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? adam@stpaulse.com 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: 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: 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:  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? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:41 – How do statements by Pope Eugene fall in line with Vatican 2’s teachings on those outside the Church? 11:50 – I’m traveling outside the country and will be going somewhere where it’s not safe to leave the location. How do I handle going to mass on Sunday when safety is a concern? 13:53 – What is the most reverent to receive communion? 16:30 – Would a person need to be re-baptized if they were baptized in a protestant church with the trinitarian formula but they didn’t believe in regenerative baptism? 20:11 – There have been people starting to teach that certain saints were gay. How do I respond to these claims? 28:31 – Why do we say “we believe” instead of saying “we know?” 34:36 – In the RSV-CE and New RSV-CE translations of the wedding at Cana, one insinuates Mary as co-redemptrix. Which is the proper translation? 41:57 – Is there really a gay agenda in the Church or is this just a conspiracy? 49:44 – How do I bridge the gap with my protestant family when their church teaches that the Mass is blasphemous? …

Questions Covered: 09:26 – How do I explain to my friend that my baptism is valid even though I wasn’t submerged? 16:58 – When a clergy member performs a baptism do they have to use the Trinitarian formula? 22:15 – I was just asked to be a godmother for baptism at a nondenominational church. Is this ok for me to do? 33:30 – When you are baptized Catholic, are you always a Catholic even if you reject the Church? 41:22 – Why do we Catholics not recognize universal salvation? 47:28 – Were my children validly baptized if the priest was one involved in the priest sex scandal? …

Questions Covered: 04:06 – I’ve recently turned to Sedevacantism. Are there any proofs in Church documents for baptism by blood and baptism by desire. 19:04 – Could someone experiencing a spiritual “rebirth” serve as a replacement for baptism? 23:32 – I grew up Catholic then was re-baptized as an adult as a protestant. How was I validly baptized as an infant if I didn’t choose it? 41:04 – Was Mary baptized? 43:43 – I adopted 3 children and they are just under or at the age of reason. My priest says that we can’t just baptize them. Why is that? 51:55 – Why does the Church consider Mormon baptism invalid? …

Questions Covered: 05:21 – I am a bit of a survivalist nut and I am always preparing for the collapse of civilization. I was just wondering, if there was a nuclear war or really any kind of catastrophe that would trigger a societal collapse, and the chaos was so widespread that most of the bishops and all of the cardinals were killed, how would the new pope be elected? Could the surviving bishops (who I would imagine would not be cardinals because most likely they’d all be remote rural bishops) elect the new Pope? Furthermore, what if all the bishops were killed? Could regular priests somehow advance one of their own to the bishopric? If not, could they at least lay their hands on laypeople and continue apostolic succession that way? 19:12 – When the Magi came, do you think it made the Holy Family wealthy? Enough to travel and stay in Egypt, provide for a 3-year ministry of 13 plus, and for the care of his beloved mother Mary until the Dormition? 22:43 – Are the laws of logic and thought — identity, non-contradiction, and excluded middle — true of all *possible* universes, or only of ours? Would multiverse theories or alternate dimensions modify these rules? And do the laws *certainly* apply even here, or could one argue that maybe an extreme form of Scotistic “haecceity” versus “quiddity” means that maybe they don’t? 28:19 – Why is most lunch meat round when bread is mostly square? 36:28 – Jimmy, huge fan of your work, your terminal intellect and towering beard. Or maybe I got that backwards. If we, in the eschaton are given our infallible bodies and the new Jerusalem in essence becomes our planet krypton… can you postulate on what we will do in the eschaton? Saints are generals in God’s army etc? But what will our missions be? Will we go and evangelize the universe of fallen creatures? If so, will Christ have to incarnate on that world to save them or will we as we have been “made Gods” or is that a blasphemous thing? If we do hypothetically have to incarnate for them, would our infallible bodies change to the alien form we incarnate for thus we become aliens only until we go to the next world? Or if only Christ can do the incarnating / saving would be or are there already millions of incarnations of Christ and his form in heaven adjusted to whatever creature he’s interacting with? 44:40 – Why did Humans take so long to be advanced just recently with agriculture, medicine, economy, infrastructure etc. What were they doing for 200,000 years!? 52:45 – With admission by the USA of ufos, what do we think about extraterrestrial beings—souls, evangelizing, origin, etc.? …

Questions Covered: 02:28 – Where does the idea of toll booths come from, and why didn’t it make its way into the Western church? 16:31 – Scotty had a little too much to drink again and staggers down to the control room at 2 am and accidentally beams up Cy. During the transport Scotty inadvertently pushes the wrong buttons and mistakenly erases Cy’s memory. Captain Kirk tells Spock to try the vulcan mind-meld hoping they can find out some information about this confused guy with the Society 315 t-shirt. During the mind-meld, Spock dies. Now Cy thinks he’s Spock. The crew decides to keep him around for entertainment purposes. Unfortunately, Cy begins worshiping Vulcan gods and then begins preaching about them and proselytizing to the crew like he’s Jimmy Swaggart. Kirk has had just about enough and drops him off on some planet in the delta quadrant where Cy lives out his days eating plants and worshiping green lava. Even though he’s now worshiping lava with full knowledge and consent, it’s through no fault of his own. He didn’t ask to be beamed up and have his memory erased and then brainwashed into thinking he’s Spock. Can he still be saved or is he lost in space? 24:02 – My question is: If a group of people were stranded on a deserted island, like in the TV show ‘Lost’, and there was no priest among them, could a lay person declare himself a priest and perform valid sacraments? Would the validity of the sacraments be contingent on how closely this person stuck to the teachings of the Church i.e. what if he had a suitcase full of Catholic books and was on his way to be ordained as a priest when the plane crashed? 33:38 – Seeing that “…the Lord opened the mouth of [Balaam’s] ass, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”…And the ass said to Balaam, “Am I not your ass, upon which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you?”…..” (Num 22:28, 30) Did Balaam’s ass have a rational soul? 42:36 – Was it certain or contingent that Adam and Eve would fall or that the angels would fall? If it is certain, could God create other rational beings for whom their fall would be contingent and could they potentially persist perpetually in the state of grace and obedience to God? If it is contingent, could another human couple (same nature, different identity) have persisted in the state of grace and obedience to God perpetually in the Garden of Eden? For the angels, if they transcend space and time, how do we understand “before” and “after”, “in heaven” and “not in heaven” with respect to their fall? 49:54 – Suppose Middle-Earth really existed. Could God become incarnate as a man, an elf, a dwarf, and a hobbit all at the same time? If yes, could man, elf, dwarf, and hobbit Jesus interact with each other and maybe all go out for a pint? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:12 – Are the prophecies about the Jewish people being the new Jerusalem in the end times still in place in Catholic theology? 24:11 – What’s the origin of the belief of the immaculate conception? 37:29 – How does the New Jerusalem bible compare to new translations? 45:53 – What’s the difference when the Church uses the terms Universal Church vs Catholic Church? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:34 – Can one ask for intercession from a loved one who has passed away? 15:23 – What’s the evidence for the end of public revelation but the continuation of apostolic authority? 32:44 – Where’s the moral line when using cybernetic implants that would change the body? 45:16 – Isn’t dowsing still a form of divination because you’re still looking for a message about the future? 51:24 – What’s the difference between a doctrine and a dogma? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:50 – I teach RCIA. I have a former student who, after converting, left the church. What do I say to her when I run into her? 19:17 – How do I explain to my protestant parents why we close our prayer with the Trinity instead of in the name of Jesus? 34:03 – Did Solomon go to heaven? 37:18 – I call myself an atheist because the only thing religion solves is the life after death issue. It doesn’t seem to solve the issues of this world. What are your thoughts on that? 46:20 – Were the illumination of conscience, the rapture and the dark night of the soul terms made up by the reformers? If not, where did they originate? …

Questions Covered: 08:17 – My father is in hospice after a severe stroke. What do we mean when we say redemptive suffering? 19:20 – When and why did we change the fasting time before communion? 35:48 – Is oil an essential part of the sacrament of Confirmation? 43:20 – How legitimate is the claim that when one is saved, you are saved, past, present, and future? …

Questions Covered: 08:05 – What’s the earliest record of the Eucharist? 17:04 – When discussing the essential beliefs with a protestant. Is there a list that the Church has? 22:18 – Will there ever be an American or young pope? 31:24 – My priest told me some penance is to not eat all the food on my plate. What do I do with the food that’s leftover since it’s not good to throw it out? 41:22 – Can you clarify Jesus’ role as high priest and how that works with our atonement? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:06 – How do I refute people who claim that the pope is the antichrist? Especially coming from Catholics? 19:48 – Sometimes I go to a Christian church and they do the bread and the wine. What’s the Catholics stance on their version? 30:21 – The bible mentions that those who doubt do so because of lack of faith. How does one with scrupulosity interpret this? 45:48 – When does ownership end to avoid stealing? Such as when a restaurant throws out food. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:28 – What is the proper interpretation in the Old Testament where God commanded the Israelites to kill women and children? 16:02 – Regarding the teaching that God’s existence can be known with certainty by human reason. What does this mean? 28:40 – Do curses relate to the sacraments? Do the sacraments negate curses? 40:36 – Do you know of any alien encounters where the aliens had any reaction to prayer or religious objects? 49:32 – Were people who were healed by Jesus also baptized by the Holy Spirit? 52:28 – Are Non-Catholic people who are married outside the Catholic Church validly married? …

Questions Covered: 17:28 – What are the results that you’re seeing come from the Eucharistic Revival? 21:47 – Can you give me feedback on what to do on receiving communion while kneeling and what to do when one is denied? 29:31 – Why aren’t the essential things to bring back faithful Catholics being emphasized in the eucharistic revival? 33:46 – Is it alright to join the procession if it’s coming near my town? 39:30 – My Baptist sister claims she received Jesus at her church. How do I approach her in informing her of the truth without being abrasive? 43:00 – I’m Protestant. How does the eucharist help achieve unity in the Church? 46:45 – How do we get a unified message from priests? It doesn’t always seem like there is a uniform message. 49:52 – If the eucharist is Jesus, why would there be an issue with receiving communion on the tongue? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:48 – Col. 2:16-17. Is the sabbath mentioned, Saturday or Sunday? 12:47 – Are Catholic priests allowed to run for office? 28:25 – Are we currently in the years of the antichrist’s reign? 35:53 – I’m having health issues and am afraid I might have cancer. I need some guidance. 51:51 – What’s the Church’s teaching on attending non-Catholic gatherings and services? …

Questions Covered: 20:54 – People always share their darkness with me and when I share that God knows what they are going through, they say they had never heard it put that way. 32:44 – I have 3 daughters raised in a Christian home and none of them believe in God anymore. It’s heartbreaking knowing they’ve lost their faith. 42:25 – I don’t agree with you. Just because it works for you doesn’t mean it’ll work for everyone else. 46:43 – My wife is Buddhist and our son doesn’t go to Church. What can I do to bring more peace into my household? 50:57 – My sister had a stroke and the doctors told us that there is no hope. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:10 – I read a story about a witch and it said she had a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Why would the witch have an image of Our Lady? 07:22 – How do you respond to the claim that Catholics aren’t Catholic because they believe in salvation by faith and works? 18:20 – I once heard that Lazarus might have been special needs. Is there any evidence to this? 28:29 – Is Zoroastrianism a monotheistic religion? 36:01 – Are you familiar with the theory that insects are a result of the fall. Is this true? 42:11 – Can a priest adopt a child? 46:31 – My mother has dementia. How can I help my mother get to heaven? 49:55 – How could I show my faith to my girlfriend? …

Open Forum: 03:31 – Could you explain the apparent heresies that Sedevacantism accuses Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis? Could you debunk them? 14:58 – What’s the significance of Jesus’ facial burial cloth mentioned in Jn 20:7? 16:22 – I’m confused, why do we pray “world without end” but still talk about the end of the world. Isn’t this contradictory? 18:47 – Why is the Eucharist called the bread of angels if the angels can’t receive him? 23:46 – What’s the rationale behind having so many different kinds of devotions to Mary and Jesus? 33:26 – YouTube… Why do we not receive the precious blood during Mass? 37:01 – I’m going to air a Beatles special and will play the song Imagine by John Lenin. Is it appropriate for me to do so since it rejects the existence of God? 48:50 – How permissible is it for Latin Rite Catholics to pray to St. Uriel the Archangel? …

Questions Covered:  03:52 – What is the strongest evidence for Catholicism and where can I find it?  11:38 – I struggle with the belief that if a baby dies before they can be Baptized, they are in a state of limbo?  21:18 – How can I respond to my nephew’s belief that the blood of Christ sanctifies us?   30:15 – When Jesus came back from the dead, was he still Jesus or the Holy Spirit?   33:07 – Why are women not priests in the Catholic church?  41:40 – I struggle with this idea that God seems more interested in free will rather than salvation.  48:32 – What does believing in the Eucharist do in our lives?  …

Questions Covered:  05:45 – Why are non-Catholic Christians not allowed to receive Communion?  15:38 – Is it okay for a Catholic to believe they are eternally secure?   22:11 -Why do doctrines change?   34:19 – What evidence do we have that the Apostles went out and taught?   43:18 – I struggle with the church teaching on absolute morality verse subjective morality.  50:04 – What should I do if my local Catholic church hasn’t been welcoming during my discernment to become Catholic? …

Open Forum Questions Covered: 04:13 – How can I decipher if the Lord is speaking to me through the Church or if the enemy is trying to confuse me? 08:45 – What are your thoughts on the hollow earth theory and that aliens live there? 19:05 – What is the Catholic opinion on Zionism? 28:36 – Can you help clarify the story of Lot and the 3 visitors? I’ve always found it very confusing. 39:29 – What’s the best argument against the gospel of Thomas? 46:37 – How do you know if you’re following the Will of God in your life? 50:20 – Can you give examples of magisterial reversal on non-definitive teachings? Can the earth be under 20,000 years old? …

Questions Covered: 29:24 – Given the distinction between self-help and surrender to Christ, are you aware that our culture is pushing just the self-help part? 32:31 – I have chronic fatigue syndrome and have a difficult time getting to mass. Is it appropriate for me to make this a spiritual challenge or just rest? 37:31 – Can you get into the details of how your program works? 43:06 – I’ve suffered 2 brain aneurysms. I’m a Christian and I need some guidance. 47:33 – What’s the cost of your 12-week program? 48:45 – I have a lot of health issues but I walk with God. I don’t go to doctors anymore. I fail a lot and am at a loss. Can you help? …

Questions Covered: 15:47 – I’ve heard that the forgiveness doctrine was settled but recently I heard that you don’t have to forgive those who are seeking forgiveness. Can you clarify?  19:21 – What can we do about over the counter birth control?  23:20 – My granddaughter asked me what happens after death. How do I reply?  31:24 – Is there a proper order when doing mental prayer?  35:29 – Is it appropriate to have a rosary where the center metal is personalized like a picture of a loved one or a dog?  37:09 – I’m new to Catholicism. How far should tolerance go regarding social issues?  40:40 – Are the soul and spirit two different things?  46:45 – Any advice on how to prevent distraction while praying or at mass?  49:48 – How can the laity most effectively participate at mass?  52:52 – Where would be appropriate to place a home altar and what should we put on it?   …

Questions Covered: 18:42 – You mentioned the burning building scenario. For the sake of argument, shouldn’t we do the opposite of what the crowd does? 28:54 – I think we know what’s good because we are born with a subconscious and as we get older we can lose that? 37:20 – How does one defend the rationality of faith using analytical philosophy vs continental philosophy? 45:55 – How do we know what’s good within the Church? …

Questions Covered: 01:01 – does the bible say that bishops are infallible? 07:50 – Do protestant pastors speak out against woke-ism? 12:13 – I just discovered your program. I’m protestant. If Billy Graham is Protestant and the Catholic Church is right, where did he go wrong? 20:10 – How can an indulgence help another soul? 24:11 – How early in Church history did devotion to Mary begin? 30:10 – What should I say when a Jehovah’s Witness comes to my house? 35:01 – Are going through a protestant chaplain program and going through RCIA inconsistent? 43:30 – I would like to know more about Mary’s perpetual virginity? 49:40 – Do indulgences mean that God’s grace is insufficient for salvation? …

Questions Covered: 05:33 – If grace builds on nature, then how come in the eucharist the grace destroys the nature of bread? 20:06 – Why do people with gluten intolerance still have a reaction if the eucharist is no longer bread? 28:25 – What does the Church teach on the death penalty? 34:13 – My friend said he didn’t believe in the bible because he believed that Jesus was God. He said the reason was because the claim that Jesus was from the house of David was inaccurate due to the fact that Joseph wasn’t his biological father. Can you comment on this? 41:24 – How do I help my friend who left the Church for a non denominational church return? He claim is that she doesn’t need the Church because she already feels Christ in her life. 48:38 – Where is purgatory in the bible? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:46 – What is the dating of the Exodus? Were the Israelites in the desert during the bronze age collapse? 12:18 – Do bishops still have power and Apostolic succession if they broke away from the Church like during the protestant reformation? 15:26 – Can a medium contact the souls in the afterworld? 23:25 – Is the kingdom of heaven mentioned in scripture physically real? How is it related to St. Augustine’s City of God? 32:03 – Are there any moral concerns with working at the post office such as shipping immoral items? 34:22 – I have a sense of knowing when certain people are calling me. Is this a real thing? 41:52 – I’m not Catholic yet but I’m having trouble with Mary, specifically her lifelong sinlessness and Immaculate Conception. Can you point me to some resources? 48:35 – Was YHWH the Canaanite god of war that was adopted by the Israelites? 52:14 – Do using palm payments at grocery stores have anything to do with the mark of the beast? …

Questions Covered: 19:22 – My wife had a brain injury that gave her body dysmorphia. What do I do as a husband? 24:52 – The way you’re describing it confirms that this is a spiritual warfare attack. 34:19 – How is the conversation including the exponential rise in everyone regarding body dysmorphia? 43:53 – I have de-transitioned and now follow my Catholic faith. Why would I now be viewed negatively and shunned? 50:06 – My 13 year old granddaughter says she’s bisexual. How can I talk to her from a Catholic perspective? …

Questions Covered: 05:01 – What is your opinion on The Chosen? 13:29 – What is the Catholic Church’s opinion on the Orthodox Church? 18:07 – During an annulment why don’t they question the priest who did the marriage prep? 23:22 – Can you explain the process of Medjugorje being recognized by the church? 29:42 – Daughter is gay, and I have been told that because she is married to her partner she is going to hell, how do I respond to this? 42:50 – Considering converting but is hung up on confession. 1) when you are in confession can the priest see you? 2) when you confess your sins how specific do you have to be? 52:45 – How does the Holy Spirit move and work in the Catholic church compared to the protestant church …

