loved ones without a body? (That is, until they are resurrected.)  35:44 – John 20:22, our Lord breathed on the apostles and gave them the Holy Spirit. Thomas was not with them. When did Thomas receive the Holy Spirit?  40:47 – What is a good source to use to get authentic news from what th…

Questions Covered: 03:36 – What did ancient people (by that I mean anyone born before the modern period with phones and movies) do for fun?   10:58 – How do we know if it is God or a coincidence, when a prayer is “answered”?  15:30 – If a third of the angels fell along with Lucifer, and these were the angels created to adore Jesus, do you suppose in some way that all of our guardian angels will fill this void when we enter the Church Triumphant? And sorry if this has been asked before but what about the guardian angels assigned to the souls that go to hell? I’m assuming they don’t get dragged along with poor souls that reject God’s mercy.  20:18 – My daughter missed confirmation because of COVID then leukemia. She still doesn’t have confirmation, does she need confirmation to still receive the Eucharist?  22:10 – Can you explain why some priests say the charismatic movement is not real and the talking in tongues in that movement is diabolical or that Baptism in the Spirit is not real, and then other priests say they have the gift of tongues and run charismatic renewal centers? I am conflicted by the different messages that seem contradictory.  28:54 – Christ said he had to go to the Father or the Holy Spirit would not come. Did Divine Procession effectively change due to the hypostatic union?  30:17 – Was the Blessed Mother’s “appearance” to James in Spain an “apparition” or ” biolocation”?  34:55 – Will we eat food in Heaven? Jesus in His resurrected and glorified body asked the apostles if they had something to eat.  40:25 – Can one who obeys the Natural Law be saved even if he doesn’t explicitly affirm Christ and his Church?  41:35 – Does the Holy Spirit prevent Popes from making prudential/pastoral decisions that can harm the Church, including undermining our understanding of the doctrines of the Church?  44:07 – We have consecrated virgins. My understanding is in the Latin rite we don’t have consecrated widows. Is it just the Latin rite, or all Catholic Rites?  45:27 – Was it a condition of the rich young man’s salvation to sell all he had and follow Christ? Was it an invitation he could morally decline? What about Mary when she was asked to be the mother of Jesus? More broadly, is choosing to not live the vocation God has invited you to a sin- the kind that can jeopardize your salvation? Are we free to choose “vocation B” even though God has asked us to choose “vocation A”?  51:01 – Why is Boethius not viewed as a Saint and Martyr?  53:10 – “1 Peter 3:21 says that baptism is ‘an appeal to God for a clear conscience.’ Therefore, babies cannot get baptized because they cannot make appeals.” How would you answer that objection to infant baptism?  …

Questions Covered: 03:21 – 1 Sam 18:10 says “an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul.” How are we supposed to interpret that when nothing evil can come from God? 10:06 – Can you help me understand in what sense Jesus is God? How can a thing have two natures? Is it the same way the Burning Bush, or the Eucharist, is God? 19:39 – What are the reasons a person might hear voices? 28:55 – My spiritual director has been cautioning me against treating novenas and relics like magic. But in last Sunday’s gospel we hear of the woman who was healed because she believed if she touched Jesus’ clothes she would be healed. How can one have that kind of faith without treating it like magic? 38:05 – Does Matthew quote the Septuagint? 45:50 – What’s the difference between black magic and white magic? 48:42 – I had an experience in early youth that led to my conversion later in life. Have you heard anything like that before? What kind of experience is this? …

Questions Covered: 10:52 – Does the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 relate back to a council 1 Chronicles 28? I’m thinking that if it does, it could be more proof for the papacy. 17:14 – Does Matthew quote the Septuagint? 21:53 – I heard an interpretation of the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac that Abraham failed because he should have offered himself in place of Isaac. Is there any truth to that interpretation? 31:46 – I find it’s hard to use 2 Macc 12:46 to defend Purgatory to Protestants because they don’t believe in that book. How do you deal with that? 40:20 – How do we answer someone who says that God is Jehovah? 45:22 – How do we answer free-gracers that bring up Rom 3:20 as proof that works of the law are all works? 49:50 – What is the biblical evidence for inclusivism, meaning that God has mercy for those who through no fault of their own have not heard the gospel? And if there’s time… Why does Acts 1:5 talk about a water baptism and a holy spirit baptism, but Eph 4:5 says “one baptism.” …

Questions Covered: 05:35 – My youngest daughter decided to leave the Church and became Lutheran. She will be getting married with a Lutheran pastor officiating. Can I attend? 17:58 – Why don’t we point to images of angels of death and say that it’s St. Michael the Archangel? Doesn’t he do God’s work of bringing death to the earth? 20:25 – How does NFP fit into a Catholic life and being open to life? 34:35 – Is pirating games online immoral? 40:54 – I’m not Catholic. What is the Catholic view of the rapture? 46:37 – I pray the Divine Mercy novena for family who has left the Church. Will this help them when they pass away to avoid hell? 50:36 – Why didn’t the Church make exorcism into a sacrament? 53:03 – Does the Church uphold the validity of a marriage outside of the Catholic Church in the situation of the previous callers daughter?   …

Questions Covered: 07:03 – I’m close to coming to faith but hell doesn’t seem to fit with an all-loving God. Can you explain? 40:34 – Can you give a summary on the Catholic Moral life? 50:07 – If you start worshiping Buddha, Is that a big sin? …

Questions Covered: 01:02 – Can someone tell me what verses talk about saints in heaven interceding for us? 09:55 – How can we be sure that the Catholic Church is the one true Church when the early church seems more conciliar like the Orthodox? 28:26 – My Eastern Orthodox friend argues that there’s 3 Petrine sees, and Rome does not have a right to override the others. How do I respond to that? 43:47 – I was raised Catholic and can’t get past the bible verse saying call no man father. What’s the answer? …

Questions Covered: 06:29 – Can I attend a wedding of protestant family members? 16:33 – Does a priest have to touch the host during the consecration for the mass to be valid? 30:14 – Why does Jesus say that divorce is allowed only during infidelity in Matthew 19? 44:15 – Mt. 27:9. Is it true that there are ancient rabbinical documents that quote one prophet but attribute it to another prophet? 50:56 – When I talk to my protestant friends about a sacrifice at the mass they say that they have a sacrifice of praise. How do I respond to that? …

Questions Covered: 06:42 – Is it possible to reconcile Young-Earth Creationism with findings of science that appear to say the earth is much older?  13:55 – During the apostolic age, was a mustard seed considered a weed or a harvestable crop?  19:11 – Did Jesus have an elemental soul like humans do?  22:43 – I’m having a lot of problems with two dioceses. They’re restricting my ministry and not telling me what’s wrong. What’s the next level I can go to to try and sort this out?  33:36 – How do the Catholic observances of holidays and seasons and feasts reconcile with Mathetes’ Epistle to Diogenetus, which seems to say that holidays and seasons are not Christian?  41:07 – With all the suffering in the world today, has anyone proposed that purgatory might be this world?  47:31 – Is it okay for Catholics to use supplements for your mood like adaptogens?  49:49 – What are some good sources I can read concerning typology of St. Peter in the Old Testament?  …

Questions covered: 13:53 – How do we respond to scientific theories like the special theory of relativity that are based on thought experiments that seem to contradict Christianity? 18:16 – Alexis Carrel was a Catholic biologist who studied eugenics for the country of France. Can his profession be reconciled with his Catholicity? 29:54 – In our modern era, science is viewed as objective truth that matters more than faith; but also there’s a modern philosophy that everyone has their own truth. As a scientist, how do you use your profession to bolster your faith within that odd philosophical framework? 35:06 – What evidence is there that we have a soul that is rational and has intellect? 41:40 – How do you compare the difference between an atom being self-aware and a cell being self-aware? 45:15 – Can you recommend any reading or viewing material on how faith and science are complimentary? 47:28 – How should I teach chemistry from a Catholic worldview? …

Questions Covered: 01:27 – What is the history of the use of the tetragrammaton/divine name in worship, particularly as it relates to Jehovah’s Witnesses?  07:44 – I heard your show where you mentioned a study in India on near death experiences where the people in India would see some spirits that were either good or evil spirits. Christians see angels, good or bad. So non-believers could argue that the fact that people don’t see the same thing is proof that these visions are due only to chemical reactions of a dying brain. How would you respond?   13:52 – What would be the best way for us as Catholics to answer some Protestants who claim what’s happening in Israel right now has to do with the 2nd coming of Jesus that in there minds is gonna happen soon or at any moment?  17:49 – Which allegedly evidential NDE do you think is the strongest?  23:57 – If the Pope has the keys to heaven and hell, could the Pope/Church canonize someone that God would not have allowed into heaven by ordinary means, but since the church/pope utilized the authority of those keys they now get in? what about the reverse a just person going to hell because the church invoked the keys of authority to condemn them?  28:25 – From what I understand, the Jesuits are not allowed to hold positions of Authority or power. Is this true? And if so, did it change to permit Pope Francis to be Pope?  29:55 – Maybe better for a weird questions episode but I recently had several blessed, holy objects go missing around the house and it occurred to me, if it WAS demons, is there    34:53 – From my 15 year old : Is God alive both scientifically as well as theologically?  39:30 – From my 13 year old: In the Skinwalker Ranch episode of Mysterious World there were three wolf- like activities and one of them was a wolf-like creature running around in the horse pen. One thing that I realized was that the description for the wolf was almost the same as the beast of Gevaudan. Do you think the beast could have been a skin walker? They were both red, had poofy tails, head like a wolf, heyena like bodies and boar like legs. I’d like to hear your thoughts.  43:51 – I remember a very helpful episode where you discussed the career of Dr. Steven Greer. I have been very curious about what you know about the legitimacy of the UAP claims by Bob Lazar and David Grusch?   48:56 – How can we better understand the word “Belief” with regards to God and our faith, and do Catholics and Protestants (specifically Lutherans, understand this idea of belief in God differently). Is it just about saying you know of God’s existence and profess to others that you know and understand of his existence; or, is there a deeper understanding of “belief in God” which also calls us to act or respond to this understanding of “belief” in Him. If there is a deeper understanding (or action) of belief, where do we find this ( in history, in scripture, or in the actual definition in or meaning of the word)?  …

Questions Covered: 03:09 – What are your thoughts on the prophecy of the angelic pope and great Catholic monarch? 06:40 – Until the Second Coming, we won’t have our bodies if we are in heaven (provided we get there, of course). How will we interact, then, with our loved ones who we hope are in heaven and we long to see again? What does that even look like? I believe the Church does not have definitive teaching on this, but what has been the speculation? 17:46 – Do you think there were sasquatches on the Ark? 19:56 – We say the Trinity is three Persons. I have been told, on inquiry, that these are not three “selves” as we would normally understand “persons”, but I’m also told that the Holy Spirit is the “love” between the Father and the Son, and that the Holy Trinity is a “community”. But only distinct selves can love each other or be in community; both of these, it seems to me, cannot be true. Can you elaborate? 23:54 – Is there any equivalent to Eucharistic Adoration for the Precious Blood? If so, why? If not, why not? 28:43 – What is the difference between feasting and gluttony? 31:49 – Someone w/ surname of Murray said the name meant they are descended from Mary, after she moved to France. (Pardon my French but WTH??!?!?!?!!) 33:49 – Make or dismiss the case that after the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to Mother Mary first and in private. 34:40 – What’s a good book that talks about how the apostles died rather than denying the Resurrection? 40:10 – What’s all this about the red heifers being prepared for slaughter in Israel as fulfillment of a prophecy? 46:24 – Please give your feedback on this statement: “Receiving on the tongue is the default option.” 46:56 – What really is sleep? 50:35 – What does the Church state about forcing men to take psychological exams before being accepted to seminary? …

Questions Covered: 05:42 – How is it that we can’t keep cremated remains on the mantle but we can keep relics of saints? 13:10 – Do most Catholics believe that most people go to hell or most people go to purgatory? 19:00 – After purification in purgatory, do you think we’d even have the ability to think the same kind of thoughts we have here on Earth? 22:18 – In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, is the Rich man in purgatory or hell? 37:02 – Can the souls in purgatory pray for themselves? 41:54 – What do people do in Heaven? Also, what is this whole new heaven and new earth thing all about? 46:45 – Did Vatican II change the Catholic understanding of baptismal ecclesiology? My pre-conciliar catechism says we are born as soldiers of Christ, and priests are the officers. I like that. But now it feels like priests and laity are more like colleagues. …

Questions Covered: 12:46 – In Purgatory, are human memories saved in the soul or in the body?  19:16 – I’m Protestant and it seems to me that scripture indicates that upon death one immediately either goes to Heaven or Hell. Is that not the Catholic view?  30:32 – How did people come up with the idea of Universalism when it seems clear in scripture that people will be lost?  39:52 – I want to pray for people in purgatory, but there’s so many people I know who have died, some from long ago. How do I know who I should be praying for, or if that person is even still in purgatory?   43:53 – My Protestant friend thinks purgatory is very legalistic or transactional, in that mortal sins send you to hell but venial sins only to purgatory. How can I answer him?  …

Questions Covered: 00:45 – Is in Persona Christi limited to the priest celebrating the mass or does it extend to the magisterium? 10:04 – Is there a possible connection between “calling no man father” and people in the New Testament being baptized and assigning their spirituality on those who baptized them? 17:04 – At what point is a marriage considered sacramental outside the Catholic Church? 22:33 – Why should I become Catholic if my western rite Orthodoxy is so similar without the baggage? 46:12 – My father is not a Catholic and is battling cancer. I’ve been offering holy communion for him. Is that allowed? What does the Church say about cremation? 49:59 – Should we respond with ‘because God said so’ when approaching social issues in apologetic debates? …

Questions Covered: 05:41 – Is there any problem for a Catholic to believe in Mary as Co-Redemptrix? 21:50 – Why was Jesus baptized? 34:22 – My Baptist cousin is in seminary. What good resources could I use to challenge him without being confrontational? 42:22 – You’ve mentioned that you are a fan of the synodal process. Can you express why and what the process is? …

Questions Covered: 03:02 – How is God being good in the story of the tower of Babel? 08:02 – What is the logic behind Mary’s sinlessness allowing her to freely consent to the incarnation? 18:03 – Is it alright for churches to have concerts in the actual church building? 21:49 – How can perfect contrition be mastered so that it can be had at will? 29:22 – How does full consent of the will and being culturally acceptable of a sin work together when considering something to be a mortal sin? 35:01 – What is the Church’s position on separation of church and state? 40:43 – How do we know Christian view of creation is correct? 45:36 – What is the case for the early Church being the Catholic Church? 48:40 – God asks things of all of us, why aren’t we in the same situation as Mary was? 50:33 – I live around a lot of 7th Day Adventists, and they say that you can be SDA and not have anything to do with Ellen White. How should I respond to this? …

Questions Covered: 07:30 – Does non resistant, non belief have any bearing for protestant exploring Catholicism? 19:50 – If you’re praying the rosary while doing everyday things like mowing the lawn, do those things become good works? 31:02 – I’m converting to Catholicism. I’m convinced but what if God is a fundamentalist? 41:12 – Is Quo Primum by Pope Pius V ex cathedra? Can later popes get rid of the latin mass? 50:08 – If you’ve already been consecrated to Mary, can you be consecrated to other saints or Jesus? 52:00 – If angels are morally infallible, are they also inerrant? Can they make a mistake? …

Questions Covered: 01:00 – Catholics like to try and validate the serpents claim that when you die you don’t really die. That’s how they end up teaching Mary and all the saints are not dead but in heaven. 05:46 – How should I love God and have a firm resolve especially after confession? 12:28 – When was the last time the pope spoke ex cathedra? 17:07 – Do you think it’s ok to use philosophy and theology to evaluate human evolution? 27:53 – I’m a recent revert. Why does the bible seem to suggest that Jesus is subordinate to the father? 36:39 – How are we sure the saints are in heaven if there’s a chance they went to purgatory? 46:23 – Are priests also counselors? …

Questions Covered: 21:47 – How do you know when God answers your prayer vs when he doesn’t? 30:06 – Am I over-spiritualizing my situation? I’ve been diagnosed with a disease that’s completely changed my life. What should I do? 47:33 – Most of my life I’ve felt alone. I’m married and now have a tendency to want to be alone, lazy, and unhappy. What am I battling? …

Questions Covered: 02:00 – What is the necessity of purification after death but before heaven? 15:30 – What is the textual criticism of John 8 and the woman caught in adultery? 22:53 – Why is the pope pushing heresy by allowing people to receive communion after a divorce? 35:26 – How does one know if they believe in their heart? 41:20 – How does Jesus fulfill the prophecy of reuniting all the tribes of Israel? 46:18 – What are the requirements for being an apologist? 49:39 – My friend asked us to take their children if anything ever happened to them but told us to not baptize them. Would I have to honor that or are we morally obligated to baptize them? …

Questions Covered: 02:24 – Could life have come about naturalistically? 06:10 – My wife is agnostic. How do I reply to the questions, why should she care, and why should she believe that it’s the Christian God that exists? 16:39 – My convert friend is asking how do you know when something is dogma vs doctrine? 28:45 – Within the holy family, did Joseph have the spiritual authority of Mary and Jesus? 30:55 – What is the rule of the magisterium in regard to translation of the bible and why should we heed to those translations? 36:08 – How specific does my confession have to be for it to be valid? 41:55 – How do we know that St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letters are reliable? 45:05 – Can an unbaptized person receive the sacrament of confession? 47:35 – Has the use of extraordinary ministers of holy communion been abused? 52:20 – There are verses in the bible that say that miracles are signs, but it also says the devil will use them. How can the Church confidently say that the miracles it approved of are from God and not the devil? …

Questions Covered: 41:07 – What are your thoughts on the governor of Louisiana mandating every school to have the 10 commandments? 49:15 – What’s the purpose of the Synod on Synodality? …

Questions Covered: 20:31 – With so many people in the world who are suffering, why wouldn’t we look at it globally to help those suffering? 34:21 – It sounds like Father is not demarking differences in responsibility and culpability and I think it creates a worse problem. …

Questions Covered: 04:15 – Is it ok for me to attend a Bar Mitzvah? 06:10 – How do we know for sure that it was Samuel that the witch of Endor contacted? 12:19 – You can lose your salvation but what must happen for that to occur? 19:45 – Is the entire mass a sacrifice or just the Eucharist? Is the profession of faith essential? 24:20 – Do we as Catholics fall under any of the following categories; provisionist, open theists, Arminian? I know Calvinists use these categories. 34:41 – If God knows the future, then why does he regret making humans Gen 6:6? 44:17 – In the bible it says things like ‘ I chose you and you’re a chosen race. Why are some people chosen? 48:41 – Could you explain how we know that the saints can hear us, and why having statues doesn’t mean we worship them? 52:52 – What is the Beatific Vision? …

Questions Covered: 02:31 – My Methodist friend hasn’t been to church in a long time and doesn’t drive. How can I help her keep the Lords Day holy over the phone? 06:41 – Mark’s gospel was written first and based on Peter’s account. Are the others written based on the account of other apostles? 19:25 – How do we Catholics formulate our belief on assurance of salvation? 42:37 – What tips do you have for evangelizing one’s Baptist family? 50:15 – Does John 13:6-10 teach parental or judicial forgiveness? …

Questions Covered: 43:22 – If schism is a mortal sin, does that mean that when those schismatic churches receive communion, they are receiving it in mortal sin? 50:40 – What are your thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI’s view of Purgatory in Saved in Hope, Spe Salvi, encyclical? …

Questions Covered: 08:30 – What happens to Pontius Pilate’s wife Claudia? Did she ever convert? 12:48 – How can the Church say that there is no salvation outside the Church yet declare people saints like St. Gregory of Narek? 16:13 – How did you come to believe in the intercession of saints and confessing sins to a priest? I’m protestant and having a hard time with it 28:54 – What do you think of Catholics who say that Catholics have to support labor unions? 36:24 – What are the benefits of being Catholic as opposed to being an atheist? And Why Catholicism instead of another denomination? 43:45 – Since venial sin doesn’t send one to hell, would one still need Jesus if they’ve never committed a mortal sin? 49:38 – As a Catholic how do we respond to the Black Hebrew Israelites who assert salvation due to race or culture? …

Questions Covered: 03:44 – In the Transformers, there are a team of Constructicons where 5 robots can combine to make one giant robot. According to the official character bio, the giant robot, Devastator, has a unique consciousness that is also a composite of all 5 unique, individual robot personalities. Do you think this is a good illustration of how God works, albeit being a Quintessence as opposed to a Trinity?  08:40 – Chiropractic. Religion? New Age wooow? Scam?  13:15 – Most Christians I know would say “light as a feather, stiff as a board” is demons. Because, you know… If it’s not demons, is there a natural explanation for why it works?  16:50 – What do you think the likelihood is that we will meet beings from other realities that God created when we get to heaven? Or should we expect that this is the only reality, and the sole occupants of heaven will be from this space-time continuum?  18:23 – Why did Jesus ascend into the sky and what happened to His body? Did it disappear or do he go to other planets or outer space?  21:14 – Was it not a good idea for Johnny to take the bet with the devil in the song “Devil went down to Georgia”, given that the Church strongly encourages not conversing with the devil or demons, even though he won the bet?  24:03 – If humans evolved from different humanoid species in the past, at what point did we gain a soul?  29:07 – Why did Peter put on his clothes before jumping in the water?  31:05 – In Tobit, Archangel Raphael states that it only seemed to Tobias that he was eating, but really did not. So did Raphael atomize the food he touched when having meals with Tobias or is there another explanation?  How would someone be able to explain that Jesus really ate with his Apostles when Archangel Raphael only made it seem like it?  36:35 – I wonder is it a sin to be psychic? My grandmother was a very gifted psychic and a devout Catholic. This created some issues when she was criticized by the priest at church. …

Questions Covered: 02:30 – I mean no disrespect with this question…. I noticed a few weeks ago that Jimmy was leaving the “g” off of words like “teachin” or “reasonin” and others. I can only assume that this is the normal dialect in Arkansas? Question. Is this change due to a conscious effort to return to his “roots” or is this an outcome of being immersed back into the Arkansas dialect through local conversations? Love Mysterious World and Cy’s awkward Dad joke sense of humor. 08:17 – In the very first Weird Questions I listened to, Jimmy answered a question asking if a man was teleported back in time to 5 BC, what obligations he would have to do in order to worship God properly. Now, let me ask the reverse of that. Suppose a man from 500BC was in stasis for thousands of years and wakes up when a group of archaeologists discover him. I imagine the option to be baptized and confirmed would be just as open to him as to any other man (provided he knows what the sacraments and the Gospel mean), but if the man were to die after his waking up in the 21st century without having done these things, what would be the state of his soul? 11:31 – We have a ghost where I work….and I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen and heard it with my own eyes. A coworker recently got a spirit box and it has picked up some interesting things but I wasn’t there when they were using it. Do those things (spirit boxes} have any legitimacy to them? 16:40 – Just wondering if you can address something that kept coming to my mind while listening to Mysterious World (AA 1025) If so thanks. My question is not directly related but it made me think about Bella Dodd and her impact related to infiltration in the church along with her conversation. I just want to hear your thoughts on this. On a side note I really enjoy your work but I particularly enjoy Mysterious World!!! 19:31 – Are there any conditions that must be met for the devil to possess someone? In Other words, are there any characteristics of a person that would need to be present in order for that person to be possessed by a demon? 28:57 – Did Jesus ever get bitten by mosquitos, ticks! Lice or other blood-feeding pests? And if so what would the implications be of these creatures potentially being the first among creation to receive the precious blood of Christ? I tend to think about this when hiking in deep quiet woods and swarmed by a fog of billions of mosquitos with nothing apparently to eat but me. Perhaps they cannot starve to death and are in a sense immortal? 33:25 – So I read a book about a guy that whenever he dies he is reborn but with all the memories of his previous lives. My question is that if he became a priest in one of his lives would that end at his death, or would he technically still be a priest in every life after that? 35:16 – Who invented smoking? More importantly, how did people discover that inhaling burning fumes from various herbs feels good? 39:27 – Can the belief in djinn be incorporated into the Catholic worldview? And if so, how would this affect the categories of alien and demon by adding a third possible explanation of unexplained phenomenon? 44:35 – What is Baphomet? 48:45 – My son, Jonathan would like like a deep dive on Angelic swords (Genesis 3:24) Did the angels forge them? Are they still around? Did God invent swords? 51:42 – Would it be a stretch or not from a Catholic perspective to say that both Multiple Personality Disorder and Rabies are different ways in which demonic activity can manifest? I.e. The Personalities of those with MPD actually being demons in disguise waiting for the right moment to strike or rabies being a disease that could evolve into a form of demonic possession that can manifest in various animals …

Questions Covered: 04:03 – Does the trial of Pope Formosus disprove Papal Infallibility? 10:50 – Does time exist in the Church triumphant and the Church suffering as it does for the Church militant? 17:56 – How can we explain to an animal rights activist that humans have greater value and dignity? 24:36 – What’s the morality of interacting with algorithms that can influence others to encounter questionable material? 31:09 – I want to start defending the faith. How do I defend the words “Praying to” when referring to Mary? 36:42 – What is the Catholic perspective of the orthogonality thesis within general purpose intelligence research? 42:29 – In your recent debate with James White on Sola Scriptura you argued the different ways “Word of God’ was used. What resource did you use to build that argument? 46:33 – My wife and I both grew up Catholic but never got married in the Church. Do we have to get our marriage blessed by the Church? We now live like brother and sister. 51:05 – My son is in college and questioning whether God is real. How do I start a conversation with him without scaring him away? …

Questions Covered: 05:25 – How would you explain to a protestant that the reformation did more harm than good? 11:52 – How would I reply to a friend who says that a Catholic shouldn’t judge a gay relationship? 18:45 – Can I receive communion more than once a day? 20:07 – Our priest seems to rush the Mass. Is it appropriate to approach him and ask him to slow down? 29:52 – Is it good to assume that the people being addressed in Romans 10 were already baptized with great faith? Thus, faith being what was needed for salvation for them? 34:52 – My friend favors the spiritual presence view of the eucharist? How do I explain to him that this view is insufficient? 40:58 – I’m thinking of leaving the Catholic church because they won’t give the precious blood? Why am I being denied a sacrament? 43:56 – I agree with the limiting of microplastics. We need to do what we can to save God’s planet? 49:05 – Are the different Churches in the new testaments akin to what today are modern dioceses? 51:49 – In light of 2 Cor 5:20, what is a good way to evangelize senior citizens whose memory isn’t good? …

Questions Covered:  09:32 – Can you explain why all Judeo-Christian revelations come from the Middle East?  32:58 – How can Catholics believe the Saints are in heaven based on the day of judgment?   50:32 – Can you give advice on how to dialogue when they don’t accept the Sacrament?  …

Questions Covered:  04:53 – How can a Catholic prophecy be wrong about the end of the world?   15:18 – Why does the Divine Mercy chaplet say, “I give you the body and blood”?  30:05 – Why do Catholics need Confession when Jesus paid the price for our sins?  40:56 – Is it possible to affect someone’s ultimate salvation?   51:58 – In what sense is Jesus God?   …

Questions Covered: 01:02 – What do you think about the supposed references to Jesus in the Talmud? 08:10 – Please explain how does the process work when a priest earns the title of Monsignor I’d like to understand how that whole process works. 13:?42 – Can you make a distinction between God’s miracles and what demons are capable of? 18:39 – Who is the “destroyer” / angel of death in Exodus? An actual angel? 20:24 – Do you think the Jewish faith was reinterpreted after Jesus’s death and resurrection 25:10 – Why is the word Holy Ghost said instead of Holy Spirit? 28:25 – Why are there so many people who say that the Catholic Church is evil? The red shoes are evil. The room that looks like a serpent, at the Vatican. And other claims…? 32:43 – I was recently challenged on the papal bulls allowing conquest and enslavement, followed by the bull Sublimis Deus forbidding enslavement, which I take as an abrogation of the prior. The interlocutor asked 1) how can one infallible bull overrule another one; and 2) how was anyone supposed to know when Sublimus Deus doesn’t mention the prior bulls or say they were abrogated? What do you say? 35:24 – Can you explain how the Godhead and the Trinity are not conflicting ideas or doctrines. I get SO MANY people who challenge the Trinity and say that Catholics try to replace the Godhead with the “false doctrine” of the Trinity. 44:50 – Let’s say a person was properly baptized as a child but didn’t remember. They grow up and live a secular life until finding the faith later. They go through RCIA and, not remembering that they had been already baptized, are baptized and confirmed into the church.This person thinks that their recent baptism washes away the sins to that point and so does not go to confession for those sins. Is this person in trouble spiritually? Can they, since they are ignorant of the situation, receive the Eucharist? 48:08 – Jimmy Akin, what’s your most recent and thorough reflection on Numbers 12? 51:57 – Do we have one guardian angel for our whole life? 53:11 – What are your thoughts on the “manna machine”? …

