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Questions Covered:

08:29 – Could you give me the scriptural basis for the papacy? 

17:35 – does it say in the bible that you shouldn’t judge? 

20:50 – How do you approach protestants to start evangelizing? Should we wait till they engage? 

29:19 – When Jesus came down from heaven (resurrected), what happened to the people who hurt Jesus? 

31:16 – What does the bible say about the resurrection of our loved ones? 

39:30 – My husband is an evangelical and I’m a revert Catholic. I feel like I’m letting God down by not making the sign of the cross before meals. Is it a sin? 

44:57 – Follow up on judging question: How far do we go with judging? We don’t want to push them away, do we? 

47:44 – Regarding the thief that Jesus promised him he would see him in paradise. How does this relate to purgatory? 

51:42 – is it safe to pray the rosary in Latin? I’ve been involved in the occult and trying to get out. 

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Questions Covered:

03:27 – I heard that a priest could deny someone forgiveness. Is that possible? 

10:49 – Will a baptism be valid if I took the child to be baptized or performed the baptism myself without the parents’ consent? 

17:54 – How would you reconcile evolution with original sin? 

20:58 – What’s the difference between the magic in Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings because it seems like the magic in Harry Potter is bad? 

28:44 – Why can’t we have separate chalices when receiving communion? 

33:04 – Is it ok to add an Our Father for Uriel the archangel to the St. Michael Chaplet? 

37:14 – I’m a lapsed Catholic. How would I begin my journey to return? 

42:27 – I’m not Catholic. Am I understanding this next statement correctly: When Catholics receive the Eucharist, they are truly becoming one with Jesus. 

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Questions Covered:

03:40 – If something is taught by the magisterium but is not infallible, could a person disagree with it? 

08:03 – How would I defend that the Catholic Faith is true to protestants? 

18:44 – I have never been fully satisfied with the Catholic response to “call no man father.” Can You help clarify it for me? 

28:40 – I’ve been practicing martial arts and I’m getting a new instructor, but it feels like it borders on eastern religion. Can I still practice this as a good Catholic? 

32:48 – What are the positions that the Church relooked at that were once considered modernist ideas that are now approved? 

36:45 – Can you help me better understand devotion to relics? 

44:48 – In the TLM the consecration prayer for the chalice includes the words the mystery of faith. It was dropped in the new mass. How do I explain to someone that this doesn’t make the Mass invalid? 

51:12 – I just became Catholic. I’ve heard some say that Mary didn’t have childbirth pains and others say she did. What’s correct? 

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Questions Covered:

02:40 – I reverted to the Church and I wanted to share the miracle God did to bring me back! 

12:44 – I come from a southern Baptist background. How can I improve my prayer to the saints I have devotions to? 

21:50 – Can a non-Catholic go to confession and receive absolution? 

30:18 – What are we as Catholics doing to talk to the youth about sexuality? 

40:59 – There’s a pastor in my town that claims the bible approved polygamy, can you help me answer this question? 

43:48 – Could the pope be heretic? 

51:53 – I wasn’t given the option to choose a saint when I was confirmed. How can I integrate that into my journey? 

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Questions Covered: 

12:27 – What are the boundary lines for a Catholic regarding predestination? 

21:48 – Is it necessary to be Catholic? 

29:22 – I was never taught to deal with sin as a protestant. What’s the best way to approach a sin that I continually struggle with? 

42:45 – In the OT when David killed Goliath, King Saul sounds like he didn’t know who David was. It seems like the story is not in chronological order. What are your thoughts on it? 

48:03 – Why do we bless statues with incense? 

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Good apologetics is not just a quest to have the right answer. It is, instead, one tool in a larger struggle to win souls. This means that it involves spiritual battle. Our guest, Dan Burke, explains spiritual battle for apologists.

Cy Kellett:

You want to defend the church? Don’t neglect your own spiritual life. Dan Burke is next.

Cy Kellett:

Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett your host. I remember being a young California Catholic heading off to Boston College to study theology and...

Questions Covered:

08:58 – Why do we go to a priest to confess our sins?

15:10 – Splendor of Truth, JP2 includes deportation as inherently immoral. Can you help clarify why he says that?

19:50 – Lumen Gentium says Catholics and Muslims worship the same God. Could you elaborate?

33:35 – How was the Magnificat record in scripture?

36:23 – Is Jesus sitting at the right hand of the Father as a human being or a spiritual being?

45:27 – In the Bible it says that God is with us. How is this different from saying he is with us in the Eucharist?

49:01 – As a practicing Catholic I would like to learn more about responsible parenthood. When is it appropriate to practice NFP?

52:02 – Follow up comment on Muslim question: My son in law is Muslim and they do believe in Jesus and the one to come at the end to save us, but they just don’t believe that He’s God.

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Questions Covered:

05:45 – Sedevacantist claim that St. Lucia’s letter confirming the consecration with JP2 was forged. Is this true? Was the 3rd secret of Fatima fully revealed? Did Padre Pio know the full 3rd secret of Fatima?  

15:44 – What breaks Sunday rest? Does ordering pizza or going to Disney World break it? 

28:39 – I’m converting to Catholicism but live in a rural area where RCIA is not available. I was allowed to have 1 on 1 sessions with an associate pastor. What can I do to make sure I get the most out of my situation?   

33:48 – Gen 3:16 God says Eve’s pain will be intensified. How is this possible if pain was a result of the fall? Does this mean that they weren’t seeing the beatific vision before the fall? 

40:31 – What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples to go buy swords but later condemned Peter when he used the sword? 

46:50 – Was there really an imposter of Sister Lucia? The pictures look different at different times. 

49:12 – Why are we so relaxed with the 4th commandment but strict on theology of the body? 

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Questions Covered:

14:45 – What are your thoughts on one parent sharing all the terrible things the other parent did to the child? Is this protecting the child or hurting them? 

22:29 – I haven’t spoken to my mother for 15 years. Do I reconcile with my abusive mother? 

31:33 – How do you recover from being the targeted parent? How do you reconcile with the children? 

38:50 – I’m experiencing parental alienation. I feel like I’m still being targeted. How do I respond to his behavior? 

43:19 – I’m the victim of parental alienation. I’ve run out of ideas. What do I do now? 

49:27 – How can I get a relationship back with my kids? They won’t speak to me? 

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Questions Covered;

08:20 – What are your thoughts on Sola Scriptura? 

14:13 – If you’re pressured to have an abortion and given no option, is it still a sin?  What does scripture say? 

22:14 – Can you give recommendations for biographies of people who have really lived out the Faith? I want to give it to a non-practicing Muslim friend. 

29:15 – How would you respond to someone who denies an afterlife? 

34:40 – I’m a born again Christian. How do I respond to someone who asks who created God? 

41:30 – How can I defend the principle of having to go to confession to remove mortal sin? 

48:59 – What are good responses who claim all things are just opinions? 

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