Questions Covered: 06:20 – How do you handle/address people’s differing opinions on Pope Francis  18:29 – The Council of Trent says “formal cause of justification is the justice of God” what does that mean?  28:58 – His dad wants to get baptized but does not want to join the Catholic church, how do I address this?  33:36 – What is the Church’s position on the Garabandal apparitions of Mary?  37:30 – How do I explain the passage in Acts 8 about “being baptized but the holy spirit has not fallen on them yet”  44:10 – Has a friend who described John 1 “the word became flesh” as “the Bible became flesh” can Joe help me describe this?    48:52 – Wants to ask Joe if can write a book on justification? And explain the Catholic view of justification versus Protestant view?  …

Questions Covered: 12:32 – What is the Catholic moral teaching on circumcision? 18:58 – Are health care clinicians and scientists formally cooperating with evil when they publish papers or give presentations in spaces that require gender neutral language on topics that are specific to women, such as ovarian cancer? 30:37 – Does the Church have a position on what to do with frozen embryos? 38:14 – Is it acceptable to preserve human eggs? 45:41 – I am a pharmacist and have recently taken a job where I am likely to be asked to dispense contraceptives. What do I do? Do I tell my employer I can’t do that? 50:20 – If God doesn’t make mistakes, how are we to think about children that are born intersex, and how are we to raise them? …

Questions Covered: 06:32 – Why does the Roman Catholic Church not believe in the imputation of the righteousness of Christ? 17:43 – Can I altar serve and be an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at the same Mass? 17:43 – Can I altar serve and be an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at the same Mass? 21:43 – How are SSPX and the Society of Pope Pius XII “false Catholicism.” 30:57 – Do I have to believe in papal supremacy to be Catholic? I crave tradition and The Eucharist, but I cannot get behind the Pope being head of the church. 35:19 – What would you say to a believer who is discouraged and having doubts about the faith? 46:14 – John 15:15 Jesus says I have told you everything I have heard from the Father. Does that mean that Jesus has given all knowledge to mankind? And is that why our civilization has become so advanced technologically? 51:32 – Are animals cooperating with God’s grace when they act in kindness? …

Questions Covered: 15:19 – What was the early church like and what did they call themselves? Did the early church fathers differ on anything other than the pope?  20:54 – comment on Dr. D’Ambrosio’s book and the comment (has cantored at Mass Dr. has been at)  31:47 – Who are the early Church fathers that are most closely related to the apostle John and what were their teachings on salvation?  37:23 – Why don’t Protestants recognize that the early church as Catholic? What do protestants think about the early church fathers?  46:41 – When Mary went to go visit Elizabeth, how did she get there? Does Dr. Ambrosio have any insight?  …

Questions Covered: 15:19 – How liberally can we interpret the first 6 chapters of Genesis?  19:42 – since Jesus was a Rabbi, did the Jews consider him to be celibate?  21:57 – Genesis 3:15, when man betrays God, God says a “punishment” is man having dominion over woman, why is this considered a punishment?  31:54 – Genesis 3:16, what does it mean when it says “God will strike enmity between her seed and the serpent”  47:48 – How does the Catholic Church view the rights of the first born son (according to Genesis)  51:58 – What is the story behind snakes (why does the Old Testament use snakes) and how do they relate to Jesus?  …

Questions Covered: 06:39 – I heard that it is good to pray in the Lord’s name to get responses. Why is this true? (Has seen this to be true in their life)  14:27 – Why do we need gluten-free hosts if we believe the substance changes?  21:34 – As a Catholic, should I assume that those who have not had the opportunity to know Jesus will go to heaven?  32:51 – In Ireland, are there any celtic rite Catholics left?  35:04 – Do you believe in predestination? Do you believe that St. Faustina’s writings about hell are legitimate?  44:43 – Why do we not see such great/beautiful art from Catholics/Christians anymore?  …

Questions Covered: 05:25 – Since the apostles were not in communication with each other, how did they know they should pledge allegiance to the Bishop of Rome?    12:09 – I have a friend that listens to music about Greek gods and mythology. Is this, okay?   17:36 – Is there a way to become Catholic without attending RCIA classes in person?   22:17 – Why do Catholics use the image of the crucifix instead of just a cross or risen Jesus?  32:40 – Could you explain why priests need to be in celibacy? In the Bible it says a good priest should be a man of one wife, or something similar, so why?  39:26 – Is it okay to pay for a friend’s lunch who plans to eat meat on Friday?  41:45 – Can you share the book title on partial indulgences?  43:27 – Is it possible to commit a mortal sin by not caring for the poor?   48:43 – Is it true that you need to do another penance if you choose to eat meat on Friday?  52:22 – I’ve heard a story warning that no Pope should come to the city, Avignon. Should there be a a fear of this?  …

Questions Covered: 06:10 – In the bible it says Jesus went up into the sky, and will come back in the same way. Is this symbolic like Genesis description?  14:42 – Why is Mary placed in such a high position? Was this the apostolic father’s placement or God’s? What books should I be reading to start my journey into Catechism classes?  30:23 – Why do Catholic churches have Bingo when Jesus flipped tables in the temple?  42:11 – Scripture says that the apostles were given the ability to speak in tongues to better communicate with others. Why does it seem that the current use of this gift involves a language that isn’t understandable?   48:38 – Why can I not receive the Sacraments of communion or confession until I complete my RCIA program?  …

Questions Covered:  03:56 – Why do we or don’t we receive the Precious Blood?   08:57 – Why do we worship Mary?  18:14 – Why does the church have caveat to the teaching on salvation outside the Catholic church?   33:49 – Does God give private Revelations?  42:42 – Why is our Old Testament different than the Jewish Old Testament?    48:13 – The commandment to be fruitful and multiply was given when the population was small, why would this still be applicable with today’s large population?     …

Questions Covered: 07:44 – During Mass, the priest does the sign of the cross on his forehead, lip, and heart before reading the Gospel. Should everyone do this or only the priest?  12:00 – How can I better clarify with protestants that they are included when the Nicene Creed says catholic?   17:55 – How can I explain to a friend who missed Mass that they should go to confession before receiving communion?  32:58 – Why is Luke 10:16 a good source for submitting to Church authority?  42:58 – What level of certainty did the Vatican Council fathers have when they stated “The one true God’s existence could be known through human reason”?  48:18 – Jesus said we must drink his blood and eat his flesh, where does that leave Protestant?  52:26 – Can you explain praying to the different Marian titles like Our Lady of Fatima or Our Lady of Sorrow?  …

Question Covered:  20:05 – What are practical tips for linking Confirmation students with community?  39:59 – How can we as a community help people with addiction?  42:08 – Are the guilds an outcome of the monastic life?  45:56 – Why should I become Catholic?   …

Questions Covered: 03:44 – How can God be intelligence when it seems like intelligence only belongs to biological systems? 20:43 – 2 Peter 1:20 seems like the ultimate smackdown of sola scriptura. Am I wrong? 29:28 – How do you as an individual grapple with the problem of evil? 32:58 – How do I talk to my son who is an atheist and refuses to let my grandkids go to church? 44:48 – Why don’t apologists use personal revelations of saints when talking with non-Catholics? 49:50 – I don’t think the problem of evil is solved by free will. …

Questions Covered: 17:51 – What’s the best way to convince people that Catholic monarchy is the best form of government for America? 29:55 – What should a Catholic know about the terms “integralism” and “Christian nationalism”? 33:51 – Am I wrong in thinking that in the ’20s-’60s, priests put a heavy emphasis on class difference and socialism? 37:15 – What is the value of bringing religious codes into government? Is it biblical? 44:09 – What would a Catholic foreign policy look like, in terms of when to go to war? 48:06 – I think today we don’t have clarity on what the proper jurisdictions are for the papal and imperial powers. 51:34 – How much trust should we place in the political process and in government, and how do we balance that with our faith and trust in God? …

Questions Covered: 15:21 – What is schism?  25:10 – How would we classify someone who says that homosexual acts can be loving and the church’s teaching is wrong? 36:39 – When is it appropriate for a layperson to call someone a heretic?  45:14 – Is it possible for a pope to be an apostate, heretic, schismatic, or dissenter? If so, what would be required for that to happen, and who could determine it?  49:49 – What should we think about some of the recent appointments the Pope has made to the synod and his crackdown on Bishop Strickland?  …

Questions Covered: 23:11 – It’s easy for me to give common courtesy when I remember that it’s one way to follow Jesus’ command to love one another.  29:26 – It’s more easy for common courtesy to flourish in a relaxed setting than in a more fast-paced or cutthroat one.  36:43 – I offered help to an elderly person today, and when people ask me how I am I reply “I’m blessed.” It often makes their day.  42:37 – Why did we have more courtesy in a print-dominated world than we do in a screen-dominated world, when we seem to be doing mostly the same thing with each?  47:28 – I work in sales and it’s hard to be courteous with my coworkers because it’s such a competitive environment. Is it right for me to behave that way when I have to support my family?  …

Questions Covered: 29:58 – What do we do about the web designer who wont make a site for a couple because he doesn’t believe in interracial marriage? 45:35 – How do we prevent abuses of religious liberty? 51:42 – When are we going to realize that the other side just wants to put us in jail? When Are we going to fight back? …

Questions Covered: 17:17 – What is the role of godparents and confirmation sponsors when it comes to sharing the faith? 20:51 – Have you sold all of your belongings and followed Jesus like you quoted earlier? 38:11 – How do you share the good news while discussing the moral argument and not raising anger and emotion? 49:12 – How do you share the faith in a place where you are not supposed to talk about faith, like the workplace?   …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:28 – Given the degree of the accusations of heresy and apostasy today, how much of our salvation is at stake on knowing how to identify heresy? 15:58 – What would the implications on the Incarnation be if fallen intelligent alien life existed? 21:19 – Is there a policy on facial hair in the west? Roman Catholics tend to be clean cut while eastern Catholics tend to have beards. 28:51 – When people get to heaven do they still have the same personalities? 33:34 – Is Allah really a god or a devil? 37:25 – Would I be apostate if the Catholic Church accepted women’s ordination and I left? 42:30 – If ghost’s exist and we need to test them, how would we test them? 49:18 – If a person baptizes a grandchild without the parents knowledge and the parents later begin to practice their faith and want to baptize their child, would that baptism be necessary? 51:44 – When a priest does an exorcism, does the person who’s receiving the exorcism need to consent to it for it to take effect? …

Questions Covered: 38:13 – I know a priest that keeps saying that the real miracle of the fish and the loaves was sharing and that Jesus didn’t actually multiply them. Is this true? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:07 – Is it okay to remain a Protestant? 08:35 – Why as Catholics do we not follow the kosher food laws of the Old Testament 15:56 – Is Catholicism an Ideology? 28:36 – Are we supposed to do the orans posture during Our Father at Mass? 40:51 – I’ve noticed various practices in the Catholic Church. Apart from the typical sit stand kneel, are there points where we are supposed to bow, raise hand etc.? 50:36 – Can you suggest what to write on a family member’s birthday card? She is a retired nun. 52:01 – I just returned to the Church. Can you simply explain what indulgences are? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:28 – Can we reconcile free will and the call to evangelize with the idea that everyone is ultimately responsible for their final destination? 11:30 – Why does the Church feel the need to have a distinction between priests and lay people? 20:23 – What did they do with the dead bodies during the time of Pharaoh? 28:39 – Many Protestants believe that salvation cannot be lost once attained. What does the church say about this? 31:51 – Do we have the authority as Christians to rebuke someone? 41:21 – Is God the Father the same God as the God of Judaism and Islam? 50:37 – Can I, as a layman, bless my own children? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:04 – Were the dogmas Immaculate Conception and the Assumption explicitly preached in the apostolic age? 16:52 – If my wife and I were to become Catholic would our marriage have to be convalidated? 21:42 – Can you explain the calling of single lay people? You didn’t mention that when explaining celibacy. 31:21 – How do you respond to the claim that Mary didn’t actually have a miraculous pregnancy because she was intersex and conceived Jesus herself? 38:38 – Can the laity use holy oil? 47:06 – I saw that a small percentage of Catholics actually accept the teaching against contraception. Can you shed some light on this? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:28 – St. Jerome claims that presbyters and bishops are the same thing. How do we take that? 11:04 – Where is the best place to start studying Catholicism? 14:17 – If no one greater than John the Baptist has been born, then what do we make of Mary and Jesus? 18:48 – I’m a former Calvinist now Catholic. What’s the difference between the perseverance of the saints vs the gift of perseverance? 22:41 – When did the Church implement priestly celibacy and what was the rationale behind it? 35:24 – Was there one specific event that led you to become Catholic? 43:02 – Could you explain how to pray? I don’t know what I’m supposed to be feeling. …

Questions Covered: 03:06 – What is the most likely outcome of the German Synodal Way?  29:15 – What do you think will happen to the Church over the next 10 years?  42:05 – Rate the leadership of Pope Francis.  43:26 – Rate the leadership of the Catholic bishops. 48:32 – Rate the work of Catholic media. …

Questions Covered: 06:28 – What was the top Catholic story?  22:30 – How is it that Francis can be pope when he’s spoken so many heresies? I am Sedevecantist, formerly Catholic.  33:06 – I’ve listened to the flannel panel regularly and this is not the first time someone has forgotten their flannel. Have you thought about having a box of emergency flannels?  34:42 – Which word represents your feelings on the Synod on Synodality?  45:00 – Which word represents your feelings on the Eucharist Revival?  51:14 – Is it true that the Synod is open to all people, not just Catholics?  …

Questions Covered: 15:36 – What makes NFP different from contraception? 24:44 – I teaching marriage prep. Where do you get your stats so I can use them in my classes? 31:54 – If someone with SSA finds a woman they’re attracted to, should they pursue her? 41:02 – Could you explain why marriage isn’t just a social construct? 43:45 – How do I deal with my son? I think he struggles with porn and lust. …

Questions Covered: 04:01 – If a Catholic rejects the real presence in the eucharist, is it a mortal sin?  11:15 – Why do the priests say “Accept this sacrifice” Wasn’t the sacrifice only from Jesus?  20:25 – The prophet Daniel talks about the fullness of time. What does that mean?     23:37 – Can you help clarify what purgatory is? Also, did the children of Fatima see hell or purgatory?    38:39 – Is Jehovah and Yahweh in the New Testament?  42:16 – Can you clarify what Jesus meant when he said My God why have you forsaken me?  47:45 – What is the preferred diocesan approach to current traditional communities?  …

Questions Covered:  03:41 – When the pope and the bishops are in disagreement, who should I listen to?  11:27 – What are the compatibilities and the points of diversion between First Nations religions and Catholicism?  20:48 – If the priest at Mass somehow omits putting the water in the wine, what should we do? Does the consecration not happen?   28:49 – Did the angels fall when Jesus was born or before?  34:57 – If everyone followed the church teaching on being open to children without contraceptives, would the world become overpopulated?  39:26 Is it morally acceptable for government organizations to use psychics to receive information to help solve cases?  47:30 Is it true that the Divine Mercy chaplet was condemned by multiple Popes?   49:37 – What advice do you have for someone struggling with addiction?  …

Questions Covered:  04:07 – How do I defend the Synod on Synodality?  12:42 – How do I respond to my Protestant friend who says the Church used to burn witches in the middle ages?  23:01 – How can I become a good apologist?  28:45 – If the world ended tomorrow and humans came back, religions would be different but would properties of science be the same?  32:52 – I’m the only Catholic in my whole family. How should I deal with them when they take little jabs at my faith?  40:46 – How should I defend the Church in the Galileo affair?  47:10 – People tell me Catholics are cowards when it comes to defending their teaching on human sexuality. Why hasn’t the Church done that?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:52 – Can Catholics reject same sex marriage and be okay with same sex civil unions? 08:00 – I’m protestant. How do you approach people who seemingly don’t care about the history of the Catholic faith, especially protestant receiving communion at Catholic Church? 15:12 – Can you explain praying to spirits? 22:19 – Are laicized priests allowed to do private masses? 30:16 – Who is the author of Genesis? 40:08 – Why doesn’t the Church encourage Catholics to read Catechism? 46:02 – Did Catholics add books to the bible or did Protestants remove books? 49:08 – Could there have been other women who had said no to the Annunciation? 51:52 – Would a good response to a protestant who wants to receive communion that it’s just rude? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:11 – Is it a sin to disobey someone from my diocese? 11:03 – How do I refute the claim that we worship Mary in a simple and clear way? 16:36 – Is it wrong for me to go to protestant services even though I still go to Mass? 23:35 – Why can we wear a crucifix but not a rosary as jewelry? 29:42 – I’ve been told that perfect contrition can allow me to partake in communion even if I haven’t gone to confession. Can you clarify? 33:40 – Can any of us truly have full knowledge of the sin we commit? How is full knowledge regarding mortal defined? 43:13 – I’m confused on how to pray. Can you help clarify what pray is and how to do it? 46:55 – Wouldn’t it be better to minister to those who have no faith rather than to those who have faith in Jesus? 52:05 – If indulgences for the dead are possible can the LDS doctrine of baptizing the dead be considered valid? …

Questions Covered: 07:08 – My granddaughter has been an addict since she was 13 and is now 30. She has many children and was just arrested in front of her oldest children. How do I get her connected to you? 14:07 – I run CIR in Wichita and can help Elizabeth. Does Scott want me to get in touch with her. 18:01 – I have OCD with scrupulosity to a great degree. How much effort should I be putting into overcoming it instead of giving in? 21:52 – Is there any addiction group for adults for trans people? 33:58 – Would your program also be helpful for people who hoard? 47:09 – In your program, does God come across in a friendly sense towards those afflicted? …

Questions Covered: 19:32 – Will the pope take action on the Church in Germany? 28:53 – What’s your take on Dr. Regis Martin, Cardinal Burke, Vigano, Fr. Altman’s collective concerns of Pope Francis’ handling of COVID ? 31:28 – What’s your take on the World Economic Forum on using AI to interpret? 43:58 – How come there hasn’t been any follow up on the McCarrick case? 49:09 – Can you give us the Catholic perspective on Trump and the documents he had? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:13 – Are smells that remind you of loved ones that have passed away significant and a sign from God? 13:38 – How do you know if God exists? 18:34 – Does the Immaculate Conception mean that Mary could not sin? 28:19 – Can you clarify the difference between the Marian and the papacy teachings that Catholics and Protestants teach? 46:34 – Has anyone written a religious text that says leaving the faith is dangerous and why Protestantism is wrong? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:10 – How do you encourage people to get married in the Church even if they’re not practicing anymore? 12:42 – Why isn’t private revelation binding on the faithful? 22:57 – If 2 different popes declared that evolution is true, then how can we still say that the bible is truly the Word of God? CCC 390 43:34 – I’m a protestant. Which Church is most accurate in the original teachings of Christ? …

Questions Covered: 12:36 – Can you talk about the importance of seeing your spouse as a subject and not an object? 19:23 – We just found out that my husband has cancer. Can you give us advice? 21:55 – Should I get married if I’m nervous about being a father? 32:49 – What does it mean for the woman to love her husband? 36:32 – Can you give me advice on how to handle bickering with my spouse? 46:22 – How should a parent love their children? …

