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October 18, 2024#11899 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
06:21 – If we know that angelic beings can assume physical bodies, why don’t we just say they have physical bodies?
14:48 – Why didn’t Jesus acknowledge a scenario where He and the demon were putting on a play verses saying Satan doesn’t allow conflict?
17:49 – Why should we have trust in the Papacy based on the historic aspect of having good and bad Popes?
23:21 – To what degree are we expected to defend the Eucharist physically?
33:09 – When we say there is no salvation outside the Catholic church, do we mean the institution or the body of Christ?
35:55 – Is the Immaculate conception a Holy day of Obligation on this year’s Calendar?
41:44 – How do we pray for the repose of the souls of still born babies?
44:23 – Can you explain buying blessed items?
48:48 – Is it okay to have relations with an ex-spouse prior to being remarried? Does this second marriage need to be in a church?
52:17 – Why are Holy days of Obligation different in the United States and Canada?
56 min
October 18, 2024#11989 Roadblocks to Conversion - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Questions Covered:
13:30 – I’ve found the people within the church to be roadblocks to others.
23:00 – What commonalities can I build on with my Protestant friends?
30:19 – I feel called to be a Deacon; can you give any input on next steps?
35:03 – I have had problematic experiences with a priest. How can I trust a priest again?
43:44 – How can I humbly help in the conversions of friends?
56 min
October 17, 2024#11987 Ask Me Anything - Colin Donovan
Questions Covered:
03:20 – In Genesis, when God says, “let us make Man in our image”, is He speaking to himself or to the holy angels?
07:47 – Is it okay to wait to convert and what can I do in the waiting?
13:19 – Judaism never had a concept of a “Diunity” of God and Holy Spirit, so how did we get to the doctrine of the Trinity?
20:06 – In Matthew Jesus says to pray in private, so is communal prayer blasphemy?
24:30 – If the Real Presence is the source and summit of our faith, why is it not in the Apostle or Nicene Creed?
31:52 – How can I go about bad or toxic friendships?
37:39 – What is the Catholic perspective on the first or second great awakening?
46:25 – I was shown Mason hand gestures and symbols from a coworker. Would this be considered sinful?
50:30 – Can you clarify the parable of the wheat and weeds?
56 min
October 17, 2024#11896 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered:
01:49 – Is a Lutheran Baptism valid in the Catholic church?
09:36 – Why do you believe in the Bible when the Bible makes claims disproved by modern science?
20:22 – Catholic views on the end times, do Catholic prescribe to postmillennialism or has the church changed?
23:40 – Can you explain works and faith based on Canon 24 in Council of Trent and 2010 CCC?
50:16 – How can we differentiate between God and Spirit talking to us or own personal thoughts?
56 min
October 16, 2024#11895 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered:
05:18 – When did the Bible go from Full of Grace to Highly favored one? Why do we believe Mary was sinless?
29:28 – Can you explain the Stations of the Cross?
42:03 – How can I trust the church when the Pope makes statements undercutting the Catholic positions?
56 min
October 15, 2024 #11892 Game Show - Karlo Broussard
Cy is joined by two John Paul the Great Catholic University students to face off in this game show episode!
56 min
October 14, 2024#11891 Ask Me Anything - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered:
04:25 – What does it mean when the book of Samuel says that God’s evil came down?
07:50 – What should be the relationship between faith and politics?
 14:48 – There have been a lot of apparitions where few people go to heaven. It feels very discouraging. Is this accurate?
20:10 – Are the dead that will be lifted up in 1 Thess. 4:17 saved? If not, who are they?
23:50 – If you went to confession do you still have to go to purgatory?
31:18 – Are all religions different paths to the same God?
 44:24 – What is the significance of the water that they put into the wine during mass?
46:24 – Charles Morris’ book, in his book American Catholic, he says that the vast majority reject the teaching on contraception. Is this true?
48:20 – I’m a convert. How do I better understand the words of consecration? It sounds like the words are only meant for that piece of bread and not other pieces moving forward.
50:28 – Since we as Catholics believe that Jesus sat on the throne of David, how do we respond to Christian Zionists who believe it needs to physically happen?
56 min
October 12, 2024#11890 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
01:53 – Why was Judas necessary?
10:21 – Is abortion wrong just because a uterus is for the purpose of fostering children?
16:30 – Nondenominational people in my area have begun believing the idea that the pope is going to make a one world religion that will usher in the end times. Are you familiar with this idea and where it stems from?
23:11 – You mentioned earlier that you didn’t think very highly of the author Dan Brown. I’m genuinely curious why.
28:59 – I’m engaged to a man in the military and started having visions of his friends who have died in battle. What should I make of this?
37:03 – What bible translation do you think is the most accurate? Coming from a protestant background, what translation would you recommend for me?
41:58 – Are our deceased loved ones able to recall the pain they endured?
47:10 – Why does God let children suffer?
51:47 – With the Church constantly under attack, why aren’t we praying for victory but peace instead?
56 min
October 11, 2024#11889 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
03:34 – What are the necessary contrition, motivations and resolutions needed for a valid confession?
07:59 – My protestant friend claims that St. Augustine’s said that being born of water and spirit means a physical birth, not baptism. Is this true?
14:16 – Is it socially acceptable in Catholic circles to make up Marian apparitions for writing science fiction?
19:00 – Can you clarify the meaning of Luke 11:15-26?
23:32 – Are coincidences negative or positive and how should one navigate them as a Christian?
33:40 – Why did the Church make Sunday mass obligatory?
37:35 – Is it morally just for a government to outlaw labor unions?
42:50 – Why should one become Catholic considering how shaky the foundations can sometimes feel?
49:48 – What would be a good response to the Calvinistic claim that the story of Jonah is evidence for there being no free will?
53:31 – Can someone disagree with what the church teaches if they have a well-formed conscience?
56 min
October 11, 2024#11888 Ask Me Anything - Mark Brumley
Questions Covered:
07:41 – What should Catholics take into consideration when voting?
19:45 – The Council of Carthage claims that babies don’t go to heaven. Was that rejected or was that authoritative and how does that relate to the line in the Creed we believe in one baptism in the remission of sins
24:42 – Is Nestorian considered Christianity in the sense that Lutheranism and Calvinism is?
32:29 – Can an Orthodox person receive communion in the Catholic Church?
36:48 – What is the Catholic view on freedom and determinism? Is it hard determinism, libertarianism, or compatibilist?
45:43 – Jesus says render unto Caesar, but does that mean we are giving a pass to leaders since they are so evil?
51:17 – Could you explain what the current synod is and what it means for the Church?
53:09 – Does Mary have any authority other than intercession?
56 min