Questions Covered: 02:17 -If there are conjoined twins who are saints and they have the power of bilocation, would they be able to bilocate separately or should they bilocate together? 07:06 – Will conjoined twins still be joined in their resurrected bodies? 11:11 – In marriage, is the “good of the spouses” supplied by nature, or grace? 13:10 – What is the Church’s stance on the history of St Veronica? 17:52 – Can God “forgive” you your sins or could it be more accurate to say He is the immutable embodiment of forgiveness itself- thus really only we can change by atoning and reorienting ourselves to Him? 19:35 – My son, Joshua wants to ask you if you think the Superman movies could have a Christian allegory to them? 28:42 – How/why did the Jews become monotheists? 32:41 – Where did the prayer come from that w e say at Mass after the Our Father… “For Thine is the Kingdom,,,” 35:35 – Why do you suppose the account of Peter walking on the water only in Matthew? 39:42 – My daughter has a turtle. One day, she was laying on the floor with the turtle. The turtle looks at her, then at a piece of fence about a foot or two tall, and back at her a few times. The turtle then runs to the fence, pushes it over to create a ramp (inclined plane) onto my daughter, then climbs the fence onto my daughter’s back. That would appear to be a lot of thought going on in the turtle’s brain to figure that out. What evidence do we have for the extent of intelligence in animals? Does she just have a really smart turtle? 45:41 – What’s your take on original monotheism? 49:28 – Will we continue learning in heaven? Or will we just instantaneously *know* everything we can know? 51:14 – Did Jesus drink wine, or was it just grape juice? 53:12 – If Jesus submitted his DNA to 23&Me would it prove that Joseph was his Father? …

Questions Covered:  04:00 – Did the people who were resurrected after Jesus’ resurrection in Matthew 27:53 go to heaven?  11:12 – How do I respond to the claim that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday? See: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/crucifixion-wednesday See my article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-timing-of-jesus-death  15:38 – It sounds like Catholics disagree with Christ’s teaching of eternal security in John 5:24. Can we still perish even if we believe in Christ? See article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/dont-take-eternal-life-for-granted  19:48 – Why is the Catholic Church always in the defensive position when it comes to apologetics?  24:23 – Why do we have to explain anything out of our faith? Why do we concentrate so much on defending the faith?  30:20 – Can the terms priest and pastor be used interchangeably?  34:28 – I heard a protestant say that Mt 12:32 has nothing to do with purgatory because there’s no forgiveness after we’re dead. How do I respond?   42:24 – Why did Mary say “My God and My Savior” in Luke?   46:49 – Is a crucifix a graven image that the bible condemns?  …

Questions Covered: 04:51 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too? 15:30 – If Satan had not fallen, would humans have fallen? 17:18 – How do I respond to a 2nd grader who doesn’t understand why women can’t be priests? I gave the typical answer about the apostles but got pushback. What do I do now? 20:41 – Where in the bible does it say that women can’t be priests? 32:27 – In the martyrdom of Perpetua, it says that she had a vision of her brother suffering and then another where he no longer was. Is this an early account for purgatory? Are there other documented accounts of purgatory in the first 300 years of the Church? 42:39 – How do you reconcile papal primacy and the necessity to submit to the Roman pontiff and salvation only coming from the Lord? 46:03 – How do we know Jesus isn’t using a metaphor when he says that He is the Bread in John 6 since Jesus later says in John 10:9 and 15:5 that He is the door and a gate? …

Topics Covered: 00:00 – Why flannel? 02:32 – Plastic straws 13:46 – The Dumbing Down of Society 33:14 – Zach’s Killing it! 33:40 – Polyamory …

Topics Covered: 04:19 – USCCB Document 16:14 – The Lack of Mention of Certain Words 28:00 – Ossification of Catholic endeavors 39:02 – Joe’s Word Cloud 46:54 – Mexico’s New President …

Questions Covered:  01:10 – Are Martyrs automatically Saints?    02:47 – Is the role of the Diaconate expandable?  06:56 – What is the difference between Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition and in the tabernacle?    12:09 – Was the date of Friday, April 3 of the Crucifixion calculated on the Julian calendar or Gregorian?   14:59 – What is the legitimacy to the story of the Nephilim?  22:23 – Where can I find information on how to get an exorcism in my area, is this reserved for only Catholics?  24:22 – What was the mood of the apologist when Pope Benedict retired?   32:56 – Can you explain Paul’s teachings on women wearing coverings for angels not other interpretations?  42:48 – How can we have peace with God when we are able to fall into mortal sin on any day?  46:26 – Why is this divorce seen as a big deal?   52:46 – Is lying against the Holy Spirit different from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?  …

Questions Covered:  10:37 – Did Peter know he was the first Pope?   14:02 – What is the morality of using VPNs to bypass geo-restrictions on content?    20:40 – Would my mother-in-law who passed prior have met my recently born daughter in heaven?  29:40 – Anything that cannot be backed up book, chapter, and verse in the New Testament did not come from God, it came from the men trying to instruct God”  31:51 – Wouldn’t it have been better for God the Father to lay down his own life rather than his son’s?  35:50 – What is the Catholic church’s teaching on being a Soldier?   42:04 – How can I explain the Cherubim and Seraphim hierarchy to a Jehovah witness?   47:39 – Luke 9:49-50 there is someone other than Apostles exorcizing demons, does this mean that people other than priests can drive out demons?  51:31 – Did the altars in the Old Testament become unsanitary with the amount of blood from sacrifice?     …

Questions Covered: 13:20 – One of my family members revealed they have alcohol addiction. We usually have gatherings with alcohol. How should we handle this?  20:18 – Do you have services for the family of someone who is struggling through alcohol addiction?  29:28 – My family member went to a CIR Retreat. How are other addictions addressed at those retreats?  35:35 – I’ve been sober for 6 years. In your experience, does the feeling of dependency ever go away?  42:03 – Have you ever used the John Bradshaw theory and Erick Ericksons family therapy series?  46:02 – Does CIR have a form of it for someone who is not Catholic?  47:45 – What is your take on alternative recovery options?  49:53 – I’m 30 years clean. My first step was admitting my fault and praying the rosary.  51:33 – How is recovery different from a Catholic perspective compared to Baptist or Protestant perspective?  …

Monica Migliorino Miller Joins Cy Kellett to discuss her new book In The Beginning. …

Questions Covered:  02:10 – Would it be illicit to call Protestants heretics?   10:42 – What is the difference in significance to Jesus calling Mary “woman” and the woman at the well “woman”?  17:25 – How can I respond to someone who brings up the Serpent church in the Vatican?   23:08 – Can you claim to be Catholic and only attend Protestant services?   30:28 – Is there a difference between God in the Old Testament compared to the New Testament?   40:05 – What is the Catholic position on the moral righteousness of God ordering the Israelites to kill women and animals?  47:34 – How can I compromise with my ex-wife on the Baptism of my daughter?   …

Questions Covered:  09:35 – Can I work on Sundays?  18:18 – Why has the Church changed its teaching on having the ashes of a loved one in your home?   22:13 – Is it Tradition that the successor of Peter is the Bishop of Rome or can this change?  28:28 – How does the theory of evolution impact Genesis and our understanding of original sin?   45:04 – Where does Bishop Athanasius reference Mary as the Ark of the Covenant or other church fathers?  …

Questions Covered: 06:00 – How do we reconcile Jn 17:9 and God wills all to be saved? 13:04 – How should I make the distinction between transubstantiation and consubstantiation? 20:00 – What are good resources for the Spanish Inquisition and the Crusades? 25:14 – Why does Jesus teach us to pray “lead us not into temptation? 31:52 – What is the Church’s stance on war? Are we allowed to use violence? 44:45 – With the pope’s recent comments on gay men in seminary, what are the rules of who is allowed in seminaries? Does the same apply for women religious? 49:08 – What’s the clear answer to if there is salvation outside the Church? 52:31 – How do I evangelize my family who doesn’t care about the historical component? …

Questions Covered: 06:13 – When did baptism become effective and when did the Trinitarian formula begin? 14:36 – How do I navigate anti-Catholics online? It’s extremely disheartening. 23:37 – The Youtuber Cliffe, said that Jesus allowing others preaching in his name who were not known to the disciples is an example of multi-denominations? What’s the response? 40:48 – What’s the best way for a Catholic to navigate Pride month? 48:21 – Do you think that young men need to be accepted as they are, or to be challenged in order to bring about more vocations? …

Questions Covered: 03:22 – Why was limbo taught in the past but not now? 16:14 – I’ve heard that Catholics put the authority of the Church over the bible? 30:18 – How did the switch to celebrating on Sunday happen? 35:25 – Why is it that Catholics say a person was ‘molded after God or Mary’s own heart?” 38:38 – If you need to believe to have salvation, then how does this apply to infant baptism? 49:24 – What are the logistics of the spiritual world? How can an angel be with a person and be in the presence of God? …

Questions Covered: 05:11 – Is Mary being the new Eve and Jesus the New Adam a strictly Catholic belief? 13:48 – Is it ok to read Protestant theologians? 22:22 – What is the Catholic answer to how do I get to heaven? 39:08 – Christians should love abortion since it guarantees heaven 45:44 – My non-Catholic friend asked: If Christ finished the sacrifice but the mass is ongoing, how is it actually finished? …

Questions Covered: 02:09 – How can I better interact with Protestants when they insult and slander the Catholic Church? 07:17 – Is Elohim in Hebrew a plural word? 16:43 – Exodus says Moses begged God to not destroy Israel. How would it have been possible for God to destroy Israel if Jesus was supposed to come through the tribe of Judah? 21:38 – How do we reconcile Mary being a perpetual virgin and Matthew 1:25? 28:31 – Did the pope send a representative to the 1st Council of Constantinople? How Does the fact of the pope not being in attendance fit with the Catholic claim of Papal authority and infallibility? 34:48 – Could you explain how anger is not a sin? 41:49 – Regarding the James White Debate and James’ comments on indulgences. What is defined dogma? 49:48 – Can you be a Catholic and believe in the real presence at Mass but not during adoration? 51:34 – Are you familiar with the story of Lilith, Adam’s first wife? What are your thoughts? 53:16 – Who are the Nephilim? …

Questions Covered: 03:05 – Is it necessary to not act on a doubting conscience if something is avoidable? 07:29 – Does God violate the Pauline principle? 14:13 – What does it look like when demons and angels fight each other? 17:59 – How do we clearly differentiate between mortal and venial sin? 22:10 – My Spanish teacher claimed that we are all God. He mentioned Jn 10:34, Psalm 82 as evidence. What’s the response? 28:33 – How do we know when marriage becomes an idol? 33:08 – Was Moses assumed into heaven? 40:55 – My husband and I were married in a Lutheran Church. We’re baptized in the Catholic Church. Do we have to abstain from intercourse while we wait to get our marriage blessed? 44:34 – If God is outside of time and space, could Abraham have received the eucharist by Melchizedek? 47:01 – Would it be moral for the scientific community to pursue artificial wombs in order to protect life? 49:37 – The idea that angels fell at the moment of creation contradicts the book of Enoch. How do we understand this seeming contradiction? …

Questions Covered: 05:22 – Is there light or ‘a light source’ in purgatory? 12:51 – If a leader is not following the bible’s teaching, how is that going to affect the next generation? 16:42 – Can you clarify the Catholic view on the Holy Spirit? 23:26 – What did Jesus mean when he says ‘The flesh is of no vail’ in John 6? 28:48 – Are we supposed to have a second baptism to receive our gifts from the Holy Spirit? 39:39 – If IVF is a sin, then why would God provide a soul? 44:48 – I’m having a hard time reconciling the God of the OT and the God of the NT. Can you explain? 52:39 – How do I bring up Purgatory to my Southern Baptism friends? …

Questions Covered: 06:44 – I’m an Orthodox convert from Protestantism. Why is cremation ok and how do you square it with the second coming? 17:32 – Do we even need the Old Testament anymore? Should we do away with it? 28:58 – How should I go about being better at debating with Protestants? How can I improve? 33:40 – How is contraception different from NFP? 44:52 – How do we respond to the claim of Eternal Security when they quote Jn 10:28 and 1 Tim 1:12? …

Questions Covered: 02:18 – How is Jesus involved in the sacrament of marriage? 18:00 – What are good tips to evangelize fallen away and lukewarm family? 29:28 – Jn 5:24, Act 10:44, Gal 3:2 point to Justification by faith alone. How are works involved? 45:12 – Is Lev 19:22 to show as evidence as to why we go to priests for confession? 50:03 – When did they change the words ‘cup’ to ‘chalice’ in the mass? …

Questions Covered: 14:02 – Will our heavenly Father still hold us to account for the sins we’ve confessed? 19:35 – If someone was raised Catholic but no longer practicing, does that mean that they’re doomed? 29:07 – What are the earliest documented records of the Immaculate Conception? 37:33 – What’s the best argument against atheism? 49:01 – What does the Church teach about speaking in tongues? …

Questions Covered: 03:50 – The Passion of Joan of Arc 05:18 – The Flowers of St. Francis 07:24 – Apocalypto 15:06 – Stand By Me 17:24 – Before Sunrise 24:10 – Casablanca 33:15 – Lawrence of Arabia 37:05 – Alfred Hitchcock 46:45 – Eric Rohmer 48:48 – Lightning Round: Summer movie recommendations 52:20 – Tolkien …

Questions Covered: 17:23 – Wildcat 34:15 – Mad Max 45:46 – Baseball movies 50:05 – Chariots of Fire …

Questions Covered: 19:05 – What would you say to someone who says they can’t get married because they can’t trust anyone? 32:19 – Should I try and talk to a family member who is cohabitating to seek a sacramental marriage? 35:58 – how do you maintain chastity in marriage? I’m going to get married soon and I as a female have recovered from a pornography addiction and he’s struggled as well but we’re both now recovered. 45:00 – What does making love look like after pornography addiction? 47:35 – A lot of people think chastity is just for women. 51:32 – My husband left me. How do I proceed with my life? …

Questions Covered: 23:17 – I’m a recovering sexaholic and have worked with people getting over those addictions and premarital sex. 29:05 – I always hear people’s reasoning for shacking up is to figure out if you’re sexually compatible. 34:15 – My niece shacked up with her boyfriend and had 2 kids. 10 years later they’re battling for custody in court. It seems to be worse for women. 45:11 – How much of this is a result of fathers encouraging their daughters to go out and experience the world? …

Questions Covered: 17:19 – If the Holy Spirit gives the gift of tongues, how is babbling building up the body of Christ? 23:16 – Why is there a need for confirmation if a baptized child has already received the Holy Spirit? 33:12 – Is Acts 2:1-11 and Jn 20:19-23 the same event of the descent of the Holy Spirit? 36:03 – When did it go from Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit? 41:45 – My priest friend said the charismatic movement is a bad idea. What are your thoughts? 47:41 – How does the Church regard speaking in tongues? And also speaking in tongues in protestant churches? …

Questions Covered: 17:56 – I employ young people. They need to be exposed to something that goes against the culture. 22:41 – I had a daughter who was very involved in the faith and then is now extremely anti-Catholic. It’s exactly the process that you’re talking about. 33:49 – I’ve heard it said that the way the devil attacks our children is through victimhood. 39:10 – How can one defend yourself against these ideologies especially for someone who spends a lot of time alone? …

Questions Covered: 06:14 – Did Mary ever die? Wouldn’t there be a record of that? 10:07 – Why does the Church promote the use of hospice care? It feels like mercy killing. 19:04 – How can a Catholic best explain Pentecost and the birth of the Church to a Protestant? 24:10 – I’m taking a college course and there’s a group of people who are taking the course in not a good direction. How can I as a Catholic be charitable to them while trying to keep us on track? 30:20 – When is typology the legitimate exercise in pattern recognition? 34:47 – What is the great war in heaven mentioned in Rev. 12, going to look like? 40:38 – In relation to the earlier call on hospice. How does Terri Shaivo innocent look from the Catholic perspective? 46:00 – Pope Francis allegedly made a comment saying that homosexuals live the gift of love. Is this true? 49:06 – Do we have to pray aloud to Mary? 50:40 – Does faith/believe or repentance need to be present for baptism to be valid? If it does, how is infant baptism valid? …

Questions Covered: 02:48 – A gym that I want to join does yoga and reiki. Is it ok for me to join even if I wouldn’t partake in those activities? 05:38 – Why does our Lord tell us to pray and ask him for what we want but also tell us to radically surrender to him? This seems contradictory. 10:10 – Regarding your debate alongside Trent on salvation. What are you depending upon when it comes to salvation? 18:38 – Is there biblical proof for different levels of heaven? 23:53 – Regarding the infallibility of the pope. Should we never question what the pope says or does? 29:20 – My friend asked why we pray to saints. How do I reply? 33:03 – How do we find out what is actually Church teaching vs what’s just popular opinion? 35:25 – How can the Catholic Church view Orthodox weddings valid if there is no exchange of vows during the liturgy? 41:22 – What’s the Church’s teaching on if Mary had knowledge of Jesus’ divinity? 44:35 – How does sanctification fit into the conversation of justification? 48:42 – When we talk to Protestants, what should be the approach to a lifelong Protestant vs a convert from Catholicism? 51:06 – Germanus of Constantinople said we did not need any other mediator besides Jesus. What’s the Church’s response to this? …

Questions Covered:  03:08 – Regarding Mary’s bodily death, is it a valid theology opinion or position to take that she did not die but was assumed without dying first, given its not part of the dogma itself?  05:46 – I heard a priest say that even an atheist can get to heaven, is this true?  16:52 – Why does the rosary have ten Hail Marys in a row? Is there a significance to this?  22:28 – Do rights exist or are rights just something that came out of the enlightenment period?   35:13 – Can the verse Act 8:16 and Acts 19:1-6 be used in an argument for the efficacy of Baptism?   44:35 – Is there any connection of “That which dwells” from the Old Testament to the Holy Spirit?  52:47 – Why are the Gospels written in third person?   …

Questions Covered:  04:24 – Is evangelizing through content creation of video games good? 11:52 – I read in a Lutheran book that “the reason the church used to only provide the bread not the blood is because the congregation is not holy enough” can Joe speak to this? 18:38 – What intercessory power do old testament figures hold? Are they the same as saints? (ie: is Moses/Elijah the same as St. Thomas Aquinas?) 20:31 – If purgatory is meant to purify us of our disordered desires, how do indulgences play into that? 30:15 – How do I explain to my friend that the Catholic church does have the fullness of the faith? 34:15 – How are things different for people with autism in the church? Do they have different expectations from the church? 45:45 – What is your take on the widespread phenomenon of Pentecostal miracles driving people away from the Catholic Church? …

Questions Covered: 24:59 – How do I find peace when things like the Latin Mass I prefer going to is being restricted? 34:36 – I have peace by only listening to Catholic radio and not the news of the world. 39:00 – I’ve taught confirmation for a long time now, but now I’m being told that I don’t teach enough love. How do I find peace while I’m being told I’m not teaching the faith right? 47:50 – I agree with you, Pray, don’t worry and serve other people. 51:19 – How do we maintain peace when fellow Christians are suffering persecution all across the world? …

Questions Covered: 28:55 – Could you comment on how human dignity is affected by NFP and barrier methods of pregnancy avoidance especially for those who don’t want to take artificial contraception? 40:27 – I want to know more about the upcoming alliance in the World Health Organization. …

Questions Covered: 16:05 – How do I grow my trust in God’s goodness and love? 36:50 – I’m not Catholic, what are some resources you recommend to learn more about Catholicism? 49:00 – What does the Church teach about monastic life and the mandate to be fruitful and multiply? …

Questions Covered: 08:40 – Can I be a conscientious objector if I join the military and don’t want to partake in an unjust war? 21:55 – Why was Mary not baptized? 28:30 – Does the validity of baptism depend on the acceptance of the recipient? 52:12 – Would you still need to go to purgatory if you went to confession 10 minutes prior to death? …

Questions Covered: 18:06 – How guilty am I supposed to feel for Jesus dying for our sins? 31:47 – I’m a new Christian and my girlfriend is Catholic. We have been debating the Trinity. My church teaches that The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all the same. What does the Catholic Church teach and why is mine wrong? …

Questions Covered: 10:28 – Since St. John was exiled at the end of his life, how did he deliver his last books? 18:11 – How can I sincerely pray the act of contrition and the Our Father if I have a hard time with what the prayer says? 34:98 – Do you need to be specific when asking for a prayer intention? …

Questions Covered: 05:27 – How can we explain the view of predestination according to Augustine and Aquinas? 17:45 – What tips would you give to someone who was raised Christian but now doesn’t even believe Jesus existed? 31:57 – If my husband were to go through RCIA would he have to do anything else to make our marriage sacramental? 33:58 – Is it plausible to say that St. Ignatius of Antioch’s famous quote on ‘the is the Catholic Church’ a reference to Peter being bishop of Antioch? 45:26 – Why are the letters of St. Paul so confusing regarding grace and law? …

Questions Covered: 06:18 – What resources can you recommend on the veneration of relics? 10:31 – What would be the best way to expose our fellow Catholics to the eastern rites? 16:09 – What are your thoughts on so-called Catholics evangelizing but who preach heresy? 21:14 – I’m a protestant considering Catholicism. Are there 2 judgements? 31:58 – Were the Greek Orthodox and the Catholic Church ever together? Who came first? 38:43 – Do you see your debate with Pearl as a result of the pendulum swinging in the opposite direction as a result of radical feminism? 46:45 – Will people still wear clothes in heaven since shame would no longer be a thing? 50:41 – Which other denominations pray the Apostles’ creed? Do they also say that they believe in the Catholic Church? …

Questions Covered:  14:32 – Is it okay to use a protestant kids comic book Bible for my Catholic kids?  18:30 – can Mark talk more about his program for middle schoolers and how Fr. Peter could adapt it for his family catechesis program?  21:50 – how to teach kids reverence in the church?  36:28 – My nephew is in public middle school, how can I help his parents teach him about sexuality and what the bible says about it when the school is teaching things opposed to Catholicism.  …

Questions Covered:  06:08 – I heard the Pope is allowing the blessings of same sex marriages, what does this mean? 12:15 – What does the term “son of man” mean? 17:52 – Do you have your family in heaven? 22:30 – How does the Catholic Church feel about abortion if a severely mentally/intellectually disabled person were to become? 28:40 – If God is all-powerful AND all loving hell shouldn’t exist in the first place. 32:00 – How do you know if the Bible is true or not? 34:26 – I was sent a website called “OurLadyisGod.com” — have you heard of this website? How do i rebuttal this? 37:40 – I have heard that some Catholics don’t believe St. Juan Diego was a real person, based on historical evidence, what is the Catholic perspective of this? 48:59 – If Jesus is on the right hand of God, what is on the left side? 50:21 – Can Joe talk more about the doctrine about no salvation outside of the church?   …

Questions Covered:  37:07 What’s the difference from myself as a Baptized Catholic to someone who isn’t Catholic, but living a similar type of life? …

J.D. Flynn joins us on CA Live to discuss the Church in the news. …

Questions Covered: 06:09 – Why should we care about the Filioque?      15:38 – What is the Kingdom of God mentioned in the bible?      20:43 – How do we make sense of freewill when we die?  29:24 – Where does Limbo and purgatory fall especially when looking at the time before Jesus?   43:05 – How authentic is the Letter of Pilate to Tiberius?   51:06 – . Julie… Rochester, MN… I’m a cradle Catholic and I have a two-part question about baptism:  I’ve had relatives who wished to have their children baptized by a priest, but the priest denied them because of their living situations and lack of practicing their faith themselves. I understand that any Christian baptism is valid as long as proper form is used, so these relatives likely could have gone to another Christian church and had their children baptized and it would have been seen as valid by the Catholic Church. So what is the reasoning for just not baptizing the children in the Catholic Church as requested, when other baptisms would be considered equally valid? It seems that the other Christian churches are more willing to offer the grace to the innocent child. Also, in the Catholic Church, holy water is used for baptism. This is not available in other Christian churches, and often not available in emergency situations either, so I’m having difficulty seeing those baptisms as equally valid.  …

Questions Covered: 07:13 – Which pope introduced the Assumption of Mary? 13:12 – How should we read Genesis? Should we take it literally? 24:40 – Does a confessor have to confess the number and kind of sin? 34:41 – Does calling the Holy Spirit a demon make one commit the sin against the Holy Spirit? 43:12 – Do children lost due to miscarriage, end up in Limbo? …

Questions Covered: 01:38 – If we receive the Holy Spirit and He’s supposed to guide us, then why don’t all Christians arrive at the same conclusions? 16:40 – Question from a Muslim friend, If God is unchanging in his nature how can Christians claim that their God is unchanging when the second person became man? 22:05 – How did infants have original sin forgiven before the covenant with Jesus? 30:13 – Can you help me understand purgatory and where we see it in the bible? 47:55 – What does the Catholic Church do to a bishop after they are let go from they’re duty? Do the Just gland pick up any job? 50:55 – Is the baptism of John different from Catholic baptism? …

Questions Covered: 16:55 – How come it seems like any sin is forgivable but no accountability for repeat offenders? 40:30 – The few infallible teachings were about Mary. Why did the Church decide to declare those teachings at that time? 52:45 – I’m on fire for learning more about Catholicism and I need some guidance. I can’t get enough …

Questions Covered: 03:32 – I’m protestant looking into the Church. Does a protestant have to redo salvation? 13:22 – Some people use scripture to denigrate Jews. What does the Church say about this? 24:48 – Rev 19:16 says Jesus will return on a horse with a name inscribed on him. Does this mean that animals are in heaven and that tattoos are acceptable? 31:45 – What does the Church teach about illegitimate children? 34:38 – Does it make the pope a heretic for praising Martin Luther? 37:31 – Do we believe in the antichrist as a person? 41:43 – Why don’t you talk about the Palestinian people? 49:55 – I always thought that animals were in heaven. Can you clarify? …

Questions Covered: 03:09 – What is the best evidence for the existence of demons? 08:43 – How can we defend an immaterial soul or a dualist perspective in light of modern neuroscience? 20:05 – My wife and I are looking to getting our wedding blessed in the Church. What’s the distinction between marriage within the Church and marriage outside the Church? 28:28 – Should we make Catholicism the state religion of Canada? 31:32 – I read a story of a person who had 8-9 exorcisms done. Why would God allow someone to go through it that many times? 40:35 – If a priest skips the words of consecration, is it still a valid mass? 43:30 – What is purgatory and how does that affect our eternity? 47:07 – Regarding sola scriptura debate: the best case against ss is that it doesn’t pass its own test. Can you expound on that argument? 52:42 – Did the Church change the eucharistic formula by only using bread and not wine in the 12th century? How do I respond to this? …

Questions Covered: 11:55 – Should I be reading the bible from cover to cover? 16:59 – I’m protestant looking into Catholicism. What is 1 Tim 3? How come priests can’t be married? 21:01 – Why does Elijah and Moses appear in the Transfiguration? 29:31 – A Protestant told me that Catholics worship the same God as Islam. How do I respond? 34:36 – Is there anything that supports the idea of cultural Catholicism? Saying if the culture doesn’t accept it, then the Church shouldn’t enforce it. Does the bible accept or reject it? 41:28 – The Gospel of Matthew says that Jesus condemns divorce except for the case of unchastity. What is that? 44:06 – I’ve been grappling with the issue of women’s silence in the church, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. Could you help me understand why it states that women should remain silent in the church and ask their questions to their husbands? I have read so many articles and watched videos but didn’t satisfy. 47:19 – You said a person cannot divorce, remarry and receive communion. Is this true? Did I hear you correctly? 49:39 – Was St. Dismas the first saint in heaven? Where were the other souls of the Old Testament? …

Questions Covered: 18:54 – Why didn’t Jesus keep the wounds from his scourging? 23:05 – Since Jesus has a body in heaven and so does Mary, are we going to have the same bodies purified and cleansed in heaven? 43:12 – It makes sense to me that Jesus changed his physical appearance, and they didn’t recognize him. I’m a recovering alcoholic and people didn’t recognize when I became sober. 50:50 – 1. Cor 15:28 What does this mean? And how do I respond to people who claim this disproved Jesus divinity? …