Questions Covered: 17:10 – I’m Catholic and believe in the full presence but I don’t feel it. Am I supposed to want to feel it or feel his love through it? 29:55 – We should bring the Holy Spirit into helping us accept the real presence. Can you comment on that? 33:19 – The pope has isolated us by watering down the faith. How do we reconcile having water down faith and still having real faith? 40:13 – If you haven’t been to confession, the eucharist isn’t going to help you very much. 45:05 – Do you think it would be helpful for people to have more faith if the church offered communion in both species? …

Questions Covered:  06:54 – I was received into the ordinariate in Toronto, should I adhere to the Canada bishops or the US bishops (in Texas)?    10:52 – What are the similarities with a lay father with children and a priest who is called a Father? Duties and vocation.  16:16 – During confession can you deny the penance the priest gives you and ask for a new one?  20:41 – When we receive the Eucharist do we need both the body and blood? Why do most churches only have the body?  30:58 – Are the words said during consecration actually Jesus speaking through the priest?  34:30 – Retired Lutheran Pastor who likes to occasionally go to Mass out of interest, does Father have any advice for me?  43:30 – How can I best prepare to become a Father?  49:23 – How do I avoid pride while I am fasting?  52:03 – Wants to say hello and welcome Father to St. john the Baptist in PA (he’s local to Fr.’s new parish)  …

Questions Covered:  16:15 – I have two struggling children from a previous marriage. How can I support them while also protecting my younger children?    19:34 – What can a wife and kids do about a man who struggles to bond with the family?   22:12 – What can I do if my children will not talk to me after a divorce?  29:58 – Are there any books or tips for father with kids who are being influences by the LGBTQ teachings in schools?   38:20 – Can a mother compensate for the lack of a relationship with a father?   45:23 – Is there a movement to give funding for parents who desire to homeschool?    50:43 – How do I deal with my 5-year-old son, who is difficult? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:28 – I’m a Baptist considering Catholicism. Can you help clarify how Aquinas is not just reasonable but biblical in his understanding? 17:19 – If God is infinitely greater than man, why do our works matter? 21:29 – How do respond to the claim Act 8:22 is evidence for confessing directly to God? 28:22 – How does irresistible grace differ from efficacious according to Aquinas? 32:52 – If God permits evil so that humans can choose love, can we say the same thing for animal suffering? Can we say they have free will, if not does God cause evil? 43:18 – We see God do a lot of miracles in the bible. Why don’t we see him perform miracles like he did then? 49:00 – How does Luke 20:37 prove that there is a resurrection? 53:06 – Why isn’t the sacrament of penance extended to Protestants? …

Questions Covered: 17:16 – In America we struggle with Catholic hospitals doing things against the Church and the bishops. Is this something that Australia struggles with too? 24:21 – Are there any Catholic sites in Australia that Catholics should see while visiting? 31:04 – Is it true that the government can really just take a hospital? 41:07 – I wanted to highlight a growing community in Australia called Apostoli Viae. Are you familiar with them? 44:50 – How is the Australian Church fighting back against the wokeism that is attacking the Church? 49:55 – What’s the Catholic Church’s response to dealing with the lost generation of indigenous like what happened in Canada? …

Questions Covered: 07:03 – Can you help me understand what’s happening with the Dodgers and the sisters on perpetual indulgence? How do Catholics reconcile 16:28 – Can I clean my house on Sundays? 20:12 – I had a conversation with a Jewish friend who asked me to prove where Jesus said he was God? Where can I find that? 24:57 – How do I let someone know that wearing a rosary is inappropriate? 32:00 – Act 8:37 Why does it appear in some bibles and not others? 41:57 – Can you help clarify the proper way of receiving communion? I’ve heard a lot discord lately 47:48 – Is it ok for me to remain a protestant? 50:54 – I was raised Catholic but became Mormon. I’m considering Catholicism again. How do I proceed? Resource Mentioned: https://ignatius.com/from-the-susquehanna-to-the-tiber-fstp/ …

Questions Covered: 08:39 – How can I trust God when I have trouble accepting the bible and its inconsistencies?  16:31 – If God keeps piling on the burdens in my life, then how can I trust him?  32:20 – I’m 86 and I have a hard time believing in God because he allows other people to be born into other religions that will lead to hell. How can I trust a God that would do that?  43:07 – How do we have faith in God when we experience dark spirits? Is it bad to pray to Mary instead of God?  48:31 – When we feel abandoned by God, How can we trust in God all the more?  51:05 – Memorizing scripture helps to trust in God.  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:17 – How do we qualify ourselves to receive holy communion? 18:18 – Who can serve as extraordinary ministers of holy communion? How often can one serve? 28:42 – How do you face the fear of going to confession especially if you know you’re going to commit the sin again? 41:35 – How do I talk to my family and catch up with them without gossiping? 49:54 – I had a very real dream that I went to confession. If I would have died at that moment would that confession have counted? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 12:03 – 1 Kings 15:5 says David followed the Lord all the days of life. But how can this be if he had multiple wives and committed adultery with Bathsheba? 18:05 – What is the Catholic root of confirmation? What does this have to do with the Holy Spirit? 21:51 – What’s the best explanation for the original ending of Mark? 29:27 – Can you go into detail about the Catholics’ connection to the pope and the point of one? 32:22 – When discussing transubstantiation. Can we hold to the dogma without accepting the notion of substance and accidents? 41:13 – Do we have any writings of the Church Fathers that explain what heaven might look like? 47:53 – How can Catholics reconcile Pope Boniface IX’s explanation that salvation can only be obtained by faithfulness to the holy pontiff and Vatican 2’s teaching that people can be saved outside of the Church due to ignorance? …

Questions Covered:  11:42 – How do we alleviate suffering since we can’t totally get rid of it? 23:51 – I’m a widow. It’s important to call out to God during suffering. 32:39 – I’m in my 80’s and in constant pain. My wife constantly takes care of me daily and has embraced suffering daily. 42:46 – How does suffering connect to the souls in purgatory? How can suffering bring us closer to God? 51:18 – Can you expound on your comment that suffering is related to evil? …

Questions Covered: 09:14 – Would It be ok for Catholics to believe extra books of the bible like 3rd and 4th Maccabees as inspired scripture? 15:23 – Where do we see in the bible passing on of the diaconate, priesthood and episcopacy? 22:15 – Could we use Mt.18 as evidence for confession? 29:22 – What’s the difference between Catholics and Protestants? 38:45 – Gal 1:17 used as evidence for not needing apostolic teaching but for individual interpretation. What’s the rebuttal? 42:56 – It seems that John 20 is sufficient for salvation. What is the Catholic Rebuttal? 47:00 – How do we understand sin based on the bible, and how does that correlate with Jesus giving authority to forgive those sins?] 50:24 – I’m a convert. The Methodists are the only exception with more authorities than scripture. …

Questions Covered: 11:32 – Why would someone who is raised Catholic become transgender? 19:00 – As a Catholic school teacher, how do I help my students who identify as a different sex/attracted to same sex? 34:33 – Calling to give word of encouragement as someone who is Catholic and experiences same sex attraction. 37:46 – What is the best way to be a good Christian witness to my gay friends? 46:47 – Where is the balance between being loving and standing up for the truth in regard to all the propaganda that is thrown at us? …

Questions Covered:  03:32 – How do we know that God is good and not evil?   14:40 – What is a venial sin?   21:52 – When is it okay to receive communion outside of the Mass?  30:07 – If God exists in the eternal realm, is our spirit with him now or only at the end of our life?   33:46 – How do I deal with end of world prophecies on YouTube?  37:35 – Should I keep going to confession for the same sin?   44:10 – How can I encourage a Protestant friend to kneel at Mass if she does believe in the real presence?   47:31 – Why were Mary and Joseph amazed by Simeon’s prophecy?   51:58 – Can I refuse to be a witness to an annulment request from my daughter’s ex-husband?   …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:51 – How would you explain the eucharist to Catholics who deny the real presence? 17:54 – What are we to assume about Joseph if Catholics don’t believe that he didn’t have relations with Mary? Who then are the brothers and sisters of Jesus that are mentioned in the bible? 29:03 – Can you call God ‘it’? 34:53 – When Jesus offered the first mass, did he also receive the body and blood? 41:45 – What does the Church teach about being asexual? 45:46 – Does Catholic eschatology encompass the return of Jesus’ bodily return? 46:53 – Could you explain what possible consequences were to come up if Jesus did have siblings, such as Jesus John taking Mary into his home after the crucifixion? 51:52 – Why is Matthew 17:21 missing from a lot of bibles? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:00 –  How accurate is the movie Nefarious on demonic possession? 16:11 – Can you help me better understand the devotion to the Sacred Heart? Why not just a devotion to all of Jesus? 21:39 – What’s the meaning of the opening of the tombs in Matthew 27:52? Is John 5 an allusion to that verse? 29:07 – The most crucial problem with the Roman Catholic Church is its belief that faith alone in Christ is not sufficient for salvation. 32:30 – Is baptism a requisite to be a Christian? 35:06 – Is AI now or in the future able to create images of our thoughts through scanning our brains? If so, how do we reconcile this with our thoughts being a spiritual thing? 43:35 – What does the Church teach about mediums like John Edward? 51:29 – I was told that there are 7 levels of heaven. Is this true? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:40 – I don’t understand how a sacrament can be valid and illicit at the same time. 07:55 – How did people prior to Jesus expect and understand eternal life? 14:51 – Is there any sign that there will be a revival of faith coming? 21:57 – Is there a reason why some Catholic art contains architecture and weaponry that is anachronistic to its time? 28:22 – Can you explain who has authority to do exorcisms? 32:34 – Is numerology real? 38:23 – What reasons should a Christian believe in just war theory? 49:49 – Can you help me understand better the ‘Oh Happy Fault’ that we sing on Easter? Why do we say we gained more than we lost? …

Open Forum, Questions Covered: 05:50 – What your thoughts on Utah’s banning of the bible. I think the bible’s sexual content is far worse than the sexual content of other books that are banned. 15:04 – What’s the Church’s relation to the Greek Orthodox Church and what are the differences? 18:45 – How can we understand the NT when some miracles were only temporary for the first century? such as the disciple who lied to Peter and died instantly. 24:07 – I have trouble understanding penance. Why did some people have penance that lasted years? 37:43 – If you get a plenary indulgence, is it good for life? 43:49 – How did the Orthodox retain apostolic succession while the protestants didn’t? 48:44 – What are the best argument against Wicca Paganism? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:25 – I’m atheist and am looking into Catholicism. My only religious friend began attacking Catholicism the moment I mentioned it. Why would Christians say that Catholicism is evil and Satan worshippers? 18:18 – What is the ordinary form of the liturgy and what are the other forms? 28:36 – If the priest does not say the words of absolution, is the confession still valid? 33:07 – When does Marian devotion become heresy? 43:10 – My birth mom has made me the person in charge of her will. She requested being cremated and having her remains scattered. Can I do this as a practicing Catholic? 49:14 – Josephus and others had different beliefs about Jesus. Because of their beliefs, did they just leave out the resurrection? 51:25 – How do the Catholic and Calvinistic view of the Eucharist differ? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:13 – How can I make sure to stay rooted in my Catholic faith when I enter college? 12:26 – How do we know when we shouldn’t be around bad influences since Jesus spent time with sinners? 19:10 – Would Catholic Answers consider airing Matt Walsh’s Documentary on your website to combat Pride month in honor the Month of the Sacred Heart? 23:06 – Is it true that a pope was planning on changing doctrine but died right before he could? If so, who was it? 28:52 – How does one explain faith vs works to a protestant friend? 41:45 – I don’t always feel the sacraments but I asked and received a feeling. 48:59 – Is the Vulgate an inspired translation? 50:12 – My son asked me, what does heaven look like? What can I say to him? …

Questions Covered: 12:11 – Is there a list of dogmas that I have to believe that I have to believe to convert? 16:44 – I want to challenge the Catholic view on and interpretation of the Old Testament? 30:00 – What creates the foundational understanding of the Church’s teaching on contraception? 41:00 – What is the responsibility of the Church if they have Catholics who don’t adhere to the teachings? 46:26 – Why should I believe the magisterium is holy if they are caught up in scandal? 50:09 – It’s hard to believe that God loves us. How can we know that he actually does? 51:15 – What criteria would be needed for a person to morally take their own lives? …

Questions Covered: 17:00 – When is the ideal age for a woman to conceive a child? 19:42 – Should Christians see adoption of frozen embryos as a noble thing to do? 24:44 – If someone is terminally ill and certain to die in a short amount of time, why is it morally wrong to terminate their own lives? 33:10 – I’ll be entering the medical field soon. What do I do if a patient starts requesting physician assisted suicide? 46:33 – What is the difference between embryonic adoption and children being adopted? …

Questions Covered: 2:58 – Jimmy, huge fan of your work, your terminal intellect and towering beard. Or maybe I got that backwards. If we, in the eschaton are given our infallible bodies and the new Jerusalem in essence becomes our planet krypton… can you postulate on what we will do in the eschaton? Saints are generals in God’s army etc? But what will our missions be? Will we go and evangelize the universe of fallen creatures? If so, will Christ have to incarnate on that world to save them or will we as we have been “made Gods” or is that a blasphemous thing? If we do hypothetically have to incarnate for them, would our infallible bodies change to the alien form we incarnate for thus we become aliens only until we go to the next world? Or if only Christ can do the incarnating / saving would be or are there already millions of incarnations of Christ and his form in heaven adjusted to whatever creature he’s interacting with? 13:45 – Why did Humans take so long to be advanced just recently with agriculture, medicine, economy, infrastructure etc. What were they doing for 200,000 years!? 18:10 – With admission by the USA of ufos, what do we think about extraterrestrial beings—souls, evangelizing, origin, etc 20:15 – 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. 23:30 – 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. 28:28 – What are your thoughts on spontaneous human combustion? Is there evidence it’s happened, and what would be a possible explanation for it? 34:07 – What evidence is there that humans matured earlier in life in Christ’s time? 38:45 – 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. 42:40 – 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? 46:31 – 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? …

Questions Covered: 04:00 – Was it certain or contingent that Adam and Eve would fall or that the angels would fall?  14:42 – Suppose Middle-Earth really existed. Could God become incarnate as a man, an elf, a dwarf, and a hobbit all at the same time? If yes, could man, elf, dwarf, and hobbit Jesus interact with each other and maybe all go   17:03 – I am a bit of a survivalist nut and I am always preparing for the collapse of civilization. I was just wondering, if there was a nuclear war or really any kind of catastrophe that would trigger a societal collapse, and the chaos was so widespread that most of the bishops and all of the cardinals were killed, how would the new pope be elected? Could the surviving bishops (who I would imagine would not be cardinals because most likely they’d all be remote rural bishops) elect the new Pope?  23:34 – When the Magi came, do you think it made the Holy Family wealthy? Enough to travel and stay in Egypt, provide for a 3-year ministry of 13 plus, and for the care of his beloved mother Mary until the Dormition? 28:43 – Where does the idea of toll booths come from, and why didn’t it make its way into the Western church? 42:30 – Are the laws of logic and thought — identity, non-contradiction, and excluded middle — true of all *possible* universes, or only of ours? Would multiverse theories or alternate dimensions modify these rules? And do the laws *certainly* apply even here, or could one argue that maybe an extreme form of Scotistic “haecceity” versus “quiddity” means that maybe they don’t? 49:23 – Why is most lunch meat round when bread is mostly square? …

Questions Covered: 01:43 – What’s a good response to someone who insists that believers don’t need a hierarchy?  04:38 – When Jesus was baptized by JTB, did John hear God say that Jesus was his son? If so, why did John ask Jesus if he was the Messiah in Luke 7?  11:16 – Soul sleep. I’ve read everything on Catholic Answers including your own article Jimmy Akin. Recent rebuttal to Luke 15 was this refers to “angels but not saints as they are dead until raised” or in the Transfiguration, these were mere “visions.”  20:21 – Our Bishop interprets Paenitemini in such a way that we are required to abstain from gravies and soups made from meat in the Fridays of Lent.  28:40 – How does God answer our prayers? How do Mt 21:22 and Mk 11:24 come into play?  33:13 – What is hardness of heart? When it says God hardened pharaohs heart, what did it mean? How does it tie into Judas’s decision? How does it tie into our spiritual growth today?  40:48 – How can we have a better time converting Muslims?  46:25 – Hi Jimmy, I recently spoke with an atheist, and he asked me why the Christian God?  …

Questions Covered: 05:25 – If we are not guilty for the sins of our father, then why are we guilty of “original sin”? Follow-up question: If Mary could be born without the stain of original sin then why can’t God afford us the same and let us all start off with a clean slate? Thank you Jimmy.  13:03 – You may have dealt with this before: would aliens need baptism?  15:02 – How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?  16:53 – What was God’s plan if Adam and Eve did not sin?. What does Original Justice really mean? When we say Adam and Eve were not suppose to die, what death are we talking about?  20:53 – Suppose someone was alone in the woods and knew he was transforming into a zombie (or a cordyceps zombie). And if his zombified self made it back to civilization, it could be a disaster for the species. Could it be morally licit for him to end his own life to prevent this?  30:57 – Why is it that the Knox and Douay-Rheims Bible Old Testaments only feature 3rd and 4th Kings but not other translations of the Old Testament in other Catholic Bibles?  34:33 – When someone is canonized as a saint, who decides what attributes will be associated with the images of that saint? St. Peter has his keys. St. Lucy has her eyes. If there is ever a Saint Jimmy, how will your attributes be identified?  39:18 – Is there anything in tradition as to why Pilate only offers to release either Jesus or Barrabas and not the two thieves crucified next to Jesus? Could they have been gentiles?  43:10 – When detectives do undercover work does that constitute lying and could it be considered consequentialism??  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 15:59 – Why do we say that we vote on the issues instead of the person? What if a person is morally corrupt? 22:02 – NFP is causing a rift in my marriage. Is there any middle ground for Catholics? 37:12 – How do you defend the privation view of evil? 45:03 – I’m interested in Catholicism. I’ve been convinced that the sabbath is actually Saturday. What’s the argument for the Sunday Sabbath and would it be valid to celebrate the sabbath of Saturday? …

Open Forum Questions Covered: 04:00 – What’s the Church’s teaching on transgenderism? 28:23 – My adult son was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He wants to receive communion, but it scares him to come into a church and confess. What can he do? 40:05 – Did Jesus have siblings? 50:38 – I’m a former Mormon. Are Mormon baptisms considered valid in the eyes of the Church? …

Questions Covered 13:41 – Do you think Pontius Pilate went to heaven? 20:42 – How do you recommend talking to someone who is Anti-Catholic? 30:48 – What is the difference between someone’s mind and soul? 35:56 – How can the Catholic church promote reading the Bible more? 42:47 – If two popes have differing opinions/teachings on things, how do you approach that? 47:18 – If God is all knowing, why does it matter what I do? Do you actually have free will? 53:11 – Is the magic 8 ball part of the occult? …

