Catholic Answers Live

#12249 From the Early Church to Calvary: Catholic Insights on Worship, Recovery, and Scripture - Jimmy Akin

Listen Later

Can Catholics attend 12-step recovery programs? Are we less spiritually zealous today than the early Church? What’s the proper posture for laity during the Our Father at Mass? And how do ancient texts like the Book of Jubilees align with Catholic tradition on Adam’s burial? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we dive into these thoughtful questions from listeners across the country. Discover what the Church teaches about appropriate behavior during Mass, explore how Catholic spirituality has changed over time, and examine intriguing connections between biblical traditions and apocryphal writings.

Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter

Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com

Questions Covered:

  • 07:08 – Is it appropriate for a Catholic to attend 12-step recovery programs?
  • 20:57 – Compared to the early Church and the saints, have modern Catholics lost some of their spiritual fervor?
  • 29:07 – Are laypeople supposed to raise their hands during the Our Father at Mass? Is there a resource that explains what’s appropriate for the laity?
  • 46:30 – The Book of Jubilees says Adam was buried next to his son and had a proper funeral. How does this relate to the tradition that Adam’s skull is buried under Calvary?
    • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Catholic Answers LiveBy Catholic Answers
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    2,124 ratings

    More shows like Catholic Answers Live

    View all
    Catholic Stuff You Should Know by J. 10 Initiative

    Catholic Stuff You Should Know

    3,814 Listeners

    Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies by Bishop Robert Barron

    Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

    4,974 Listeners

    The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture by Bishop Robert Barron

    The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

    5,731 Listeners

    The Thomistic Institute by The Thomistic Institute

    The Thomistic Institute

    766 Listeners

    Catholic Answers Focus by Catholic Answers

    Catholic Answers Focus

    1,430 Listeners

    Pints With Aquinas by Matt Fradd

    Pints With Aquinas

    6,711 Listeners

    The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast by Ascension

    The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

    7,695 Listeners

    The Counsel of Trent by Catholic Answers

    The Counsel of Trent

    2,585 Listeners

    Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World by Jimmy Akin

    Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

    2,923 Listeners

    The Catholic Talk Show by Ryan Scheel & Ryan DellaCrosse

    The Catholic Talk Show

    1,508 Listeners

    The Road to Emmaus with Scott Hahn by Scott Hahn

    The Road to Emmaus with Scott Hahn

    973 Listeners

    American Catholic History by Noelle & Tom Crowe

    American Catholic History

    815 Listeners

    Godsplaining by Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

    Godsplaining

    1,260 Listeners

    Catholic Saints by Augustine Institute

    Catholic Saints

    1,128 Listeners

    Catholic Bible Study by Augustine Institute

    Catholic Bible Study

    681 Listeners

    Called to Communion by EWTN

    Called to Communion

    185 Listeners