09:04 – How can I reconcile Adam, Eve and Evolution? 17:05 – What are your thoughts on magnetism, gravity and light? It almost seems like there’s a spiritual element to them that we can’t explain. Good 22:27 – Is it plausible to conclude that there must be a God, seeing how inanimate matter cannot create on its own? Good 33:36 – Is there an agreed upon definition of science? 37:27 – When Jesus said, you will have life more abundantly, do you think he was referring to the future and scientific discovery in the temporal world? 44:27 – The Church teaches all humans are persons but there seems to be circumstances where persons don’t exist in humans like, braindead people and zygotes. What are your thoughts on this? 52:35 – I’m a homeschooling mom and feel unprepared for the scientific subjects. How can I prepare? …

Questions Covered: 02:55 – I disagree with your statement that the apostles did not gain from spreading the gospel. 08:22 – How can I defend my new Catholic faith to my Jewish family? 16:39 – How do I defend the position that abortion should be illegal? 23:56 – Why does our modern biblical text use the Masoretic text instead of the Septuagint which is more apologetic friendly? 31:17 – I’m a revert living in the bible belt. How do I share my faith with my non-denominational Christians? 37:42 – Why is baptism a prerequisite to confession? 48:04 – How would you respond to the claim that euthanasia decreases suffering so it should be allowed …

Questions Covered: 05:50 – If a person leaves the Church because they sincerely believe it’s not true, are they still in danger of going to hell? 19:53 – Does the fact that the Church grants the title of Doctor of the Church to women contradict 1 Timothy 2:11-12 that talks about women being submissive not being teachers? 28:48 – After arguing with ChatGPT trying to make it conclude in belief in Jesus, I came to realize that it was hardwired to oppose it. What are your thoughts on this? 41:17 – I’m in college and need to debate if humans are good or bad in class. How do I argue this from free will? 49:31 – If a Catholic person doesn’t believe in the real presence would they still be able to receive communion? …

Questions Covered: 05:10 – Did the Old Testament permit chattel slavery? 11:05 – Regarding your recent Sola Scriptura Debate. Why did it matter that the Jews didn’t know that Isaiah was a part of the canon? 13:17 – I’m a little confused about purgatory. What exactly is it for? 17:15 – How can we be sure that the Divine Mercy revelation is true? 20:41 – If NFP is just as successful as other contraception, how does the Church differentiate the morality of one or the other? 24:46 – Was it wrong for Rahab to have lied to the guards? 31:44 – How are we supposed to interpret 1 John 5:16-17 in the context of venial and mortal sin? 41:30 – Where does motor sport fall into CCC 2290 which states, “Those incur grave guilt who, by drunkenness or a love of speed, endanger their own and others’ safety on the road.” 44:19 – If God knew us from the beginning, does this mean that time is not linear but just is? 49:38 – What do Catholics believe about Protestants who speak in tongues? 52:39 – How would one respond to a non-Catholic who claims we do more than just pray to saints like ask St. Anthony to find lost items or bury a statue of St. Joseph to buy a house? …

Questions Covered: 08:16 – In order to become a sacristan, does one also have to be an extraordinary minister on holy communion? 12:30 – After the final judgment, will there be procreation? 17:56 – How can I gain enough knowledge to defend the Filioque and the papacy from the Orthodox? 20:49 – Can you elaborate on the differences between praying to Mary and the saints and contacting the dead? 37:08 – How can we not conclude that Genesis 3:18-19 would you support human composting? 44:03 – How do you know when you are truly repented of a sin rather than just being afraid of hell? …

Questions Covered: 06:30 – Is belief in purgatory necessary for salvation? 17:05 – How does John 17:15 relate to the life of monks? 24:25 – How can a Catholic prove that the Church didn’t fall into apostasy after the apostolic age? 35:33 – Is human composting ethical and dignified? 43:55 – How do I respond to the claim that the Church suppressed saints and they claimed the papal bull Beatus Andraeus was the cause of this. I can’t find the document anywhere. What is it and how do I respond? 49:05 – Acts 13:33 quotes Psalms. Did they already have a Jewish canon of scripture at that time? …

Questions Covered: 02:02 – The Catholic Church says that no evil thing can enter into heaven. Then how can Satan enter heaven accuse the brethren before God? 07:31 – Who can bless people? Can we only bless our children? If someone baptizes their child in a non-emergency situation, would it be valid and would it be a sin? 15:27 – My parents are Pentecostal and have recently been asking why we don’t celebrate Easter on Passover or any other Jewish feasts? How should I respond? 22:16 – I’ve been meeting with Jehovah’s Witnesses. They claim that the bible says that the name of God (Jehovah) must be used. How do I respond? 29:04 – I was arguing with a protestant who said Jesus can’t be sacramentally present in the Eucharist because of Hebrew 9:28. What is the 35:28 – Does the Church teach that all truths that are necessary for salvation are found in the bible? 43:01 – Are the 3 persons of the Trinity co-equal? 47:54 – What if a person baptized a child without the knowledge that they weren’t supposed to? Is that sinful? 51:16 – I disagree with your comment that God did away with the law …

Questions Covered: 03:41 – This YouTube user’s main stumbling block to Catholicism was Divine Hiddenness. Why doesn’t God show himself to us? 15:36 – My son is scrupulous. If my son is in a state of mortal sin but desires to go to confession and suddenly dies, what is the disposition of his soul? 20:12 – Hypothetical Question: Would lay people be able to offer the sacraments if there were no more clergy? 25:09 – CCC 83 says sacred tradition needs to be of apostolic origin. Why isn’t there a consensus on the number of sacraments? 44:30 – Is the essence of the Trinity the first person of the trinity, the Father? 50:22 – My husband says he doesn’t believe in the Catholic Church anymore. Is he committing a mortal sin if he continues to receive communion? …

Questions Covered: 20:17 – Is there a correlation between couples not using birth control and the success in raising catholic children? 21:55 – I am Catholic, but my husband is Protestant. I find it hard to bring the Faith, especially the Rosary, in our household in ways that are non-threatening to my spouse. Any advice for parents in this situation? 33:11 – What can we do for the the 85% of kids who are raised Catholic who don’t practice? 46:00 – What advice do you have for grandparents for their children’s children? 50:19 – My wife is Catholic but has a superficial faith. How can I approach her about this without pushing her away? …

Questions Covered:  04:57 – Can you explain the speaking of tongue references in Acts 2?   14:17 – Why don’t Catholics need to receive the body and blood at the same time?   20:13 – When someone receive absolution at confession, is there ever a need to do additional penance above what the priest asks?   31:13 – When God said he is a jealous God what does He mean?  34:45 – Why would we need our body after second resurrection references in CCC 1059?  39:49 – Can you explain the option of internal forum for a Catholic who was denied annulment?   43:08 – Is there anything we are encouraged to do for St. Catherine of Siena’s feast day?  45:13 – When Catholics discuss things with Muslim, should we mention the personal life of Mohamed?   47:06 – Hypothetically, if a Catholic priest was elected in the next election, would he have to be laicized to take office?   50:00 – Is there any place in the bible that mentions the existence of Dinosaurs?    51:05 – What is the maximum age for a man to become a priest?   …

Questions Covered: 11:43 – Does it matter what the image we pray to is since we don’t pray to the actual image? 16:42 – What’s the point of Marian Consecration? 20:05 – What’s the point of the repetitive nature of the rosary and the hail holy queen prayer? 31:23 – How would you clear up a misconception that Mary is competing with our natural mothers? 34:54 – If the bible is not scientific then can’t we say that Mary’s virginity is not scientific? Wouldn’t Marian consecration be a validation of that? …

Questions Covered: 22:27 – Do you focus on how liberalism affects sexual ethics only or economics etc in your new book? 28:55 – What is your opinion on how much social media and the availability of information has played into this confusion? 32:14 – Was there a meeting at the Kennedy compound where pro-abortion politicians were given a roadmap to set their agenda? 45:09 – Why doesn’t the USCCB have an official position on Methotrexate, the chemical used in abortion? 49:50 – How do you address questions in regard to the opposite of progressive Catholicism? …

Questions Covered: 02:49 – Does the death of Joseph elevate Jesus as the king and Mary as the queen mother?  11:18 – Regarding the story of the woman caught in adultery. Why is it included in the gospel of John in bibles but not others?  19:35 – If Adam and Eve did not disobey, would Jesus have ever come?  28:46 – I was asked: Were the 3 wisemen following the star of the devil? And Michael the Archangel isn’t what Catholics think he is. I didn’t know how to respond. How can I reply?  41:20 – How can we avoid heresy especially if you’re not familiar with heresies and Church history?  46:25 – I bought a crystal that might have been used in Chakra. I wanted to gift it to my dad since he’s a rock collector. Is it spiritually dangerous to possess this?  49:40 – Did Adam know of the fruit he was eating? How did the world come to be populated if there were only 2 people? …

Questions Covered: 03:52 – What does true humility look like and what does one have to do to attain it? 06:35 – If a bishop is removed from a diocese as the bishop, why do they retain the title of bishop? 11:24 – Why was Mary’s title changed from lowly handmaid to lowly servant? 14:21 – I wrote a syllogism on God that led me to the logical conclusion of pantheism. Can you tell me where I went wrong? 20:42 – Do you have advice for someone who wants a spiritual director but will be moving soon? 24:09 – As a Catholic, can I just pray to Jesus? 29:33 – When did the Church start to implement annulments? 34:56 – Does Jesus in heaven still have the wounds from the crucifixion? 39:58 – What do you think of the Independent Catholic Movement? 41:38 – I’m in RCIA and have been struggling with early term abortion. Why is it bad and why do we believe that a soul is infused to an embryo? 47:56 – Fr. Paul led my RCIA class 32 years ago. I just want to say hello. 49:57 – What is the Church’s belief on who the whore of Babylon is? 52:09 – Is a livestream of Eucharistic adoration a valid form of adoration? …

Questions Covered: 03:28 – If Joseph was the heir to the throne of David, then why did he marry a virgin? 13:36 – Follow up on the Rev. 12 Question: I was always told that the Church was born when the side of Jesus was pierced. What are your thoughts on this and Mary’s participation in that? 18:00 – Did Mary have other children? 24:41 – St. Alphonsus Liguori’s prayers on Mary are a stumbling block for me. I’m a protestant. 40:10 – How do we respond to the question: “Why don’t we pray directly to God? 47:00 – I’m a recent convert. Regarding Saint relics. Who decides who gets what relic? 50:15 – Can the Saint and Mary read our minds? …

Questions Covered: 16:33 – Why is it that many Catholics nowadays idolize her through statues or images? 34:39 – Rev. 12 refers to Mary’s assumption how then do we reconcile her being sinless and this account claims she had birth pains? 43:33 – Catholics worship Mary in Mexico. What are your thoughts on that? …

Questions Covered: 12:44 – I’ve been feeling a pull to the TLM. Why do they have animosity toward the Divine Mercy? 23:09 – How can you figure out what you need to believe as a Catholic? 29:22 – Regarding Tims article on unconditional election. Can you clarify what you meant with your “If God calls first” line? 44:31 – I go to a Baptist university. What is my role in correcting professors? 51:40 – What did Mary do to deserve to be the Mother of God? …

Questions Covered: 18:14 – The Jewish nation ruled under Maccabees were friends with the Romans. What happened that led the Romans to conquer the Jews? 22:31 – How do I approach my teenage kids about the Eucharist? 32:48 – Regarding Plenary Indulgences, what is attachment to sin? 37:20 – Can we show from the bible that baptism apart from confirmation imparts the Holy Spirit? Are Act 2:38, Acts 6:18 evidence of this? 43:32 – Why do so many bishops believe that Fiducia Supplicans allow blessings of irregular unions when it clearly doesn’t? 52:20 – During the Council of Ephesus, Philip made claims about Peter. Where do we find statements like that in the Early Church? …

Questions Covered: 14:29 – Why do Catholics have a conversion to believing in the teachings while people who convert to Protestant faiths convert it through no longer drinking, doing drugs, etc.?  29:41 – Should I be sharing my testimony?  37:47 – I want to learn how to be an incredible evangelist like you. How do I do that?  47:48 – How do I find ways to engage more black people in the Church and bringing them to the faith?  …

Questions Covered: 17:25 – I feel like I don’t have enough time with 6 kids. 46:57 – I bought your book and helped me. …

Questions Covered: 03:06 – How do you rebut James Sterba’s new logical argument from evil? 07:49 – Do you have any resources I could use when returning to the Catholic faith? I feel like I have a heart of stone? 14:19 – How would we prove apostolic succession? 21:22 – What is a good approach to Catholic dating? Could there ever be a Catholic version of shows like the Bachelor? 28:51 – Was Jesus’s death really a sacrifice if he knew he was going to come back from the dead? 31:01 – Mt 27: around 51-52 says that people came out of their tombs and were walking around. How do we make sense of this? 33:35 – If we minimize the risk, would it be morally good to bring back dinosaurs? 39:50 – Do you ever smoke your pipe during prayer. If so, would this make your pipe a sacramental? 44:35 – Jn 19:25-27 refers to Mary and her sisters. Who were these sisters of Mary? 49:16 – What’s the status of the adoption of lay ministry of acolytes and lectors in the US? 52:15 – If Jesus and the Holy Spirit gave authority to the apostles to heal. Who else had this gift? …

Questions Covered: 24:44 – I’m a doctor and want to give some insight as well. 32:12 – Could you explain more what you mean by sadness if the soul? 47:30 – Could you offer more resources? …

Topics Covered: 3:00 – Mar Mari Emmanuel attacked 19:30 – Dignitas Infinita document released by the Vatican written by Cardinal Fernandez. Plus, CNN’s comments. …

Topics Covered: 4:45 – Bill Maher’s accepting that abortion is murder 34:40 – National Public Radio (NPR) is biased …

Questions Covered: 03:42 – How would I respond to my children if they grow up and ask why I never gave them the choice to be Catholic when I baptized them as babies? 16:12 – I believe life existed before Adam and Eve. Did those animals experience pain and fear? If so, how is that possible before the fall? 28:30 – As a Catholic I’m curious why we are allowed to have statues and painting when it says not to make any idol or icon. 35:05 – Is confession valid if you don’t receive a penance? 40:05 – If you can’t fast to the point of harming your body, what do we make of Catherine of Siena? How do we balance these extreme examples? 46:23 – Is using cannabis medicinally a sin? …

Questions Covered: 03:56 – I’m considering Catholicism from a protestant background. How do I defend against sola scriptura when their objection is that the declarations of the Church mean nothing? 16:08 – What did Jesus really mean when we said that no one knows the day and the hour? 23:49 – How can redemptive suffering be necessary for God’s plan? 43:45 – What is the role of Catholics individually interpreting Church history? 50:32 – How do I explain what the mass is to my non-Catholic friends? …

Questions Covered: 22:13 – Because theology develops over time and is impacted by culture, how does this affect morality since morality can’t change? 47:55 – Doesn’t Isaiah claim that the earth was a globe? When was this discovered? …

Questions Covered: 03:45 – Given the Church doesn’t have a set view on Zionism, how far can go in saying that the entire region belongs to Israel? 06:50 – Would it be morally wrong to avoid paying tax when you can? 14:45 – My fiancé went through RCIA but didn’t convert because he can’t get past the belief in the real presence of the eucharist. What advice Can you give? 17:18 – I was told that I received communion incorrectly by smiling. Is this true? 21:25 – When Jesus was tempted in the desert, was he actually tempted to fall into sin? 31:14 – When you take the Eucharist to the homebound, does it have to go directly to them, or can you wait overnight? 37:36 – I’m trying to figure out where I belong in religion, but I don’t know the difference between being Christian and Catholic. 45:29 – How does a priest deal with loneliness? 50:23 – Is it ethical for me to work at a non-Catholic dental office? 52:55 – Is there an indulgence gained using holy water? Is it ok to do work around the house on Sundays? …

Questions Covered: 07:21 – Does your guardian angel leave you when you die 12:21 – What are some good research tools and/or websites for researching paranormal experiences? 17:01 – If the priest has an accident (e.g. spills the host and/ or wine such that it’s not salvageable), before, mid, or after consecration, how would this affect the rest of the mass? If the priest would simply consecrate again, would the procedure change if there’s no more host and/ or wine to consecrate? 20:28 – Let us make man in our own image? Who is US and OUR? Is this an early indication of the Blessed Trinity? 24:39 – Why didn’t the Pharaoh at the time of Moses, being a first born, die during the 10th plague? 28:54 – During his trial, why didn’t Jesus try to stand up for himself? Pilate seemed like he would listen. 30:52 – 1. What does it mean when the church says that Mary’s virginity remained intact during childbirth? Is this belief Dogma? 33:59 – 2. Is it appropriate to worship God in Mary due to Theosis? If in heaven the saints are united to the divine nature in a similar way to Christ’s hypostatic union wouldn’t it be appropriate to worship God in the glorified saints? (I know it’s not appropriate but I just need help understanding the distinctions) 36:42 – Is there a definitive teaching (or even different schools of speculation) on whether or not your guardian angel is specifically assigned only to you (that is, the GA only ever served as a guardian for you) or do they get different assignments when their guardees die? (Asked another way, are there the same number of guardians as there have been/will be human beings; or do the guardians guard different folks throughout their “careers”?) 41:56 – At what point in attending an illicit or invalid Mass should the laity speak up or choose not to receive communion? 46:26 – If God doesn’t change (the “God is simple argument”), how does that square with Jesus gaining a human nature? 47:54 – I have heard people say that the hats that Bishop’s wear symbolize their authority. Can you please expand on this? 48:45 – What does it mean that the disciples didn’t know Jesus till the breaking of the bread 51:32 – Can any parameter of creation be infinite? 52:26 – In what sense do unicorns “exist” ? (or any other fantasy idea like orcs or dragons) 53:36 – I have a hard time learning languages. I get the principles, but the memorization of endings gets me. I am better at reading and working it out than listening and translating by hearing. I desperately want to learn Greek for purposes of studying the Bible. What program, book, software, class, etc. would you recommend someone like me look at to learn Biblical Greek? …

Questions Covered: 03:32 – Do we know anything about the families of Apostles other than Peter, who had a mother-in-law? Which ones were married, who had children, etc.?  07:19 – I’m curious about John 10:18 where Jesus talks about having the power to lay down his life and take it up again. Does this mean he could have chosen to die right then, or could it suggest that he had the option to remain on the cross longer before choosing to die?  11:36 – What sacraments can angels administer? I’ve heard stories of angels administering holy communion and even heard once of an angel hearing confession. And it made me wonder if there has been any other sacraments they’ve been known to administer?  15:30 – Is experiencing deja vu the intersection of your current timeline with another?  20:52 – What’s the best answer that I can give my dad about why people who are members Opus Dei scourge themselves as a form of penance? He seems to think it’s not biblical.  29:19 – Was it when Judas received the sacrament of the Eucharist that the devil entered into his soul due to the state it was in?  33:46 – Would conjoined twins be able to be married in the Church?  40:24 – Someone told me that if you add regular water to a small bit of holy water the blessing is transferred and the holy water bottle can be filled in this way as long as you don’t let it run out. Is this true?  43:41 – How would you respond to someone who says that they’re doing just fine without God and they see no reason to acknowledge Him or follow Him?  47:12 – Could you go over the meaning of “Transubstantiation” and what to say and not say in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? If you like I can explain further.    52:41 – Wouldn’t these verses from Mark 7 demonstrate that if Mary had other children, Jesus would not have given her to John to care for?  …

Questions Covered: 07:40 – Were the books written in the Catholic bible with women’s names, were they written by women? 11:56 – Can the unforgivable sin be committed in thought and can a person lose the Holy Spirit? 14:36 – When praying the Divine Mercy I have a hard time praying for really bad sinners. What’s your advice? 20:39 – What is the difference between a holy day of obligation and a solemnity? 22:41 – What are the different levels of hell and why? Thank you. 30:21 – The Council of Jerusalem of 1672 was accepted by the Eastern Orthodox. The common Catholic claim against Orthodoxy is that they haven’t had an ecumenical council. How do we reconcile these two facts? 33:27 – What’s the official teaching regarding organ transplants? Will i have a connection in heaven to my organ donor? 40:42 -How do you respond to the claim that you don’t need a Church for Salvation? 47:01 – Was William Tindale killed by Catholics for translating the bible into English? 51:40 – Is it okay for Catholics to go up during communion to receive a blessing? Fiducia Supplicans seems to indicate that it is not the proper time for it. …

Questions Covered: 46:09 – Were any of these women in the 19th/20th century worried about the word man used in scripture and their role as religious? …

Questions Covered: 06:21 – I’m a United Methodist minister. What more resources do you recommend in my exploration of Catholicism? 20:01 – Surely God hears the prayers and offers signs to people outside of Christianity. How do we make sense of these signs that might offer people in their faith outside of Christ? 31:01 – What do Catholics believe in what’s going to get them into heaven? I’m Catholic, but some say it’s good works; but I keep saying it’s through Jesus Christ 37:11 – My Catholic cousin is not going to get married in a church. Can I attend? 45:37 – I’m reading a book that claims that the Catholic doctrine of atonement has changed since Trent to Vatican II. Is this true? 51:43 – You mention a lot the appeal to natural law. Why should we live according to our nature? …

Questions Covered: 16:57 – Is Pope Damasus decree on the canon a forgery? 19:14 – What is the Catholic opinion on protestant ministers being called to ministry? 34:34 – CCC 2372 says the government has a right to intervene in marriage. What does this mean? 47:51 – Did any of the doctors of the Church talk about the rapture? …

Questions Covered: 02:25 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.? 08:35 – How would oral or mechanical stimulation be morally ethical in leading up to the conjugal act? 17:55 – In what circumstance does suicide become a venial sin and not a mortal sin? 22:49 – What does it take to be an apologist? 31:12 – When did cremation become okay in the Church? 40:30 – When is superstition wrong? 46:04 – What’s the difference between modern Roman Catholicism and early Roman Catholicism? 52:27 – How can we defend the idea that the Early Church fathers were Catholic bishops?   Resources Mentioned: Fr. Hugh Barbour, “Sex After Marriage,” CAL episode from 4/23/2018 …

Questions Covered: 14:15 – Beside the ones mentioned in the bible, how much evidence do we find of the apostles preaching the resurrection? 21:43 – What’s the meaning of John 20:4; John outran Peter? 28:30 – All of Catholic traditions contradict the Bible 34:03 – What’s the best argument against Islam? 44:14 – How does the Catholic make sense of the First and Second Great Awakening? 51:55 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.? …

In this episode of the game show, Chet, from Houston Texas and Chuck from Illinois go head-to-head and test their apologetical knowledge!  …

Questions Covered: 03:24 – Did God ordain that women cannot be priests? 07:22 – Is there other meaning of “baptism” other than immersion? 15:04 – When God created the first humans, were they already fallen? 19:10 – Is it essential to affirm people by their biological identity especially to our youth in Catholic schools? 29:15 – Why don’t we baptize children in the womb especially if they are at risk of being miscarried? 36:04 – How can I defend the Church’s teaching against Sola Fide? 41:48 – Were there more people around when Adam and Eve were around? Resources: Kenneth W. Kemp, “The Science of Adam” first things, Kenneth W. Kemp, “Science, Theology, and Monogenesis,” 2011, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 85, No. 2, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, “The Historicity of Adam” and “Defending Adam After Darwin.” 49:24 – What does Hebrew 6:4-7 mean in light of going to confession? 52:46 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too? …

Questions Covered: 02:59 – In the Old Testament God comes across as angry and jealous but in the New Testament he seems kinder and more merciful. Does he grow or what’s the explanation? 10:20 – Regarding the promises of the rosary and being delivered from purgatory. Does this mean that you will skip purgatory if you pray the rosary devoutly? 14:15 – How can I spread faith at my high school? 23:02 – I’m in Costa Rica and when I went to Mass the priest didn’t know what to do when I went up for a blessing and shoved the host into my mouth. I don’t know how to react to this. 29:10 – I’m protestant. How can I make sense of redemptive suffering? …

Questions Covered: 03:39 – If confirmation is supposed to be like Pentecost then how come we don’t go out like the apostles? 08:10 – Rom 5:12 said death entered because of sin but if evolution is how God created everything which included death, how do we square that? 14:46 – My 7th grade students wanted to know if the children of Adam and Eve had to have children with their siblings? 20:55 – Does the Cyclical Universe Model disprove God? 34:59 – What is the Church’s teaching on miscarriage in regard to family planning? 41:50 – Is there a distinction in Catholic theology between spirit and soul? 45:05 – Why does the word Hosanna translate differently in different bibles?? What’s the proper translation? 49:52: I’m a convert. My mother has recently become pagan and has been more combative. Most recently she has become confrontational regarding St. Patrick driving out snakes from Ireland. How should I handle the situation? …

Questions Covered: 2:40 – I can appreciate the God works through Catholicism, but I don’t understand when people elevate this one denomination? Organizational and leadership definition instead of spiritually defined. 22:57 – I don’t understand the Catholic concept of a “good God.” 36:28 – I don’t understand and believe that Original Sin is in the bible and how is Mary not a sinner? 42:38 – I don’t understand the distinction between venial and mortal sin. How do we distinguish them in the context of 1 John 5:16? 49:58 – Regarding a previous call on abortion. Can you clarify the limited circumstance on abortion? …

Questions Covered: 06:16 – I don’t understand the Doctrine of eternal hell? 15:26 – I don’t understand how items like holy water and other blessed items work and their effect? 20:52 – All scriptural evidence seems to show that our only priest is Jesus. There is no need for other priests. 37:18 – Christianity general. How can the murder of the 1st born in Egypt by God be justified? 50:09 – Do Catholics need to believe in the doctrine of eternal conscious torment? I believe the Catechism of Trent teaches eternal conscious torment? …

Questions Covered: 4:32- How can I explain Marian doctrine to my non- denominational family who believe this is communion with the dead?    12:02 – Why do people get attacked by demons?   18:12 – How can I interpret someone who has passed away appearing or speaking to me in a dream?   21:03 – What is a response to someone who claims I worship a human being in Jesus Christ?   28:30 – How can I share the need to confess to a Priest since it is not in the bible?   34:24 – Can you interpret Jesus’s words to Judas of “Woe to the man…”?   42:32 – Is polygamy the same as adultery? How does this impact the Old Testament?  48:13 – How can I explain to a Protestant why they need the Sacraments?  51:40 – How can I interpret Jeus’s response in Luke 11:27-28 to Mary being called blessed?  …

Questions Covered:  04:28 – Did St. Matthew write the Gospel or was it someone who knew him?   11:35 – How should I treat my bulletin that contains the Sunday reading?   14:16 – Can a Baptism be valid if a priest says the prayers mentally or to a deaf audience?  18:28 – How can I respond to a Protestant friend who shared that the trial of the Catholic church is from the devil since God only does good?  31:02 – Where are Christ’s wounds?   36:58 – 1 Corinthians 14:34 says women should remain silent in churches. What does Paul mean by this and has this teaching changed?   45:00 – Can you explain redemptive suffering as stated by St. Faustina’s diary?  …

Questions Covered: 18:37 – I’ve been a Christian all my life and was just brought into full communion with the Catholic Church last year. I’ve always loved the story of the Prodigal Son but I’ve always been curious of what his brother represents. Is it simply jealousy and pride? Or does he signify something deeper.  29:00 – My spouse is protestant. He doesn’t want the sacrament of confirmation since he thinks it is against scripture, since scripture tells us not to make vows / oaths. He’s hung up on submitting to a Church and all it teaches. Can you help address his concern?  37:17 – Thanks for offering this again! I’m always cooking dinner when the show is live and never have free hands to call in. I have a question about the myth that most Catholic Holidays are based on Pagan holidays. I know from listening to Shameless Popery that Christmas is not on December 25 because of other pagan holidays, but it’s hard to convince other Catholics this, because many reputable Catholic sources feed this myth. For example, the St. Joseph’s Sunday Missal has a blurb in the Liturgy section stating that the date was chosen in part because of pagan winter solstice festivals. If the early Christians were so adamant at separating themselves from the pagans, why is there so much disagreement among reputable Catholic sources?  46:45 – When praying the Luminous mysteries, I have difficulty on what to meditate on with the Kingdom of God decade.  50:44 – Will all our sins be revealed to the whole world at the general judgement, including those that have been forgiven ? We’re trying to reconcile Luke 8: (For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open) and Hebrews 8:12 (For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more)  52:06 – Can some early Christian writings that did not make the canon, such as the Shepherd of Hermas, be regarded as approved private revelations, similar to those of Fatima or St. Faustina?  53:12 – “I enjoy listening to Catholic Answers as often as I can and have learned a lot!  My Question:  In Galatians 2:11-21, Paul confronts/rebukes Peter for refusing to eat with gentiles:  “”11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong.”” If the successor of Peter says, thinks or does something  “”very wrong,”” who, when and how is the successor confronted/rebuked or corrected?”  …