Questions Covered 06:16 – Does Paul teach works-based salvation in Romans? 13:36 – How do we invite Non-Catholic’s to Mass? 22:14 – Can the devil read your thoughts? 29:38 – How do you explain Mary being the Queen of Heaven? 42:17 – As someone who is new to Catholicism, how do you dive deeper into your faith? Why do you have to go to mass on Sunday? 48:30 – Is St. Bridget of Ireland a pagan goddess? What is her history? …

Questions Covered: 04:15 – Is it morally permissible to 3D print religious art and icons?  19:33 – My question is based on a recent debate a friend and I had: would it technically be okay to wear an upside down cross as a necklace to represent the St. Peter’s cross.  We both love the representation of humility and devotion St. Peter had and the symbolism is amazing. But people assume upside down crosses are satanic.  It could be a conversation starter, but then again it could send an odd message.  So technically two questions: is it okay and would it be prudent?  22:39 –  31:59 – This is a 2 part question: 1. Is God actually involved in the creation of every human life? Or just the “chosen ones”? Meaning, maybe some people are created simply as a scientific effect of the procreational act? 2. If He IS involved in the creation of every human life…and so many people do not make it to heaven…. and God is omniscient …wouldn’t that mean that God is knowingly creating people that He knows will go to hell? If that is true, are there any thoughts/ideas on why He would do that?  39:18 –What was the manna in the desert for? Why did Jesus emphasize that they ate and still died?  43:17 – Can a priest consecrate something else apart from bread such as an apple?  48:25 – I would love to ask Cy and Joe a question! I am part of a Christian Facebook group open to all Christian denominations, and recently someone made a comment about St. Paul being a heretic. I was curious if this is a belief of a particular denomination and what the roots of this claim comes from. I have never heard a Christian claim this and wanted to know the argument better.  …

Questions Covered 13:47 – As people have their body parts replaced with mechanical parts (arms, heart, etc.) is there a point where they are no longer themselves? 19:00 – Has there been any update on stem cell research? Is there any update on embryonic stem cell research? 31:49 – Is it acceptable to donate your body to science? What is the Church’s stance on cremation? 37:02 – Legally, do you have to test animal embryos before testing human embryos? Is it ethical to preserve embryos to display for educational purposes? 45:07 – Are condoms illicit during pregnancy if they can help prevent bacterial infection when antibiotics can be harmful to the fetus? 50:32 – What is Fr. Tad’s perspective/counsel on ectopic pregnancy procedures? …

Questions Covered 07:23 – Is it heretical or orthodox to say that homosexual behavior is illegal? 16:28 – What translation of the bible do you use? What makes a good/bad translation? 20:55 – Does it matter if you get baptized in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit versus just the name of Jesus? 34:00 – Is it orthodox to throw red rose petals during mass to celebrate Pentecost? 41:25 – How do you explain indulgences? And not make them seem like “tokens” to heaven? 46:45 – Do you think the protestant reformation upset God or was it part of His plan? 49:40 – What did Jesus mean when he said to the thief on the cross “you will be with me in paradise”? 52:27 – Why did Jesus choose to resurrect privately without any witnesses? …

Questions Covered 03:46 – Why do people still have an issue with the Divine Mercy devotion, and why is it actually okay? 13:24 – Why is St. Gregory Palamis canonized as a saint if he was an Eastern Orthodox monk? 20:55 – In the language that Jesus spoke, did he use the same word in Aramaic to refer to Peter and to the rock upon which he’d build his church? 30:00 – What’s the theology behind popes blessing monarchs, and how does that bear on the relation between church and state? 35:32 – When the Jewish people were given the Old Testament, were they given infallibility with interpreting the scripture? 45:11 – After the battle of La Ponto, the pope instituted the feast of Our Lady of Victory then changed it to our lady of the rosary… can Catholics still ask for the intercession of Our Lady of Victory? 48:39 – Why does the Roman Rite not practice infants receiving communion like the Byzantine Rite? …

Questions Covered: 2:08 – What are your thoughts on the differences between the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible translations? 12:50 – How did different editions of holy books play into Catholic teaching on biblical inspiration? What do we regard as originally inspired? 22:56 – Do you know anything about WWI combat rosaries? 32:19 – Can you give me some references in a Protestant Bible for Purgatory? 41:15 – When Jesus returns, will those in heaven see what he’s doing on Earth? 44:00 – Why doesn’t Judaism believe Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy? 47:26 – Are the four temperaments rooted in Catholicism? I see them everywhere. 51:36 – What did Jesus mean when he said “Be perfect”? How should a scrupulous person read that? …

Questions Covered: 08:15 – Is there a theological basis for the pope to restrict the TLM? 21:05 – Wouldn’t Mary’s parents need to be free from sin in order for them to have an Immaculate Conception. Behold Your Mother 24:28 – Do you know anything about an official World War I metal rosary? 31:16 – Mt 18:6 Does this mean that Jesus considers little children to believe in him? 46:30 – How did Jesus’ humanity and divinity exhibit themselves in his everyday life? …

Questions Covered:  09:40 – CCC 2093. Does this mean we shouldn’t be pulling weeds and swatting flies since we aren’t loving God through those creations? 20:03 – What’s the difference between a spiritual director, confessor and someone who hears your confession? 31:09 – I am a Catholic and would like to know if I have to confess my sins to a priest, or can I confess my sins to God through prayer? 35:15 – Is one considered a baptized Catholic if they are baptized by a schismatic? 39:25 – If a priest charges admission to the mass is Jesus still present? 41:10 – Why do we need purgatory when we’re quenched by the blood of Jesus? 46:37 – If you’re in an opportunity of offering redemptive suffering but you forget, can you offer that up later? 51:35 – Why are Anglican and Episcopalian priests allowed to become Catholic priests even though they hold different beliefs? …

Two contestants go head to head in this episode of the Catholic Answers Games Show! …

Cy and Karol answer questions from our “dropped calls” list …

Questions Covered: 30:09 – I thought Mary visited Elizabeth to learn about childbirth. Is this true? 32:58 – Why were Mary and Joseph surprised at Jesus’ comment about being in his Father’s house after they lost him? 42:23 – I was taught that the visit to Elizabeth was typological to David dancing in front of the Arch of the Covenant. Can you expound on that? 44:16 – Can you explain the timeline of Joseph and Mary’s betrothal? Was it before, during, after the Visitation? 49:32 – Would Simeon at the Presentation have remembered that this was the Mary that was pregnant outside of marriage and Joseph almost divorced? …

Questions Covered: 20:15 – It feels like Catholic Charities has been pushed out of the foster care services. 32:39 – How do you prepare your home if you want to foster? 35:51 – I was adopted as a baby. I want to encourage people to adopt and not abort. 44:44 – Are there any grandparent programs to adopt children? 48:16 – I work in a foster organization and everything you’re saying is correct. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:33 – I’m a convert from Episcopalian church. Why can’t I receive communion at both churches when I go with my family? 17:35 – I’m interested in Catholicism. What is the thought of using products that have been associated with immorality? For example, buying shoes from a company that has produced shoes with a pentagram? 31:04 – I’m coming into the Church but am cohabiting. What should I do? 37:25 – A Protestant was arguing that we shouldn’t have Marian intercession because it is based on the Old Testament. What’s the response? 45:23 – Is once saved always saved the sin of presumption? 48:29 – Is it okay to go to adoration and just sit in silence? 50:55 – Do Anglican priests have to be re-ordained when they convert to Catholicism? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:27 – Does Is. 53:10 support penal substitution? 17:42 – What is the best way to discuss the Marxist tendencies in the Grapes of Wrath from a Catholic perspective? 20:30 – How does Hebrews 10:14 not teach eternal security? 42:37 – Did God really forsake Christ on the cross? 47:30 – Why aren’t the Church Fathers as popular among Protestants as they are with Catholics? 51:34 – I’m returning to the faith. Is it appropriate for me to read the bible and try to discern the word of God? …

Questions Covered: 03:06 – Is Michael Heiser a heretic? Why are so many Protestants intrigued by his teachings? 11:04 – This question has always been on my mind. The Bible periodically speaks of God as being the One True God. Or mentions, as I paraphrase, “no other gods are like our God.” What’s the faith teach about “other gods?” Are the Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Roman, Mayan, etc., gods real to an extent? I always wondered if they could have been demons or fallen angels manipulating things on earth. Would love to explore that topic of other gods and their legitimacy. 18:28 – I learned from a Catholic trivia game that “as a result of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the moon is considered part of the Diocese of Orlando, FL.” There was no citation, however. What is the law in question and how does it apply to the moon when it was promulgated before space exploration began? 28:27 – I love my wife, my cats, my country, and cheesecake. Why then do I find it so hard to believe that I love the Lord? Considering all that the Lord has done, I feel I should be positively burning with love and gratitude and that I should actively live each moment of my life in His service. Yet, I get caught up in life, I sin, and that burning devotion never really materializes. I am left feeling selfish and ungrateful. I pray, I try to keep the commandments, and I avail myself of the sacraments, but if you ask “Do you love the Lord?” I will hesitate. If I really DID love Him, I’d be a better person, less of a sinner, and my love for Him would burn far greater than my fear of His judgement. Right? I certainly have FEAR of the Lord. My greatest longing is to be numbered among His sheep. My greatest terror is to be cast out with the goats, even though I deserve it. Is this just scrupulosity? Am I being too hard on myself? Can love and fear of the Lord be the same thing? Am I missing something important that I need to change? 34:20 – If, as written, a wife needs to submit to her husband and a husband should love his wife like Christ loves the church. How does this make sense if the wife must in some relationships make a much better leader? Is it really the teaching that a family may suffer if absolutely the inadequate person is the leader? Is it church teaching that a woman cannot be a better head than any man? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/spiritual-headship 42:14 – Can saints (and demons for that matter) hear our thoughts? If not, is silent prayer to saints therefore useless? …

Questions Covered: 02:55 – During the recitation of the Gloria at Mass, we say (speaking to and about our Lord Jesus), “For You alone are the Holy One. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the Most High…” My question deals with the use of the word “ALONE” in these statements. I accept that they are all true, but I also know that they apply equally to the Father and the Holy Spirit.  Understanding that the prayer intends no contradiction or diminution of the other Members of the Trinity, is this grammatical “glitch” just an artifact of translation or is there a deeper meaning present that eludes me? 07:18 – In the divine plan of things, why did Jesus come when he did? He could easily have showed up in 1930’s Louisiana and we would all be wearing electric chairs around our necks. My $0.02 take is that the year that we call “1” was the perfect time because (1) The Hebrew people have marinated long enough in the stew of Salvation History. They became mature enough to finally host the Messiah. (2) The Jews lived at the literal center of the world (the Americas and its peoples not coming into play in the divine plan for another 1500 years, of course). (3) What made the Roman Empire special was its vastness and its roads. The original information superhighway for which the early members of “The Way” can spread the messages given by The Savior. I would love to hear your take on this question. 14:45 – Does the Catechism of the Catholic Church have more authoritative power than previous conciliar documents? Isn’t the CCC the primary authoritative text currently? 17:07 – It seems like a lot of people see loved ones after they die. Can loved ones come back for a moment to comfort those they left? 21:26 – I have some friends that are Traditionalist Catholics who seem to possess a “my world is coming to an end mentality” over the fact that Pope Francis issued his Traditiones Custodes document. Could you give me some advice on how to talk to Traditionalist Catholics about why the Pope issued that document? 28:28 – During a recent program, you gave the requirements for a sin to be classified as mortal. Namely: grave matter, full knowledge, and free consent.  You went on to illustrate “grave matter” with the example of stealing $1.00. If done against a millionaire it would probably not classify as “grave”, but if done against a poor person it very likely would. All of that makes perfect sense, BUT… I have a measure of OCD and the related scrupulosity. While they make me very good at my job, they also make me chafe at grey areas with high stakes, and what stakes are higher than salvation?  My question is this: How can we best define the line between “grave” and “not grave” without foolishly or mistakenly convincing ourselves that what may actually be grave really isn’t? Clearly, the location of that line will vary depending upon the circumstances, but what guidance can you offer to help us draw it correctly, or at least safely, each time? To borrow a phrase from Douglas Adams, “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” 36:30 – Does God have perfect knowledge of the future? 41:45 – Someone was married to someone who got caught up into Satanic worship after watching the original Rosemary’s Baby. Their house became infested with spirits who played tricks on the spouse, trying to get her to leave, mostly they hid keys or other things, so she was often late. An occult expert told her the spirits wanted her out and they would become dangerous, harm her, or even kill her. She told her husband and tearfully told him she had to leave. He had a big bonfire and burned the objects he had collected along with the books, he quit participating, and bit by bit the spirits stopped antagonizing the wife. The husband had a terminal illness, but he was never seriously ill as long as he participated but almost immediately…

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:58 – If a marriage is declared annulled, how do you refer to the former marriage if it was declared invalid? 08:44 – How do I talk to a Mormon about the Trinity? Resource mentioned: From the Susquehana to the Tiber 22:37 – How is one qualified as a valid Catholic? 28:37 – How do Catholics understand Mt 24:13 and Mt 24:22? 40:18 – How do I balance liberal and conservative theology within the Catholic Church? 47:46 – Do people become angels when they die? 51:42 – Is Marian devotion a requirement for a Catholic? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:25 – Were the prophets in the New Testament Church prophesying about the future of the Church? 15:40 – CCC states the canon of the bible has apostolic origin but does the early Church disprove that? 31:00 – Why does a Catholic have to get married inside of the Church? 40:12 – I was invited to a Christian baptism. Is it okay for me to go? 47:18 – Who wrote Genesis? 50:03 – How do we reconcile John the Baptist being the greatest of the prophets and Mary being the greatest creation? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:15 – Is it okay for Catholics to use contraception for irregular cycles? 08:41 – If God is pure spirit then why does the bible suggest that he has a human body? 18:04 – Can Catholics be a part of Elks Clubs and other societies? 23:47 – How do you explain confession to non-Catholics? 37:28 – Is using words like, darn or heck, sinful? 45:44 – Did the early Church Fathers believe that the three angels who visited Abram were a physical manifestation of the Trinity? Are they right? 48:37 – How do we balance separating the body of relics and not allowing the scattering of the remains of loved ones? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:24 – Who was the very first Christian? 18:45 – This past Sunday’s reading Acts 8:14-17. Don’t we receive the Holy Spirit fully in baptism? 22:34 – What choir of angels are depicted only having a head and wings? 24:39 – How do you respond to the claim that St. Patrick was a Baptist minister and that the Catholics hijacked his story? 34:16 – by saying the Orthodox priesthood is valid, are we saying they are right in saying the papacy is wrong? 37:45 – Is it true that there are over millions of Satan clubs across the country? 46:02 – Chris, Thank you for your article in the magazine. Have your read Dr. Kreeft’s, How the weakness of the cross makes us strong? 49:03 – Why is there so much repetition in the bible, specifically in Exodus? …

Questions Covered: 02:34 – Why do Catholics reject abortion but they are ok with taking vaccines with abortion fetal tissue? 13:06 – Why would we want to preach the gospel to people if they have invincible ignorance? 17:59 – Why do only 30% of professed Catholics actually believe in the real presence of the eucharist? 21:52 – How can I defend my faith against a narcissist? 31:20 – Why do we say deliver us from evil and lead us not into temptation? We are the cockroaches that create evil, not God. 40:07 – What does it mean to be one under the pope? 47:35 – Is it a sin to go shopping on Sunday? …

Questions Covered; 04:02 – What does the Church believe in reincarnation and why? 11:36 – Why do Catholics believe that salvation is faith and work when Jesus preaches works only salvation in Mt 25? 17:00 – Why is the pope coming down so hard on the traditional Latin mass? 20:57 – Why does the priest mention Melchizedek during the prayers of consecration? 24:25 – Why would one want to evangelize a faithful methodist? Wouldn’t they already be considered part of the faithful? 34:52 – Why are Catholics not united on the abortion issue? 40:17 – Why would God allow things like Hurricane Sandy? 46:42 – Why did the words of the mass change several years ago? …

Questions Covered: 09:02 – What’s the Catholic view on a 3-person baby that was recently created? 17:25 – If evolution is real, why don’t we have any transitional fossils? 22:51 – If God is the concept of infinity, is he an ever-expanding infinity or is he the highest set of infinity? 31:02 – With science expanding so quickly, I’m reminded of the of the Jurassic Park quote: we are doing things so fast we are not stopping to think if we should. 35:07 – Is it okay for me to question certain components of science such as carbon dating? 41:04 – What have you done to handle situations when you hit a wall when publishing studies? 45:48 – Wouldn’t the argument that God is constantly changing support the theory that men and women can change and be transgender? …

Questions Covered: 04:47 – Could you comment on arguments against legal abortion based on it allowing people to make lazy decisions?  12:08 – My son has a buddha statue in his home. My wife and I were invited over to dinner. I don’t feel comfortable going over because of how scandalous it is. What’s your advice?  20:21 – How do you respond to atheists who say you’re only Catholic because you grew up that way?  29:44 – How do you respond to a protestant who explains away Marian apparitions as demonic?  36:38 – Gavin Ortland claimed that the Church Fathers would not agree with what the Church became by the 1500’s. How would one debunk that?  45:58 – How do you reply to someone who says the Catholic version of baptism because of the sprinkling of water instead of submersion?  49:43 – We are studying centering prayer in our Catholic book club. The book by Fr. Thomas Keating says that we are God and my parish priest says St. Athanasius backs this up. Can you clarify?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:01 – Is it moral for my Catholic boyfriend to make glass containers for cremated remains? 14:00 – Does the Church take a position on what the genetic makeup of Jesus would look like? 16:44 – If God is all knowing, then why would he allow atheists to be born? 31:17 – What kind of society would you want to see America become? One that respects all religions or just the Catholic faith? 46:41 – How did the concept of the immortal soul come to be in Christianity since the Jewish people didn’t believe in that? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:33 – does the initial stage of justification differ from the process that happens after? 05:54 – What is the Catholic view on the 1000-year reign of Jesus in Revelation? 08:45 – Could you write a book on what the Catholic teaching on justification actually is and why we reject penal substitutionary atonement? 18:56 – Is it okay to pray the rosary in public? 22:14 – On what basis did the Orthodox dissent during the Great Schism? 29:25 – Why can’t our protestant brothers and sisters who are baptized receive communion? 45:38 – Under what circumstances would a child or baby receive communion 49:06 – How is it possible to say that the Church can claim to be consistent in its apostolic tradition and yet claim that 5 degrees of minor orders are no longer real? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:56 – I’ve been getting a lot of Mormon missionaries. Is it fruitful to talk to them? 17:12 – Can you clarify Divine simplicity and the essence energies distinction? 21:51 – What is the nature of the Church’s non infallible teachings? Could a theologian dissent from those opinions? 32:31 – How does Sola Scriptura affirm Tradition as meaningful and authoritative but claims only Scripture as infallible? 35:56 – Was it cruel for God to kill innocent babies during Noah’s flood? 45:52 – Did Pope Leo the Great and Pope St. Gelasius I condemned communion under one form? 50:21 – How do we defend transubstantiation and reject transgenderism since both have the appearance of something they’re not? …

