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  • #11985 AMA: Jesus as Messiah, Church Authority, and Myths About Christmas - Joe Heschmeyer

    Questions Covered:

    • 06:08 – Was Jesus’ claim to be Messiah considered blasphemous by the Jews?
    • 14:20 – How do I get my Protestant friend to accept the authority of the Church?
    • 23:05 – What does the “work of mercy” entail for the fulfillment of the plenary indulgence for the Jubilee?
    • 37:00 – Jesus was historically born in the summer, not the winter. So, Christmas cannot be about his birth!
    • 39:27 – My Protestant friend claims that Catholics have changed the Our Father.
    • 46:33 – Is there anywhere in the U.S. that has holy doors open for the Jubilee?
    • 50:47 – In a hypothetical scenario regarding a committed crime, would a priest hinting that he knows the culprit be an offense against the seal of confession?
    • 56 min
    • #11984 What’s Your Protestant Challenge? - Karlo Broussard

      Questions Covered:

      • 03:33 – How do you answer when protestants say that the stone is Christ not Peter?
      • 07:45 – How do I convincingly argue to my protestant friends why we Catholics confess our sins to priests?
      • 15:05 – I always said that the Church has too much money and is too rich but always asks for money. How should I respond?
      • 24:11 – How do I respond a protestant who says “my Jesus is no longer on the cross” in response to my crucifix?
      • 32:54 – I’m a protestant considering Catholicism. What is the sin of presumption?
      • 42:08 – How do I respond to my southern Baptist friends who teasingly say that Catholics go to confession just to go sin again?
      • 48:37 – How do the saints hear our prayers?
      • 51:36 – I want to share my response when I get asked about my crucifix.
      • 56 min
      • #11983 What’s Your Protestant Challenge? - Karlo Broussard

        Questions Covered:

        • 06:38 – How do we know that the saints can hear us from a scriptural perspective?
        • 18:00 – I struggle with all the forms that look like worship given to the saints. Things such as incense. What’s the distinction?
        • 30:21 – I’m Orthodox. If the Papacy is so important to salvation, then why didn’t St. Paul wrote about it in Romans?
        • 30:21 – I’m Orthodox. If the Papacy is so important to salvation, then why didn’t St. Paul wrote about it in Romans?
        • 43:13 – I’m in RCIA and have a Dilemma on whether I should join Catholicism or Orthodoxy. Did the Papacy really change in a radical way?
        • 52:08 – Does the Church lean on the prima gracia, prima scriptura aspect instead of the sola aspect in regard to Luther and the protestant reformation?
        • 56 min
        • #11982 Sola Scriptura Doesn’t Work - Joel S. Peters

          Questions Covered:

          • 12:33 – What are we protestants missing out on by having different scripture from you Catholics?
          • 16:55 – Do you happen to know why Act 2:42 is constantly used by nondenominational Christians to claim their denomination is right and Catholicism is wrong?
          • 29:27 – It seems like sola scriptura is a cause for protestants to miss out on purgatory.
          • 32:00 – We protestants in our mind see that only the word of God is important, and Catholics muddy the waters.
          • 36:38 – Iowa Catholic Radio… Is it an official view that tradition always wins when scripture and tradition are pitted against each other?
          • 44:45 – There must have been more that Jesus did that was not recorded in scripture. Is that where tradition comes in?
          • 47:40 – Is it right to say that protestants miss out on the understanding of the coming of Christ since they miss the entire story of the Maccabees?
          • 51:20 – Does 1 Jn 2:27 teach against tradition?
          • 56 min
          • #11981 Addiction and Healing - Scott Weeman

            Questions Covered:

            • 11:41 – My biggest struggle was discovering that certain vices that I struggled with were sins that people don’t seem to pay a lot of attention to.
            • 16:53 – Is there a lack of attention on the kingdom of heaven during a healing journey?
            • 22:05 – Station of the Cross… My daughter is dating a man who looks like is in the beginning stages of alcoholism. What can we do to help him?
            • 30:38 – How do you beat addiction?
            • 37:27 – I’ve been sober since March of 2020. I’m homebound and unhappy. I feel stuck.
            • 47:20 – My brother is a recovering alcoholic and has never formally received any help. I don’t know what to do if I catch him drinking again.
            • 52:20 – I work in the field and commend you for your work!
            • 56 min
            • #11980 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