Questions Covered: 14:25 – How did the Vatican end up in Rome, Italy along with the body of 19:19 – How many popes sat on the chair of Peter during the life of St. John the apostle? Are any of their writings to the Church available anywhere? 22:42 – I’ve been discussing the sacrifice of the mass with my wife who is protestant, and I told her that we, the regular attendee, are part of the sacrifice – partakers – and how we participate frequently in Christ’s perpetual sacrifice… Could you elaborate for me? It would be great if you could take us all the way from leviticus to the images of the lamb (as sacrificed) in revelation. How are our offerings involved too? 37:10 – Does the fact that that Didache does not appear to refer specifically to the Real Presence (only mentions the “Eucharist”) pose a problem for the assertion that the Early Church did actually believe in the Real Presence, since the Didache was one of the earliest surviving documents that we have from the Early Church? 46:00 – Where does the Bible say that a book CAN’T be a valid part of the Old Testament unless it’s quoted from in the New Testament? (this Protestant line of reasoning seems like a “Tradition of Men” to me.) 51:40 – I know we have the lineage of the Popes documented but the succession of bishops isn’t as well recorded – how can we know that certain branches of bishops are within succession? And if a bishop went off the rails went about those he ordained? …

Catholic Answers Live Classics: Good Friday reflection with Fr. Hugh Barbour. …

Fr. Paul Check joins Cy Kellett to discuss the mental sufferings of our Lord on this encore episode of Catholic Answers Live. …

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? …

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? …

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?  …

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?  …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?  …

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?    …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?” …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?” …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

Topics Covered: 1:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans. 19:05 – Manners and generational social norms. 41:54 – China’s demographic collapse. …

Topics Covered: 03:47 – Romans going back to paganism 29:05 – Christian self- immolation 46:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?  …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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. …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?   …

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?  …

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? …

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? …

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?   …

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?  …

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? …

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? …

Cy sits down with Fr. Boniface Hicks to discuss prayer and if it all really matters?. …

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? …

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. …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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. …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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?  …

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? …

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?   …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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. …

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? …

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? …

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. …

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? …

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?   …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

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? …

Questions Covered: 01:24 – Why does the Catholic Church downplay the deaths caused by Thomas More? 12:40 – Can the pope’s authority ever be invalidated? 21:50 – What exactly do Catholics believe about the assumption of Mary? 41:33 – If the Jewish faith accepts reincarnation, does the Catholic faith also accept the teaching of reincarnation? 50:36 – when you go to confession, is your absolution not valid until you complete your penance? …

Questions Covered: 15:35 – I left the Church because of religious OCD/scrupulosity. How can I overcome that?  29:39 – How did you understand the Gospel when you were a Protestant? How did you understand it before you converted? And how do you understand it now?  34:45 – What is the gospel according to the Catholic Church, and how does it teach we can be saved? 52:23 – I want to make sure that I’m making the right decision in converting to Catholicism. …

Questions Covered:  04:29 – What is the best way to read the Bible?  13:58 – How is God’s justice being fully carried out in Jesus taking our sins?  28:30 – Where does the Bible say anything about purgatory?  33:38 – What words of encouragement can be offered to me about the anger and divisiveness in regard to the Pope among Catholics?   42:57 – Can you explain how the document on blessing of same sex couples is or is not feeding into wokeism and relativism?   …

Questions Covered:  06:08 – What is the Catholic take on Jews regaining control of Israel?  16:55 – I heard that Jesus is not the correct name for Jesus, is this true?  19:16 – My son, who is pro communism, says that Heaven is going to be communist. Can you speak on this?  35:30 – Can you help me reconcile science and what is stated in the Bible?  49:17 – Matthew 16, Jesus tells Peter that he has the keys of the kingdom… in Greek this translation seems different. Can you help me understand?  …

Questions Covered: 01:32 – I’m trying to be clever. Can I pray and offer up my suffering for the souls in purgatory so that they will pray for me? 04:48 – Matthew says Repent and believe in the Gospel. What would he have thought of when he said gospel if the books weren’t around? 06:33 – It seems like James in Acts 15 is in charge, not Peter. How do you rebut the claim that this proves that Peter was not the leader? 15:12 – Why are we following a lot of the Old Testament readings in mass? The readings on the Israelites destroying their enemies are not very Catholic. 23:19 – In the story of finding Jesus in the Temple, why were Mary and Joseph scratching their heads on Jesus’ words: Don’t you know I’ll be in my father’s house.” 32:31 – Can you explain and quantify the Treasury of Merit? 43:04 – Mark 2:26 Is there an error on the explanation of who was allowed to eat on the sabbath? 46:24 – How does one read the term “word of God” In the bible? Does it mean, bible, logos, etc.? 50:07 – What’s the Church’s view on Prenuptial agreements? 52:34 – If Mary is Queen of Heaven, where in the bible does it say that she has a throne in heaven? …

Question Covered: 05:19 – If we get a false pope, are we required to follow him? 10:49 – Does competition fall under the sins of the flesh? What are the sins of the flesh? 16:06 – What’s the history of baptism? Are there references to it in the Old Testament? 20:13 – What does it mean to bless the Lord? 21:54 – Sermon on the mount. Why would Jesus say to allow a person to steal your cloak? Can you break down the meaning of it? 28:50 – Can you go to a vigil mass for a holy day of obligation even if they say the evening vigil mass isn’t for that day. 33:39 – How do I respond to the protestant claim that Hebrews says Jesus is the high priest and we need priests anymore? 38:44 – What would be a good way to introduce the Eucharist to a Protestant? 47:25 – I don’t mind veneration of saints, but Mary is not queen of Heaven. 50:33 – How exactly is marriage a sacrament? What makes it a sacrament? …

Questions Covered: 3:53 – Moral argument objection: He either has some reason for commanding what he does, or he doesn’t. What is God adding to this scenario? 14:25 – What are your thoughts on Pope Francis’ Spanish tv interview, that Homosexuality is a sin but not a crime. But it’s a crime in African countries, would that mean that the Church should be exempt from this issue in those countries? 20:40 – Does the Eucharist become the body and blood of Jesus in all Churches? 23:50 – Regarding the Mass, the priest usually gives an intention before the mass. Are the merits for that intention the same as the merits for our intentions that we bring? 29:30 – When will we receive from the chalice at mass again? 33:53 – Why does the Annulment process for Catholics who marry outside the Church consider their marriage lack of form? 39:20 – Why are prayers to Mary efficacious? 46:04 – What makes a Catholic mass have a real presence while others don’t? 48:22 – Why were Jesus’ healings more physical and not so much emotional healings? 50:40 – Does the Church teach anything about the morality of dancing? 52:35 – What would my brother in his marriage have to do to have it blessed by the Church? …

Questions Covered: 15:42 – Why doesn’t the Church try to mend a marriage instead of immediately going forward with the annulment process? 18:34 – I’m in an irregular relationship and am working on it. Do I have to confess it every time? 22:53 – You’re focusing on the irregular part but can you discuss the union part? Is it really a union? 31:35 – How does one explain the current issues on irregular union blessing to a protestant? 40:40 – If a lesbian marries a man, is that grounds for annulment? 43:00 – Why are priests not bringing more clarity on this topic? 47:15 – Can you give us the 6 A’s again. I couldn’t write them down? 49:22 – My husband’s annulment has been suspended and has not received any guidance from my parish. What should I do? …

Questions Covered: 05:32 – Would giving money to the poor fulfill the need for “the works necessary for salvation?” 10:17 – Were Adam and Eve kept from eating of the tree of life in Genesis? 14:49 – Are there any examples of Early Church Fathers who were not premillennialists? 19:38 – I’m doing a bible study with protestants. How do I explain infant baptism to them? 28:44 – I’m making a statue of Mary Magdalene, so do I have to have her head covered? 32:25 – I’m protestant and work with a Jehovah’s Witness. What’s the historical evidence for Jesus being crucified on a cross and not on a pole? 36:48 – Acts 15:28 Paul forbids the Gentiles from consuming blood. Does this mean we have to reinterpret John 6? 45:04 – Why is Tertullian not a saint? 49:53 – My family and I are recent converts. My 13 year old daughter said she doesn’t want to go through confirmation and feels like she was forced to become Catholic. How do I handle this? …

Questions Covered: 04:28 – Are the merits gained through acts of charity lost if a person commits mortal sin? 06:16 – Where did disease and death come from? 14:49 – What’s the proper response when I’m invited to a protestant church service? 17:50 – Why were the Church Fathers not able to agree on the number of sacraments? 22:22 – Why are we as Catholics allowed to embalm our deceased loved ones? 41:43 – In what tense do you read the book of Revelation, past present and future? Regarding Rev 12, how is it possible that Mary experienced birth pains if she was sinless? 51:46 – Which prayers can I accept from other people? For example, prayers from St. JP2 to someone satanic? …

Questions Covered: 05:29 – Is there ever a circumstance where a person can perform a baptism without water? 10:50 – How is it just to create eternal souls without their consent and then punish them when they don’t do right? 18:40 – How do we square the seeming contradiction in Luke 23:43 where the thief will be with Jesus in paradise on that day but Jesus didn’t ascend to heaven for another 40 days? 29:17 – What’s the difference between Anglican and Catholic? 31:39 – With the transgender issue becoming more common, what things are being done in seminaries to ensure the candidates joining are truly men? 34:26 – Who started the teaching that priests had to be celibate? 42:24 – What is the distinction between blessing a marriage and blessing a same sex couple? 46:18 – How long has the Church approved annulments? Are the children of these marriages illegitimate? 48:23 – What does the Church say about asexuality? …

Questions Covered: 15:41 – Are there people at St. Paul Street Evangelization who could give talks at parishes and maybe start a chapter in my local area? [email protected] 22:39 – What would be a good way of starting a conversation about faith with an agnostic? 38:43 – I’m a revert and I’m struggling to figure out how to share it with friends who are not believers. How do I engage with my friends who are part of the LGBT community? 47:49 – I’m a Protestant. I do exactly what you do and the way I would word it is that the Holy Spirit is in charge of the outcome, we are just required to share the message. 52:09 – I ran into a St. Paul Street Evangelization in the street and it changed my life. …

Questions Covered: 02:43 – Is there a point of no return in this life when it comes to salvation? 14:34 – If God wasn’t letting out his wrath on Jesus on the cross, then why was there an earthquake and why did it go dark? 18:08 – How can I prove the Immaculate Conception using only the bible? 29:44 – Is it a sin to take communion if you are divorced and remarried? 43:01 – If same sex marriage is sin, why does the Catholic Church bless same sex marriages? …

Questions Covered: 04:20 – Did the Church ever teach that purgatory entailed retributive punishment? 13:17 – If the Apocrypha is scripture, why is it called the Deuterocanon? 19:45 – How concerned should I be for the salvation of our protestant brothers and sisters who don’t baptize their kids? 25:02 – My granddaughter says she’s engaged to a woman. How should I approach this? 39:45 – Did Mary get additional confirmation that Jesus was God when she visited Elizabeth? 46:33 – If the Last Supper was the Passover meal, where does Jesus’ saying to consume his blood come in? 50:13 – How close is the idea of Prima Scriptura to Church teaching? …

Questions Covered: 04:10 – I get a lot of slack for being a Freemason. What’s the problem with it and being Catholic? 12:56 – What are the classifications of relics and what happens when you touch a prayer card up to a relic? 18:16 – What’s the difference in the way Catholics and Orthodox view baptism and original sin? 24:28 – I’m Catholic but I have a lot of questions about the faith. Can I still receive communion if I have doubts? 33:27 – Catholics often appeal to Mary being “full of grace” and being “blessed among women” as reasons to believe in the Immaculate Conception. With that in mind, is it also logical to conclude that John the Baptist is also conceived without sin? 44:33 – Mt.1:25. Joseph did not know his wife until she had Jesus. Does this mean that Joseph and Mary had relations after the birth of Jesus? 48:45 – What’s your advice on how to talk to my Pentecostal family members who are just starting to warm up to Catholicism but can’t let go of that style of worship? …

Questions Covered: 05:58 – I visited Vatican City last summer and was shocked at the amount of treasure, art, and also general booty from extinct civilizations that was there.  How did the Papacy obtain all of this and why do they still possess it? 13:30 – What semester-long classes/programs would you recommend for Catholic high schoolers that are similar to RCIA that recap their faith, strengthen it, reinforce it, and so on?  In other words, anything that recaps their faith that is online that will also help them grow in their love for God. 16:19 – I was asked by my atheist son, “If God, beyond a shadow of a doubt, asked you to kill me, would you?” I confirmed that it was “beyond a shadow of a doubt” and then responded “Yes.” I place God’s  will above all else. My atheist husband then turned on me and insisted that that was unacceptable. I feel as though I was just duped by a straw man argument. I’m so upset I don’t want to even be around them and just feel like grieving that they both so badly misunderstand. Help?  29:21 – I’m currently a Baptist Christian but I’m having a hard time choosing between Baptist (Protestant) Christian and Catholic Christian. The reason I’m Baptist is because I believe that we are all guilty sinners who deserve hell and only Jesus Christ paying for our sins is what saves us and I don’t think you can ever lose your salvation. …. after learning some church history and getting a good amount of my questions answered I’m starting to lean more towards Catholicism. But I will always believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and his sacrifice is enough and we can’t work for our salvation. I believe we will be rewarded in heaven for our good works but I don’t think the good works are what save us. Does the Catholic Church believe we Christians are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ paying for our sins? 37:25 – Our 30-year-old son has left the faith and is living with his girlfriend. Is it a sin to allow them to stay in the same room in our home? My spiritual director has told me that it would be a serious sin for me, as the spiritual leader of my family, to allow this to happen. I have lovingly discussed this with my son and told him that he and his girlfriend are always welcome in our home but must sleep in separate rooms. This did not go well and our son has refused to come to our home in the future. I made it clear how much I love and care about him. We still communicate, but he claims that he and his girlfriend are upset and hurt over this. Even though my wife agreed to my following my conscious regarding this issue, she doesn’t see things in the same way as me and this has created tension between me and my wife. She feels that this decision has negatively impacted our relationship with him. Most of our other 5 adult children also disagree with my actions. I pray and sacrifice daily for my son’s conversion as well as that of his girlfriend, who is unbaptized and was raised without any faith. I also pray for my wife, marriage, and family. I don’t know what else I can do. It is just a terrible place to be in. I think that it might be helpful for my wife if you could provide me with some specific references to the Catholic faith referring to this type of situation. Thanks for your assistance. God Bless you and your ministry. 46:14 – If you get the Last Rites from a Catholic priest, do you automatically go to Heaven? Also, is it true you can get the Last Rites from anyone? 50:48 – I am concerned about my parents. They were raised Catholic but chose to go with non-denominational Christianity. I do not know their reasons for leaving the Catholic faith. My inquiry is if my parents, both of them or one of them, desired to return to the Catholic faith then what would they have to do? …

Questions Covered:  06:25 – Can the Sacrament of matrimony be valid from other Christian denominations?  12:23 – Does the Church have a moral obligation to talk against Communism?  17:07 – Is Baptism after death possible?   20:28 – If two Catholics are married in Church and get a divorce, are they still spiritually married?   30:06 – Can you explain more about the current plenary indulgence from the Franciscan and Pope Francis? Is there a reason that communion wine has not come back in some churches?   36:33 – When was the church established?   43:18 – In Hebrew 5:8 it says Jesus had to learn obedience, why would He need to learn anything?    48:14 – Where can you go to get a Christian fiction book published?  51:38 – What is the appropriate way to evangelize an elderly atheist?   …

Questions Covered:  06:10 – Can any member of the Trinity assume a nature that isn’t rational?  09:15 – Can I go to a protestant church for apologetic research?   17:08 – I struggle silence. Do you have any recommendations to help my prayer life?  22:44 – Are there exceptions to RCIA?   28:52 – Is there a way for Catholics to discern if something is divine or demonic?  35:31 – What is our understanding of animal suffering prior to the fall?   42:47 – What can we do to discern if the news we hear is accurate or not? 47:32 – How would I respond to Eastern Orthodox friends who share the Papacy wasn’t established till 8th Ecumenical council.   51:32 – Why is St. Dismas not considered the first Martyr?   52:53 – What is the reason for the Paul VI Audience Hall looking like a serpent’s head?  …

Question Covered: 15:15 – Why do Christian denominations practice the holy eucharist differently? Would it “count” for say a Mormon or Baptist? 19:00 – I believe the John 6 dispute among the disciples was Christ’s statement that he came from heaven to earth. The conversation with the disciples seems to confirm this in verses 61 and 62. Thoughts? 30:00 – There is such a different view between Catholics and Protestants on this topic. How/when did they determine the Eucharist wasn’t actually the body of Jesus? How can we prove it is to non-Catholics? If I have been receiving “communion” from a Protestant church, am I committing mortal sin?! 36:07 – Did Jesus offer His literal Body on the cross or was His Body a symbol? 37:18 – How can we as Catechists correct a former student who went back to Protestantism, especially after leaving the Holy Eucharist? 46:09 – Would you tell us about the Eucharistic miracles of Lanciano Italy and Bueno Aires regarding their laboratory test results? 50:21 – if a “mortal sin” is an addiction and I feel like eating the Eucharist helps fight the addiction can I eat it even though I’m still struggling? …

Questions Covered: 11:03 – Should we take it literally that a star led the Wisemen? Was it possibly an angel?  19:11 – The Wisemen didn’t come for like 2 years right?  24:00 – Was Jesus’ family wealthy because the Wise Men brought gold, etc. in their treasure chests?   29:35 – Do they think Jesus was born at midnight? Or sometime during the night.  33:12 – why have they made up names for the three kings since those names are not in the Bible ( like Balthasar etc..)?  35:38 – Are we supposed to bless our homes with chalk on the Epiphany? Why and how? How did the writing with blessed chalk above one’s household door come about, and why is it okay (i.e., not some kind of spell casting)?  37:38 – Why do they say we are celebrating Jesus’ baptism when it was really a circumcision since they are not the same?   – In the Byzantine liturgical tradition, the Magi are always depicted as gentiles. But in contemporary biblical studies, they are generally considered as Jewish. What do you think?  47:37 – Hello my brothers! I’m from Mexico and when I was a kid my grandma and other family members used to tell us that the three stars aligned in the sky were the three magi and I used to be so excited looking up during these special days of the epiphany and in Mexico we receive our Christmas gifts January 6th and you write a letter to the magi not Santa jaja have you heard of these traditions? Especially the one about the stars?  …

Questions Covered: 07:22 – What to say to a Protestant who insists that a relationship with Jesus is more important than denominational squabbles.  18:11 – I would love to hear an explanation of Adam and Eve being the first two people created by God. I’ve had a couple of people (including a newly ordained priest) say that this story is not historical, but that there were two “progenitors” through which we inherited original sin, and that they were “more or less” the first two people. Also, the other person said there was no way that all of the population came from just two people, that they “evolved” from other creatures around the world and “original sin is really just the downfall of man during that time.”  28:23 – Please explain why Joseph was an older man and how a young Joseph was a latter theological novum  33:55 – Do we actually know that Yahweh is how the divine name was said or are we just guessing? I know about the tetragrammaton and how the a stood for Adonai and the e stood for Elohim so doesn’t this mean the divine name was something else? I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, so this is something close to my mind often. Thanks for all you do Joe! You and all the crew at Catholic Answers helped bring me to the Catholic Church!  37:51 – Was St. Patrick a Baptist?  44:03 – What would you say to an Orthodox who would make the claim that because the Catholic Church says they have valid sacraments or priesthood that they don’t need the Pope.  48:55 – Were there any church fathers, say, in the first 150 years, who did not believe in baptismal regeneration?  51:29 – Does John 10: 22-23 (Jesus being in the Temple during Hanukkah) disprove the Protestant Canon being that Hannukah is only found in 1 & 2 Maccabees?  …

Questions Covered: 04:31 – What’s an obscure teaching that more people should know about? I saw something in Denzinger which condemned eating for pleasure. That was odd and not sure what to make of it.  12:50 – Hey Joe, according to 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 the last generation don’t sleep (die) and are changed instantaneously, in the twinkling of an eye. If the last generation don’t go to purgatory and God can change them instantly then why can’t God change the dead instantaneously without the need for purgatory? Thanks, God Bless  19:47 – Why did the Church declare an anathema and tie salvation to the belief in the Marian dogmas (in particular the immaculate conception and the assumption)? On the surface, these dogmas don’t seem to have anything to do with the Gospel message that Jesus died for our sins as we can imagine a world where Jesus still defeats death with a Mother who had original sin or was not assumed into heaven.  29:42 – I would like Joe to answer the “no salvation outside the catholic church” you hear the rad trads say this then on the other side you hear the universalist “everybody goes to heaven” perspective. In my limited study it appears the answer lies in the middle but it’s very complex.  37:25 – What is wrong with the patriarchal ratification theory of what makes a council ecumenical?  43:03 – Something I’ve always wondered: What do priests do if they don’t have access to valid matter for the Eucharist? I’m thinking, for example, of explorers like Father Jacques Marquette, traveling for a long time in a strange (to them) country without wheat or wine. Are they just excused from the obligation to celebrate Mass frequently?  45:21 – How can we find holiness in our ordinary lives?  50:54 – Hi Joe, where did your awesome blog name come from?  …

Questions Covered: 02:02 – Can I be a Catholic in good standing if I don’t believe the doctrines to be literally true? 10:08 – What is the distinction between Hell, Sheol, Gahena, and Abraham’s bosom? 13:59 – Why is the spreading of Ashes in air, land, and sea is wrong in layman terms? 18:17 – What are the types of temporal punishments on earth that can be removed by a plenary indulgence? 20:24 – How would I respond to the claim from a Protestant that it doesn’t matter what the early councils declared as being canon of scripture because they are Catholic? 29:20 – Can you explain Jesus on the cross saying “why have you forsaken me” and him being divine? 34:56 – If us Catholics are not saved by works, how can we lose our salvation by not completing works? 43:06 – I’ve heard, once a Catholic always a Catholic. My brother is now protestant, Can he still enter into heaven because he believes in Jesus? 47:04 – A protestant used Hebrews 9:24-8 as an argument against the eucharist. How do I respond? …

Questions Covered: 1:45 – If we can pray and interact directly with God, why can’t we confess our sins directly to him? 06:46 – I’m considering becoming Catholic. Can we go directly to God for prayer or do we have to go through Mary? 13:35 – Did God ordain that women cannot be priests? 17:48 – Where in the bible does it say that humans will go to heaven when they die? 21:05 – If our penance is the Our Father, can we just use the one in mass as it? 25:09 – What constitutes mortal sin? I’m familiar with the 3 criteria but what is grave matter? 35:56 – I’m an atheist. Why don’t pray to heal amputees? 48:41 – How does a Catholic feel with disagreement among the Church Fathers? …

Cy sits down with Jimmy Akin for a Christmas Open Forum. …

Cy sits down with Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Pream. for this encore episode to discuss devotion to the baby Jesus. …

In this Special Christmas episode, Cy sits down with Catholic Answers president, Christopher Check, to wish you a Merry Christmas! …

Questions Covered: 03:49 – How can the Church have different rites and different forms of liturgy if the Mass is so important? 14:35 – How can I answer someone who says we’re idolaters for having statues? 21:21 – I don’t understand why Catholicsm makes more sense over Orthodoxy when they both have apostolic succession. 30:10 – Should somebody drop out of Catholicism because of the declaration of same-sex unions? 36:00 – Why do people have to do seven months of RCIA, and why do we have to go to church every Sunday? 49:51 – Is it true that the Catholic Church believes only Catholics go to heaven? …

Questions Covered: 09:25 – Sirius XM I don’t find any of the stories of miracles and the supernatural to be convincing. 17:44 – What does worship mean from a Catholic perspective? 23:14 – If I can pray directly to God and Jesus, why pray to anybody else? 33:03 – Wasn’t Catholicism responsible for the Inquisitions? 35:08 – Didn’t Jesus condemn repetitive prayer? 44:06 – How would Catholics define graven images? 51:24 – It doesn’t make sense why we don’t worship Mary. …

Questions Covered: 03:40 – Are martial arts a sin? 07:25 – When were the angels created? Also, what did the angels fight with in the battle of angels? 14:12 – What sources could be useful to prepare a discussion with a protestant? 16:22 – I’m trying to become Catholic but I’m having problems understanding why Mary is a perpetual virgin. Is there any scriptural evidence? 24:25 – I am a registered nurse and in the process of converting to Catholicism. As an RN, I practice in the correctional system and some of these inmates are dealing with gender dysphoria. I am required to administer medications to patients, including medications that support transitions. Am I doing wrong? What does the Church teach about this? 38:37 – What do you do if even if you know you’ve been forgiven through confession, you can’t forgive yourself? 44:20 – Is there evidence that Satan really exists? Or is it just symbolism? …

Questions Covered: 03:16 – Does the original sin of Adam work in a similar way as the infused righteousness of Christ?  11:29 – What kind of magisterial document does “Fiducia Supplicans” fall into? What kind of sin of intellect and will must Catholics make with documents like that?  16:57 – When it comes to praying to the saints, how do they come to conclusion of what saints represent which things?  21:00 – I have been both Methodist and Catholic and am now non-practicing. I miss things from both. Is it possible to make the two come together?   29:40 – The man on the cross beside Jesus didn’t have time to jump down and become baptized. But Jesus told him TODAY you’ll be with me in paradise.  32:33 – I’ve heard both Jimmy and Trent talk about the use of nuclear weapons as being not licit. If this is a church standing, does that mean Catholic military members cannot be involved in the operations of nuclear weapons?  41:35 – Is there any archeological evidence to whether Sodom and Gomorrah was real?  47:25 – Do two married people have a united nature? Is it a matter of being one nature but two persons?  51:00 – Is there any info on the human side of Jesus and his disciples? For example, favorite color, how he celebrated birthdays, etc. …

Questions Covered: 03:20 – If Jesus is the only one who has conquered death, then how do we get these people rising from the dead at the end of Matthew? 05:22 – Is the story of Sodom and Gamorrah historical? 10:58 – When God speaks it’s not in quotes but when humans do it is. Why is that? 17:52 – Why does the devil tempt Jesus after he starts his ministry and not before? Also, why are none of the temptations sexual in nature? 22:25 – I’m not Catholic. Jesus told the good thief that he would be with Jesus in paradise that day? Wouldn’t that negate purgatory? 37:00 – In Proverbs the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. What does it mean? 43:56 – I just want to thank Jeff, His book saved me from leaving the Church. 48:05 – Did Jesus have brothers? 51:41 – Could you explain Mt 16:28 in the context of verse 27? Is it referring to the second coming? Who is that Jew that has not tasted death? …

Questions Covered: 4:51 – Do any New Testament manuscripts exist that have the gospels in a different order? Follow up: If the orthodox were united with us, would we have to accept the extra books of the Bible that they accept? 9:26 – Do you have any advice for Christians battling mental illness? 16:29 – What pastoral advice would you give to a committed Catholic couple who are cohabiting? 21:44 – I’m coming back to the church after 40 years. I’m concerned about not remembering how to go to confession. What do I say? Should I bring a list of my sins? 30:57 – What ways can we help out our community that is not part of our local parish, but still do it for Jesus? 34:52 – How do we handle near death experiences where someone said they were going to end up in Hell? 41:41- My son is dating someone who is not religious. Any advice for when I see her this New Year’s Eve? 45:47- Our priest used to allow us to receive at the altar rail. But it seems he was told to no longer have the altar rail. Is that something he can be told to do? 49:44 – Our priest sings songs when he’s preparing the gifts. Does that invalidate the Mass? Also what if a priest only washed one hand instead of both — would that cause the Mass to be invalid? …

Questions Covered: 02:21 – Why don’t the Church Fathers use the same passages when defending Church Doctrine? 07:16 – How do you know when the pope is making a statement ex cathedra? 14:33 – Are Catholics allowed to consume or watch combat sports? 19:05 – Why was Zechariah punished and Mary wasn’t for asking a similar question? 23:22 – When did the practice of praying the rosary as call and response begin? 29:43 – My protestant friend is close to becoming Catholic. He doesn’t understand penance. What would penance look like for people Hitler etc? 40:45 – What conditions could I give to a protestant for either of us to convert if those conditions are met? 44:49 – When does the bread become the body of Christ during Mass? 52:26 – If God knows what we’re going to do, do we really have free will? …