Questions Covered: 02:25 – How many languages was the bible translated into around the year 500 AD? I find polemical stuff all around the internet that is trying to put down the Catholic Church by saying it was translated into 500 languages by then. 06:23 – What is the Church’s view on suffering well when the person doesn’t really know what that means? My 8 y.o. daughter has been diagnosed with cancer. We as her parents offer up her suffering but how does the Lord view hers? 15:44 – Follow up question to Julian. Can you please give some clarification that we can go directly to Jesus rather than always through a mediator? 30:57 – If a husband and wife become one flesh in marriage and both die and end up in purgatory, do they first both need to be purged of their sin in order to go to heaven? 34:35 – I understand the concept of indulgences that if we do good works or pious actions it will reduce temporal punishment in purgatory. It seems like we’re just doing indulgences to check a box. Are the indulgences in these big books real and what is their full purpose? 41:36 – Follow up to previous question – You said, “If you have a gun license, you’ve been deputized by the state to carry out capital punishment.” Can you give some more clarification on that statement? 47:27 – How do we reconcile the different factions and the division they cause within the Catholic Church, especially in the US? 52:09 – How do I explain the papacy to my Protestant friend? …

Questions Covered: 04:04 – Does listening to an audio version meet the criteria of saying the rosary? 05:55 – Is it a licit theological opinion to think that Mary did not die before her assumption? On catholic.com, Fr. Hugh Barbour says the magisterium does not teach that she died but Michael Lofton says she did. 15:05 – What were the differences between presbyters and Bishops in the early Church? 20:38 – In Hebrews 4:15-16, it says, “We have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…Let us therefore come boldly…” Why do Catholics have priests if this passage says we can go boldly ourselves? 32:35 – I shared a video with a friend about how a monastery here in OC is going to be dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Mother. How can I respond to her when she says praying to the saints is demonic? 41:50 – Do our works play into the initial stage of justification? If they do, how so? 49:11 – If we were in an active shooter situation and have legal license to carry, would we be subject to the same rules regarding “Thou shalt not kill” as a soldier in war? …

Questions Covered: 10:40 – What can we do to teach apologetics in our schools? 20:48 – What ways can Catholics and other Christians work together to evangelize? 29:18 – We should remember that Catholic schools are just the beginning of faith formation. It’s a lifelong learning process of learning faith. 36:56 – How does one evangelize one’s own family? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:14 – If God gives us free will while he doesn’t give us the option to opt out of heaven and hell? 16:42 – Mt 5:28 Does this apply to us thinking about any sin and not just lust? 23:23 – How can a person know he is going to heaven? 29:19 – Can you speak about numerology or angel numbers? Is it from God or from the devil? 33:02 – What does presbyteros mean? Does it have a different meaning in the tanakh? 45:18 – Does God not annihilate us because He makes us in His images? 48:28 – If God loves everyone does this also mean He loves Satan and his followers? 52:27 – Is it possible that we are actually living in hell right now? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:13 – What book does the following quote come from? “Let your yes be yes and your no be no. If you are lukewarm, I will spit, you out.”   16:02 – Do baptism and repentance save? How efficacious are they if you can still lose salvation and go to hell?  23:30 – I have a daughter with intellectual disabilities with limited understanding and she is nonverbal. What is the Church’s stance on her being able to receive the sacraments?  31:58 – What am I supposed to contemplate while on the transfiguration in the Luminous mysteries?  38:48 – Why do Catholics call priests father? Doesn’t the bible prohibit that?  46:21 – Will the chalice ever be restored for communion?  53:09 – I have family who don’t know anything about Catholicism and they’re looking for a book recommendation that lays out the very basics. What do you recommend?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:07 – Why do non-Catholics often refer to the pope as the antichrist? 13:12 – What resources should I read in order to find the real Church? 22:16 – Are all lies mortal sin? 39:56 – The wedding at Cana. Did the jars already have water? I asked my pastor and I disagreed with him. He told me I needed to believe exactly what he believed. Is this true? 50:16 – How does one get saved in the Catholic Church? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:47 – I heard a claim that the Romans created the idea of Jesus. That the Flavian Dynasty created it to suppress rebellion. What’s the rebuttal? 13:50 – I just discovered you 6 months ago and am now a donor! I just want to thank Cy for making the show great! 20:27 – If the eucharistic miracles are true, would protestants go back to calling us cannibals? 36:29 – How do I respond to “nothing but Jesus matters?” 49:06 – How long was Jesus on the cross? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:39 – Does Pope Pius IX definition of the Immaculate Conception include Mary crushing the head of the serpent? And what does that mean? 19:25 – What should one do with wedding rings after an annulment according to the Church? 33:10 – Did God will Mary to be the Mediatrix of all grace? 44:42 – If you make a vow to God can you make a request of him that the vow is contingent upon? 52:04 – What is the bible and Church Fathers view of intercession of the saint? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:43 – What happens if you die wearing a scapular but are in mortal sin? Will you go to hell? 16:44 – Is there additional grace needed for salvation apart from sufficient grace? 34:18 – When you say “forgive these sins and all of my others” in confession, are the sins that you forgot forgiven? 47:10 – How do you respond to someone who claims that the devil can intercept prayer and falsely answer it to mislead? 52:55 – Jn 6:37 Is this evidence for not needing the Catholic?   …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:03 – Why do other religions criticize Catholics, but we don’t criticize other religions?  13:52 – How do we help non-denominational Christians understand the truth of Catholicism?  31:19 – How do we reconcile Jesus’ promise to the good thief being with him in paradise that day and Jesus’ descent into hell for 3 days?  41:16 – Can Catholics donate their body to science?  46:22 – Is there a scriptural distinction between intercessor and mediator?  51:51 – Can a Catholic morally officiate a protestant wedding?  …

Questions Covered: 09:18 – During the period we’re suffering with Christ, he reveals beautiful things to us. He has revealed to me a small prayer. 13:54 – Suffering is what drew me towards the Catholic faith and away from Protestantism. 16:18 – My wife and I separated for about 3.5 years and there was a lot of suffering involved. I was the cause of it. I went to confession. I look at it as the 3.5 years was a sort of penance as I went through a lot of growth in that time. We got back together after that time. 21:39 – I had an experience about 13 years ago where my finger was partially amputated. I decided to offer up my suffering for my husband who wasn’t Catholic. He came into the Church 2 years later. Is this an example of redemptive suffering? 33:35 – How can I get a hold of Salvifici Doloris by JPII? 36:17 – My wife and I went through a large disagreement on adopting. I was considering moving out when I came across St. Teresa of Calcutta’s teaching on suffering that changed my whole outlook. 45:08 – In Psalms it says, “You are the potter, we are the clay.” I think that’s what our entire lives are and that sometimes he’s going to use suffering for that. 51:10 – My family has shared some suffering and miracles have come out of it.   Resources Mentioned: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html …

Questions Covered: 14:38 – At the beginning of the mass, the priest says he’s offering up the holy sacrifice of the mass. I thought only Jesus offered up the mass so what does it mean when the priest says this? 17:01 – Do I qualify for making a podcast? I am a practicing Catholic, but I’m not yet baptized. 22:03 – Do you have any advice on prayer? I tend to get very distracted but want to listen and get answers. 28:50 – I am a fan of combat sports like MMA. I saw a video of Fr. Mike Schmitz saying it’s a sin. I don’t see anything in the catechism about it so is it totally sinful or only parts of it? 32:31 – We follow God before we follow men. Do you have any direct verses that point to this? 37:23 – How old is the Latin Rite? I’ve seen some sources say it’s from the 13th century and some say it’s much older. 41:47 – In the book of Tobit, Raphael says he’s the son of multiple people. What does it mean when he’s just an angel and not the son of anyone? 44:31 – How can we reconcile 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 with the immortality of the soul? 48:38 – I am a convert to Catholicism. I’m disappointed in the way the Catholic Church is going along with things like transgenderism. What are your thoughts on it? 51:10 – How can we speak about church hierarchy who may be offending Jesus and Church doctrine without offending Jesus and the priesthood itself?   Resources Mentioned: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/saving-judith-and-tobit https://catholic.cafe/2020/01/21/angel-pretends-he-is-azariah/ …

Questions Covered:  30:54 – Do you see any parallels between Mormonism and Islam?  35:18 – I found the Osmonds to be a strong family. As a Catholic, can I still admire this Mormon family.     42:36 – Do Mormons believe Jesus was an Angel?   45:00 – Did you ever hear of any miracles in the LDS church?  46:38 – Do I need to get Baptized again when entering the Catholic Church from Mormonism?  50:33 – Do you find Mormon women more stressed because of a requirement to server from the church?   …

Questions Covered:  06:38 – I am not Catholic because I grew up as a Lutheran.  16:20 – Why does Rome accept the apostolic succession of the Roman Catholic Church, but not Anglican Church?  21:29 – I am Anglican and struggle with the intercession of the Saints and praying to Mary?   33:45 – I am not Catholic because the priest at my church denied me reconciliation after not attending enough RCIA classes.   45:41 – I am not Catholic because I struggle Papal supremacy.  …

Questions Covered: 01:30 – While I was praying my rosary, it broke. Does this mean anything?  05:07 – Could 1 John 5:7 be used as evidence for the Trinity in scripture?  14:16 – How can I become an apologist?  18:40 – Why are the angels fighting in Revelation 12? And is that describing something current?  22:33 – How would you prove to a protestant that the woman in Genesis 3:15 is Mary?  29:53 – Does the Church have any literature on the topic of why men are leaders in the Church and the home?  35:13 – Is there historical evidence of dragons? Is it possible that they are what we currently think of as the dinosaurs?  45:23 – Is it required to have your first reconciliation before your first Communion? Are we supposed to have a CCD program at our parish for this?  48:32 – Is it better for an atheist to come to believe in some kind of God even if they don’t get all the way to the Christian God?  …

Questions Covered: 04:24 – My Catholic son married a non-denominational Christian who’s trying to get him to raise their kids. What can we do?  15:08 – I went to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky recently, and they showed dinosaurs on the ark. How does that, and the extremely literal interpretation of Genesis they took, fit in with the Catholic view?  28:29 – What was the first Catechism officially accepted by the Church?  30:47 – Was it a sin for me to be the best man at a non-Catholic wedding?  34:18 – Did the war between the faithful angels and the fallen angels take place in heaven or on earth?  43:40 – What kind of fruit was on the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  47:58 – I’ve heard from some non-Catholic sources that the Council of Rome didn’t set the Canon of Scripture. Is that true?  51:32 – Could the Catholic Church end up revising its declaration that Anglican orders are null and void?  …

Questions Covered: 02:30 – I had a family member convert to fundamentalism. They typically tend to run away from their problems and look for the next new thing. How do I bring them back to the Catholic faith in which they were raised? 12:32 – Taking into account evolution, at what point in time was our race “human enough” to engulf the soul and spirit so we could start partaking with God? Also, is there a point during fermentation of grape juice in which it is considered fit for consecration? Why aren’t we able to use grape juice like Protestants? 22:33 – Are indulgences just shortcuts to heaven? How are they ok? 40:26 – Why do we call on Mary as a particular apparition in certain prayers rather than just calling on her as a whole? 48:51 – Is it wrong to refuse the blood of Jesus at Mass when offered due to germs on the cup? 52:13 – What did God really mean by telling Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree of knowledge? What is the true meaning of the tree of knowledge? Did each of these things have deeper meaning? …

Questions Covered: 17:12 – I have debated with people that deny Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant due to how holy the old Ark was. What would be some good questions for me to ask them to get their minds going? 29:18 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on editing baby genes for things like down syndrome? 33:55 – I have seen an image of Our Lady and it seems like she has a scar on her right cheek. Are you familiar with this image and do you have any information on it? 36:54 – I’ve found Protestants online saying that the shepherds in Jesus’ time were Levitical shepherds that took care of sheep used in a sacrifice. They also say the cave where Jesus was born was where sacrificial lambs were kept so it was spotless. Why haven’t I heard these things in Catholic tradition? 44:18 – What is the trinity and did it exist before Jesus descended onto Earth? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:45 – Why do we say that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilot in the Creed? 13:18 – If a gay couple can offer a good well balanced homelife why would the Church’s teaching be relevant anymore? 23:01 – What are your thoughts on the bible claim that few go to heaven, and many go to hell? 32:58 – Matthew 5:27, Dennis Prager said that this quote is mistranslated, and the term is not actually “lust” but instead “covet.” Is this true? 40:30 – You wrote an article that said that not everything in the bible is historically accurate. Could you expound on that? 46:04 – Have you ever run into an argument that would try to discredit the papacy and the name change of Peter? 51:03 – How can we claim that Moses was a prophet since in Numbers he was so violent? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:14 – If my son is incapable of committing mortal sin, does he still have to go to confession? 07:57 – Why wasn’t St. Peter arrested for cutting off the soldier’s ear? 16:43 – What is the biblical evidence for Mary’s bodily assumption? 30:35 – What are your issues with sola scriptura? 33:47 – What was the purpose of bringing Lazarus back to life? Where was Lazarus while he was dead? 42:16 – I’ve read Early Church was the Catholic Church and now I want to read the original documents. Which collection of writings do you recommend me reading? 48:48 – How do I respond to my atheist friends that say the apostles experience mass hysteria after Jesus’ death? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:34 – I’m struggling with family members who are in a same sex relationship, especially with kids around. Now they are adopting a child. Should I be more welcoming? 16:00 – I disagree with some of Joe’s points on the resurrection that he made on Shameless Popery. Could you clarify? 23:20 – Wouldn’t it be better for the Church to relax the strictness on the seal of confession if it would help save people? 31:05 – Is it proper for a lay person to start the Agnus Dei. Is there a rule that says you can start the mass not singing but can change it halfway through the mass and start singing? 37:56 – I’ve been told I need an annulment. It’s causing me great anxiety. Why would I need one? 45:11 – Why would God allow John the Baptist to be beheaded? 48:59 – I’m curious about the contradiction of ecumenism. Can you clarify? …

Questions Covered: 31:49 – How do you talk family who are a part of the LGBT community about coming back to the faith? 36:17 – Thank you for having this topic. What you’re talking about has really struck a chord with me. 48:26 – I’m falling into a lot of sexual sin and go to confession weekly but I feel like I’m abusing the sacrament. I don’t feel like I’m gaining traction. What can I do? 52:25 – How can we support those entering the Catholic Church who are LGBT? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 11:29 – Are you familiar with the deification of Mary? Is this a Protestant teaching? 14:03 – How do I overcome my fear of exorcist movies? I really want to watch Nefarious now. 20:20 – Can I pray with a Jehovah Witness since we don’t know which God they’re praying to? 22:44 – What’s the justification for the death penalty? 31:15 – Why doesn’t the Church make the Feast of the Annunciation a Holy Day of Obligation? 34:25 – what’s the argument against the claim that Jesus might have been the Messiah but wasn’t divine? 40:35 – What are the differences between experiencing a conversion like Paul vs like Peter? 44:18 – Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew. Why does it follow Joseph’s line if that’s not his blood? 48:10 – Why would categorize nudity in the Pope Exorcist a near occasion of sin? 52:18 – Are health problems a punishment from God? …

Questions Covered: 40:25 – How do you work through being physically apart for long periods of time? 46:35 – How should I encourage my parents to do a marriage wellness check since they see it as taboo? 49:27 – What should a couple who is doing well spiritually do to take it to the next level? 52:49 – My husband has a lot of spiritual issues and I feel as though he takes it out on me. What can I do?   …

Questions Covered: 42:19 – The IMF came out with news that they have a global currency called the “Unicoin”. Are Catholics supposed to be compliant with any totalitarian rules regarding central currency? 49:14 – I read an article today that Pope Francis is giving a relic of the ‘True Cross’ to King Charles as a coronation present. What are your thoughts on this? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:24 – Canon 932 seems like it says that Mass needs to be in a sacred place unless out of necessity. With this in mind, would it be licit for a priest to celebrate mass on a hike? 12:10 – What is the process of getting a spiritual director? 16:45 – I’m going to start RCIA soon. How do you recommend me leaving my Lutheran community? 21:29 – What are your thoughts on the claim that Paul and Peter didn’t write their letters? 35:41 – What happens if someone that is connected to an evil spirit tries to enter a blessed building? 41:04 – What’s the difference between spirit and soul? 46:15 – What is the role of lay people as spiritual directors? 51:07 – Does God have a sense of humor? Is there evidence of this in the bible? …

Questions Covered: 21:45 – I work with a nurse’s association that has a sister group in Nigeria. I met some of them at a conference and were later kidnapped and no longer heard from again.  31:05 – 29 years ago was the Rwandan genocide. With that, what is the Nigerian government to prevent a repeat of that?  42:57 – What is the response from the Nigerian military when handling these kidnappings?  …

Questions Covered: 13:05 – Catholic Answers and St. Paul have changed my life so thank you both! 16:35 – I always pray with people whenever they are in need and going through tough times. 20:06 – I’m returning to the Catholic faith. Do you have any recommendations on where to start? 23:55 – I share my faith by giving medals to people. 33:08 – How do I explain the Trinity to kids? 42:38 – Is there a course one can take in order to go out and evangelize? 46:26 – What’s a good way to evangelize with the Divine Mercy? …

Questions Covered: 04:13 – Why do Orthodox celebrate Easter one week late? 05:33 – My friend is convinced that there is a class of spirits that aren’t demons. How do I refute this? 11:44 – Without wanting to know the future, is it possible to have a conversation with God through the bible? 17:25 – Can you clarify what adultery is? Especially since Jesus intensified the teaching. 20:52 – Is it a sin to not immediately do your penance after confession? 23:30 – I’m considering joining the third order Franciscans. Is it ok to not disclose cannabis use for medical purposes? 30:23 – Carolina Catholic Radio App… How can Our Lady help us today? 34:30 – How can I better trust that God is speaking to me with so many saints and devotions to Mary? 38:10 – Why is the earth referred to as a she in the Exultet prayer? 42:52 – The writer of Hebrews says the spirits of the just are made perfect. How are they made perfect? 46:21 – Can a married Catholic couple be unequally yoked? 49:23 – Is it allowed for the priest to elevate the ciborium during the consecration instead of a single host? 51:18 – Was there ever a woman who became pope? 51:48 – Would you say that the book by Fr. John Harvey is still a good book to read on homosexuality? 53:01 – I had a friend argue that in Acts of the Apostles, the dividing up there belongs was an early evidence and support for socialism. How do I respond? …