              Questions Covered:

              • 01:30 – One of my family members is now a Sedevacantist and doesn’t recognize JP2. How can I help guide him back?
              • 08:32 – Why does the placement of Maccabees in the bible vary depending on the bible?
              • 15:12 – In Genesis it says God’s presence dwelled in the presence of the garden of Eden and since marriage/sex is the manifestation of our desire to be in union with God, then why did Adam yearn for a partner/Eve?
              • 18:12 – Does the bible mention miscarriages in Numbers?
              • 20:59 – Does a bankruptcy also forgive the moral obligation to pay off the debt?
              • 29:12 – What are the reasons that orthodox Jews don’t believe that Jesus is the Messiah?
              • 35:09 – In my psych class we were told that you can detect violent behavior in young children that could manifest itself if it goes unchecked. What would be the ethical stance on hospitalizing them for life?
              • 42:47 – Does the bible say anything about how to approach relationships with the in-laws?
              • 46:34 -Did Fatima want us to be enrolled in the scapular? Do you need to get a scapular blessed?
              • 49:10 – Is it possible for the devil to steal souls from purgatory?
              • 50:30 – I see that the Anglican Church is going to have a female archbishop, should we end dialogue with them?
              • 51:49 – Why do Catholics honor the Sabbath day on Sundays?
              • 56 min
              • #11979 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

                Question Covered:

                • 05:11 – Why do we address the pope as holy father?
                • 07:38 – Is it ok for us to not wear shoes at Church?
                • 14:30 – What does the Catholic faith mean to you?
                • 17:30 – What explains Skinwalker Ranch? Have we ever been visited by extratempestrials?
                • 23:29 – Is listening to music with profanity cooperating with evil?
                • 35:28 – What are your thoughts on wearing veils at mass?
                • 37:03 – My brother is using abortifacient birth control, how can I approach this situation?
                • 43:43 – What’s a good amount of prayers to pray a day?
                • 45:38 – What would happen if the pope declared something ex cathedra that was clearly heretical?
                • 50:28 – Why do some masses not give the precious blood historically?
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                  56 min
                • #11978 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples

                  Questions Covered:

                  • 00:58 – How does one keep from worshiping Mary?
                  • 08:13 – I don’t believe Juan Diego was a historical person. I see it as problematic that the Church canonized a person who possibly wasn’t real.
                  • 17:05 – How can you tell that Guadalupe is not a man-made image?
                  • 21:35 – What are your thoughts on evangelical Catholic churches?
                  • 29:00 – How does one come back to communion after one loses salvation after being baptized?
                  • 46:18 – What obligations does an adult child have to a dying parent who does want to receive the final sacrament?
                  • 56 min
                  • #11976 AMA: Mary - William Albrecht

                    Questions Covered:

                    • 06:50 – If Numbers 36 applies to Mary since she’s a perpetual virgin, does this imply she is closely related to her husband?
                    • 09:10 – How does one become consecrated to Mary? How does the Church approve of Marian apparition or vision?
                    • 16:25 – How do I develop a stronger love and devotion to Mary?
                    • 19:50 – If Mary was consecrated, how was she not in the temple and getting married?
                    • 24:00 – If Mary was here to glorify her son, how do we make sense of her requesting Juan Diego to build a chapel in her honor in the Guadalupe apparition?
                    • 33:26 – How much autonomy does Mary have?
                    • 37:28 – Is it true that if you pray the rosary using a certain devotion you gain generational blessings?
                    • 41:55 – What was the cost that Mary endured to say yes to God?
                    • 47:35 – What does it mean to be consecrated to Mary as a child?
                    • 51:30 – Is there any teaching on the love between Jesus and Mary?
                    • 53:15 – Was Mary always the intended holy mother?
                    • 56 min

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