Questions Covered: 20:14 – I wanted to ask Trent specifically, are combat sports moral? 35:48 – I agree God allows us to pray for others & to ask others to pray for us. But my question is: how does Mary hear all those prayers? Is she omnipotent? 41:47 – What are your thoughts on Gavin Ortlund? Do you think he is a good faith actor? 46:33 – Is the stain of original exclusive to one individual, Adam? 52:28 – My agnostic friend is engaging with a married woman who is in an open marriage. Should I stop being friends with him? …

Questions Covered: 18:11 – I need advice on how to practice leisure and balance as a Catholic. 23:10 – I think the basis of our work ethic in the US and lack of leisure is because of its Puritan roots. 32:45 – What tips do you have to work less and embrace leisure? 36:42 – Leisure is savoring the moment and acedia is not. 44:08 – What’s the connection between work and leisure? …

Questions Covered: 15:45 – Why do we refer to Mary as ‘our life’ in the Hail Holy Queen? 19:03 – Have you done research on the books about Mary by Sister Mary of Agreda? 22:44 – I’m Protestants. What do we make of the response that Jesus gives that almost sounds like he’s degrading his mother in Lk.11:27? 29:58 – Did Mary have other children? 37:43 – Heart of Jesus Radio… Can you clarify the interpretation of ‘Our Life’ in the Salve Regina? I thought it was a reference to Jesus. 42:08 – My Baptist friend claimed that Mary was a sinner. What’s the response to this? 45:07 – Isn’t it logical that there would be a large emphasis on Mary since half the population is women? 46:53 – Is it possible for Mary to have said no since she was already sinless? 48:34 – Do Genesis 3:15 and Isaiah 7:14 refer to Mary 51:38 – I’m protestant and am making my way to the Church. Father, your way of talking about Mary is contributing to me getting closer. …

Questions Covered: 02:50 – A person wants to be baptized but has a family member who insists they were baptized as children, together (at the same time as they are twins). They do not have anyone living who would know and cannot locate records in places they guess it may have occurred. Do they take the steps toward baptism or assume they are? 04:50 – Is the Protestant Canon of Scripture materially sufficient for salvation? If yes, is the Deuterocanon unnecessary? If not, is there information in the Deuterocanon that is needed for salvation? 11:16 – Jimmy I think the biggest crisis in the Church today is the lack of belief in the Eucharist. I’d like to see you speak on the prefigurement of the Eucharist in the Old Testament and the fulfillment in the new. Also, I’d like to see a discussion on the real existence of hell and what many of the saints have said about it plus the testimonies of modern-day exorcists. Thanks. 18:38 – Why does St. Paul refer to levels of Heaven and what might that mean for Christians? Are the levels multiple steps to God? 22:58 – In Matthew 4 and Luke 4:8, why did Jesus tell Peter to “Get behind me Satan”? Why did he call him Satan? Or did he? Thanks, Jimmy! 28:35 – In your podcast episode where you went through the different possibilities of aliens, I didn’t hear you mention the possibility of an alien race that is ahead of humanity in their salvation journey. What are your thoughts on an alien race that is on their New Earth equivalent? I would assume that alien abduction would be immoral and therefore such a race wouldn’t abduct anyone. Would such a race be able to or even want to interact with humans? 33:18 – It would seem that Judas was the first to receive and leave communion in a state of mortal sin at the Last Supper. What might be the implications of Jesus knowing ahead of time that Judas would receive the morsel with murder in his heart? 42:00 – Why can’t I baptize people with Beer since it’s mostly water? Also, can I baptize with tears? 45:20 – My 15-year-old would like to know why God would choose a 13-year-old girl to be the mother of Jesus instead of a fully grown woman. 51:20 – Is it okay to lie in certain situations like if you were hiding Jews, in Germany during World War II? 53:23 – If I suffer Martyrdom with unconfessed sins, even a Mortal one, do I really go straight to heaven or will I still need to spend time in Purgatory? …

Questions Covered: 03:17 – Are there any insights as to when Christ was using His Divine intellect vs. His human intellect or is this a complete mystery or is it incorrect to say Christ was not always using both? 06:38 – I would love to hear you comment on the theology of numbers. 18:58 – If God is the God of all, how can he have a “chosen people”? 21:41 – God gave us the gift of free will. By my understanding, it is the only gift he cannot take back or overrule, otherwise our will would not be truly free. With this in mind, how are we to understand his words in Exodus where he seems to make pharaoh obdurate, as though overriding the free exercise of his will? For example, Exodus 7:3-4: “Yet I will make Pharaoh so headstrong that, despite the many signs and wonders that I work in the land of Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you. Therefore, I will lay my hand on Egypt, and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring my armies, my people the Israelites, out of the land of Egypt.” 30:17 – It seems like miracles are less known than they should be. Example- Fatima, St Pio, Beauraing, and others. Do you think the evil one obfuscates the message? 32:51 – Questions from a fellow pipe smoker. What’s your favorite pipe and tobacco? 40:26 – Which is the best government: the United Federation of Planets (from Star Trek) or the United Planets (from Legion of Super-Heroes)? 44:04 – Is there any chance Our Lady of America is coming back from the disapproval of the diocesan bishops? 48:55 – Please discuss the metaphor and actuality of new heavens/new earth. Who (will) live there? The need for a new earth and whether it’s metaphorical has been discussed more than a new heavens. What is wrong with the old heavens? …

Questions Covered: 04:00 – Are the results of our free will predestined if God doesn’t change his mind? 12:22 – My co-worker is Wiccan and and her granddaughter wants to know about God. My co-worker gave me permission to talk to her but I don’t know where to start. What’s your advice? 18:35 – My father is saying that there would have been no census during the birth of Christ, therefore no flight to Bethlehem. What’s the response to this? 23:49 – Where does the Church stand on plastic surgery? 29:39 – Should we receive communion unless we are certain of having committed a mortal sin? 34:58 – I’m interested in the Church Fathers. What book do you recommend to read to get started? 39:53 – What has Pope Francis done that’s so objectionable that people slander him instead of defend him? 47:44 – Is Doxastic Damage Theory of lying applicable Jn 7:8-9? …

Questions Covered: 04:01 – How can we as Catholics demonstrate to Protestants that our bible is accurate? 10:25 – Since the Trinity are different persons but all one God, did everyone come down earth when Jesus did? 16:01 – Is it acceptable to listen to music written by Protestants that are theologically acceptable? 20:15 – Was Jesus actually tempted or did the devil just try? 24:09 – How prevalent was the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament? 24:09 – If Adam and Eve had not sinned, would we be here? 32:02 – Can we trust the International Association of Exorcists? 39:58 – How do I respond to the question that if Jesus is perfect, then why is his Church so sinful? 46:08 – How did Joseph truly marry Mary if it was never consummated? 50:00 – I thought that if Adam and Eve didn’t sin, each of us would have been individually tested. What are your thoughts? 52:34 – How do we know that the intercession of saints has helped in prayer? …

Questions Covered: 02:10 – Why should we not believe in Sola Fide and once saved always saved? 13:48 – Is it possible for the Magisterium to suppress truths for the sake of order? 20:18 – How do you reconcile your fear of God and God’s love? 30:05 – Are boxing, MMA and Muay Thai immoral? 42:06 – I’m struggling with the St. Michael prayer. How is it intercessory if we are directly asking St. Michael to protect us? 48:12 – Why are bishops like Strickland and Burke being kicked out of the Church while others that are blessing gay marriages safe? …

Questions Covered: 03:36 – I confessed to a priest that I don’t believe Catholicism to be literal. Can I still consider myself Catholic? 07:15 – I’m entering the Church during Easter. My wife is divorced and said that the best case scenario is if she converts and will become a Poll case. What is that? 13:56 – Revelation says the living and the dead will be judged. How will the dead be judged? 28:18 – If the language of the Jews was Hebrew, then why did Jew start speaking Aramaic? Where did it come from? 31:32 – Who was Jan Hus and why was he put to death? 45:15 – How old was Rebecca when Isaac married her? 50:35 – How does the Church view the authenticity of the relics of the true cross? …

Questions Covered: 02:34 – If silent prayer is heard by saints, does this mean that the devil can also hear them? 15:30 – What are your thoughts on near death experiences? 29:15 – I saw a video saying that the Israelite God was just a copy of a Canaanite god. What are your thoughts on this? 35:28 – I have an eating disorder. Do I need to continually confess the sin of gluttony? 41:42 – What’s the best way to explain Jesus as fully human and fully divine to 5th graders? 47:05 – Is God against people acquiring wealth? 50:44 – Is competition a sin? …

Questions Covered: 06:40 – Does the concept of time travel prayer create a paradox for why we don’t see future saint don’t come into the past? 12:27 – I’m Christian. How do we reconcile reincarnation and people remembering past lives with Christianity?0 29:21 – Is the body of Christ in the Eucharist, glorified or suffering? 32:18 – Why did Elisha call two bears to eat kids in 2 Kings? 36:00 – What does Paul mean when he says that women must be subordinate to their husbands? 46:35 – If the Apocrypha was in the bible up until the reformation, then why wasn’t it officially in the canon until Trent? What is the difference between the Apocrypha and Deuterocanonical? 52:51 – Could you explain what a feast day is, and what you are supposed to do on a feast day? …

Questions Covered: 37:31 – Could we say that the story of the Christmas Carol could be considered a parable? 46:00 – I wanted to share what we do for advent. 50:33 – We opened our gifts on Dec. 6, feast of St. Nick, and emphasized Christ during Christmas. It worked out well for our 7 kids. …

Questions Covered: 16:26 – Does psychology clash with Catholicism or is there a continuity like Catholicism and the other sciences? 21:17 – What single scientific fact is most persuasive to you that God exists? 31:33 – I read your book. Could you review the foundational points on the elegant creation of earth? 36:21 – I’m protestant and have always been taught young earth. Why does young earth seem to be dismissed in the Catholic world? 44:04 – What is the Catholic view of evolution by natural selection? …

Cy and Karlo and joined by two contestants for another game show. …

Questions Covered: 06:51 – What’s a simple response to “Christmas is pagan?” 16:43 – St. Faustina said that if angels could envy, they would envy the Eucharist and suffering. Are angels capable of envy? 32:50 – What does Matthew 16:19 mean when it says whatever you loose, its loosed in heaven? 43:58 – How do I delicately explain to in-laws why you need a priest for the Eucharist? 49:15 – Why is Jesus returning to judge the living and the dead when we’re already going to be in heaven? …

Questions Covered: 07:18 – I used to be Catholic and now I’m considering returning. Why should I come back and not go to an Episcopal church since they have more progressive values? 15:23 – Are you afraid of death? If Christ gives us hope for the afterlife, should we be nervous about death? 24:40 – When did the Church begin allowing secular kings using violence in the name of the Church? 35:24 – Does God hate people as he mentions in Romans 9:13? 42:51 – Could you explain how we know the Eucharist is really the body and blood of Jesus and not just a symbol? 47:44 – Where did God come from? Who created him? 52:03 – How many prayers in the mass come from Judaism? …

Questions Covered:  01:54 – Are there two different types of salvation referenced in the Bible?  12:19 – Is anxiety a sin?   16:22 – When did marriage become a religious ceremony?  19:26 – At what point do the sins of converted Protestants impact their Purgatory?   21:30 – Did Jesus eat himself at the Last Supper?  29:53 – Is there scripture that states Jesus asked us to pray to his mother?  33:37 – What is the Catholic Church’s understanding of Hell and the devil?  40:47 – Do Jesus and Mary experience pain now even though they are in Heaven?  43:55 – What is the difference between Married life and religious life?   48:40 – When we talk about Jesus’s age of 33, did we use the Gregorian calendar?  49:44 – Is it a mortal sin to not to believe in Jesus? How would this impact people in remote parts of the world?  …

Questions Covered:  06:20 – Is there ever a possibly for a Catholic to practice the faith at home due to a personal situation?   16:00 – What is the role of Purgatory at the end of the world?   19:55 – Are there prophets in today’s age?   31:15 – I don’t feel like getting baptized as a baby makes much sense because you didn’t choose to accept Jesus yet.  33:13 – What is the symbolic comparison between the Christian and Islamic versions of Abraham’s sacrifice?  40:56 – How do I appropriately celebrate feast days within fasting periods?    48:43 – If the Pope is chosen by the Holy Spirit, why do we end with corrupt Popes or one who can retire?  51:20 – Am I under obligation to say something about unbaptized grandchildren?   …

Questions Covered: 04:34 – I read an article saying that elements of the liturgy can harm someone (and actually make grace less efficacious) because of his past traumas. Is that true? 17:00 – My daughter has requested that I only make one reference to my faith when we talk. Is it sinful for me to consent to that request? 20:32 – Fr. Elias Mary claimed that the Pope is going to be the antichrist. Is that possible? 30:09 – What does the Apostles’ Creed mean when it says Jesus “descended into hell?” 35:48 – What happens between the particular and general judgments? How are they different? 42:16 – Can I receive sacraments from SSPX priests? 44:36 – Where does the origin of Christmas as Jesus’ birthday come from? Is it in the Bible? 50:33 – I heard someone say “it is no longer I who lives but Mary who lives in me” is this a theologically correct statement? 53:05 – Can you explain Acts 5? How do you relate to Acts 5 now versus in the 1st century? …

Questions Covered: 05:23 – Does the Church having canonized saints diminish the value of non-canonized saints? 12:23 – Were the three wise men practicing astrology when they looked at a star to find Jesus? 19:45 – I know that the answer to the problem of suffering is that God allows suffering for a greater good. But where does that idea come from? The Bible? 30:42 – When Gabriel says “Hail” to Mary, is that a greeting or is it something more? 37:30 – My best friend’s sister died recently, and my friend is wondering if she’s in hell. I didn’t know what to say to her. 46:18 – Do the cases of Pope Honorius and Pope Vigilius disprove papal infallibility? …

Questions Covered: 08:37 – My child was exposed to pornography in 3rd grade at school without the school’s knowledge. He is now in high school. How can I support him to break this addiction? 36:06 – What do you attribute the huge increase in sexual issues especially in the trans issue? 47:41 – What is the response to the claim that regret is rare in the transgender movement? 51:59 – How do I get over an overwhelming sense of lust? …

Questions Covered: 12:05 – Is it okay for a Catholic to go to a Byzantine church? Did the office of St. Andrew survive like St. Peter’s line? 18:46 – Would you communion at a Roman Catholic rite? If the Orthodox acknowledge the papacy why are they under another authority? 23:44 – I became Orthodox. What went wrong for the division to happen? 35:03 – How does confession differ in the Catholic Church vs the Eastern Orthodox? 42:50 – Churching of women after birth is a tradition in the Orthodoxy that fell off in Catholicism. Are there other traditions like this that also fell off? 45:32 – How do we keep the conversation positive when conversing with Orthodox friends? 52:13 – Is the Eucharist in the east actually the body and blood of Jesus? …

Questions Covered: 01:09 – What are your thoughts on the UFO/ET sightings being demons? 17:01 – In The Shining Dick Halloran the chef tells young Danny Torrance that the Shining gives people the ability to see the things from long ago and things that have not yet happened. With that being said is the ability to Shine in the movie & book the same thing as prophecy, extrasensory perception, intuition, empathy, precognition, and retrocognition? 12:10 – What are the historical ramifications if Abraham had never left Ur? 13:43 – Is it true that the Vatican has one of the best science labs in the world, and if so why and what is it used for? Thank you. 16:41 – Suppose an couple is engaged and is approaching the Church to be married. However, they are an unfortunate genetic match and have certainty that 100% of their children will perish in the womb. Would it be immoral for them to live as husband and wife? And does the Church have any legislation that would prevent them being married in the Church? 18:46 – Can a priest celebrate Mass if he has no arms? 22:42 – On May 31, 1985 I was baptized by the fire of the Holy Spirit from the crown of my head, through every cell in my body. See Luke 3:16 Do you think the fire of Purgatory is the same purifying fire I experienced? Meaning, do you think it’s the Holy Spirit that does the purging? 29:00 – How many times in one’s life can one vow “till death do us part?” 34:00 – If throughout the Bible angels (who are spiritual, non-corporeal beings) appear with enfleshed bodies as apparitions, could that be true for the Holy Spirit as well? Is it possible that those puzzling times in Scripture when people didn’t recognize Jesus it was because the Third Person of the Trinity was making an appearance? When Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene in the tomb (John 20:14-18), and to the two followers on the way to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) and to the seven disciples fishing (John 21:1-14), is it possible that they didn’t recognize Him because they were not seeing God the Son at first, but God the Holy Spirit for a brief time? The One who they didn’t recognize consoled, comforted them, revealed truth to them, testified to them, convicted them, taught them, walked along side of them (parakletos), witnessed to them, brought things to their remembrance, and revealed and glorified the Lord to them…all the things Jesus promised the Advocate would do when He came (John 14:15-31, John 15:26-27 and John 16:5-16). 40:05 – If angel are non-corporeal beings, why do we gender them? 46:42 – How does one mistake a reconnaissance balloon as an alien space craft? 48:30 – Where was Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30? 50:54 – Let’s say that macro-PK is real. Where does the energy to move the objects come from? If there is a violation of the laws of thermodynamics, could the heat death of the universe be defeated by a sufficiently large, trained force of PKers? …

Questions Covered: 02:05 – Suppose a modern lay Catholic (baptized, confirmed, etc.) were transported through time and space to the year 5 BC, Jerusalem. Assuming he/she retains his/her knowledge and beliefs from the 21st century AD and is aware that he/she has arrived in a time before the Incarnation has taken place, in what way would this Catholic be obligated to worship God? Would he/she need to live as a Jew under the Mosaic law, given that the New Covenant has not yet been established in their “present” timeline, or would he/she be required to live according to Catholic practices to the best of their ability? Would he/she be morally obligated to be a sort of prophet, proclaiming the coming Lord; or perhaps be obligated not to, lest they affect salvation history?  06:11 – I’m curious whether Satan can “bless” people and/or things? By “bless” I mean supernaturally enhance in the manner requested by those seeking the “blessing”.  12:05 – If someone is trapped in a time loop like in Groundhog Day or Edge of tomorrow, is it still a sin to commit suicide in order to reset the time loop? If you already have been trapped for several weeks then it would probably feel annoying to wait out the entire loop if you mess something up.  14:53 – I write Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fanfiction, mostly action/adventure stories. I am currently outlining a story where the TMNT meet a Catholic Apologist. I have modeled her after Mr. Akin in both personality and intellect. In my story, the apologist is explaining the Catholic idea of the soul to the TMNT. One of the things that has hung me up a little is that I believe all sensitive and rational souls are created immediately upon conception. The TMNT started out as ordinary turtles, so they were given sensitive souls the moment they were created, before they were even born. However, now that they have mutated, they have rational souls. One of the characters questions whether the turtles’ sensitive, animal souls died and a new, rational soul was installed in them when they mutated, or if their souls were changed when they mutated? Initially I had the idea that God “upgraded” their sensitive souls to rational souls upon their mutation, but a friend of mine suggested that maybe they were conceived with rational souls, but as it took 15 years for them to develop from babies to teenagers, they simply didn’t express their rational souls until they were old enough/mutated enough to talk. I’m curious as to what Mr. Akin would say and would be grateful for his perspective.  21:45 – I have a few questions for you: 1. If angels are spiritual, eternal beings existing outside of time, how can they be created in time if eternity is outside of it? 2.  When we die, our souls survive our mortal bodies. If our souls are eternal, how can we be created in time if eternity is outside of it? 3. How did God create something out of nothing if it is against the nature of nothing to be something?  31:50 – What is “Burning Man” really about?  It seems to get a lot of media attention each year.  My stepdaughter and her husband have both apostatized from the church, and went a few years back.  They have regional “burns” as well that they attend.  The stories they seem happy to tell people seem very disturbing.  Almost satanic.  Certainly evil.  Nothing at all like what I get from Mr. Google or the media.  Who is “The Burning Man? Do you have any insights on any of this?  34:02 – I have a weird question (I think). I know in the early 20th century or late 19th century catholic theologians mentioned the desirability to baptize not-yet-born babies in the womb as long as it was safe and possible. My question is, why isn’t this done right now even without medical intervention? It seems to me that the form (I now baptize…) the matter (water, after all the baby is…

Questions Covered:  04:02 – What evidence is there for Hell? 11:02 – Is it immoral to play audio or watch a video of someone saying the Lord’s name in vain? 14:23 – Do you think there are more than two James? Is James the less different than Jame the brother? 21:34 – Question about predestination. Did God know who I was going to date before I dated them? 28:42 – Why does the Catholic Church have a pope? Is the Pope biblical? 35:27 – Is receiving the Eucharist in the hand wrong? 41:58 – Is consuming artificial sweeteners immoral? Because artificial sweeteners are intentionally not nutritional. 50:41 – Can the multiverse be real? …

Questions Covered: 02:30 – Would there be a licit way to do something like the Bachelor to find a spouse? 06:03 – How do Catholics avoid picking between the beliefs of the Church Fathers? 16:58 – What causes someone to lose their salvation? 18:10 – Is there a relationship between modern Israel and 1st century Israel? 21:47 – I’ve heard Skinwalker ranch is based on a curse in folklore. Could this be a case of diabolic infestation? 28:30 – Why does the Catholic church claim to have changed the sabbath day because it had the ecclesiastical power to do so? 31:20 – Can you clarify any of the lies related to the Jewish Talmud? 37:01 – Did the early Church Fathers believe in the doctrine of atonement? 46:38 – Why isn’t the Ascension mentioned much in the Bible? 52:18 – Is there a good book to give to someone who is interested in faith but has no religious background. …

Questions Covered: 04:50 – How do I respond when someone asks if I denounce other gods? It feels like a “gotcha” question. 28:29 – What can my friend who is a new Catholic do who just found out his grandfather was a Freemason? 35:08 – Regarding Lev. 23, on what days did the appointed festivals fall on. Were they all on Sunday? 41:25 – Will the generation that sees the end of time have to pass through death? If not, then how will the souls be purified if they don’t go to purgatory? 44:55 – If Jesus promised to return at the end of time, how do we square that with Jesus coming back constantly in the Eucharist? 47:52 – What’s a generational curse? 50:45 – If Ex. 15 says we have to keep the sabbath, why then Sunday? …

Questions Covered: 16:21 – Should you give a general state in life when in confession? 19:19 – Am I doing something wrong if I don’t feel anything after confession? 23:26 – I haven’t been to confession in over 20 years. What’s your advice on how to approach confession after so long? 31:20 – I’m a new Catholic coming from a Protestant background. I approach confession for venial sin but the priest is almost dismissive when mentioning those sins. What’s your advice on how to handle it? 36:37 – I’m not Catholic. Is it true that you have to be sorry to go to confession or can you go and pray for the grace of repentance after going to confession? 43:05 – Do venial sins need to be confessed? 46:30 – How do you get over going to confession confessing the same sin over and over again? …

Questions Covered: 05:32 – Can you help me better understand purgatory? I still can’t wrap my mind around it? 13:43 – What’s the difference between the assumption of Mary vs the saints in heaven. Do saints have their bodies? 18:53 – What’s the Church’s teaching on vasectomies? 29:30 – Acts 5 Why were the couple struck down because they didn’t donate all they have? How do we understand that in the context of today? Can we be struck down too? 41:06 – Do spouses continue to have a special relationship in heaven? 44:15 – Regarding the Papal Bull Unum Sanctum, do we still teach that all those who are saved must be subject to the Roman Pontiff? 50:39 – I had a dream multiple times about my uncle after he died. In the dream he was suffering and asking for help. Does this mean he was in purgatory? …

Questions Covered: 05:45 – How can we show that annihilationism is false using the bible?  13:59 – I’m confused about the Catholic position on the death penalty. Can you help clarify?  24:17 – Regarding the last 2 glorious mysteries (assumption and coronation). How do I relate to her and not feel like we are supposed to worship her?  33:27 – St. Irenaeus’ letter says that the Church was founded on Peter and Paul. Can you clarify? Also when Paul first arrived in Rome, Acts says that there was already a community and there was no evidence that Peter had been there. Can you clarify?  43:36 – Mt 19:11-12 If there were physical handicaps acknowledged in the bible, Is it possible to say that gender dysphoria is also a valid thing for us to acknowledge?  …

Questions Covered: 12:06 – What’s your advice on how to handle my 20 year old son who is in the process of transitioning using female hormones. How can I cope? Do you have any resources? 23:30 – Is Medi-Share Christian Health faithful to Catholic ethics? 29:43 – What are your thoughts on Assisted reproductive technology? 36:47 – What is the Church’s teaching on embryo adoption? 44:15 – If a pregnant mom has surgery on her baby in the womb where the baby is lifted out for the procedure, can the baby be baptized before being placed back into the uterus? 46:30 – How does one determine if a vaccine is ethically produced? I’m specifically thinking about the HPV vaccine. 51:53 – What ethically am I morally responsible for in administering drugs as a healthcare administrator? …

Questions Covered: 14:59 – I had an eating disorder for over 40 years and now healed from it. 22:18 – How do you go about starting a local CIR group? 28:56 – Is there a better avenue in which the Church can reach out to those in addiction? 46:55 – Recovery is fragile. And I’ve been in recovery for 14 years now. …

Cy is Joined by Andrew Petiprin to discuss faith and films. …

Cy is Joined by Andrew Petiprin to discuss faith and films. …

The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode. …

The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode. …

Questions Covered: 20:56 – I found it better to share my experience over my knowledge. 33:52 – Maybe a captive audience is not the best time to evangelize. 46:08 – How do we present the gospel to younger people? Do you have resources? 50:50 – I want to challenge the idea that we don’t want to make people feel uncomfortable. …

Questions Covered: 06:47 – I struggle with the Immaculate Conception and the Latin Vulgate. 14:00 – The claim that Jesus started the Catholic Church and that you have to be a part of it to fully be united with him. 20:03 – I don’t like the structure of the rosary and how it has changed. 30:59 – Why do Catholics call priests father, and why can’t priests get married? Also, Mary was a sinner and needed saving. 39:58 – Offering suffering for others troubles me. 48:00 – How do Catholics know Mary is in heaven? …

Questions Covered: 08:54 – In the profession of faith, why do we confess one baptism? How can the Spirit proceed from the Father and Son if they are all equal? 16:21 – How do I respond to protestants who say we anathematize them for something that was said in a Church council? 22:52 – What does the Church teach about the gifts of the spirit in 1 Corinthians? 29:31 – Why did the Pope 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians martyrs as saints? Aren’t they heretics? 41:30 – I’m going to be confirmed soon. How far back do I have to go for my first confession? 47:32 – What’s the balance perspective of Psalm 37:4. Mark 11:24 pertaining to the Word of Faith movement. …

Questions Covered: 07:43 – Would it be a stretch to say that the Lazarus and the rich man in Lk 16:19 embody what the Jews believed about the afterlife? 16:42 – Does the 1st century evidence support a 3 tier Church governance structure? 24:19 – Jesus says to not leave a tribute till we clear up any offense with our brother. Would this mean the tributes we left are meaningless if we haven’t sought forgiveness? 34:52 – Is it ok for Catholics to celebrate Christmas during advent? 41:31 – My son is getting ready for first confession, but I’m doing all the catechesis at home. The parish told me I needed to go through the parish. Is this right? 52:23 – What makes the salvific sufficiency of Christ’ sacrifice? …

Questions Covered: 06:07 – What’s the Church’s view on marriage when one person is abandoned by their spouse? Can they remarry? 18:02 – Can Catholics believe in predestination? 29:49 – Why did Jesus die if it wasn’t to satisfy the wrath of God? 43:04 – Can non-Catholics still gain the benefits of the Eucharist even if they don’t believe what Catholics believe? 49:16 – Mt 23:9 says call no man father so why do Catholics call priests father? …

Questions Covered: 06:31 – Would Mormons be considered Protestants according to Catholics? 14:55 – How can the Catholic Church claim to have the fullness of the faith if the resurrection must be taken by faith? 22:15 – I’m not Catholic because I don’t always trust the arguments of the apologists. 29:01 – Is Jesus eternally subordinate to the Father or are they coequal? 34:12 – How can I differentiate devotion to Mary? 46:19 – What’s the Church’s position on Genesis 1 and evolution? 53:05 – Do you have to go through RCIA if one is baptized in the Lutheran church? …