Questions Covered: 23:08 – Does the CCC talk about when you can resume consuming what you fasted from during advent and lent? 30:44 – Is the bible timeline still available? 42:00 – How does one square Jesus being the only way to heaven vs no salvation outside the Church? 45:42 – I’m Protestant. What should a person who is baptized do to turn to God after they have turned away? Should they be re-baptized? 49:42 – How can Jesus not know things temporally, like who touched him when healing power went out from him, but knows everything because he is outside of time? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:26 – Is our view of purgatory similar to the Jewish perspective? 11:14 – My sister believes that everyone goes to heaven because no one can say no to God. How do I refute that? 18:41 – If we are made in the image and likeness of God, but Jesus came in a lot later in history, then how is that possible? 21:29 – If we are not judged by good works but by faith and the CCC says faith is a gift from God, then how can we be judged for a gift that we have not received? 29:00 – How can Zachariah be in the priesthood while being of advanced age if the Levitical priesthood is restricted to 30-50 years old? 32:07 – 2 Tim 3:16. How can you say that purgatory perfects you when the bible says that the bible perfects you? 36:35 – Gen 1:27 What is the image and likeness of God? 41:22 – How do we justify not allowing spreading ashes of loved ones but being okay with separating relics across the world? 45:40 – The bible says only the humble and meek will enter heaven. What advice do you give to become humble and meek? 50:25 – If God is outside of time, did he make people knowing they were going to suffer in hell for eternity? 52:50 – What is the purpose of canonizing men and women saints? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:50 – How did the animals on Noah’s ark reproduce without deformities? 10:07 – I am a new Catholic and am drawn to the Latin Mass but the community is not very welcoming. What can we do to be more relevant in our services and be welcoming to newcomers. 21:04 – We get frustrated with our parishes for not doing things and sometimes we have to do them on our own. 29:02 – I’m a revert. How do I become a better apologist? How do I respond to the claim that Catholics aren’t Christians? 34:58 – A priest said that the teaching on homosexuality will evolve and in 50 years will be accepted. Is this true? 44:15 – How do I talk to my protestant brother about sola scriptura without being confrontational? …

Questions Covered: 1:00 – Update on the Catholic Answers magazine 28:51 – Why isn’t there more media promotion for things that build our faith? Things like Bible in a Year, The Chosen, etc. 36:37 – I think gestures speak volumes when it comes to Eucharistic Revival. 45:04 – I find it disheartening that people don’t want to hear the truth and the constant bashing of formal religion. 48:00 – Remembering Dr. Kevin Vost. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:37 – Would everything have played out the way it did whether Mary had said yes or no? 12:54 – Can 2 year olds be confirmed? 17:01 – I’m protestant considering conversion but I’m having a lot of trouble with Mary being the Queen of heaven. Can you help clarify 42:30 – What’s a good way to explain Transubstantiation to a Lutheran pastor? …

Questions Covered: 12:20 – A relative was recently baptized but during the rite, the priest said the wrong name. Would this invalidate the sacrament? 16:29 – I’m returning to the faith and I recently went to confession. The priest gave me an unusual penance. Do I have to complete it? What should I do? 24:20 – Why are there two melodies for the Tantum Ergo? What’s the difference? 30:38 – What were the temporal limits of Jesus? 34:23 – Is it bad to take communion at an Episcopalian church? 38:25 – Why aren’t Catholics supposed to go to a wedding on the beach? What’s the origin of that? 44:54 – What is your favorite prayer to say when you feel down? 47:15 – Is there a line that priests have when criticizing the pope? 51:42 – If the devil hadn’t fallen, would there still be sin? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:47 – How is the Catholic Church the first church if there was no Catholic Church till the Great Schism around 1050 AD? 16:04 – J. Warner Wallace uses Origen and other early Church sources as evidence against the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. What’s the response to that? 21:52 – Are we allowed to use the earth for our own benefit or only use it for God’s glory? 30:10 – What are the exceptions to being able to go to weddings that are generally scandalous for a Catholic to attend? 34:28 – How was it possible for one pope to override a previous one specifically in the event of the suppression of the Jesuit? 36:26 – John 20:17, Why does Jesus Make a distinction between his God and Mary’s God? Why doesn’t Jesus let Mary touch him? 41:10 – What is Soli Deo Gloria and how could I talk to Protestant about it? 44:26 – How is Transubstantiation taken from scripture? 48:12 – A priest said that Moses actually parted the Reed Sea, not the Red Sea. He also said that Marian intercession wasn’t invented until the black plague. Are these things true? 53:05 – When is the need for universal acceptance of the Church properly applied? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 15:58 – Is the fact that Mary went to prepare Jesus’ body 3 days after his death evidence against the resurrection?  21:23 – In Paul’s letters to Timothy, what is the meaning of the laying of hands?  23:41 – Is it scandalous for me to attend a civil wedding if the people getting married haven’t finalized an annulment?  31:07 – A friend of mine visited Rome and said “it says a lot about a religion when the streets are made of gold” referring to the Vatican. How should I respond to that?  36:52 – Lev 27:29 Could you explain the harsh consequence if a person is rejected in their vote of offering?  40:57 – St. Alphonsus Liguori says all graces flow through Mary. Is that true?  47:40 – Why didn’t the rabbi’s take note and cause a stir when Jesus was circumcised if Simeon knew he was the Messiah?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:22 – What can I tell my mom who makes comments about hypothetically wanting to be taken off life support instead of suffering? 13:39 – Who really was Mary Magdalene? The woman who was delivered from demons or the woman caught in adultery? 15:39 – Regarding Pope Francis’ recent statements on the TLM and German bishops. It seems imprudent with how he handles both situations? What can we lay people do in a situation like this? 19:41 – Can a person change one’s confirmation name? 22:05 – Mt 27:52-53. It seems like a singular event and why isn’t it recorded in the other gospels? 24:37 – My friend recently converted to Christianity. How do I explain to my friend the need to confess our sins to a priest? 32:11 – Sorry but Jesus didn’t create the Catholic Church. Show me in the Bible please. He told his disciples to go spread the Good News. 39:13 – Is it possible for a demon to intercept a petition prayer? 44:43 – Is the Easter Vigil Mass mandatory to attend? 46:29 – How would one respond to the claim that you’re not supposed to baptize babies because Jesus was baptized at 30? 50:02 – How specific does a person need to be in the confessional? If you remember a sin while the priest is giving absolution, what should you do? …

Questions Covered: 19:42 – I don’t suffer well. I’m not very good at offering it up. What does that properly look like when you’re going through it? 29:33 – Can you clarify what it means to offer it up? 38:10 – I’m used to suffering but I’m not used to accepting God’s good love due to the Trauma 43:01 – Your answer to the first question really helped clarify so much for me. Where can I find more resources? 47:22 – It’s good to ask God why we suffer. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:35 – Can you help me understand salvation history especially regarding substitutionary atonement? 22:00 – My protestant friend claims that Catholics put Mary and the saints above God. I’m a convert and I just want some clarification. 25:08 – Is the Aramaic word God Allah? 35:35 – Why does the gospel of John not have the institution narrative? 43:12 – How did Joseph and Mary deal with temptation if they didn’t have concupiscence? 47:00 – How do we counter the claim that the parable of the wheat and the weeds is evidence for double predestination? 51:18 – Could the church have made the change that they did at Vatican 2 without having an ecumenical council? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:14 – What is accidental glory? 13:11 – St. Paul refers to people alive as saints. A protestant argued that this was evidence for once saved always saved. How do I refute this? 19:50 – I’m protestant and am considering converting to Catholicism. I was married to 2 married Muslim men and now I’m married to a Jewish man. What would I have to do to convert? 29:18 – I’ve seen the Latin mass in the news a lot and who has authority to celebrate it. Do priests who travel from diocese to diocese have authority to celebrate it? 32:34 – I’m listening to the Bible and a Year podcast and have a question about Joshua. Why were the Israelites ordered to leave no Canaanite alive? How can we believe in a good God knowing this? 37:48 – Why do we pray in the apostles’ creed that our bodies will be in heaven? Isn’t it clear that we know that there are only two bodies in heaven, Mary and Jesus? 44:21 – How does one apply indulgences in real life? 52:16 – What’s the rule for going to Mass this Friday since it’s both Good Friday and First Friday? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:53 – On Sunday the priest talked about Palm Sunday; that some people who welcomed Jesus were also the ones who condemned him. Why was there such a change in viewing Jesus? 07:50 – In the Penguins Classic version of City of God, the author of the forward states “St. Augustine showed typical signs of someone on the verge of metanoia” What are those signs? 12:58 – Why did God harden the heart of people in the bible? 17:00 – Can Catholics attend protestant worship services? 23:50 – We had a situation where the mass couldn’t be completed. I had a question about how they concluded it was appropriate. 31:58 – Why does Jesus put his hands on the blind man twice in order to heal him? Why not just once? 35:50 – I’m considering converting. Will I still be able to serve and play guitar at protestant services? 45:01 – Why can’t God create another god? 50:06 – Is it okay to take communion twice in one day? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:12 – Did anyone in the early church interprets Matthew 16:18-19 as referring to anything other than Peter? 16:58 – There were African Martyrs who were a mix of Catholics and Anglicans. Would we Catholics consider those Anglicans as saints in heaven? 20:02 – How does confession work? 29:50 – Is it okay to receive communion if you have doubts about some teachings of the Church? 35:42 – I’m Protestant. How does the Magisterium get the interpretation of scripture right as opposed to protestant pastors and churches? 44:21 – I have some very anti-Catholic friends. They say that the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican is satanic because it has the shape of a snake. How do I debunk it? 49:30 – Is it okay to wear a zodiac symbol necklace? …

Cy and Karlo are joined by two listeners for the game show. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered 06:27 – According to National Catholic Register, you don’t have to meet the three usual conditions of a plenary indulgence in order to receive an apostolic pardon, provided you have a regular prayer life. Is this accurate? 12:40 – I’m a weekly adorer and a cradle Catholic. As I get older I’ve become more aware of my sinful nature and I’m beginning to receive communion less and less. I’m starting to really struggle with this obstacle. 17:50 – I’m troubled by whether Catholics have to care about climate change if the world’s going to end anyway. 28:49 – I’ve heard the Catholic Church teaches social justice, and I’m not sure how to agree with that. 44:33 – Why would God ask Moses to build a bronze serpent if the serpent is the symbol of Satan? 49:19 – One of my family members thinks the world is going to end. He claims that there will be 3 days of darkness and the only candles that will light will be made of beeswax. Are you familiar with this apparition? …

Questions Covered:  03:46 – My son’s future sister-in-law is a nun, does she have to wear her habit to the wedding? 10:52 – Did Mary need to be baptized and did she get baptized? 15:28 – If annulment means a marriage is invalid, what does that mean for the time the couple spent together? 18:34 – Hypothetically if there was a medicine created that allowed you to live forever, should you take it as a Catholic? 30:00 – In the Baptist tradition they bring people to Jesus through the roman’s road. What do we do in the Catholic Church to bring someone to a relationship with Jesus before bringing them to RCIA? 36:09 – Are there any places where Paul teaches eternal conscious torment as an understanding of hell? 46:54 – how is it that the Jews could stone people if they were not allowed to do capital punishment? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:19 – What should I do if someone who I know hasn’t received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion receives communion at Mass? 13:33 – How do I talk to friends who believe in the rapture? 28:27 – Should I still wear a wedding ring for a marriage outside of the church? 35:25 – In Genesis it says “let us make man in our image”, who is the “us”? 46:47 – What is the blue, purple, scarlet stuff mentioned in Exodus? Specifically, what is “stuff”? …

Questions Covered: 02:07 – getting my marriage blessed by the church, should i go through the premarital counseling process?  07:22 – is it always a mortal sin to smoke mamajuana? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/video/what-is-the-churchs-position-on-marijuana   11:26 – What is your advice for discerning marriage with someone who comes from a family with a history of divorce and how to talk to potential children about divorce?  15:29 – what is a sin against the Holy Spirit? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/audio/caf/what-is-the-sin-against-the-holy-spirit  19:28 – What do we do with used bibles and rosaries?  22:31 – how do you approach the question from non-Catholics about asking for the saints intercession?  29:55 – does Father find it difficult to live out his priestly vocation not living in community with fellow priests?  34:58 – Why is it a sin to smoke mamajuana but not drink alcohol?  39:58 – how can someone in heaven look down on a sinful person– does that taint the glory of heaven?  46:24 – commenting on the power of praying for Mary’s intercession  48:08 – if an adult is not baptized why should they wait for Easter versus getting baptized right away? Why can (but shouldn’t) a lay person baptize someone else?    …

Questions Covered: 06:30 – What’s the difference between illicit and valid? Would a grandparent baptizing a grandchild without the parent’s knowledge be invalid or illicit? 12:05 – In the Didache, why does it mean when it says that priests and bishops are elected? 18:00 – My coworker is a divorced Catholic and always says that she will never be able to receive communion. Is this true? 22:05 – How do you deal with a situation in which someone is at the point of death and cannot communicate with them. Is it ok to baptize them? 28:59 – I’m joining the Church on Easter but I’ve been struggling a lot lately. Why does God let the devil attack us like that? Resource: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/we-need-to-talk-to-converts-about-spiritual-attack 34:44 – My non Catholic mother-in-law is encouraging my grandchildren to go to any church as long as they get to know God. How do I handle this situation? 43:54 – I’m a confirmation sponsor for someone this coming Easter. Is there any way it could be invalidated? 48:56 – When are we supposed to bring the palms back to the Church to be used for the following Ash Wednesday? 50:22 – Luke 22 why does Jesus tell his followers to sell everything and buy a sword but then later tells Peter not to use it? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:29 – Regarding two people who have divorced and remarried and now live as brother and sister. What is the Church’s position on receiving communion? Is this a temporary arrangement that needs to be resolved by separation. What does scandal mean in this situation? 12:14 – Do you think it’s important to consider false flag heresies in the secular world? 20:27 – How does God exact his judgment, particularly in the Old Testament? 32:17 – What is the relationship between salvation and good works? 42:57 – What does it mean to carry your own cross? 51:54 – Is it possible that God can appear to us by appearing as a random person? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:20 – Has any council tried to preemptively stop heresy? 07:43 – What would be the absolute minimum a person would need to do to be considered a practicing Catholic? 16:58 – Do you have any primary resource for confession in the early Church? 21:00 – God gave Mary the name Yeshua but the Catholic Church uses the name Jesus. Why doesn’t the Church use the right name if names are so powerful? 31:46 – In Hebrews, it talks about Jesus entering the temple once and for all. What was the purpose of that? Would the offering stop during the second coming since he wouldn’t be there anymore? 39:45 – John 20:7 What is the significance behind Jesus folding his head cloth? 41:56 – Does God want people to live in peace or do all roads lead to the cross? 48:23 – John McArthur made claims against Mother Teresa that she had Hindu imagery in her hospital. What’s the Catholic rebuttal?   …

Questions Covered: 19:55 – What are the stations after the resurrection? What are your thoughts on them? 23:36 – What are the origins of the stations of the cross? 32:25 – The stations helped me when my husband was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. 37:02 – Was the scourging at the pillar common for all crucifixion or was it unique to Jesus? 43:22 – What does it mean to lead the stations at one’s parish? …

Questions Covered: 19:47 – Does the Catholic Church teach that Noah’s ark really happened and are we all descendants from those 6 humans? 29:47 – Are we all descendants from a common ancestor? 44:04 – I want to make a distinction between evolution and natural selection? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:07 – Why did Jesus pick John and James to witness the Transfiguration? 12:47 – Jesus made a strong statement towards Judas “better not to have been born.” What is your interpretation of that verse? 19:57 – We hear that all the angels and saints are always present at Mass. What does that look like on a practical level since Mass is happening across the world? 28:46 – Constantine founded Catholicism, and he was a pagan sun god worshiper. 32:45 – If a Catholic couple is civilly married but only one of them wants to get married in the Church, what are their options? 37:19 – At my parish they are introducing a new model where there is no longer a pastor. They will put a lay person in charge. What is your view on this? 43:09 – Why did the Transfiguration happen? Was it in any way related to Jesus’ Baptism since those are the only 2 places God speaks? 46:29 – Without the act of betrayal of Jesus, would the passion have happened? Is his life an example of the consequences of free will? 50:10 – Jesus’ greeting towards Nathaniel seemed light-hearted. Does this affect the Catholic Church and how they view Nathaniel? …

Questions Covered: 13:26 – you give me advice on how to successfully discuss these matters with someone who is having a crisis of faith and trying to make Christianity fit with the gay lifestyle? 20:32 – Could people living in a publicly known same-sex relationship serve in public ministry like lectoring? 30:49 – It feels as though the bigotry of the Catholic faith is a cause for the high suicide rate in the gay community. Where is the compassion for these people? 40:07 – What are your thoughts on Catholic ministries that support all aspects of the LGBT lifestyle? 46:24 – How do I relate and love my son who lives out his SSA while holding my ground? 52:34 – I have SSA and what made it difficult for me to return to the faith was by how mean Catholics were, especially online. What advice can you give so we can welcome people? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:48 – How would you respond to the claim that the Church has tried to keep the bible from people? 15:21 – Is there a book that gives a summary of the major theological differences and mainline protestant denominations? 19:33 – Should you genuflect every time to enter or exit a pew? 22:43 – Judges in the bible sometimes punish others don’t. Which of those are the most just? 30:40 – Good Friday and First Friday fall on the same day. Since there is no mass that day how does this affect our obligations? 34:41 – What’s the purpose of the St. Michael medal? 42:46 – Can you elaborate on your previous comment that the new Mass is just a translation of the old? 46:48 – If a person is made in a lab, will that person have a soul? 52:17 – Is purgatory the same as Sheol, Gahanna, and limbo? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:33 – Is it immoral to sell one’s blood plasma? 6:57 – Is it ok for a woman to be a surrogate for her sister? 13:55 – If God never says no to our prayers, and we pray for someone not to die but they do anyway. Does God fulfill those prayers by taking that person to heaven? 19:44 – I’m trying to return to the Catholic Church. I’m struggling to understand praying to Mary and statues. Can you help me comprehend it? 24:43 – Where in the bible does it say that one could drink poison and not be affected? Since we are not supposed to take it literally, What is the real meaning of the verse? 35:26 – Could Romeo and Juliet’s marriage actually have taken place? 41:14 – Is it necessary under the pain of sin, to call out blasphemy or people who use the Lord’s name in vain? 44:06 – I’ve had someone bring me communion for 6 weeks now. Recently she has been coming during lunch time. What’s the rule on taking communion with food in this circumstance? 47:01 – I have 3 protestant roommates that want a deeper connection with Christ. How do I best present the Catholic faith as the best option? 49:16 – What do Catholics believe that they need in order to have eternal life? …

Questions Covered: 05:19 – I’m struggling connecting and loving a God setting up things how he wants and having no input from us. 18:55 – Slavery in the bible. Why isn’t it more clear in condemning it? 29:12 – I want to ask about opulence in the Catholic Church. 36:28 – the Western Schism is a big obstacle. How does the Church explain the multiple popes 42:44 – I don’t think transubstantiation is possible because I don’t believe in substances. 47:52 – Jesus says you are not supposed to give anything up until you make amends with others. Do Catholics ignore this teaching? …

