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  • #11847 Ask Me Anything - Colin Donovan

    Questions Covered:

    • 03:36 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to Send the Holy Spirit if it seems as though we got everything we need with Jesus and the sacraments?
    • 13:08 – How do I explain to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader boys why they don’t wear head coverings in Church in light of 1 Cor. 11:6-7 and Act 18 where Paul shaves his head?
    • 29:22 – If the constitution is more of a Protestant document, does it conflict with anything in our Catholic faith?
    • 37:08 – What are your thoughts on the authorship and dating of Genesis?
    • 44:26 – What is the mechanism of action for the devil’s temptations on the world?
    • 56 min
    • #11846 Ask Me Anything - Joe Heschmeyer

      Questions Covered:

      • 04:02 – How do we reconcile God the father being a singular entity in the Old Testament to God prior being seen as a polytheistic idea?
      • 16:37 – How long did it take to replace Judas among the twelve and how did it happen?
      • 20:54 – Could you explain some of the contents of the Gospel of Thomas and why it’s not in the canon?
      • 28:52 – Why doesn’t the office of apostle exist anymore? Why did Jesus have to be crucified?
      • 41:54 – I dread being asked the following question: How can we defend the teaching of the Church when there are some situations where our own leadership refuse to defend it and sometimes even want to change the truth? How would you respond?
      • 46:31 – When I picked my confirmation name, I chose it after a secular person. Can I pick a specific saint now with that same name?
      • 49:24 – How do you explain Pope Francis’ comments with a sort of communion with Muslims and worshiping the same God?
      • 56 min
      • #11845 Ask Me Anything - Joe Heschmeyer

        Questions Covered:

        • 04:37 – If Adam and Eve did not possess the beatific vision but the saints now do, was it better for humans to fall?
        • 07:34 – I’m ethnically Jewish and looking to convert. What’s the history of antisemitism within the Church and how prevalent is it within the Church today?
        • 18:15 – How would you answer the objection: Jn 8 has been shown to be a later addition using historical critical methods, but the Council of Trent claims they are true and infallible. This would make the claim untrue.
        • 24:08 – Was Jesus joyful?
        • 34:03 – Is it possible, theologically, for there to be a fourth person in God?
        • 37:54 – I’m Protestant. Is the bible a living translation that the holy spirit guides you when you read it? If so, why do we need the Church?
        • 46:28 – Did some of Jesus’ apostles doubt his resurrection?
        • 56 min
        • #11844 Ask Me Anything - Tim Staples

          Questions Covered:

          • 03:41 – What happens to tribes that are not exposed to Christianity?
          • 18:36 – I’m a sponsor for a friend in RCIA. He has been donating to a Shriners hospital in honor of his friend. Is this a problem for him as he discerns the faith?
          • 28:46 – What mechanism do you have to rationalize today being right compared to the Church being wrong in the past on topics like Geocentrism?
          • 36:39 – Why does Mark’s gospel not mention Mary’s presence at the crucifixion?
          • 45:04 – Why does Jesus have to announce our sins in the final judgment? Does purgatory exist after the final judgment?
          • 56 min
          • #11843 Ask Me Anything - Tim Staples

            Questions Covered:

            • 06:15 – Is it a good idea to use Acts 9:40 as proof for intercession with the saints?
            • 13:40 – What’s the difference between, Redemption, salvation and justification?
            • 25:14 – What is the state of a person commits a mortal sin, repents, dies but never had a chance to make it to confession?
            • 32:11 – How do respond to the claim that since the Rothchilds family donated to the Vatican they have control over it?
            • 35:59 – Why did they put baptism ahead of the wedding feast in the luminous mysteries?
            • 51:15 – What does it mean to be out of God’s grace and that we can’t merit anything for ourselves?
            • 56 min
            • #11842 Your Bible Questions - Jimmy Akin

              Questions Covered:

              • 01:58 – Did Job commit blasphemy?
              • 05:09 – How much do the errors of people copying the bible affect the inerrancy of scripture?
              • 11:55 – John 6 What’s the proof that what he is saying is not just symbolic?
              • 21:07 – Rev refers to the mark of the beast. Is there a correlation to the mark of the beast and the upcoming digital dollar? Are we living in the age described in Revelation?
              • 36:54 – What is the Church’s position on God writing the law on the hearts of man? Was that just exclusive to the Old Testament?
              • 42:51 – Was creation a literal 6 days?
              • 46:41 – When did God reveal his name to mankind?
              • 53:31 – How did Mary know he could perform a miracle at the wedding at Cana if this was his first miracle?
              • 56 min
              • #11841 Your Bible Questions - Jimmy Akin

                Questions Covered:

                • 04:01 – Did Jesus write five books that were not included in the canon?
                • 08:50 – How do we make sense of 2 Sam 21? David avenging the Gibeonites.
                • 15:53 – How do we interpret Matthew 5:20?
                • 24:12 – In 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Paul mentions body, soul and spirit. What’s the difference between body, soul and spirit? Is one more important than the others?
                • 30:55 – The bible says believe and be baptized. Is the intention of baptism important to the validity of the baptism? Does the pastor baptizing have to intend salvation?
                • 35:35 – Is Judas betraying Christ correlated to receiving Jesus in grave sin?
                • 41:12 – Is the story of the Witch of Endor in 1 Sam evidence that those in the afterlife can hear us, leading to evidence for the intercession of the saints?
                • 49:37 – It’s really weird that Mary Magdalene washed Jesus’ feet with hair. Would it have been considered weird back then too?
                • 55 min
                • #11840 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

                  Questions Covered: 

                  • 02:04 – Does priestly celibacy fall into the category of binding traditions that are not necessary? 
                  • 08:24 – Where in the bible does it say we can pray to the saints in heaven? 
                  • 15:40 – Did God create us to be sinful in light of Paul’s struggle with “the flesh”?  
                  • 20:11 – I wasn’t raised religious and am looking into Catholicism. How do I reconcile my differences with the teachings of the pope if I want to become Catholic? 
                  • 28:36 – What will be the outcome of the Synod on Synodality? 
                  • 30:53 – How do I respond to my friends who believe 1 Peter 3:21 refers to Baptism of the spirit and not Baptism by water? 
                  • 34:45 – Why can’t people break the law of physics when demons can? 
                  • 41:20 – Why do some Catholic Universities have same-sex student unions or groups?   
                  • 45:10 – Can you clarify the reference to Mary’s other children? 
                  • 48:06 – Is the Sacrament of Baptism impacted if the parents are not Catholic, but influenced by extended Catholic family? 
                  • 51:08 – Does Romans 4 teach that we are guaranteed Salvation? 
                  • 56 min
                  • #11839 Ask Me Anything - Trent Horn

                    Questions Covered:

                    • 03:52 – Is it acceptable to consume media from artists involved in the occult and artists who impact people in a negative way? 
                    • 11:02 – 1 Cor 3:10-15 referencing purgatory or the final judgment? 
                    • 15:32 – Is watching football wrong? 
                    • 21:08 – What is your opinion on the connection between Colossians 2 and Ephesians 2? What does faith mean? 
                    • 29:28 – Richard Dawkins makes a comparison between transgenderism and transubstantiation. What’s your rebuttal? 
                    • 37:47 – How can I start a bible study? 
                    • 44:09 – What Catholic traditions are not in the bible? 
                    • 50:17 – When a Jehovah’s Witness asks why we pray to dead people, should I say? 
                    • 56 min
                    • #11838 Ask Me Anything - Mark Brumley

                      Questions Covered:

                      • 12:55 – How is it that we can call Mary, our life, our sweetness and our hope in the Hail Holy Queen?
                      • 18:38 – As a Latin rite Catholic attending a Byzantine church. Should I follow the customs of the west or of the east when it comes to my children receiving the sacraments?
                      • 20:05 – Could there be other creation aside from angelic beings that have knowledge and reason?
                      • 32:32 – When the teaching on infallibility was declared during Vatican 1, they sighted hundreds of instances of infallibility being used. Now we hear that infallibility has only been used twice. Why is there a discrepancy?
                      • 40:30 – What platform should you vote for if one supports the death penalty and the other supports abortion?
                      • 51:18 – Is it a sin of omission if someone passed away and I never offered masses for them if I knew they did something wrong?
                      • 56 min

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