Questions Covered: 02:28 – What was the thorn in Paul’s side? 06:48 – When I cited John 20: 21-23 as clear evidence for sacramental confession, a protestant made a claim that the power granted by Christ in those passages died with the apostles. 13:10 – At Pentecost, tongues of fire rested on those present, and they spoke in foreign languages (foreign tongues). Is this a play on words? In other languages, especially in Greek, is the word for an anatomical tongue, the same as the word for a slice of fire? Even without a play on words, the coming (from unknown source) of fire often signified the presence of God, so the point of the phenomenon doesn’t rely on the (at least in English) play on words. Does it? 16:07 – My husband died in June of brain cancer 5 months after diagnosis. So many good people keep telling me that “he’s in a better place.” Why do they say that when it should be obvious that he should be with me? I understand that we can’t know for certain where a soul goes after death. How do I respond to this? It makes me angry at how easily people toss that cliché out to a woman who is grieving the death of her husband. 22:04 – Does the Church have a preferred stance on Darwinism vs Lamarckism? 33:36 – The Bible IS a Catholic book. Right. Besides dropping the Deuterocanonical Books, have Protestants in the English-speaking world “mistranslated” words? Like the word Tradition which, in Spanish versions is translated as tradition when is in a negative sense (tradition of men) and teaching when it’s favorable. Is there any in English? 40:25 – Jimmy Buffett’s song Coastal Confessions has a line “Bless me father for I have sinned, given the chance I’ll probably do it again.” Would this make the confession null since it seems Jimmy hasn’t fully repented or is it just honestly/humility? 46:00 – Where did your Mexican serape blanket that you drape over your chair come from? 50:44 – What do you think about the Gospel of the Hebrews? Later patchwork of reworked quotes from the Synoptics? Something contemporary with the Synoptics? A Hebrew version of Matthew? Could it ever be rediscovered? …

Questions Covered: 04:35 – My 9yr old daughter, Kateri, would like to ask: “Does God get angry at us? Sometimes He seems angry, especially when we read stories from the Old Testament.” 07:37 – I am wondering why Whitey Bulger had a funeral Mass? Are there examples of people the church will not give a funeral Mass for? Also, are there any situations when the church excludes people from being buried in Catholic cemeteries? Does the church provide funeral Masses for non-Catholics? 17:50 – After becoming a revert… 30 years ago now…I’m miserable… I thought I could pray a few rosaries and my life would come together…I loved Scott Hahn, and Mother Angelica…but here I sit…waiting…am I just faithless? 24:39 – If aliens show up in a major way and submit to testing n such…what would be necessary or possible to prove to the people who think they would have to be demons that they are not? If that made any sense. Like how could you prove conclusively they are not demons? Or would that not be possible? 35:55 – In the traditional Anaphora of Mar Addai and Mar Mari, the Eucharist is consecrated *without* the words of institution. How do we explain it with Catholic sacramental theology? 43:30 – There is speculation that the negative response that humans have to the “uncanny valley” is due to some evolutionary development where our ancestors were preyed upon something that looked like humans but wasn’t quite human. What do you think? …

Questions Covered: 02:35 – If every soul is guaranteed to go to heaven, why does it matter if you pray for the souls in purgatory? 10:28 – Does morality change over time? 19:48 – What is meant when Jesus says “I am the son of man” 28:46 – How do you minister to people who are suffering and explain that faith can help their suffering? 34:18 – Have the verses in Isaiah 63:1-7 come to pass? What do those verses mean? 41:36 – Could a pope contradict a previous non infallible papal teaching? 48:31 – What does Jimmy think about theistic evolution? 51:41 – Once a deacon is ordained to the permanent diaconate, does he have to remain celibate? 53:35 – Is there scientific study that shows that people who get prayed for are better off than people who do not get prayed for? …

Questions Covered 05:52 – Should someone refrain from becoming Catholic if it would cause division in their marriage? 13:28 – What does the word relations mean in Matthew 1:25? 17:51 – Do angels have genders? 29:04 – the sacrament of extreme unction. Can it take away the need for purgatory? 34:45 – Does a high mass have more spiritual value than a low mass? 42:14 – Why do you have to be baptized before you can get your marriage annulled? 46:42 – Why didn’t the Holy Spirit stop the protestant reformation? 51:04 – Was St. Paul ordained by any of the apostles as a bishop? Was he even a bishop at all? …

Cy, Tim and Stacy take questions during their recent trip to Perth, Australia. …

Cy, Tim and Stacy take questions during their recent trip to Perth, Australia. …

Questions Covered:  02:24 – How can the Saints handle the quantity of prayers based on Daniel 10:10-14?  10:35 – Is it proper to go to confession for not being able to kneel at the appropriate times at Mass?  13:00 – Is scattering of ashes after cremation allowable?   15:32 – Has Vatican II been interpreted in a strict neo-scholastic way?   19:49 – If there is no wine at Mass can there be a Consecration?   22:25 – Did Paul ordain Linus instead of Peter?   28:59 – Why do Catholic people confess their sins to priests?  32:54 – How can a person who has never heard of Jesus get to heaven?  40:20 – How is it okay for Saint relics to be scattered all over the world?   45:05 – Can you clarify why we have one chalice that we share instead of individual cups?  50:58 – How do we call out our brothers and sisters at Mass for inappropriate behavior? …

Questions Covered: 06:47 – Who is the man of lawlessness in the book of 2 Thessalonian?  11:46 – How does purgatory relate to Abraham’s bosom?  20:10 – Is gossiping a mortal sin?  28:58 – Can we receive the Sacrament of Confession over the phone or online?  33:10 – Why is the character Julius in the Bible not a canonized Saint?   36:55 – Is there typology for the Eucharist?   46:34 – How can I know this church holds the truth when others also claim the truth?  Resources Mentioned: https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2020/04/30/confession-over-phone/ …

Questions Covered: 01:36 – Is there any inherent logic for St. Paul putting so much emphasis on the cross? 05:48 – Why is Paul in the bible if he never met Jesus? 09:52 – If a person is abused (physically or mentally) in the church and decides to leave, have they committed heresy? 15:05 – If I eat and then go to mass, can I still receive communion even If I didn’t plan on going to mass originally? 20:55 – Was the story of Jesus just co-opted from the story of Romulus? 24:11 – Why would my college professor claim that purgatory was invented in the 11th century? How do I respond to that argument? 28:29 – Why don’t Messianic Jews align with the Catholic faith? 35:45 – What is the Holy Spirit? 41:41 – How did you come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church compiled the bible? 45:12 – Are we required to believe in indulgences? 47:49 – My fundamentalist friend says that infant baptism is invalid because it does not have apparent fruits. What’s the rebuttal? 49:49 – How do we talk to protestants about deification of Mary? 51:41 – What is the infinite nature of God? …

Questions Covered: 07:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on the current conflict in the Holy Land? 15:44 – Have you heard of the Egg Theory story? What are your thoughts on it? 28:56 – I’m in RCIA. I’m struggling with the Immaculate Conception. Where did this idea come from and does it have roots in scripture? 37:53 – How would you respond to a protestant who asks why they can’t receive communion? 42:48 – Do the Jews have writings or records about Jesus? 49:17 – How do I confront the ideas like purgatory from a reformed background? …

Cy and Karlo are joined by two guests to test their knowledge on the Catholic Answers Game Show. …

Questions Covered: 03:19 – How do Catholics reconcile no salvation outside the Church and Jesus saying if you’re not against us, you’re for us? 10:32 – What’s the Church’s view on the Assumption of Elijah as compared to the Assumption of Mary? 18:12 – What is the difference between our Church and an ecclesiastical community? 20:44 – Protestant friends want to know why we pray to saints, especially the rosary? And how can I understand the rosary better? 34:46 – My friend fell away from the Catholic faith. Now I feel uncomfortable sharing my faith with her because she always has something to say about it. How can I continue this friendship? 40:50 – What exactly are indulgences and how does the Catholic Church choose what they are? 46:28 – Can a Catholic in the Roman rite of the Church understand the teaching of the Eucharist in a way different than how the institution teaches? 50:42 – If you have to desire confirmation to get confirmed, shouldn’t you have to desire baptism to get baptized? …

Questions Covered: 07:04 – I’ve been reading a lot of Orthodox material. What’s the Catholic explanation as to why they changed the creed to include the filioque? 34:29 – What did Jesus mean when he said “do not pray in vain repetition?” 43:52 – What’s your advice to me, who has a child with my protestant wife? I want to raise my child Catholic. …

Questions Covered: 09:38 – What time does the prohibition to work on Sunday begin? 17:06 – What’s the difference between a prophet, a fortune teller and a mystic? 34:11 – What are generational demons? 40:55 – Are there any books that are hidden gems that you would recommend for someone returning to the faith? 49:02 – If we are unable to change our mind after death, then what’s the point of purgatory? …

Questions Covered: 09:01 – How do we know that the gospel writers were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? 21:22 – Can you explain what Opus Dei is and what it isn’t? 35:18 – What is modernism? 44:11 – My house was blessed, but I was living in mortal sin then. I’m no longer living in sin. Do I have to get my house blessed again? 49:35 – Were there other gospel writers apart from the four that we know of? …

Questions Covered: 06:48 – Will time and space end? 15:15 – How do we know what modesty is if it revolves around the culture? 31:41 – Why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Isn’t killing intrinsically evil? 41:52 – If a person is conditionally baptized, what happens to the mortal sin on their soul if they were already actually baptized in the original ceremony? 49:27 – If God wants to know each of us why doesn’t God reveal himself to everyone? …

Questions Covered: 06:02 – How do I respond to the claim that one has to receive communion in both species in order for it to be valid 12:30 – I’m a convert. How can I help my father overcome his challenges with Marian devotion? 29:21 – I heard that there were 300 texts that were being considered when compiling the bible. Is this true? 37:06 – What if you get drunk from communion wine? 43:22 – Why doesn’t the Church use eschatological language in its responses anymore? 51:22 – What are your thoughts about Lucifer Marian typology? …

Questions Covered: 05:24 – What’s the difference between, last right, unction, and extreme unction? 10:35 – Can a member of a different rite become pope? 17:14 – Did Constantine legalizing Christianity do more harm than good? 31:26 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to be baptized? Didn’t he already have the Holy Spirit? 38:57 – Did St Jerome replace the word repentance with do penance in the Vulgate to collect alms from people? 48:18 – What’s the limit when it comes to Marian devotion? …

Questions Covered: 17:41 – What do you do when your husband has never been romantic? The marriage is strong but there’s no romance. 29:22 – After you say I’m sorry, and the person says I don’t believe you. What can you do? 32:43 – My husband has been verbally abusive after he got sick after 23 years of marriage. Is it wrong for me to want to leave to be happy? 47:10 – How do you deal with your spouse if you differ with child rearing? 50:41 – How do I do a better job as a husband if I’m constantly being hurt after sharing? …

Questions Covered: 17:13 – What am I sacrificing while I’m at mass? 23:21 – Do we keep Jesus on the cross because he’s sacrificed for the sin of the past, present and future? 32:09 – When exactly does the sacrifice occur during the Mass? 35:12 – Does the Todah suggest that he had to institute the eucharist in order to fulfill the scripture? 42:13 – Three of my protestant friends converted to Catholicism thanks to Steve’s visit to Salem, OR. 44:04 – Why is it so important to determine that the mass is a sacrifice? Are we witnessing a miracle at every mass? 48:16 – I truly believe that it is a sacrifice. My husband is a deacon and a mystic and has encountered this sacrifice in a real way. 51:48 – Is the physical presence of Jesus actually present in the eucharist? …

Questions Covered: 18:12 – What’s your perspective on how to respond to people in the prolife movement who say that the adoption system is broken? 23:40 – I’m in my 60’s, what can I do at my age? 33:20 – My daughter is adopted and has a wound of rejection. Do you have advice on how to help her? 41:10 – I’m an adoptee and have worked in the Juvenile justice system. The courts have a program called Court Appointed Special Advocates that helps as well. 44:56 – Are there foster care opportunities for medically fragile infants? 49:05 – How can adoption be made more of a first choice instead of second choice? …

Questions Covered: 04:45 – The scandals of the Church keep me away. Why did they reinstate Fr. Rupnik? 12:08 – I was raised protestant and am now Anglican. Sacraments and works are my stumbling blocks. 20:38 – All my social and business life is wrapped around Protestantism. It would take a lot to untangle myself. 30:39 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what teachings are infallible while going through the Catechism. This isn’t very clear in the Church. 42:31 – I’m impressed with the claim of apostolic succession. According to the Orthodox, apostolic succession was interrupted under Charlemagne in Catholicism. 47:16 – The Catholic Church says I have to prove that my divorce was legal? I don’t think that’s right but I am convinced that Catholicism is right. …

Questions Covered: 06:58 – Does Jesus have a soul? What’s the difference between a soul and a spirit? 16:12 – How would I respond to the argument that the Eucharist is symbolic while the person is using John 6 as evidence for this claim? 24:12 – I heard 1 Cor. 11:27-29 is no longer read at mass. Why is that? 32:20 – How can I get my infant baptized? There seems to be a lot of red tape. 37:15 – How does the Church know when a relic is authentic? 42:49 – Is there a need for us in heaven? If so, would that make heaven incomplete without us? 46:56 – Before mass begins at my parish, we are instructed to greet each other in the name of Jesus. Are we supposed to call each other Jesus? 49:17 – Why can’t the Church just baptize a teen now and have to wait till Easter? 52:21 – How would you debate sola scriptura using the bible? …

Questions Covered: 03:20 – Is everything stated at a council infallible? 11:13 – How can I be a faithful Catholic at a Catholic university where it’s not encouraged? 18:57 – Both the Parable of the talents in Matthew and parable of the pounds in Luke 19 read the same. Can you compare and contrast the meaning between those two? 24:40 – Why does the Catechism describe purgatory as a place of punishment instead of a place of healing? 38:00 – When Jesus sent the apostles out two by two, do we know where they went? 43:50 – How long does a plenary indulgence last after you receive it? 49:45 – How would we explain relics to a non-Catholic? …

Questions Covered: 02:50 – Could you explain why the virgin birth is not a logical contradiction?  07:02 – If you reject the idea of bilocation, what about Padre Pio?  14:30 – I’m an Atheist because of slavery in the bible. How can people of faith rationalize it?  18:06 – Rev. 20 What is the Church’s position on the Millennial reign referred to in Revelation 20?  22:51 – If you evangelize someone with invincible ignorance, are you putting them at risk of going to hell?  31:18 – Are former Catholics who left the Church for Protestantism condemned to hell?  35:04 – If worship is offering sacrifice, then do we not worship Jesus because we don’t offer a sacrifice to him?  37:26 – Did Jesus breathe on the apostles or were the tongues of fire at Pentecost? Comparing the accounts of John and Acts?  43:32 – Does God have accidents in the Aristotelian sense?  47:50 – Wouldn’t Jn 19:25 prove that the brothers of Jesus were actually extended relatives?  51:12 – Can you share some philosophically based resources for talking to Protestant friends and family on the difference between venerating saints rather than worshiping them?  …

Topic Covered: Cy and Karlo discuss the communion of saints in honor of the Solemnity of All Saints.  …

Questions Covered: 02:40 – Why do Orthodox have valid sacraments but the Anglicans don’t? 07:47 – How many prophets have been recognized by the Jewish people since Christ? 15:04 – If I was married in the Church but I said vows in a language that I didn’t know, would this be grounds for an annulment? 18:38 – Could you talk about the Moratorium fragment and how protestants use it to defend sola scriptura? 39:26 – Could you explain what Opus Dei is? 45:54 – What’s Mary’s birthday and where was she born? 49:57 – If Jesus was actually born on March 2 would it still be valid to celebrate his birthday? …

Questions Covered: 08:40 – Was Mary free from venial sin as well? 16:08 – I’m a convert and my mother is really into crystals. How do I address this since she’s putting them up around the house? 22:10 – If a priest is in mortal sin, does it invalidate his sacraments? 33:31 – How is it that Mary remained a virgin if Matthew says, “she remained a virgin until the birth of Jesus?” 37:06 – Were Adam and Eve real or were they just symbolic? 47:44 – If you’ve been baptized once, does getting baptized again do anything? 50:56 – What is the biblical evidence for purgatory? …

Questions Covered: 14:49 – A Greek Orthodox priest said to me that they didn’t break from us but we broke from them. What’s the response to this? 17:38 – Is there patristic evidence for adoration? 23:06 – Can you talk about created Grace? 32:05 – I’m considering converting to Orthodoxy because Mariology is excessive in the west. 36:22 – What’s the difference in the date of Easter between the east and the west? 43:02 – Could you address the difference in theology on Theosis? 46:17 – I had an Orthodox monk tell me that praying the rosary is not a good thing. How do I reply? …

Questions Covered: 06:02 – How do we know that relics are real? 11:58 – What book do you recommend giving to my atheist friend? 17:59 – Are demons going to enjoy being separated from God for all of eternity? 21:48 – How would you respond to the claim that the Church Fathers didn’t believe in transubstantiation? 36:50 – Is inflation immoral? 45:22 – Why do we no longer number bishops like we do popes? 47:25 – Is it worth debating Christians who claim that the church is really for abortion? 51:51 – What is my obligation to my adult children? Should I let them remain in ignorance in order to not ruin their chance of salvation? …

Questions Covered: 31:28 – What is Augustine’s main obstacle to conversion? 35:06 – Why doesn’t Augustine mention anything about his concubine after his conversion? How did he deal with it? …

Questions Covered: 05:47 – I don’t believe that life begins at conception. 17:20 – I’m pro-choice because I believe in donor rights. 37:02 – Assuming Christian theology is based on natural law, nature carries out abortion frequently. 45:09 – I think women have a right to their own bodies. 47:21 – I want everyone to make the right choice. That’s why I’m pro-choice. 50:15 – I go back and forth in the case the case of rape. …

Questions Covered: 01:06 – Have you thought about exploring the assassination of the president of Ecuador in 1875 on Mysterious World? It’s said that he was killed by Freemasons. 04:35 – What is necessary for salvation? 14:42 – Are you familiar with Serapis Christus? Could you talk a little about him? 23:59 – What’s the difference between the authority of the catechism vs the code of canon law? 32:55 – What’s the proper definition of Sola Scriptura and what’s the best way to defend the faith against it? 43:42 – There seems to be a conflict with the two statements: World without end and on the last day. Can you help clarify? 47:14 – How do we properly understand predestination and free will? …

Questions Covered: 04:30 – When did priests start wearing clerics?  08:10 – Why is there a difference in presentation between fornication and adultery in the Old and New Testaments?  12:30 – Why do they consider Mary as the Immaculate Conception? Is it mainly because of the apparition in Lourdes and Mary identifying herself as so?  14:53 – Where does the long list of mortal sins come from?  22:45 – Why is there such animosity between the Freemasons and the Knights of Columbus?  30:02 – What is the reason Catholics are not taught to heal the sick, make blind men see or raise the dead?  32:37 – Why do eastern and western Catholics have different canon laws? Is canon law infallible?  37:08 – How do I approach my priest who doesn’t properly offer the words of absolution?  42:12 – Is it appropriate for me to use an old, damaged bible for crafts?  46:03 – Why would Mary have to be sinless?  …

Questions Covered: 03:25 – I want to be Catholic but I’m waiting on an annulment. It’s been 2 years and I feel like it’s never going to end. I feel left out.  19:00 – I have a hard time being a Catholic all the way because people in the Church don’t read the bible?  29:09 – Why does the Catholic Moral tradition exclude consent and stewardship?  41:20 – Is excommunication not applicable to pro-choice Catholic politicians?  …

Questions Covered: 09:20 – What is the extra biblical tradition that’s part of the deposit of faith? 32:15 – Does James 5 mean a mutual confession or a one-way confession? 42:56 – When did the pope become infallible? 49:09 – Is Judith canonical? …

Questions Covered: 03:39 – I’m protestant. What does the language of prayer intention mean? 04:55 – How do you as a former protestant, speaking in tongues? 15:12 – If angels can appear in dreams, can demons also appear to us in dreams? 21:52 – Do we Catholics believe that the eucharist is the physical flesh of Jesus? 36:21 – Did Mary’s Immaculate Conception give Mary a pre fall human nature or post fall human? 45:48 – How can I explain to a protestant that Jn.19:26-27 is Jesus give Mary to us and not just to John? 52:00 – How would you explain that the current Jews are the descendants of the original Israelites for the bible? …

Questions Covered: 08:34 – What should I know before going to my first mass? 13:34 – What’s the most difficult thing for you today as being a Catholic? 18:05 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what I’m supposed to do at a Catholic mass? 23:00 – What am I missing as a former protestant and as a Catholic of 1.5 years.? 29:38 – Could you give me advice on how to communicate conversion to a spouse? 33:22 – My non-Catholic wife joins me to mass often. Usually in the beginning of those books in the pew you have the order of the mass. 35:23 – My daughter in college has been invited to a non-denominational church. What resources can I give her to help her rediscover her Catholic faith? 42:55 – My 2 sons have left the church. Where can I get that book? 49:58 – As a recent convert, how do you deal with possible regret? 51:10 – I’m discouraged in my journey to the Catholic faith. I just need advice. …

Questions Covered: 01:29 – What evidence is there for Papal Supremacy? 10:53 – What is the difference between doctrine, dogma, and discipline? 18:01 – How do we as Catholics handle salvation by faith and works? 23:32 – If a priest is stripped of his faculties, would that invalidate any of the sacraments he performed? 30:48 – I’m not Catholic. I disagree with priestly celibacy. 39:48 – The Church seems to deny that Mary had a normal childbirth. Is there a reason for that? 46:28 – How do we properly defend the saints? 51:36 – How do I deal with someone who subscribes to the historical critical method of reading scripture? …

Questions Covered: 06:15 – How do we know that the early Church didn’t arrange the NT in order to establish an organization for self-interests? 16:35 – Is forgiveness from sins only through a priest? 23:40 – How do you respond to this logic: Jesus says all who receive in body have eternal life, not everyone who receives communion has eternal life, therefore not everyone who receives the host is receiving Jesus body? 34:37 – What does it mean to make a general confession? How does one go about doing one? 41:25 – I think the title of Co-Redemptrix can lead people away. What are our thoughts on this title? 47:00 – How can I have people take me seriously and be heard in the Church? …

Questions Covered: 34:28 – It sounds like you guys are doing damage control for the Synod.  …

Questions Covered: 20:27 – Where do annulments come into play when children are involved? 23:39 – My diocese requires a civil divorce before obtaining an annulment. What are your thoughts on this? 30:01 – Isn’t it true that if a person wasn’t married in a Church to a non-Catholic without a dispensation, it would make the marriage invalid? 34:02 – You’re right in saying that therapists will tell a couple to abstain to get in touch with the emotional component. 40:09 – How do I get my intimacy back with my husband now that we entered the brother and sister phase? 43:39 – I want to share my reason why I remained celibate. 46:29 – Wouldn’t it be more prudent to file for an annulment before a divorce in case the annulment is rejected? 50:59 – Some dioceses may reject an annulment while another will. Keep on trying! …

Questions Covered: 04:25 – What did Jesus mean when he called himself the Son of Man? 12:11 – What’s the best way to evangelize an 18-year-old? 16:33 – I tend to see recurring numbers that sometimes bother me. Should I as a Catholic not read into this? 28:41 – Can we assume that a person is in heaven if they receive an emergency baptism and die immediately afterwards? 35:00 – I’m considering getting a job at a coffee shop. Could I take the job if they don’t specify what charities they support? 40:47 – Is it okay to replace fasting with something else if you’re recovering from an eating disorder? 44:49 – How do I know when to take a sign from God seriously and how to discern what is and is not a sign? 49:34 – Did Christ’ deity die on the cross? …

Questions Covered: 05:14 – Where did all the sects of Judaism come from in the time of Jesus and where did they get their authority? 10:37 – Intercessory pray and redemptive suffering How was St. Therese of Lisieux able to intercede for a person who was put to death and sway him if God cannot affect his free will? 16:51 – When did praying to Mary become a thing in Catholicism? 23:27 – How do I respond to the claim that if 2 popes contradict each other in ex cathedra statements, we are challenging divinely inspired teaching? In other words, do we do what we accuse protestants of doing? 31:40 – Why is it that the apocrypha aren’t accepted by the Jews, and why then do we accept them? 36:48 – I’m Methodist and my church just split because of female clergy. What does the Catholic Church say about female clergy? 44:12 – How should we treat the LGBT community? 50:03 – Is it better to pray in a church or in a chapel with the eucharist exposed? …

Questions Covered: 28:46 – Can God make the devil not exist? 33:01 – Does Joe think the pope in his magisterium can teach heresy? 43:12 – If God’s will is going to be done, why do we have to pray for one another? 50:04 – Is evolution compatible with Genesis? 53:17 – Why don’t Catholics believe in the rapture? …

Topic Covered: Cy and Joe interview Raymond Cardinal Burke on the Dubia and the Synod on Synodality  …

Questions Covered: 22:00 – How does apostolic succession in Anglicanism and Orthodoxy affect the validity of their sacraments, especially the eucharist? 32:57 – I’m protestant and have been looking into Catholicism. What’s your advice for someone who is getting overwhelmed with so much information? 43:04 – Does a Church have a view on Christians being persecuted in Europe for not going along with the transgender movement? 50:38 – I don’t think only Catholics are going to heaven. All we need is to believe in Jesus and the Bible. …

13:27 – Is locker room talk and locker room behavior considered a mortal sin? 20:24 – When V2 allowed communion under 2 species and concelebration, were there other times before V2 when that was allowed? 28:23 – I’m in RCIA. Do you have advice for someone who is very concerned about the end time? 32:54 – As a lay Catholic I try to be witness to my faith. How can I best witness to my eastern orthodox friend? 38:59 – What does it mean to get consecrated? I’ve been reading St. Louis de Montfort’s consecration to Mary book? Is it possible to be consecrated to 2 or more saints? 43:21 – With all the chaos and war happening in the world, can we assume that we are in the tribulation? 46:47 – What is the pain like in Purgatory? …

Cy and Karlo welcome on contestants Amy and Jim to battle it out on the Catholic Answers Game Show  …

Questions Covered: 04:31 – In light of Romans 3, how could anyone outside of the Church be justified? 10:04 – Based on Matthew 24. can the faithful really be inadvertently lost? 14:15 – As a new convert who had poor RCIA, how should I move forward if I still don’t accept some teachings like the Immaculate Conception? 20:08 – Jn 6:55-66. Have you encountered arguments against this verse from protestants? 28:22 – Some Catholics argue that NFP should rarely be used. Do things that can be mitigated by prudence like financial stability count as grave reasons in justifying the use of NFP? 32:33 – Why do animals have to suffer? 40:00 – How do I talk to an atheist friend who doesn’t believe in souls? 44:35 – Are wearing crystals because they ‘give off good energy’ be considered the occult? 48:38 – What is the scriptural basis for baptism by desire? Could Jesus do something similar for those who can’t receive the Eucharist? 51:41 – The CCC says we come to know Jesus through the Holy Spirit. But how can we say that if the bible says we come to know him through the breaking of the break and the real presence of the Eucharist? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:05 – Is there any validity to the claim that the veil torn in the temple during the death of Christ was made by the Virgin Mary? 07:20 – My Orthodox friends consider ecumenism to be heresy. Why don’t we consider it so? 16:42 – Where can I find in the bible that the Catholic Church is the church that Jesus founded? 28:37 – Am I opening myself to the demonic world if I go to a haunted house? 34:06 – How does the Church explain death before the fall especially if Catholicism isn’t in tension with evolution? 42:08 – I’m not Catholic. My Catholic family always pushes Fatima. It doesn’t seem spectacular as they make it. Am I missing something? 50:53 – My religion teacher told us that Jesus wasn’t actually born on December 25th. Is this true? 53:18 – Why doesn’t the pope approve of Medjugorje? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:22 – I’ve heard of numerous protestant eucharistic miracles. Is this a possibility?  11:30 – How do I refute the claim that Rev 3:10 supports the rapture theory?  19:58 – How do we know that the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch are reliable?  28:35 – Is there anyone I can work with to start getting Catholic content in audio format since I’m visually impaired?  37:23 – Is it immoral to check the box to say that you’ve read the terms and service of an agreement?  43:08 – You mentioned at the conference something about animals having souls. If they do, would it be wrong to euthanize my horse?  …