Questions Covered: 05:18 – Eastern Catholicism seems like they follow the theology of Orthodox and not the west. 12:13 – The Church’s stance on capital punishment bothers me. 23:03 – I’m Protestant, when do Catholics actually make time for the bible? 36:29 – I’ve always had a problem with kids not being able to be baptized if the parents are not practicing Catholics. 46:58 – My friend’s obstacle to returning to the Church is because the Church did not grant him an annulment. He thinks it’s because he didn’t want to pay $3000 for the process. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:59 – I think 1 Cor. 3:15 is not actually evidence for purgatory as Catholics claim. What’s your response? 14:11 – I’m Protestant, I notice a lot of ads to respond to protestants but are there any initiatives by Catholics to call for reunification with us? 29:55 – Why did God create predator animals that cause death and suffering? 37:30 – I’m in the middle of getting an annulment. What do I do if we can’t prove that my former husband was baptized? 44:06 – Do Catholics speak in tongues in their Church services? 47:46 – St. Therese of Lisieux said that people go to purgatory for not believing enough in God’s mercy. What are your thoughts on this? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:30 – What does a scapular do? 08:47 – For an ecumenical council to be ecumenical does it need the majority of the world’s bishops to be valid? 15:37 – Is there a specific time in the gospel where the apostles received holy orders? 18:22 – How do I explain to my non-Catholic wife why we pray for the dead even though we don’t know where they ended up? 28:10 – Is it appropriate to have a baby shower on the Saturday before Easter? 32:38 – Is it possible for someone to enter into a vocation that God didn’t intend for them? What would be the results of that? 37:05 – When are Joe’s books going to be available in audio format? 41:30 – I heard that St. Patrick was schizophrenic because he heard voices. Is this true? 47:18 – When Christ quotes Psalm 22 on the cross, did those mocking him know he was quoting it? 50:51 – The Catechism says God created all of creation to show his glory. Who was he showing it to if there was nothing there? …

Questions Covered: 09:02 – Is the situation in Germany going to permeate into the Church in the US? 18:54 – How do you get over being treated wrong in the Church? 30:18 – I’m a huge fan of Dcn Harold and I wanted to know if you plan to visit New Jersey? 33:25 – How do I talk to my daughter since I feel there is a divide happening between us due to our opposing views on abortion? 51:22 – My wife and I teach marriage prep. I wanted to share some of the struggles that these young couples have with the Church’s teaching. …

Questions Covered: 07:54 – Does the bible tell us if we can be certain that someone goes to heaven? 11:47 – What is your favorite book of the bible? What is your favorite verse of the bible? 15:19 – The bible says one receives a crown in heaven. Does one get a crown if one has to pass through purgatory first? 18:54 – Are plenary indulgences in the bible and how do they relate to purgatory? 22:35 – Does the bible tell us to confess our sins to a priest? 35:48 – How do I respond to a protestant who makes a distinction between Petra and Petros when talking about Peter’s papal authority? 43:19 – How do I reply to Jehovah Witnesses? 47:24 – Does the Catholic bible have passages about the rich man in Luke 16? Was Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham? 52:11 – Why do Catholics believe what they do about Mary? …

Questions Covered: 06:14 – What is the Catholic response to the accusation that the church is a “revamped/updated” version of Judaism?  11:11 – How did the Apostles know what to say after the Last Supper? How do we know that their words do indeed consecrate the host?  18:22 – I had a mass said by my priest at Christmastime for a late term abortionist that just started a business last year. When the priest says the mass, it’s for their intentions but I don’t want their intentions honored. How does that work, and does it need to be changed?  22:30 – My mother-in-law is not Catholic, and my wife is a convert. My mother-in-law insists on her ashes being split when she passes away. Would going to her funeral knowing this be condoning the splitting of her ashes?  24:31 – In the Our Father we say “…and lead us not into temptation…” Jesus says in the bible “a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.” Why do we ask Christ not to lead us into temptation if he wouldn’t do so in the first place?  29:44 – I’m a protestant and want to go to mass and start RCIA. Can you explain why there is so much disagreement in the church about the Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo Mass?  37:40 – Is there a connection between the skull cap and the Jewish yarmulke? Also, what’s the significance of the large cap the pope wears?  42:25 – Why do I feel like I’m demanding things from God when praying certain prayers? For example, “…lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”  44:51 – I confessed that I had an “impure thought” and the priest asked me to tell him what exactly that impure thought was. If that ever happened again, am I obligated to tell him that?  48:13 – We have rules and regulations but are never encouraged to bring back fallen away Catholics. Why is that never addressed by the clergy and how can we approach this better?  51:38 – What’s the difference between Lourdes water and holy water? Is there a difference between blessing yourself and blessing a room with either? …

Questions Covered: 17:40 – Sometimes people do things that they did not intend but had the same consequence. And It was something they should have known. How does that fit into this calculus?  25:06 – I tried to forgive my father but hung up on him. He then passed away. How do I forgive myself for that?  35:38 – Do you find it important to not detract from someone’s dignity when making light of something?  46:10 – I was in the same situation as Jan and I was able to forgive after speaking to my brother.  48:59 – My mother and father passed away and the siblings have been having a hard time. My brother won’t forgive me and now doesn’t want anything to do with the family. What can I do?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:00 – As a practicing Catholic, can I get ordained as a minister to marry my non-Catholic niece and her fiance? 12:00 – What is faith working through charity? 17:31 – How can we explain to Jews that the New Covenant fulfills the Jewish law, especially concerning Jesus as the Messiah? 22:07 – Are ghosts real? 29:46 – Can you recommend any reading that make the case for Catholicism over Orthodoxy? 34:45 – Is there an ancient Jewish pre-Christian equivalent to praying to the saints? 45:18 – How can I combat relativism in conversations? 51:35 – Calvin Robinson is an Anglican who claims that The Anglican Church is the ‘established’ Church. Are you familiar with him and what would that comment mean? …

Questions Covered: 10:52 – I have visitation every other week. What’s the best thing I can do? 14:13 – As a mother, should I be limiting the time my daughter is with my ex who mistreated me? 30:01 – When my daughters were growing up, my husband had the idea of disciplining them by having them stand with their arms out like Jesus so they understood what he did for them. What are Dr. Ray’s thoughts on that? 33:42 – As a widower, how do I find some balance in parenting when the kids just have me and no mother? 41:43 – How important is it for a father to have a sense of humor? Do you think God has a sense of humor? 45:17 – I grew up without a father, so what resources do you recommend for me to learn what I missed out on? 49:00 – What’s the most difficult part of parenting? …

Topics Covered: 04:22 – Daylight savings 07:32 – With the recent vote by the German bishops and the pope’s comments, is homosexuality mainly wrong for the same reasons as adultery? 29:50 – What is Pope Francis doing? …

Topic Covered: 05:31 – Rainn Wilson and Christian villains in the HBO show Last of Us 16:50 – Baby announcements 29:04 – Chris forgot to mention on important part of show Manifest 34:00 – The Flannel Panel is going to Rome! 41:20 – Why is no one mentioning Blue Bloods! It shows Catholicism in a good light. 43:06 – Spiritual fads. What’s the next mindfulness? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered 01:25 – What role did Paul play in ordination? When he laid hands, was it Confirmation or ordination? 11:38 – What does it mean for Jesus’ human will if he is incapable of sin? 21:49 – Does having same sex attraction forbid one from working in ministries in the Church? 34:47 – I struggle with hearing very little about Jesus from Catholics? Can you give advice to a person considering the Catholic faith? 42:10 – Are thoughts considered sinful, if you don’t consent to the thought and it just pops into your head? 46:48 – Should we pray more than once for a specific request? 51:05 – When is it permissible to bless another person as a lay person? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:35 – When comparing John 3 and John 6, If infants are called to be in the faith, why don’t we allow infants to take communion in the west? 12:30 – What reasons do we have to trust the proto-evangelium of James? 19:05 – Why pray for those in purgatory if the point is for them to be there to be purged? Wouldn’t that defeat the purpose? 28:00 – I recently heard that only 20% believe in the real presence. How do we talk to people about this and help them better understand? 39:02 – If there’s multiple layers to heaven and people are on different layers, can they still interact? 44:48 – On a college campus what is the most important thing to share about the Catholic faith to guide them towards God? 50:45 – Can a Catholic receive ashes from a non-Catholic ash service? Can you receive ashes more than once? Can a female give ashes?   …

Questions Covered: 12:29 – Is it ethical to consume animals and animal products? Is this taking us away from the true call of Jesus? 19:36 – Is it true that the shelf life of a frozen embryo is 5 years? 22:11 – What would a couple do with the frozen embryos? Does the Church allow these embryos to go to women who cannot conceive? 29:33 – What is gain-of-function research and is it ethical? 39:54 – What are your thoughts on printing animal DNA for interplanetary colonization? Would it be ethical? 44:55 – Would it be appropriate to have frozen embryos buried with the mother at her death? 47:20 – Is Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer licit? …

Questions Covered: 19:17 – Why did the death of John receive the distinction of being known as the Passion of John the Baptist? 23:02 – Could the sign of the cross be traced back to John the Baptist? 29:44 – Since Jesus and John were cousins, is it possible for both of them to be in the temple when they were 12 years old? 35:43 – Can you tell us about John’s disciples becoming Jesus’ disciples? 42:10 – Steve, you will be coming to my area and I just want you to thank you for talking about Jesus and the Eucharist. 45:08 – Jesus refers to John as blessed among women. Since this line is also evidence for Mary being sinless, can we also say that John was conceived without sin? 47:14 – Jesus said as high as John ranks, he still ranks as low as women. If that’s the case, where does that put me? 50:18 – Would Mary have been baptized by John? Were women baptized in general? …

Questions Covered: 12:10 – I have a problem with hospice use of morphine because it can cause respiratory failure.  What are your thoughts on this?  17:56 – I’ve considered doing sidewalk counseling. Do you have advice on how to be successful in talking to people?  23:18 – I’m a physician. Has anyone who has prescribed the abortion reversal pill been successfully sued? I worry about prescribing it?  29:44 – Why are children born disabled?  32:27 – Are you aware of the drugs that are used in hospice that can put the patients into a medical coma? It seems like there is incentive to euthanize people.  42:26 – What other options are there for Catholics who don’t want any more kids?  48:45 – I’ve seen the abuse in hospice care and ended loved ones’ lives. I want to thank you for talking about it.  …

Questions Covered: 03:30 – I’m not Catholic yet because of the lack of evidence for the papacy in the 2nd century. 15:28 – The conflicting accounts between Genesis and evolution. 22:47 – I’m in RCIA, I’m having a hard time understanding the rosary. 28:56 – I was raised Pentecostal and left because of hypocrisy. Now I’m non-denominational. I won’t be Catholic because I don’t get what I need or feel that closeness of Christ. 42:35 – Everyone I know that has given up on faith was Catholic. There is no love or redemption. It’s all just rules and worshiping dead saints. Hard pass. 46:08 – I became Catholic years ago. I got used to praying the rosary with my church community. 49:46 – I don’t see praise and worship in Catholicism. …

Open Forum  – Questions Covered: 01:36 – When someone goes to hell and we pray for them, what happens to these prayers? 04:01 – Why did John the Baptist send one of his disciples to find out if Jesus was the messiah if he already knew who Jesus was? 07:39 – When Jacob wrestled with an angel, the bible says that God failed to win him over. How could God fail? Am I reading this properly? 14:12 – Do the Jews today still believe in praying for the dead? 16:37 – What makes a good confession during lent? 20:23 – How do we reconcile the historical clues that Judaism and Christianity come from a polytheistic religion? 24:06 – Who was Joseph’s first wife before he married Mary? 28:51 – What is the significance of the centurion proclamation that Jesus is God at the crucifixion? 30:19 – Phil 2:7-9 Why does Paul say that “because of this God greatly exalted him?” The ‘because’ is confusing me. 34:31 – Why is it tradition for a woman to take a man’s last name after they get married? 44:43 – How much of the 9 choirs of angels is speculation vs Church teaching? 49:01 – Why is it a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sundays? 52:30 – In Delaware they’re trying to make a priest record confessions and report illegal activity. What are your thoughts on this? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:03 – Are things that are spirits that are not persons? 10:12 – The Chaplet of Divine Mercy seems impertinent. What does it mean to offer up Jesus to the Father? 17:19 – Do we impart importance on the archangels because they are named even when they are lower angels in the hierarchy? 22:40 – When one is visiting a different diocese, do we have to follow the dispensations of that diocese or our home diocese? 28:50 – I attended a mass with a lot of omitted parts. Was the mass valid and was the consecration valid? 34:12 – It’s strange but if holy water is put in a boiling pot or put in a humidifier, are the vapors or droplets still holy? 39:21 – Even if I go to confession how can still go to purgatory? 44:34 – Jesus says that the gates of destruction are wide. What does this mean? It seems very discouraging? 49:00 – If Genesis is allegory, can Mary truly be considered the new Eve? 52:30 – In school, some kids don’t believe in God, how do I respond? …

Questions Covered: 02:00 – I think there’s a difference between regret and repentance 06:43 – I’m Catholic. How should I deepen my faith? Should I still go to RCIA? 11:18 – What are the arguments against the question: why would I follow Christianity if Buddhism teaches similar things but are more accepting LGBT people? 15:43 – Can you add or take away from the bible? 19:35 – I’ve been dealing with shameful behavior and coming to the point of being embarrassed to go to confession. I’ll be receiving Confirmation soon and feel unworthy. Can you give me some advice? 29:43 – I’m in RCIA and am trying to evangelize my 14-year-old daughter. Do you have advice on how to help? 36:53 – What are your thoughts on RCIA directors who don’t have a good understanding of the faith? How would one approach this? 43:20 – My husband and I are considering RCIA. We are a bit uneasy with the things the pastor and teacher say. They seem contrary to the faith. What should we do? 51:04 – I was baptized as a baby but wasn’t raised Catholic. I want to fulfill all of my sacraments. How do I go about doing that? …

Questions Covered: 06:57 – How do I respond to a protestant whose claim against images is saying that the Jews would never have had a statue of Moses in the Temple? 16:49 – If we were baptized as babies, would we be able to go through the RCIA program? 19:38 – I agree with everything the Church teaches except for papal authority. If the pope were to declare something ex cathedra against scripture. What would happen? 24:48 – Do you have to pay to go through RCIA? 30:01 – On the past Sunday readings on the Transfiguration. I’ve heard conflicting evidence on which mountain did this occurred. Can you help clarify? 33:41 – As a single dad, 41 and having busy life, I’ve started RCIA 3 times in the last 10 years. I’ve never finished and am considering trying online. What are your thoughts? 44:09 – If a couple comes into the Church, would their marriage need to be blessed by a priest? 47:52 – I have a hard time believing the words in the Creed “for the forgiveness of sins.” How can I get over this? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:06 – Will all the people, including the people around the time of Adam and Eve, also be resurrected? 07:44 – Regarding NFP, what is the nature of this practice directed to? Is it for getting pregnant or avoiding pregnancy? 14:17 – I’m struggling with the teachings of Mary, her Assumption and the painlessness of her childbirth. Can you help bring me some peace? 22:58 – Why do Catholics give up meat on Lent but other Christians don’t? 29:33 – Can godparents bless their godchildren? 31:26 – Is it okay to listen to Catholic mass online more than once a day? Can one receive spiritual communion more than once a day? 33:40 – Why can you not give an indulgence to another living person? 40:14 – Don’t Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, Transfiguration, Consubstantial all basically mean the same thing? 45:12 – When NFP is undertaken and conception occurs when it will not be implanted, is it justifiable under natural law? 50:26 – My Protestant sister claims that the forgiveness of sins Jn 20:23 is past perfect in the Greek. She implied that this was a commission to all and not an apostolic mandate. Resources Mentioned: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/finding-sacrament-confession-in-biblical-grammar …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:57 – Did Leonardo DaVinci have a vision of an angel in his life? 13:30 – As a Catholic do I have to believe that Adam and Eve were real people? 19:09 – When Jesus comes back, will he be in a special form? 23:31 – On the Glory be prayer. Can you break it down and what it means? 34:13 – I’m protestant and am converting. My pastor passed away. Would the Catholic Church teach that he was a heretic? 39:38 – What is the Church teaching on what happened to Judas Iscariot? 46:16 – How can we say that when the body passes away that we should keep it together, but at the same time we separate relics? 52:31 – If Peter was the first pope, then why was he considered the bishop of Antioch? …

Questions Covered: 09:46 – I’ve been an addict for over 5 years now. Am I missing anything in terms of my faith life? I pray the rosary and go to mass daily.  18:07 – I worked for a Christian non-profit where we helped addicts get on their feet. I would always make it a point to tell them not to look back. What do you think about saying that?  29:11 – When a person is dating or married to an addict, how do they discern who the real person they are is? Is it ok to break things off without giving them the chance first to get help?  35:50 – How can you combat food addiction? You can’t just cut food out completely so I think it’s a different process than being addicted to substances.  41:50 – Is all addiction sinful? Is an addiction to something that’s not “bad” still sinful?   46:55 – I’m noticing a lot of similarities between the step program and Ignatian spirituality. Are you aware of any Ignatian programs or retreats that incorporate the step program?  48:07 – I’m 68 and currently on a methadone program. Is it worth getting off methadone after being on it for 30 years? Is it ok to stay on it?  53:03 – Is Sr. Ignatia Gavin recognized as one of the starters of Alcoholics Anonymous? …

Questions Covered: 17:01 – How can the Eucharist solve the problems we have with the division in culture today? 30:08 – I don’t think the Eucharist can change the world. I think there’s more that goes into it. I think there’s too much money in everything, including the Church, for the Eucharist to change everything. 35:29 – You say the Eucharist awakens our conscience. The bridge to receiving the Eucharist to someone not in the church, however, isn’t a short one. What can we do in the interim to make an argument against Transgenderism? 49:22 – Sometimes when people criticize the Church we get a litany of this and that. I think your talking about the Eucharist in terms of changing the culture will really help. …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:54 – I left the Church because I feel like God was giving me a hard time. I’m Protestant now and I feel like the sin I was committing was that I didn’t have enough faith. I’m considering coming back to the Church. What are your thoughts on this? 17:55 – What is the Catholic teaching on salvation? How does it differ from what our protestants believe? 22:36 – Act 8:21 Peter rejecting Simon. Today we hear that we should not judge, then how could Peter have done this? 36:52 – I couldn’t make a confession when I became Catholic and on the Easter vigil Mass the priest absolved me right in the middle of mass since I approached for a blessing. I received communion. Was this valid? 42:53 – Since Ingo Swan was a Scientologist; does it affect the permissibility of remote viewing? 50:41 – I wear a cross that someone told me was a Rosicrucian cross. Who are Rosicrucian’s, Is the cross affiliated with them and is it ok to wear them? …

Questions Covered: 13:42 – What does salvation look like for people that have left the Church due to the sex abuse scandal? Good question 20:31 – Jesus says he is the way, the truth and the life. Catholics say the Catholic Church is the way. Is this contradictory? 24:20 – Paul says those who call in the name of the Lord will be saved. That which you are proclaiming is false. 34:45 – Can you give me 3 of the best reasons to be Catholic and not Orthodox? 38:18 – I’m Anglican and faithful. Is your Church saying that I can’t have salvation? 45:47 – How do we practically communicate this teaching to ecumenical groups? 48:40 – What are your thoughts on the movie Silence and the question on salvation in it? 50:33 – Are there any documents prior to the 60’s that show the caveats regarding salvation that we hear about today? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:31 – Is a confession valid if a priest forgets to ask you for your act of contrition? 13:12 – In the Mass, why do we pray for those who have passed away and those who have fallen asleep? Why separate them? 14:36 – If we can pray directly to God why go to a priest for confession? 20:34 – I’m a convert and now my son is going through RCIA. He was baptized in a protestant Church. Was it valid? Should he go to confession before receiving communion? 32:00 – I’m a new Catholic and just went to adoration for the first time. Why is adoration ok? Should the eucharist be consumed? 40:01 – How do we prove polygamy wrong using scripture? 47:25 – I’m a non-practicing Catholic and looking to return. I got married and divorced and never had an annulment. I just discovered that my ex-wife filed and was granted an annulment without my knowledge. Would it be in my best interest to have the case reopened to have my testimony on file? 52:18 – What is the sin against the Holy Spirit? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:19 – What do we Catholics believe about protestants receiving communion at their own churches? 07:06 – Where do we get the traditions of Peter being crucified upside down and Veronica wiping the face of Jesus? 11:50 – The bible says God is a trinity and also one. Which is it? 16:04 – I’m failing to understand how the Eucharist is a sacrifice. Can you help clarify? 21:43 – What do we know about the similarities and differences between the Pharisees and Sadducees. What role did they play in the Passion? 28:37 – If Adam and Eve didn’t sin, would there still be a heaven? 30:47 – I stopped practicing my faith because of the sex abuse many years ago. I’m beginning my return but now I see new abuses. Why were the priests shuffled around? 34:31 – How can you tell if a message is coming from God or the devil? 41:05 – What happened to Moses and Elijah after the Transfiguration of Jesus? 42:59 – The GIRM 199 states that the priests cannot celebrate the Easter vigil mass alone but later 204 it contradicts that. Can you help clarify? 44:31 – How do we read the age of people in the Old Testament, especially since some people lived for hundreds of years? 51:36 – Why is Mt. 17:21 missing from some bibles? …

Questions Covered: 01:47 – Why do Catholics believe you can pray to the dead when the bible says the opposite? 12:22 – Why does the Church believe that Mary is sinless? 18:08 – Were the Assumption of Mary and JP2’s declaration on the male only priesthood fall under ex cathedra? 23:00 – Could you help explain why we use relics? 32:32 – Why do we use the phrase “Mother of God” instead of “Mother of God Incarnate” in the Hail Mary prayer? 43:23 – If you’re in a relationship with someone who is going through RCIA, why do you have to be married to them to be their sponsor? 51:52 – Why do we Catholics find it easier to accept scientific discoveries over protestants if we have a lot of the same materials? …

Questions Covered: 08:45 – How did the Church come up with the idea that Mary was conceived without sin? 17:39 – Why does the pope only speak ex cathedra on morals? What exactly is ex cathedra? 29:32 – My friend passed away and left her kids behind. Why would God allow that? 37:29 – Why do we celebrate Easter when we do? Did we replace Passover with Easter to follow a pagan holiday? 44:07 – How many times has ex cathedra been used? And why? 47:48 – Is organ donation licit as a Catholic? Why or Why not? 50:41 – What does the Church teach about creationism and evolution? What are the boundaries and why? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:33 – Why are there some Catholic churches that feel like they don’t want people with mental disabilities? 11:13 – Can you explain the presumption of mercy? 18:12 – A lot of non-religious and native Americans use sage for purification. Can we as Catholics use it if we get it blessed? 21:31 – What’s a good response to once saved always saved? 31:56 – Why was the fall of the angels irreparable? Why can’t they repent? 36:15 – If Vatican 2 was successful then why are those who prefer the Latin Mass being attacked? 45:58 – How does one know when you are going to heaven? 51:00 – I’m divorced and have been banned from receiving communion. How am I supposed to be nourished? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:55 – Did God know the devil would become a fallen angel? Were there other fallen angels apart from the devil? 14:41 – Is it Catholic to say that God is consistently pouring out his grace and by cooperation we come into a closer relationship with him? 18:18 – What is the official position on eschatology? 23:27 – I’m Lutheran. I see saints say contradictory things about Mary. Some say we should be slaves to her and others say don’t put Mary above God. Can you clarify? 36:40 – What would be a good response to a protestant who rejects private revelation? 42:05 – What is the mechanism by which we have the hope for salvation? …

Questions Covered: 06:02 – How does one respond to an atheist who says every theist version of evolution puts sin before death, that death didn’t exist until sin. How does one respond?  15:04 – Is divorce a sin? Is it okay to date before an annulment has been given?  22:08 – If you kill 3 people do you have to name them in confession? Do you have to name each individual instance?  29:37 – How can the laity make sense of priests and bishops who speak out against the pope?  33:07 – My wife doesn’t feel loved by me, and I don’t know how to show her. How do I approach her and suggest we go to therapy?  40:36 – I’m a medical student and help with surgeries including tying tubes. What is my culpability in those surgeries?  46:08 – If you’re destined for heaven, why are souls tortured in purgatory?  50:22 – We hear a lot about the second coming, but what was the first coming? Who was that?  …

Questions Covered: 14:31 – Does atheism lead to nihilism? 21:13 – Why do so many Christians fall into atheism? 23:02 – Is the intelligent design argument against evolution helpful, unhelpful or irrelevant in the debate about God? 33:41 – Why the Judeo-Christian God instead of any other God? 40:58 – What are good resources for atheists who want to get into philosophy? 48:38 – My belief in God stems from my illness. 52:05 – I just discovered the idea that we are born seeking God. Can you comment on that?   …

Questions Covered: 04:08 – I have been struggling with a lot of anxiety. When I pray, sometimes I get peace and sometimes I don’t. I pray the rosary, I do devotions, etc. Can you help me know if maybe I’m missing something so I can be at peace?  12:54 – One version of Matthew 1:25 says Joseph did not have marital relations until Mary had the firstborn son. But does that mean Mary wasn’t a perpetual virgin?  21:52 – Why did the 12 Apostles end with the apostolic age? Why didn’t they keep reinstituting the 12?  35:00 – My wife is a nutritionist and doesn’t fully understand fasting and that it’s harmful for our hormone balance and metabolism. She wants to know how you could be doing something harmful to your body for the sake of spiritual gain.  42:13 – Tim said he used to be pro-death penalty but now that he’s a Catholic, does not because the Pope says it’s a development of doctrine and supersedes the bible. How can he do that?  50:25 – I’m a new Catholic. How can the Church maintain unity within the setting of having different “branches”, like the SSPX? …

Questions Covered: 17:05 – I’m worried about my upcoming marriage. Is there any way to accommodate my Protestant fiancé in the way he wants to be married? I just don’t want to be in a state of mortal sin. 22:22 – If I’m doing the Lenten devotional and trying to have it help me with worrying about my vocation. Is there any advice for how to deal with when I do start worrying a lot about my vocation? 30:57 – I’m currently an addict and worried about relapsing. How can I worry less about relapsing? 36:30 – I got your book last year and really devoured it. My husband has been recently diagnosed with throat cancer but because of your book I feel at peace with it. 39:30 – I lost my 18 y.o. son two years ago Christmas morning to leukemia. I just don’t know how to get past it. 49:45 – My work involves being on a temporary contract. Can you give me advice on how not to dwell on my work issues so much? …

Questions Covered: 02:29 – I attend a protestant bible study often and in the coming weeks we’re getting to John 20. What are some common Protestant arguments for it and how can I respond to them? 11:52 – Something Jimmy quotes in The Fathers Know Best on St Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans is that some people abstain from the Eucharist because they don’t believe it’s the flesh. Since this is in the short version and there is a longer version, how do we know which versions of these early Christian writings are reliable or if any of them are? 21:04 – A fellow parishioner said the Devil must have been surprised at the resurrection. Of course, Satan knew Jesus was the son of God but how can I point him in the right direction? 29:47 – Can you explain how you know Jesus and God exist without making any biblical references? I have adult children who were raised Catholic, left the faith, and nothing I say works to convince them of the existence of Jesus and God. 36:16 – Can a Catholic who married in the Baptist church, and got divorced, then get married in the Catholic Church? 41:56 – Is it possible to know the existence of angels through natural reasons alone? Resources Mentioned: https://jimmyakin.com/2013/08/did-jesus-exist-an-alternate-approach.html …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:38 – How can we rightly talk about the soul in terms of relational but not physical terms?  20:44 – If we’re not in a state of grace and we’re praying, do the prayers not get through to God because we’re not in a state of grace? Will they then get retroactively answered after confession?  24:13 – Jimmy writes that the verse about cutting sin off is not literal. How are we so confident that if we were to be literal about it that it would not be a grave sin?  33:58 – What’s the difference between Catholic and someone that calls themselves just Christian? Do Catholics believe everything they do but not vice versa?  37:54 – How should we as Catholics respond to the Asbury University revival? Also, can a Catholic receive communion at an Orthodox church and vice versa?  45:54 – In Deuteronomy 21:10-14, is the captive war bride being raped or not?  51:37 – In the gospel of John, why would it be unfitting for Jesus to say, “When you see me, you see the Holy Spirit”? …

Questions Covered: 05:25 – I’m just entering the Catholic Church. A lot of my friends see me as a spiritual father. These friends will follow me if I convert. That makes me very uncomfortable. Can you offer some advice? 14:40 – What happens if you’re going through RCIA and you can’t find a Confirmation sponsor? 16:41 – How is the presence of Christ in the Eucharist different from the way God is always present to us, as Scripture says? 29:27 – I’m not Catholic. How can I better understand the real presence? Where in the Old Testament does God prophecy that he was going to reveal himself as bread and wine? 38:00 – Does the bible lose its impact when it is translated? 45:59 – I’m not Catholic but I would like to be. Why would being divorced preclude me from becoming Catholic? …

Questions Covered: 13:00 – I grew up Catholic. I had an abortion as a young woman and was told it was no big deal. I felt guilt because of this. All my friends go to an evangelical Church. What church do I go to? 31:35 – I work in a prison and some of the guards were playing with consecrated hosts that fell out of the tabernacle. I have the hosts now, what do I do with them? 36:22 – I’m thinking of converting. Where in the Bible does it say that Mary was assumed into heaven? And where does it say that she was born without original sin? Why go to a priest to confess? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:54 – Is Redemptionis Sacramentum, especially regarding the role of extraordinary ministers of holy communion? 16:11 – Does the Church recognize the existence of ghosts, and can they cross over from the afterlife to earth? 23:02 – Do Catholics have to believe in the historical existence of Adam and Eve? 31:49 – I’m not Catholic. Can I participate in Ash Wednesday and receive the ashes? 34:02 – What is the difference between being one of the elect and the doctrine of eternal security? 44:16 – Can we have efficacious prayer if we are in the state of venial or mortal sin? 48:55 – My protestant teacher said that Catholics were wrong and bad during the time of Martin Luther. How do I respond? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:18 – When we’re in heaven will we focus on our life on earth? Do you have book recommendations? 10:47 – Why do we confess our sins to a priest and not directly to God? 17:11 – If Jesus was all man and all divine. Could he have looked at God and not died? 20:26 – In my parish, in our intentions, we pray for those who don’t believe in Christ. Who are we praying for and why are they separate intentions? 29:10 – What is the bible evidence for purgatory? 34:40 – I have protestants claim that the Council of Rome in 382 AD under Pope Damasus I. Did actually happen because there is no evidence. How do I refute this? 44:51 – Was Mary resurrected at her death? Is this in the bible? 51:30 – How do I reconcile between God being totally sufficient but Jesus thirsting for us and us adding something to him? …

Questions Covered: 04:25 – What is satanic music? Is that even a thing? What are the characteristics? 12:58 – Who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11? 17:20 – If a Hindu friend offers to pray for you, should you ask them not to since they’re praying to demons? 21:13 – In the Gospel of Mark, when the woman touches Jesus’ robe and he asks who touched it, that doesn’t make sense to me because he should know. What’s going on there? 28:56 – Why are things related to the Pope called “papal” but he’s not called the Pape? Or why aren’t they called “popal?” 34:35 – After the flood, how did the one family left multiply the human race again? 43:43 – Why is it that if you go to hell, something bad will happen to you? Why would the devil torture me when I’m doing exactly what he wanted me to do? 49:02 – When Jesus calls the apostles, they all seem to drop everything and follow him even though they don’t know him. Did God the Father actually draw them to him, as Jesus says must happen? 51:27 – When Jesus tells Pilate that he wouldn’t have power over him unless it was given from above, was he referring to God? …

Questions Covered: 05:00 – Where is the Garden of Eden? 06:56 – Why, if Scripture seems to make it clear that some individuals are in hell, doesn’t the Church officially condemn them? 17:11 – Have any of the popes ever had military jurisdiction, and if so, why? 29:24 – Can a Catholic be a sponsor for a Lutheran going through Confirmation? 33:07 – St. John Chrysostom said in a homily on Matthew 16 that Jesus said he’d build his Church on Peter’s confession of faith, which seems to agree with Protestants arguing against the papacy. What do you think of that? 38:29 – Why did Jesus pick Judas if he knew what Judas was going to do? 47:37 – What does the Bible mean when it says God hates certain people like Esau? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:11 – Were gospels written to try and make Romans, especially Pilot, look good? I watched a show that made this claim. 10:33 – Does the grace of the Divine Mercy Chaplet that I pray for my relatives reduce if I include others? 15:34 – I’ve heard that scientists that study the universe are finding evidence that the earth might be the center of the universe. What are your thoughts on this? 19:46 – I know my faith pretty well and have been doing bible study with Jehovah’s Witness. I also go to Sabbath with my Jewish friends. Where is the line when it comes to praying with other faiths? 29:31 – I’m Catholic and my wife is agnostic. My priest pressed me about her converting. He got upset with my response and denied me absolution. Can you give me some clarity with this situation? Am I going to hell for this? It felt very judgmental 42:56 – Is there any theology on why Jesus came to earth in the time that he did? 47:14 – What causes Jesus’ different reactions in 4th and 8th stations of the cross? 51:10 – Psalm 110:7 What does this line mean? 52:45 – Was Mary Magdalene the sister of Martha? …

Questions Covered: 23:15 – I’m 59 and have never been married. I just met a man and now I have a desire to get married. Can I get some advice? 30:08 – Thank you for sharing the Catholic view of marriage! Not enough people hear it. 33:15 – I feel like my wife has given the love that belongs to me to our children. What can I do to help correct this? 38:55 – If one has been married multiple times, can God forgive that? 46:15 – Thanks for a great show topic! I requested therapy with my, now deceased wife to show her that I would never stop working for our marriage. 49:26 – How do I best prepare for the work in marriage? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:47 – How do I explain to Protestants that when the bible says that Mary did not know Joseph until after Jesus’ birth, it doesn’t mean that they had relations after?  10:47 – I struggle with the theory that if you go to hell, it is because you chose to be there. Can you help clarify?  16:52 – I had a dream where I saw many upside-down crosses. How do I interpret this? Is this demonic?  22:50 – Is it moral for women to be in the military?  32:21 – Do you believe in the book “The Warning” by Christine Watkins?  35:50 – What’s the significance of Christians fasting on Wednesday and Friday?  42:15 – Has Jimmy ever investigated the theory using an engrailed cross to navigate the earth potentially used by the Knights Templar?  46:32 – If you are coming into the church do you need to go to confession if you are receiving a conditional baptism?  50:26 – If Christ could not sin, what was the point of the temptations?  …

Questions Covered: 17:11 – A Christian is someone who you connect with because you have the common foundation of Christ.  43:30 – How do I talk to people of other Christian faiths?  47:50 – Comment: Foundation of faith is trust, how to have a conversation with people that don’t believe what you do.  …

Questions Covered: 01:45 – I’m struggling with worshiping in a Catholic Church. Do you have any advice? 11:13 – I’m struggling to understand why the Pope won’t call out high-profile politicians If they are clearly speaking against the teachings of the Church? 17:18 – I struggle with my priest who doesn’t approve of me receiving communion on the tongue and also allows lay people to expose the Eucharist in the monstrance. What can I do? 23:23 – I’m struggling with my faith. Can Christianity be proven? Are we living in the matrix? Have you heard of the Egg Theory story? What are your thoughts on it? 36:21 – How would a civil divorce be applied to a Sacramental marriage? Why would a civil divorce need to be annulled in order for someone to marry inside the Church? 45:42 – What does the Church teach about salvation for agnostics and those with mental health issues? 52:17 – How do I argue against someone who claims that priests ordained in the Novus Ordo are invalid? …

Questions Covered: 13:43 – I’m divorced, remarried, then widowed and now I’m getting remarried. If we get married, I know my husband will be excommunicated if we marry. Do you have any advice? 21:31 – I fear inviting young women to Church and not knowing if they’ve had an abortion. Would they be able to come into the Church if they had? 24:57 – When did Jesus rise again? Does that mean it was the first or second time that he rose? 29:20 – I want to join the Roman Catholic Church but I’m divorced. I don’t ever plan on being remarried. Do I have to get my marriage annulled? Or can I skip that? 32:30 – I’m Anglican. I struggle with the honor that we are supposed to give to Mary and the saints. 45:13 – How do I discuss Pope Francis with my Evangelical friends who see him as vague and almost wanting to change Church teaching? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:16 – Is it ok to attend an SSPX mass?  15:20 – Why did it take so long for the Church to declare the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception as dogmas?  23:13 – How do I deal with people who won’t acknowledge that their actions are sin?  34:41 – Should babies be rebaptized when they get older?  36:28 – How do I contribute history and theology to a bible study when they focus on feelings?  43:36 – What is a good book that gives an overview of heresies in history?  44:32 – How can a good Catholic walk by a homeless person in the cold and feel like a righteous person?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:52 – How do we respond to the objection that he is not eternal creator because he is not eternal creating? 14:52 – At what point does a struggle with a Church teaching not allow us to receive communion? 19:57 – How do I respond to the claim that we should be baptizing in the name of Jesus over the name of the trinity? 32:34 – If God made everything, how did he come to earth? 35:31 – What is the earliest evidence for the assumption of Mary? 46:45 – I’m engaged and was planning to get married in November. People tell me that we should get married sooner. What is your advice? 51:04 – Is it ok for me to feel uneasy for a non-Catholic to come and speak to our Catholic men’s group at the Church? …