Questions Covered: Joe – 06:03 – You were a huge impact on me and my journey from Calvinism to Catholicism. So thank you and never stop! Since converting, I’ve noticed when “Protestants argue like Atheists”, but I’ve also recently come to notice when “Protestants argue like Agnostics”. This usually happens when I bring up something in Scripture that denominations disagree on. The result is something like “Well, we can’t know for sure, so it’s best not to take a stance on it”, or “That’s not a main issue so I’m not going to judge anyone else for taking that stance, what’s important is that they have faith in Jesus.” Have you come across this, and how do you suggest furthing a conversation once it reaches that point?  16:28 – Trent, I hope you are doing well today! I had a question. I was going over your “Arguing Against Abortion” course at the School of Apologetics, and I was kind of confused about something and wanted to get some clarity! In Section VI. of the course: Answering Arguments from “Hard Cases”, when rape is mentioned here there is a part where the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services speaks of being able to “Defend herself against potential conception from the sexual assault.” Is this saying that a sort of “contraception” can be used to help prevent conception or the fertilization of the egg, and if so, is this an exception and not a rule? Also, Have you found it harder to defend the Catholic church’s view on contraception after arguing this point?  23:08 – What is a good, well rounded “elevator speech” for why be Catholic vs other Christian denominations? I’ve been trying to convert my non denominational brother and sister in law and every time I give them biblical proof or historical proof of their position being different than the early Christian’s – they don’t seem to care.  28:18 – Hello Trent, please strictly consider the text of Mark’s Gospel Chapter 9, verse 1. If Jesus really said the words attributed to him, does that mean Jesus’ second coming is a failed prophesy? In other words, that it’s safe to say the second coming is a prediction that never came true. Thank you!  32:08 – Hello Trent! Do you have any advice for a beginner apologist? Any advice on how to bring people to Christ through the intellectual side of Christianity, and do so with gentleness and respect? I know you do this very well, so I thought it would be worth asking. Thank you for all you do.  35:47 – How can we get a secular person to agree that using sex for something other than “babies and bonding” is a bad thing without appealing to religion? Most secular people I talk to about sexually disordered acts believe that using sex for something other than it’s natural purposes is morally irrelevant, and I’m not sure how to convince them otherwise without bringing in theology.  40:57 – Are nuclear weapons inherently evil? Do we as Catholics have a moral obligation to avoid working with or in companies that produce or manufacture nuclear weapons, or nuclear weapon support systems? Would you consider the proliferation of nuclear weapons a pro life topic like abortion?  45:47 – In a psychology course, we had an online discussion board assignment where we were given this dilemma: A man’s wife is terminally ill, but there is one drug that will cure her. However, this drug is extremely expensive and they can’t afford it. Would it be morally wrong for the man to steal the drug? How would you apply Catholic moral teaching to this situation? Personally, I would not want to risk the state of my soul by doing something even potentially wrong – stealing the drug – to cure a loved one. I was surprised that almost all the students said that it would NOT be wro…

Questions Covered: 04:25 – What is the first thing you look for when you hear an argument for the opposing side? 07:20 – What’s the best way to explain why we need the Marian dogmas, and why Mary plays an important role for Catholics? 13:41 – What is the catholic stance on ghost apparitions? Can you be a faithful catholic and believe in ghosts? David – 20:55 – Why is the term ‘Christ’ frequently used in place of the name ‘Jesus’? Is not ‘Christ’ a title or a role (i.e., Messiah) rather than a name? Using the term ‘Christ’ seems to diminish Jesus’s full identity as fully man and fully God. 33:39 – Can you (Trent) please comment on what I think is a very underutilized apologetic argument against Protestantism: You can have sola scriptura and the perspicuity of scripture, you can have the epistle of James, you can have sola fide, BUT YOU CAN’T HAVE ALL THREE! And when one falls, they all fall. That’s the protestant three-legged stool. 41:58 – Could you answer why you believe reasonable people disagree? It’s hard to imagine why so many smart people debate topics like the ones you address and seemingly few of them budge. This question can easily be asked in other areas like politics, and science. 48:19 – Can you respond to the atheist “unintelligent design” argument? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:55 – What are your thoughts on the apparent contradiction in the policy of the Vatican that says women have to be dressed modestly but it’s filled with naked statues? 14:20 – How should I love someone who has a different viewpoint than I do? 17:59 – How does suffering of living family members affect family members that have passed? 22:50 – Why did Jesus stay at the temple when Mary and Joseph lost him? 31:14 – My daughter in college took a history course that said Hitler was Catholic in order to associate Catholicism with evil. Was he Catholic? 37:11 – What is the role of new miracles if public revelation is closed? 42:42 – How can I counter protestants who say that you need to believe in order to be baptized? 50:30 – If I get my child baptized through the Baptist church, would the Catholic Church be required to accept it? 53:01 – I’m a new Christian. Luke 9:50 and Luke 11:23 seem to contradict on those who are not with us. Can you clarify this for me? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:20 – What is the Catholic understanding of imputed righteousness vs infused righteousness? 17:06 – Is it wrong to say praying with the saints instead of praying to the saints? 23:40 – How can I support my nephew who is changing genders from a Catholic perspective? 37:23 – Why do Catholics keep making idols/statues/icons/graven images, when God specifically asked you not to make graven images? 42:37 – How do we know that God hasn’t moved on from the Catholic Church like he did with the Jewish faith? 48:10 – How do we have faith in the current situation in the Holy Land? 52:26 – How come Jesus is from the tribe of Judah and his cousin John was from the tribe of Levi? …

Karlo takes questions from our dropped calls list …

Karlo takes questions from our dropped calls list …

Questions Covered: 02:28 – Does the Holy Spirit have chromosomes since the Holy Spirit came over Mary and she became pregnant with Jesus?  03:26 – Did Zoroaster Fulfill all of the prophecies for a savior hundreds of years before Jesus did?  10:55 – Does time always move forward, and is there time in heaven?  18:44 – I’ve been listening to a lot of stories on Bigfoot and aliens lately. What are The Church’s teachings in regard to these types of creatures/sightings?  21:56 – We are not supposed to spread ashes of the deceased, but relics of saints are spread far and wide. Is there a reason for these seemingly illogical practices?  28:17 – What sacraments can Angels administer? And can they confect the sacraments? We know the Angel at Fatima gave the children communion. I’ve also heard of an angel that had heard confession for someone and was disguised as a priest. (Not sure how true that one is though.)  35:57 – Why do Muslim woman cover their heads, and Mary and Elizabeth covered their heads, but CHRISTIAN women these days do not. (I’m certainly not campaigning for Christian women to wear hijabs. I was just wondering.)  51:53 – What are we to make of the “sword of St. Michael” — the straight line of seven monasteries, all of them built on a mountain or tall hill, and stretching from Ireland to Israel? Each monastery was built in a different time by different people, and yet they all appear to line up perfectly, as if by design. *Was* it by design? And if so, whose, and to what end?  …

Questions Covered: 02:47 – In John 10:16, is it possible that Jesus was referring to extraterrestrial life when He said “And I have sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.”?  07:37 – Hypothetically, if there was a global religious catastrophe and all clergy members were killed except one priest, would that priest automatically become the pope? And follow up: if all the clergy were killed, how would the faithful go about rebuilding the church given that there are no priests/bishops left to ordain new members?  16:00 – Is it possible that my dog is actually my guardian angel who is temporarily in the form of a dog?  17:51 – I think about the doctrine of Divine simplicity and the afterlife. If God is not made of any parts, what are we going to see when in heaven? Or what is he going to reveal to us if he is so simple.  19:37 – I heard that Lucifer’s rebellion was that God revealed the Incarnation of the Son, for which he refused to serve a man. Does that mean it wasn’t revealed that God is Trinitarian? I’m assuming that because God is omnipresent, the Son is God and is man.  21:33 – What are your thoughts on spontaneous human combustion? Is there evidence it’s happened, and what would be a possible explanation for it?  28:35 – What evidence is there that humans matured earlier in life in Christ’s time?  33:48 – What would the moral implications be of joining an expedition to colonize Mars or other planet, knowing that there would not be access to any sacraments indefinitely?  38:44 – If Christ made a visit to all continents together with Joseph, Mary, and the apostles (just like a Papal visit) before He was crucified, would the world have become Christians?  42:52 – Did Jesus have opinions? Such as having a favorite food or favorite color? Would these be the results of random biology and environment as He grew up?  48:00 – If an animal (let’s say a dolphin) were artificially made more intelligent, like to a human level, would that dolphin be able to be baptized? Would it be basically a human with regards to the afterlife? If not, what change would be required to make an animal into a person? How would this be the same or different from a scenario where we discover intelligent space aliens?  52:50 – What happened to the Holy prepuce?  …

Questions Covered: 14:23 – How am I supposed to get answers from God or my guardian angel? 20:37 – When I pray sometimes I feel like I’m talking to myself. How do I approach prayer while feeling like God is listening? 33:21 – How do we do mental prayer correctly? 38:06 – Why does the Our Father say “lead us not into temptation?” It makes it sound like God is the cause of our temptation. The Spanish version doesn’t translate the same? 48:17 – Could you elaborate more on Pope Benedict’s prayer that you just quoted? Where can we find it? 49:46 – Could you talk about how important it is to just “show up” when it comes to prayer life? …

Questions Covered: 18:51 – Jn. 10:16 If there are other sheep, where else would they have heard of Jesus? 21:46 – Since Matthew 1:25 says that Joseph did not have relations with Mary until the birth of Jesus, does this mean Mary wasn’t a perpetual virgin? 26:45 – Where is purgatory in the bible? How do you respond to the claim once saved always saved? 34:21 – If the bible has contradictions, can I still believe it is the inspired word of God? 38:55 – Wisdom 14:17 says they weren’t supposed to make images of the king to honor. Does this mean we Catholics aren’t supposed to make images of saints to honor? 45:16 – I know there are a lot of different views on when the actual day Jesus was born. With that in mind, when is Jesus’ birthday? 47:23 – Will your book be available in audiobook format? 50:27 – Does the bible say that salvation only comes through the Catholic Church, or can it be attained through other denominations? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:44 – What’s the morality of espionage? Resource mentioned: https://stpaulcenter.com/06-nv-10-2-petri-wahl/ 15:55 – If the Church is pro-life then what does the Church make of politicians who contradict her teachings? 23:29 – I teach RCIA and received this question: How was the second pope elected? 28:57 – What book can I give my Southern Baptist friend who has been asking about Catholicism? 34:50 – By what authority can people of other religions perform exorcisms according to the Church? 44:20 – Does the bible ever say to pray to anyone other than God? 52:56 – My daughter transitioned, and I’m really worried about her soul. What can I do to help undo the spiritual damage caused by this sin? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:12 – How was the rosary invented? 14:10 – Are there any quotes of Marian apparitions where she affirms Jesus coming in the flesh? 18:25 – What can one do if they can’t intellectually embrace the Marian dogmas? 38:07 – My boyfriend and I are struggling with chastity, what advice can you give me? 47:12 – What happens to the soul after receiving the Eucharist? How long does Christ’ presence last? …

Cy sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn for a special interview episode. …

In this special interview episode, Cy sits down with Dr. Chad Pecknold to discuss Politics and Christianity. …

Cy and Deacon Greydanus discuss the multiverse in the MCU. …

Questions Covered: 04:41 – What are your thoughts on a Catholic going to Evangelical Bible schools? 14:03 – Is it okay to call Mary Co-Redemptrix? 30:46  – I’m Protestant but love the Catholic Church. Couldn’t there be a revival that brings all the Churches together into one Church? 43:01 – Sometimes in the Bible Jesus tells people not to tell others about a healing. Why would he do that? …

Questions Covered:  03:08 – If God said Abraham’s covenant on Circumcision was everlasting, why would the church’s teaching change?    11:33 – What advice would you give someone who is in a Protestant marriage, but is consider becoming Catholic?  16:42 – Does God write the 10 commandments on tablets in Exodus 34 similar to Exodus 20?  22:48 – Why did Christ need to die for my sins when I’m forgiven through Baptism and Confession?   29:19 – Do Guardian Angels have free will? If so, does this impact my prayers?  34:14 – Do we already have our resurrected body back when we die since we are outside of time?   37:26 – Is there dangers in reading Pagan literature?   45:25 – What advice can you give someone as a starting point for understanding the Catholic Faith?   49:35 – Were Adam and Eve created with a sinful nature prior to the fall? …

Questions Covered:  05:27 – Can secular music glorify God?  07:59 – Can a Catholic watch anime even though there are pagan influences?   14:15 – Is it okay for Catholics to read Protestant bibles?   21:50 – How can I make sense of the bible verse “there are no male or females in Heaven” when we believe humans are both body and soul?  29:44 – What are mortal sins?   32:34 – Who is seated at Jesus’s right and left hand in the Kingdom?  34:48 – How can praying for the dead change the state of the soul?  40:40 – Do you have recommendations on how to politely disengage from an apologetic discourse?  42:49 – What is some advice you would give to someone who has accepted Salvation, but has a heart that is stuck in a sinner mindset?  51:35 – Why would St. Michael be asked to be honored?   …

Questions Covered: 28:51 – You’re only talking about the Latin Mass, are you saying that the Latin Mass is the only worthwhile one? 34:19 – In the penitential rite, are we supposed to make the sign of the cross? 36:30 – Why do you keep your thumb and forefinger together after the consecration? 38:24 – Why do we sit, stand and kneel during mass? 46:31 – Why don’t some parishes ring the bells during the consecration? Is it optional? 50:31 – Is the tabernacle open during the Latin Mass? If so, is that why the priest has his back to the people? 53:10 – What’s the difference between the Latin Mass, New Mass and Byzantine Mass? …

Questions Covered; 12:34 – I had an addiction and I surrendered it to the Lord. 21:52 – I’m a huge fan of CIR! 29:15 – I heard the 12 steps don’t have the best success rate. Does CIR have any stats to show for their success rate? 31:47 – In March I’ll be 49 years sober. I can’t consume the host at mass and only take a sip from the chalice. What do you recommend I do? 36:26 – Is Marijuana a gateway drug? 40:55 – My devout Catholic friend is in denial about her alcoholism. How can I approach her to seek help? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:43 – Why didn’t God just open back up the gates of heaven after the Fall? Were Adam and Eve meant to live forever? 13:36 – How can sabbath be symbolic in Genesis if he speaks of it elsewhere as a literal 24 hour period? 21:36 – What’s the Church’s position on boycotting organizations like Disney or Target? 31:04 – What is the nature of the resurrected body of Jesus? He was able to eat but also bilocated and other things 36:08 – Is everything that the Church requires us to believe found in the Catechism? 41:08 – My Lutheran friend says that the Lutherans that the Catholics dialogue with are Satanists. What is the Church’s view on this? 48:53 – I want to become Catholic but I have a hard time letting go of Eastern Orthodoxy. How do I give up the Divine Liturgy when it feels like a step down? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:12 – My neighbor is passing away and I think she is Catholic. I don’t know her very well. How would I approach her? 07:45 – Did the stories in the Old Testament actually happen? 15:25 – What Jewish sources are there for Mary and Joseph’s legal betrothal? 20:35 – During Mass when the priest or altar server crosses the altar they look at the altar and bow, shouldn’t they be looking at the tabernacle? 28:44 – Can someone actually sell their souls to the devil? If so, can they get it back? 36:22 – What do Catholics believe about salvation by grace alone vs with works? 46:50 – I’m starting OCIA. How do I respond to the claim that I cannot convert because I was born Jewish and will forever be Jewish? …

Questions Covered: 05:00 – How do we have free will in heaven and are also prevented from sinning? 11:47 – Can I consume the Eucharist Saturday vigil, and Sunday Morning and Sunday afternoon? 17:32 – Can a person who was in civil marriage that is now divorcing, receive communion? 22:39 – Can the devil be present in a chapel where Jesus is present? 29:16 – Is the Pope metaphorically the bishop of Rome or is he actually in charge of the diocese of Rome? 34:11 Can a child be baptized if only one parent wants them baptized? 43:01 – Why does the eucharistic prayer say “The blood is poured out for many” and not all? 46:57 – Why do we worship on Sundays? Where do we find that? …

Questions Covered: 31:45 – How do we present veils as empowering? 42:48 – The rise of Catholic women biblical scholars has been such a great contribution. 47:36 – I would say that the blessed mother was the first to see Jesus after the resurrection, not Mary Magdalene. 48:40 – How do you think Catholic theology will develop around womanhood? …

Questions Covered: 01:43 – How would I help a friend return to the faith when their objection is that the Church won’t accept homosexuality? 07:16 – Can we as Catholics pray and promote imprecatory prayer? 15:06 – Is it possible for there to be a created Trinity? 18:22 – How do we understand death before the fall? 21:04 – How can God soften someone’s heart without interfering with free will? 28:44 – If Mary was without sin, what are we to make of what happened to her, especially in the upper room during Pentecost? 33:44 – Can God take prayers and apply them to someone who has committed suicide? 40:35 – In the Collect at mass, sometimes it ends with “one God,” and others omit those words, is there a reason for that? 45:21 – Why is the sin against the Holy Spirit unforgivable but not the Son? Why is there a difference in the treatment for the Holy Spirit? 51:53 – How would you describe Christ’ state of grace? …

Questions Covered: 04:01 – what’s the sin of presumption according to a Catholic vs a Protestant? 10:01 – How did the Franco-Prussian war affect Vatican 1 ending early? 13:56 – Why is yoga ok to practice? 20:45 – How was Pope Linus appointed and how did the process of electing popes develop? 29:28 – What happened to the Holy Spirit that we received in the sacraments after we commit sins? 37:29 – Science evidence now shows that we can predict a person’s choice. Does this affect our understanding of free will and predestination? 47:08 – Are there levels in heaven? 52:45 – Why was Jesus so harsh to the Canaanite woman in Mt. 15:21-28? …

Questions Covered: 04:53 – Why do we venerate relics? 10:45 – Why are there 2 different versions of the bible, one with 66 and the other 73 books? 15:53 – Why does Jesus refer to himself as Son of Man? 22:45 – Why doesn’t 1. Tim say anything about priests? 33:03 – Why does God order people to kill others in the Old Testament but also says don’t kill in the 10 commandments? 45:25 – Why do we separate bodies for relics but we can’t separate the cremated remains of loved ones? 52:33 – Why are Catholics always quoting CS Lewis when he was never Catholic? …

Questions Covered: 14:28 – How do we know historically that the pope exercised authority over the eastern churches?  23:19 – When was Greek introduced into the liturgy? How long after was it replaced by Latin?  30:12 – What’s the best way to sift through all the intellectual language when digging into the Catholic faith? Do you have resources?  39:25 – How would you address the Apostasy with a Mormon?  45:45 – How do I move from rationalizing my faith to feeling and experiencing my faith?  51:03 – Is there any evidence in the Church Fathers about the Blessed Mother?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 13:07 – In John it mentions 7 miracles. Did Jesus perform more miracles than recorded since Nicodemus recalls many miracles early on? 15:42 – What evidence do we have that the deuterocanonical books are a part of the original bible? 24:33 – Is Elijah in heaven? 34:06 – Does protestant baptism incorporate others into the Catholic Church? 45:15 – How are images and icons not idolatry? …

Questions Covered: 04:05 – During the liturgy of the Eucharist in the Dominican Rite, why does the priest extend his arms in the shape of a cross? 13:20 – How do we approach “Bene-vacantism?” 21:45 – How do we define works? How do we defend the sacraments as works in a negative light? 41:52 – How do I explain the immaculate conception to protestants without it going against their understanding of the atonement? 47:51 – Am I obligated to forgive a perpetrator who has not asked for forgiveness? …

Questions Covered: 06:38 – I’m in RCIA. Why is “I believe in one holy Catholic and apostolic Church” in the Nicene Creed? I still have a hard time reciting that part. 32:35 – What’s the difference between Catholic and Roman Catholic? 39:28 – I’m a former Mormon. How do we know that the Apostasy never happened? 47:16 – I’m in RCIA. I don’t understand why some people receive just the host and others the host and the chalice. Can you explain? …

Questions Covered: 04:39 – If Jesus and his disciples were baptizing but the Spirit had not been given, how would regenerative baptism be understood? 11:44 – Was the rosary as important to Catholics prior to the Fatima apparitions? 18:57 – My biggest hang up is that the Church always quotes themselves. 29:06 – Why and how did these big schisms between Catholic and Protestant occur? 36:42 – Why can’t I receive communion at a Catholic church? 42:57 – Why is it so important to Catholics to be married before physical intimacy? 44:55 – Mater Dei Why should a person choose Catholicism over Protestantism? 47:48 – I married a Catholic and we divorced. If they excommunicated her, why would this affect our children? 51:32 – Was the difference between veneration and praying to? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:03 – Is Charlemagne a saint in the Catholic Church? 03:27 – You’ve said that God can’t make one plus one equal three, can you elaborate more on that? 14:27 – What are your thoughts on Dr. Michael Heiser’s work on the Divine Council theology? 21:54 – If Elijah and Enoch didn’t die, then where are their bodies? 33:12 – Could you explain what the American Shadow Magisterium is? 46:56 – How does one respond to the claim that there was a God thousands of years ago but there’s no sign of him today? 52:14 – Can the consecration be done outside of mass? Do you always have to consecrate both? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:44 – What are the best strategies to deal with Calvinist objections? 13:44 – What is proper etiquette during Mass for a protestant looking to convert? 19:15 – Why does Mark have a shorter and longer ending? 25:06 – What can you tell me about Gematria and how serious I should take it? 36:24 – Did Catholics have something equivalent to the Christian crusaders? Do you think we will ever need something like that again? 42:14 – Is the Catechism infallible? 46:48 – How long was Joseph in Jesus’ life? 51:02 – When does one become culpable if they don’t follow the Catholic faith? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:31 – What do we see before we die? 15:01 – How should a Catholic working at a Catholic school respond to people pushing the pronouns thing? 20:13 – Normally the sins of a father are not imputed to the son, so why is original sin an exception? 29:35 – What are your thoughts on a person who leaves the Catholic faith as a teenager and converts to Islam? 36:21 – Do Catholics consider Protestants cousins in the faith or are they viewed as though they are all going to hell? 48:06 – I’m in RCIA. Reconciliation, Holy Orders, Marriage were covered today but what do you think would have been important to cover those topics? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:13 – Some people interpret the giving of authority in Mt. 18 to the apostles and others to the whole Christian community. What is the right interpretation? 14:28 – If Mary carried Jesus, how was he affected? Since Moses was affected and looked different when he received the 10 commandments, why didn’t Mary look different when She carried Jesus? 18:17 – What is the Church perception of the founding of the United States compared to the Protestant view? 24:04 – How would the Thomist view on eternal universal not contradict the unmoved mover? 31:14 – What field in the apologetics world needs more work? 43:33 – What are your thoughts on Fr. Altman’s video denying that Pope Francis is the real pope? 47:44 – How much financial support should a Catholic parent help their adult child with?   …

Questions Covered: 05:10 – “Catholics, could you give me an example of taking veneration too far, improperly worshiping a saint?” 09:52 – Paul says that a bishop should be “husband of one wife.” Does this argue against priestly celibacy? 14:52 – Do you think that a near-perfect image of the Trinity is found in human beings as mind-body-soul composites? 18:03 – Could you expound on Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 119:5? 37:30 – Is it wrong to go to confession if you are not a Catholic? 47:46 – My friend is Catholic but married a Muslim and converted to Islam, will she still go to heaven? 51:29 – Is there a good commentary on the Nicene creed? 52:48 – What are Joe’s thoughts on the visions/prophecies of Fatima? …

Questions Covered: 06:33 – What proof do we have that Mary remained a virgin?  22:34 – What is grace? It seems to mean different things in different contexts.  29:20 – Why do some Protestants think that the King James Version of the Bible is the best or only reliable translation, and how could I show them it’s not?  36:42 – Why aren’t people immediately healed when they receive the Eucharist, like the woman who touched his garment?  40:43 – How could the Son be only-begotten but also not created?  46:27 – CCC 1938 mentions “sinful inequalities that affect millions of men and women.” Is it talking about inequality itself, or is it more about the many people that are in great poverty?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:23 – When Jesus sent out the 72 disciples in pairs of two, what was the gospel they preached? Jesus hadn’t yet suffered, died, risen, or ascended, and he hadn’t even proclaimed the fullness of his teachings yet, nor had he instituted the Eucharist or sent the Holy Spirit – so what was their “good news?” 07:53 – Why does God permit the damnation of souls He created? 10:47 – Did the Donner party commit unrepentant mortal sin? 18:55 – Is there a word in English that rhymes with Orange? 20:03 – Who is Joseph in this prayer? “Lord God, who left us the signs of your Passion on the Holy Shroud in which your most holy body was wrapped when you were lowered from the cross by Joseph, grant us, most loving Lord, that by your holy death and burial and by the sorrows and sufferings of your holy Mother Mary, our Lady, that the souls in Purgatory may be brought to the glory of the resurrection where you live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.” 23:08 – But how do you tell if something is the will of God versus the will of another human being imposed upon you? 28:36 – Is there a definitive theology concerning wealth, and if not, why not? 33:02 – Help me out with the elusive “hold hands/orans posture” vs. no change in posture during the Our Father for the laity. If both are allowed now, what would be the reason in favor of doing the hand hold/orans posture? 44:49 – I would be interested in your thoughts on the late paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (husband-and-wife demonologist/clairvoyant trance medium, allegedly employed by the Catholic church on occasion). They remain part of popular culture thanks to the “Annabelle” and “The Conjuring” films. 49:01 – How can we counter Protestants who name the same tired insults regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of God as well as the false claims that we worship her? 51:55 – Why do Catholics all shake hands at the reenactment of the Crucifixion of Jesus? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 6:14 – What do you make of the statement in 1 Maccabee 12:21 and it’s accuracy? Could the Greek demonym Danaans be for members of the tribe of Dan, so that some Greeks were once Jews? 14:49 – I understand a common answer on Catholic Answers is that the era of “public revelation” ended with the death of the Apostle John. Any further revelation is considered “private” and not binding to the faithful. My question is, “Why?” Wouldn’t the era public revelation have ended with the Ascension of Christ? If not – and original apostles could add to public revelation, then why not their disciples, and the disciples of their disciples, etc.? 20:06 – I have several follow-up questions to Michael’s question: In Lamentabili Sane, Pope Pius X condemned the following proposition (#21): “Revelation, constituting the object of the Catholic faith, was not complete with the Apostles.” Was there any magisterial precedence for this condemnation? After the publication of Lamentabili Sane, many theologians restated the condemned proposition as a positive statement: “Revelation was completed with the death of the last apostle.” But in more recent years, some theologians are stepping back from that positive statement. If Public Revelation did not end with the death of the last apostle, is there a definite time, event, or condition which closed the era of Revelation? Could you walk us through the steps to show how “Revelation was completed with the death of the last apostle” is not infallible teaching, if that is the case? Thanks in advance! 28:56 – Could the intro to the gospel of John be discussing the pre-incarnate Christ? I’ve heard this as an opinion held by some. Note that the verses talk about Jesus coming into his own before in verses 10 through 13, before announcing he became flesh in Verse 14. Is this a plausible interpretation? Did any of the fathers hold it? 36:37 – The book of Jonah: history or parable? 42:30 – When Jesus performed various miracles in the gospels, why did He tell the recipients not to tell anyone what He had done? Why did He want His miraculous deeds to be kept secret? 47:23 – Could God create a rock too heavy for him to lift? 50:15 – When the stone was rolled back from the tomb, what became of the cord and seal? …

Questions Covered: 15:26 – Would these synthetic embryos be soulless when they become full grown adults? 23:53 – Do the scientists who work on the embryos consider them humans or just scientific objects? 31:10 – Doesn’t anyone believe in the healing power of God instead of just depending on science? 37:25 – How are we supposed to think about it philosophically if humans create other humans and whether they have souls? 42:35 – If life begins at conception, then how does one enforce laws around miscarriages? 46:26 – Could plan B be ethical if you take the approach of self-defense in a situation of rape? 50:17 – Why would it be unethical to end a life if the quality of life is low? …

Questions Covered: 11:28 – My cousins don’t go to church anymore. What’s the best way to share the gospel with them? 16:36 – Would you consider making the appeal to get the tabernacle to be placed at the center of the Church to help restore faith? 29:35 – I’m a new Catholic. What are the best practices to start evangelizing? 35:20 – How can we best evangelize in a difficult situation at a funeral? 42:30 – What’s a good starting point when talking about Catholicism? 45:52 – Thank you for sharing the beautiful message to the caller at the funeral. 52:47 – Why do some churches say the Nicene Creed, and some say the Apostles Creed? …

Questions Covered: 2:04 – Does the bible imply Judas is damned based on Mt. 26:24, Mt. 19:28 and others? 8:34 – I’m reading The Lost Page by Joe Morris. How true is it that we’re missing the last part of the Gospel of Mark? 21:28 – If the bible does not allow divorce, then why does the Church approve annulments? 36:09 – Does the bible condemn yoga? 43:00 – Could you talk about the unforgivable sin against the Holy Spirit? 45:48 – What does Jesus mean when he said he came to not bring peace but a sword? 51:00 – Why are there unnecessary connections between Isaiah and St. Peter? …

Open Forum: 06:58 – Was it accepted by the Church that the writings of the NT were written by the people they were named after? 15:54 – Who are the Edomites? Are they white people? Have they been destroyed yet? 21:41 – Who went to Rome first, Peter or Paul? 28:48 – Are there any female angels? Are Lilith and the Succubus real? 34:02 – How do I dispose of a bible in a respectful way? 37:08 – What’s the point of seeing the bread and wine as sacrificial offerings? Wasn’t Jesus supposed to be the sacrificial offering? 46:26 – If something is permitted in the Torah, does that mean it can’t be intrinsically evil? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:17 – What would be the effect on the human soul if it would not be born with original sin? 15:36 – If Adam and Eve didn’t sin would animals and plants still be dangerous? 18:15 – Is watching Mass on TV considered fulfilling one’s obligation? 20:04 – Why does the Latin rite have extraordinary ministers of holy communion since the other rites don’t? It doesn’t seem like a very Catholic practice. 31:20 – What is a Catholic free to believe regarding the dropping of the atom bombs? 40:10 – Is it unethical to secretly put holy water in my atheist friend’s drink? 44:32 – If one has committed a mortal sin one should go to confession as soon as possible. How soon does the ‘soon’ need to be? 49:05 – When we receive communion in the host we receive the body and blood. When was that declared? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:05 – How does one use the principle of double effect in the case of a woman with an IUD? 15:35 – How do we know when a specific saint interceded and it wasn’t something else? 19:54 – Why do we use the canon scripture that we do especially when new manuscripts are found? 28:10 – How could God be just when he damned hundreds of billions of people because 2 people ate an apple? 31:02 – In Romans 4:25 what is meant when it says Christ was resurrected for our justification? 34:23 – If couples enter into marriage with the intention to use contraception, would their marriage be considered null and void? 43:49 – How do I help my wife let go of anger for someone who has wronged us? 50:52 – I’m currently hospitalized. Since I’m unable to make it to mass, is it ok to ask my priest to bring me communion? 52:02 – I was baptized with a trinitarian formula as a protestant but no rite of exorcism or oil was used. Do I have to be rebaptized? …

Topics Covered: 00:45 – The Mongolian empire and the lost Christians of the east. 4:00 – Pope Francis’ comments in Russia 23:30 – Pope Francis’ comments regarding the Church in the United States …

Topics Covered: 19:29 – The Burning Man Situation 48:55 – Pope Francis’ Visit to Mongolia …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 1:00 – Fr. Mitch Pacwa says if we collect all the relics of the true cross, we would have about ⅓ of a cross. 06:53 – Psalm 37:4 and Mark 11:24. What would be a balanced perspective on understanding these verses? 12:37 – How would one explain the need for purification after death to a Protestant? 18:19 – How does being a Christian and living with depression and anxiety coexist with joyfulness? 31:32 – What happens to your body when you die? 34:05 – Can a pope change tradition? How do we distinguish small t and capital T tradition especially when considering capital punishment? 45:20 – What is the likelihood that the Orthodox will reunite with Rome in our lifetime? 47:08 – Why does Jesus tell his followers to buy a sword in Luke 22? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:45 – Are Catholics Obsessed with tradition? Is there a difference between Tradition and tradition? 16:30 – Could you explain why we dont we worship on Saturdays instead of Sundays? 21:21 – Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church? 30:22 – Is the True Cross of St. Helena legitimate? 33:42 – What would be a good gift to give a cloistered nun who is going to profess her final vows? 37:06 – Is it okay to have a bit of sympathy for Lucifer? 45:24 – What’s the relationship between the breaking of the bread of Jesus and of Melchizedek? 51:00 – Why do we not call any of the people of the Old Testament saints? …

Questions Covered: 03:57 – Whose opinion takes precedence when choosing music for liturgies? 14:03 – What does one do with cremated remains? 18:53 – Where did the mysteries of the rosary come from? 23:40 – How can grandparents respond to grandchildren who have divorced parents, one of which is not Catholic and telling them that the Eucharist is just a symbol? Our daughter takes them to Mass when she has them but half the time they are with their father who is Baptist. We want them to respect both parents and do not want to say or do anything to impact their relationship negatively with either of them. Still, we want them to know and understand Church teaching. What should we do? 28:55 – How do I explain the word flesh mentioned in John 6? 34:04 – Where should one start when wanting to read scripture?  42:37 – What are the Biblical and Church teachings about having sexual relations before marriage? 45:52 – If you ask for the intercession of two people and receive a miracle, which person gets the credit? 48:58 – Was there a concept of a Passover before Moses? 51:18 – Why do the Orthodox who do not follow the Pope still continue to have apostolic succession with valid sacraments? I was always told that Catholic splinter groups like the SSPX would lose their apostolic succession after the last validly ordained priest in their group died. Is this not true? 53:01 – I hope this point’s not obscure.  it’s a point about clarifying the actual name of the Father, Trinity’s First Person.  some insist that the spelling should be either YHVH, or YHWH, or Yahweh.  i know almost no Hebrew & i nevertheless want to call God the Father Jehovah.  Even during internal prayer, i sometimes salute The Father as Father Jehovah.  Am i blaspheming when i say “Jehovah”?  Do I need to play it safe; & just say: “Our Father”?   …

Questions Covered: 11:59 – Why did God create lice?  15:54 – Is it a sin to participate in Protestant communities?  19:45 – Why does Jesus tell people to not say anything after he performs a miracle? What is limbo?  30:04 – During the Mass, why do we “dare” to say the Our Father?  I’m curious about the use of the word “dare” since the Our Father is one of our most common prayers.  34:30 – How do you counter the argument that we are small and insignificant in the wide scope of the universe, so why would God care about us?  44:43 – My question is, what is some biblical support for offering up our suffering for others?  50:40 – How old was Mary when she conceived and what would be the significance of her being so young?    …

Questions Covered: 06:29 – What’s the teaching on the Kabbalah tradition in Judaism? 11:33 – I’m protestant. What’s the rebuttal to the 7th day Adventist claim of the Sabbath still being on Saturday? 18:41 – What important teachings are in the 7 books that Catholic bibles have that protestants don’t have? 22:35 – What’s the best argument for Jesus being the Messiah and that the Church was founded by Jesus? 35:39 – I’m protestant and my husband is Catholic. This is a second marriage for both of us. We believe that we both divorced due to biblical reasons. Why wouldn’t the Church recognize our marriage? 41:24 – What’s the history of the Roman part of the Roman Catholic Church? 46:13 – What’s your advice to a lifelong anti-Catholic Baptist who is now feeling drawn to the Church? …

Questions Covered: 12:10 – What is your take on Hollywood and the theory that they are Satan worshippers? 14:09 – Why do Catholics pray to saints? 19:36 – How is it possible for God to create light but not make the sun till the fourth day? 31:57 – I’m having a hard time understanding Jesus as a sacrifice on an emotional level. 34:10 – Could you explain the selling of indulgences? 40:36 – Could you explain what the Church means when they say that drunkenness is a sin? 46:38 – Who has authority to define doctrine? 49:53 – Could you explain Mary’s sinlessness and perpetual virginity? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 5:40 – Why do you want us to support the Vatican church that supported Fascist Italy in World War 2? Where was the Vatican’s stance on the ethnic cleansing of Jews? 12:30 – Are there others apart from Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims that honor Mary? What does that honor look like in Islam? 18:10 – When does death occur? Is it morally permissible to be an organ donor? 23:57 – Why did God have no beginning? 28:40 – Are haunted dolls real? If so, how are they possessed? 34:12 – Before I became Catholic, was I culpable for knowing that salvation came from the Church? 42:10 – Where did John the Baptist get the rite of baptism? 50:15 – Acts 22 says Paul was a Roman citizen. How would authentication work? 52:41 – How do you respond to the atheist claim that you don’t have to be Christian to be moral? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:15 – My daughter is a lapsed Catholic and her issue is the problem of evil. What’s the best way to explain this? 16:00 – My husband and I were lukewarm Catholics when we got married. I’ve gotten closer to faith while he’s gotten further away. What does obedience to him look like in our situation? 24:39 – Does canon 1404 mean that no one can judge the pope except for God? 32:21 – Do we know what Jesus and the temple teachers were discussing in Luke 2? 34:12 – Why doesn’t the Church just admit that Joseph and Mary had other children? 43:38 – How is a rite of passage like a Quinceanera intermingled with the mass? Are there official guidelines for it? 47:39 – If Jesus and Mary are in their physical bodies in heaven, would this also mean that the saints are too? 51:12 – How do I explain the title of Mary, Mother of God to my protestant friends? Shouldn’t it be, Mother of Jesus? …

Questions Covered: 04:15 – I don’t understand the Synod. I’m not Catholic but what are your thoughts on it? 11:40 – How is praying the rosary and praying to statues not idolatry? 20:29 – Why are protestant baptisms accepted in the Catholic Church? 29:00 – Can you explain patron saints? 35:04 – Why do some people get exposed to the full teachings and others don’t? 41:25 – In John 6, could it be possible that the disciples left due to his claim that he came from heaven and not due to cannibalism? 48:22 – Do all Catholics who die go to purgatory? 49:24 – Where does the Church come up with all the different choirs of angels? 52:18 – Why is it assumed that Catholics don’t read or know the bible? …

Questions Covered: 08:57 – If someone has obstacles entering the church formally, can they just start going to Mass and start receiving Communion on their own? 17:18 – I don’t think praying to the saints makes sense. Wouldn’t this undermine God? 29:10 – What are the qualifications to fit under papal infallibility? 35:15 – Purgatory doesn’t make sense to me. Also, why isn’t it good enough to just pray to God? 45:12 – Why did the church stop giving us the precious blood? 50:04 – I think the Church interprets Mt. 16:18-19 correctly? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:55 – Why do we need to make payment for temporal consequences of sin? 17:40 – Is the Church required to have a daily mass? Can a parish remove a Saturday mass? 22:40 – How can the trinity be eternal if we use words like generate, or beget to describe Him? 32:27 – What is the foundation of Catholicism’s claim of marriage being elevated to a sacrament? 36:09 – I’m Evangelical and am looking into Catholicism. Could you explain the communion of saints? How do you justify bad behavior in the hierarchy in the past? 44:54 – What happens to the souls of children who were miscarried? 50:00 – My niece is getting married outside of a church building with a Catholic priest. I thought this wasn’t allowed. Can you clarify? 52:46 – Did John the Baptist baptize with the Trinitarian formula? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:59 – How do you explain the difference between a sacrament and a sacramental? 12:44 – In Luke 22, when Jesus said the first Mass, he consecrated the bread and then distributed it, then consecrated the wine and then distributed it. Why don’t we do it the same way? 16:07 – If the words of baptism are not spoken out loud and clear, does it still count? 19:58 – I attended a Catholic healing mass and I fell over for about 10 minutes. What do I make of it? 34:15 – How would you have addressed 1 Peter 3:21 on baptism as a protestant since they don’t believe in regenerative baptism? 39:30 – If the essence of worship is sacrifice, how do we reconcile with Jesus saying he does not desire sacrifice. And how can we offer the body and blood of Jesus if it’s not ours to give? 51:50 – Do portions of the Our Lady Perpetual Help novena steal glory from Jesus?   …

Questions Covered: 14:50 – What are your thoughts on the Synod’s upcoming conversations on the LGBT movement? 18:36 – I have 2 young daughters. What advice would you give on how to affirm them in being children of God? 34:01 – I work with a woman who is transitioning her child. I don’t know if I can socialize with this person in my home. Any thoughts? 41:07 – I’m in college and am in a lot of classes where these issues come up. How do I approach these topics as a Catholic where I might be condemned for my views? 45:20 – How can we discuss these issues as Catechists? …

Questions Covered: 05:23 – Where did the other people in Genesis in the story of Cain’s exile come from? 12:08 – How would you explain different nationalities if we all came from Adam and Eve? 15:19 – What does the Catholic Church teach and represent? 19:17 – If Peter was married what is the reason for the Catholic Church to have priestly celibacy? 30:38 – should the argument of priestly celibacy even include the conversion about Peter being married since he was married before he started following Jesus? 33:45 – Why should anyone believe in the Catholic Church instead of any other Protestant church? 40:54 – How come we don’t walk barefoot in Church since Moses was ordered to take off his sandals in the presence of God? 44:21 – How old is the bible? What’s the oldest print we have? 47:02 – How do you refute the claim that Luke 11:51 implies the inclusion of the canon of Old Testament? 49:22 – How would you look at a protestant and know if they’re a Christian? …

Question Covered: 04:53 – How do I respond to someone who asks why we pray to Mary?  10:05 – How do we move forward from infidelity and regain the trust that was lost?  14:56 – The bible says to give to Cesar what is Cesars. Who decides what belongs to Cesar?  18:59 – I grew up a reformed Baptist and looking into Catholicism. Where do I start?  30:36 – My daughter has been missing for 10 months. How do I keep my faith during this hard time?  34:33 – I had a dream about being reprimanded by a priest for not holding the patent correctly during mass. What should I make of this? What are your thoughts on a general confession?  40:54 – How do I reconcile the two bible verses: picking up your cross daily and taking up Jesus’ yoke because it’s light?  45:38 – I want to encourage Carson, I was on a similar path and now I’m Catholic.  50:10 – Parable of the talents had 100% success rate how would this apply for those who aren’t always successful?  …

Questions Covered: 05:02 – Is sex something assigned at birth or pre-determined at conception? 12:50 – Regarding a conversation with my yoga practicing sister; Is there a distinct difference between a good spirit world and a bad spirit world? 17:45 – If someone has an objection to confession because of a personal instance of clerical abuse, how could I help convince them to return? 23:48 – Is there an interpretation of Jn 20:22 that would indicate that the Church is God breathed? 32:35 – How do I respond to someone who doesn’t believe that life starts at conception and does not accept a biological definition? 40:30 – How would you answer a 5 year old who asks what happens to little children who don’t know God? 46:22 – I’m a prosecutor for the state. The state approves placing children into foster homes of same sex couples. How do I navigate this as a Catholic? …

Questions Covered: 01:38 – When I was in seminary, I was taught that rabbis thought the name of God revealed in Exodus wasn’t the whole name of God. Rather, to say the whole name of God you’d have to effectively speak the whole Torah at once. Was this a real belief they had?  09:53 – Why might the gospel writers be considered more like editors than authors?  20:35 – What does “anathema” mean? Can someone be reconciled after it?  28:50 – When is the soul united to the person? Is it created by God at the moment of conception or does it exist prior?  41:35 – Who is responsible for compiling the Bible as we know it today?  48:00 – Could a Christian be involved in something like the Manhattan Project?  …

Questions Covered: 02:40 – How can we hold to unconditional election without falling into double predestination?  12:08 – Why did God allow men to have multiple wives in the Old Testament?  18:55 – If good is convertible with being, and evil is a privation of good, then how can we talk about evil being a thing at all? And if evil is a privation, what purpose does it have?  28:53 – I have an elderly friend in a terrible state and I have no idea what to pray for because I don’t think they’re going to be healed.  32:23 – What support does the Church offer for people who are spiritually gifted (i.e. see visions of deceased people).  40:13 – If the Carmelite nuns in Fort Worth continue to refuse to recognize their bishop’s authority, is it possible for him to excommunicate them?  49:25 – What’s your best defense for the existence of purgatory?  …

Questions Covered:  03:05 – Can I go to Mass or receive Communion if you are dating someone in an invalid marriage? If not, what steps do we need to take?   05:35 – Is there a concern about people worshiping Mary? Can people go too far?   14:06 – Are the Marian doctrines of her being sinless or a perpetual virgin against scripture?  28:25 – Who was the first member of the human race to die in a state of grace?  (Baltimore catechism question from Daughter who is with her)   33:26 – Do you have a consistent interpretive framework for Catholicism?   42:20 – Is the SSPX in schism?   45:19 – Can you explain the history of the change in not eating pork, shrimp, and shellfish?  48:05 – What does it mean to consecrate yourself or family to Mary or Joseph?   49:49 – The famous philosopher, Blaise Pascal, said that God doesn’t exist, but we should believe in Him anyways. Is justified belief in God possible?  …

Questions Covered:  02:55 – As a Catholic I became the Godfather to my nephew in the Lutheran Missouri Synod. Is this okay and if not what can I do to correct this?   04:57 – What is my moral obligation or duties as a husband if we disagree on contraceptives with my wife?  11:50 – I’ve been told some people’s prayer is more effective than others, is this true?  18:00 – Why didn’t God just forgive Adam and Eve if He is merciful? How can we not be resentful?   29:20 – How many Saints are in the world?  32:15 – Can you make a video about papal supremacy in the early church?   36:55 – Do Mormons think Christianity died out until Joseph Smith or were they underground?   42:39 I watched your video on what makes Christianity unique, which is Jesus’s union to mankind. Other religions seem to have similar examples of this like Buddha.   48:35 – How do I defend the church’s infallibility in light of the letter to the 7 churches in the book of Revelations?    51:24 – Peter had a mother-in-law, does this mean our first Pope was married?  …

Questions Covered: 04:33 – Is it immoral or suicidal for my neighbor to refuse to pursue medical treatment that would cause her hardship? 14:33 – How can I reconcile the veneration of saints with the Catechism’s teaching that we shouldn’t put anything before God? 28:47 – Is there any theological significance to Jesus having his disciples eat his body before he consecrated his blood? 38:17 – Why does Jesus seem to insult the Canaanite woman in Mt. 15:21-28? 45:39 – My Catholic friend is saying that it’s “a Protestant thing” to memorize the Bible. …

Questions Covered: 03:05 – If you are Catholic, can you baptize a friend’s child in a Protestant church?  06:13 – How do you repair the damage you unknowingly did to your children when they were younger?  11:00 – Is it okay for a Catholic to marry a Baptist in a ceremony officiated by a Baptist minister in a community hall? What if the bishop gives his permission?  16:08 – Could Jesus ever be wrong about something?  20:11 – How can Mary hear all our prayers if she’s not omniscient?  28:52 – Is there anybody in the Bible that performed a non-religious miracle (i.e. not an apostle, not a priest, etc.)?  34:08 – Is it okay to use a service dog as a rosary?  37:00 – What is the interface between the spiritual and material worlds?  43:03 – Is it possible for a person who hasn’t had a near-death experience to have access, while dreaming, to the upgraded knowledge the saints enjoy?  51:04 – Was it unjust to canonize St. Maria Goretti for defending her chastity but not canonize other women who were raped and murdered too?  …

Questions Covered:  02:20 – Is there a way to get an English translation on Pope Pius II’s encyclical on aliens?  05:53 – How to ponder the fact that our sins put Jesus on the cross? And why did Jesus go through so much suffering for us?  13:26 – How do we debunk the statement that the Catholic church is a cult?  16:32 – If sin causes death, why do animals die? If animals don’t sin?  21:09 – Can Fr. talk about the particular judgment versus the final judgment?    29:28 – What happens if a minor wants to join the church but the parents are against it? What do they do?  34:31 – What would hinder any baptized Christian (even non catholic) from going to confession and receiving God’s grace?  43:19 – can Fr. Paul explain why we have gluten free hosts?  52:00 – What is the difference between a sacramental marriage and valid marriage in the church?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 3:13 – How did the apostles have the fullness of revelation? How does that relate to private revelation? 9:32 – my 7-year-old asked me, how do you know that our religion is the right one? How do I answer her? 16:33 – My parish priest, who I was good friends with, apostatized. What can I do to get him back? 20:45 – My protestant co-worker used Mt. 12:50 as evidence for saying that Catholicism is the wrong denomination. How do I respond? 28:57 – How does the Church decide who is a martyr? 39:27 – I’m protestant considering conversion. I’m legally married but legally separated. How would this be seen if I joined the Church? 47:54 – I’ve been a Baptist for 21 years and have a desire to become Catholic. Can you give me resources on St Thomas Aquinas and Marian theology? …

Questions Covered: 16:24 – Jesus says in the bible if the husband divorces her and remarries that she is committing adultery. How does that make sense? 21:42 -What kind of example does a pastor who was divorced set for his congregation? 24:10 – I’m a revert after being away for most of my life. I was only baptized. During that time I was married and divorced. Do I have to get that marriage annulled? 32:26 – It sounds like people feel entitled to sex and love and don’t like that the Church has something to say about it. 36:19 – Is seeing the other party a necessity when going through an annulment? 37:17 – I’m going through an annulment now. What are the roots of annulments? Where did it come from? 44:18 – Are there any marriages that would not be granted an annulment? 47:22 – My partner left the Church, and doesn’t want to return to Catholicism. Can we get married in the Church? 51:01 – Is my marriage valid since the priest that married us left the Church afterwards? …

Questions Covered: 01:44 – Can and should the Filioque be removed now? Or is it still important to keep it?  06:25 – Is it okay to attend a non-Catholic wedding of a fallen-away Catholic? Does being a godparent or confirmation sponsor have any bearing on that?  14:18 – Does the Church’s teaching on self-defense include the right to bear arms? If it does, how does this fit with bishops and the pope calling for more gun control?  20:56 – Is it acceptable to smoke medical marijuana?  28:51 – In Luke 17:22-37, was Jesus talking about the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 or about his second coming?  39:39 – Why was Fr. Frank Pavone laicized?   46:49 – I’ve heard that Pope Gregory Great did not accept the book Maccabees in a debate on the Canon of scripture. Is this a misrepresentation or a valid argument?  50:30 – If only God can hear our thoughts, does it make sense to pray interiorly to the Saints or Our Lady?  …

Questions Covered: 01:40 – Can you talk more about the Protestant work ethic? What kind of work ethic should a Catholic have?  08:21 – What direct ties does Catholic Answers have to the Church/Vatican? Do you answer to any bishops or hierarchy? 29:15 – Do I have an obligation to leave my job at a company that is very pro-LGBTQ? 45:53 – At what point is it good to simply stop paying attention to the news? It’s demoralizing and I don’t get much agency from it. …

Questions Covered: 02:17 – God never said contraception was sinful, in fact the bible says the opposite. 10:15 – I’m confused. Isn’t it apostasy to go to the Greek Orthodox Church? 15:55 – If we say God is everywhere, can we say he is in hell? 20:05 – Why do we call Mary holy? 24:17 – Why do we call Mary THE woman when there are women in the bible who are also called woman? 33:29 – Where did the Church come up with the theology of everyone having a guardian angel? 38:14 – What prayer does the priest use to turn the host and the wine in the body and blood of Jesus? 42:43 – Why is the SSPX able to give the eucharist but not validly forgive sins before Pope Francis’ approval? 47:12 – Why do protestants say it’s blasphemous to pray the rosary? …

Questions Covered: 04:18 – Why Catholicism over Greek Orthodoxy? 11:23 – Why doesn’t the Catholic understanding of ‘holding fast to the tradition’ assume that all the oral traditions of the Church were included into scripture? 20:13 Is moral relativism a new form of Gnosticism? 28:39 – Where did the idea of Satan falling come from? How did he conceive the thought of going against God? 37:30 – Why do we say that we bless the Lord? 44:59 – Is there a difference between Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic Orthodox? …

Questions Covered: 02:33 – Why is Ez.23:20 so graphic in its description? 14:00 – Is there anything in scripture that tells us whether Jesus was present at damning souls to Sheol? 20:04 – Where in the bible does Jesus say ‘I am God, worship me?’ 30:25 – Is there any use of the 7 day week before Genesis? 37:05 – How can you tell the difference in what has already happened and what will happen in the book of Revelation? 42:44 – Psalm 2 in the Douay-Rheims version uses the word Christ. Why is that? 48:12 – I’m Protestant. I’ve heard the argument that the OT does not apply to us because it wasn’t meant as instruction to us but only the Jews. What does the Catholic take on this? …

Questions Covered: 05:14 – Why was the gospel of Thomas not included in the canon? 16:19 – Jesus quotes Isaiah in Matthew and says traditions get in the way, then why do Catholics emphasize tradition? 29:07 – Who gave us the bible? 34:22 – I’m a revert. What’s a good resource to properly understand the book of Daniel? 36:35 – I’m a protestant. How does a Catholic understand Romans 3:21-22? 45:41 – Why are there so many different versions of the bible? Which is the original and what’s a good Catholic good version? 52:35 – Has the Church ever recognized a Protestant interpretation of the bible? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:32 – My former Catholic friend keeps telling me that I’m going to hell for being Catholic. How do I refute the claim that the Church is the whore of Babylon? 18:38 – How can an indulgence be attached to a certain design of a crucifix like the Pardon Crucifix? 21:02 – Do Protestants believe that the work of saying the sinner’s prayer brings them salvation? 32:35 – I’m a protestant in RCIA and I work at my church. I know I’m going to be asked about the priest abuse scandal. How do I respond and what safeguards have been put in place to protect the innocent? 44:08 – Wouldn’t calling the Church the whore of Babylon be considered bearing false witness? 48:45 – If someone dies without baptism, do they immediately go to hell? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:15 – Regarding CCC 2267 on the death penalty. Why was there a change and does it change anything practically? 10:39 – How can the Pachamama incident be looked upon other than in a negative light? 17:41 – Why are there so many variations of Jesus’ and Mary’s name? What is the original and should we go back to it? 24:00 – Is it proper to pray at crosses on the side of the road where people have died? 28:45 – How do I respond to my protestant friend who says Mary didn’t give her consent until Jesus was older? 40:42 – What is the Catholic view of the Calvinistic view of total depravity? 44:16 – Is it okay to do yoga for just physical well being and not for spiritual purposes? 46:37 – Wasn’t it evident that Mary knew Jesus was God at the Annunciation? 49:10 – Do we have conclusive evidence that Jesus believed himself to be God? 51:55 – My husband was not baptized. Does this mean that our marriage is invalid? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:15 – I heard from a bishop that sexual immorality wasn’t considered grave matter until the 17th century. Is there any credence to this? 07:04 – If we believe that the Eucharist is the body of Christ, why do we do it every mass? 11:58 – How can the pope be infallible if humans are fallible? 15:00 – My protestant friend compares images of Jesus with his hand blessing and the image of Baphomet. How do I respond to this? 19:12 – When we die and go to heaven, what’s the point of the second judgment? 28:50 – If mortal sin requires full knowledge and grave matter, why was Adam’s sin considered grave if it sounds more like curiosity? 34:45 – How did the apostles know who Moses and Elijah were during the transfiguration? 40:38 – How do I explain purgatory to a protestant who doesn’t accept Maccabees? 45:56 – Why was Jesus allowed to teach in the synagogue without a formal educational upbringing? 48:04 – Why can’t we accept the eucharist as symbolic if all the other sacraments are symbolic gestures and yet still efficacious? 51:24 – How do you reconcile Isaiah’s prophecy of the woman not having birth pains and Revelation’s prophecy of the woman suffering birth pains? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:37 – How is it the pope is free from error and yet the popes have done such terrible things, have disagreed and have changed their minds? 13:02 – Can a non-Catholic participate and benefit in adoration? 17:12 – What was the reason for changing to the Novus Ordo? 24:45 – If Jesus did have brothers and sisters, what issues would that cause? 33:58 – How much devotion to Mary is too much? 47:57 – Can one offer a spiritual communion for someone’s intention? 51:35 – How would you describe the difference in the theology of the eucharist and transubstantiation and how someone would defend the transgender movement? …

Open Forum  – Questions Covered: 01:47 – Is it sinful or sacrilegious to receive communion on the hand? 05:28 – Where should I start when learning apologetics? 09:09 – Is it morally acceptable to kill a baby in the womb, if there is a risk of the baby killing the mother? 16:44 – Why do you need to receive communion when you’re in 2nd grade? 19:46 – Can I still receive the eucharist even if I don’t believe it’s the body and blood of Jesus? 24:25 – Does the prayer “Lord Im not worthy…” contradict St. Paul sayings on no one receiving the body and blood unworthily? 33:50 – Do souls in heaven still have free will? 38:05 – What’s the best way to dialogue with schismatic traditionalists? 43:45 – I’m new to RCIA and I’m struggling with the Trinity. Can you help clarify it? 51:00 – What’s the church’s stance on salvation outside the Church specifically in Judaism and Islam? 52:57 – Is there a difference between Catholic bibles and Protestant bibles? …