Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

05:25 – What is a Eucharistic procession? Who would I need to talk to to organize one in my town?

14:00 – How does the Church look upon Aquamation as an option for burial?

18:41 – What is the appropriate pronunciation of Elisha?

22:20 – Why do we not believe in reincarnation? Where in the bible would we find evidence for this lack of belief?

35:15 – How do I talk to an ex-Catholic Protestant about Mary?

43:10 – My priest denied the necessity of baptism for salvation. How do I deal with this?

48:45 – 2 Tim 3:16 I’ve heard it argued that when Catholics are confirmed they receive the HS and are “God breathed.” Is this true?

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32:43 – Here in Colorado a Church is suing a town because they are told they can’t house a person in a van in the parking lot. I want Matthew’s thoughts on this.

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18:08 – Was Jesus just speaking in parables during the bread of life discourse?

23:02 – What graces are received when a Catholic receives communion and are they necessary for salvation?

30:02 – How would I convince a protestant that the eucharist was not considered a symbol for the 1500 years before the reformation?

34:40 – I can’t find a parish that will offer the precious blood, is it ok for me to bring a small bottle of wine and drink it during communion?

40:59 – Every time I receive holy communion I always feel better after being ill for so long.

44:40 – Does the Eucharist take away temporal sin?

47:16 – How do I avoid not receiving the eucharist unworthily?

50:10 – At what point does the presence of Christ leave the Eucharist and enter us?

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Questions Covered:

01:01 – The bible says that if you evangelize the Holy Spirit will give you the words but why wont the Holy Spirit give you the words when talking to your children?

04:16 – Romans 8:28 How does it work for the physical world today?

06:58 – Should we consume the Eucharist when there is a miracle?

14:48 – There seems to be a divide between the Church teaching on marriage vs what Jesus and Paul taught. Can you explain where they come together?

20:34 – Where is the lineage of apostolic succession?

24:20 – What ranking is St. Michael in? Do demons also have rankings?

35:13 – Is the mark of the beast a future financial payment system?

45:19 – Did Constantine found the Catholic Church?

50:47 – Was there infallibility during the Old Testament period?

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03:13 – How can we respond to Mormons who use Ep. 4:11 and 1 Cor 12:28 to say that the true Church must have modern day apostles?

06:27 – How can the pope grant faculties to SSPX if they are technically not under his jurisdiction? Is it ok to attend masses at SSPV chapels?

12:28 – Can you clarify on the deuterocanonical books and its validity since some Jews accepted them?

18:21 – What are some examples of moral relativism being adopted and failing in the secular world?

21:18 – Would you be Automatically excommunicated if you had a certain belief or doubt but never shared it?

28:40 – Regarding a new theory of purgatory and the detachment from sin. I don’t see how it fits with former papal documents.

40:45 – Can you give a brief overview of the sacrament of marriage and a good resource?

43:43 – When I adore the Eucharist, who or what am I exactly adoring? Is it Jesus on the cross in 33 AD?

49:26 – How do you think these new rules of the supernatural by the Vatican affect approval of miracles for canonization?

52:24 – Why do all Marian apparitions look different? Are they all the same person?

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Questions Covered:

17:50 – Is it necessary to dive into childhood or is it more about exposure?

22:00 – Can a moms feeling of just being overwhelmed actually be anxiety?

34:26 – I’m a middle school teacher. What tips do you have for helping my students through anxiety?

36:45 – I’m so filled with anxiety that I have torn up my skin and have ulcers. I need help in mitigating this experience?

43:00 – How do you deal with anxiety knowing that you’ll always fall to sin?

48:10 – Thought my anxiety would go away after being sober for 4.5 years. How do I deal with it now that it hasn’t gone away?

51:49 – How do you deal with anxieties when you don’t realize you have anxiety until it boils over?

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Questions Covered:

08:25 – How can I approach my wife about her codependency on our daughter and how unhealthy it is?

15:28 – I’m an alcoholic. I just want to share my light bulb moment.

18:12 – What does addiction to lust include?

22:30 – I have an attachment to food. I’m nervous about attending a meeting due to confidentiality.

29:45 – I am a workaholic. Does your organization offer help for that?

33:10 – I want to recommend the book! Will there be another one in the future?

37:05 – I think the 12-step program is for everyone.

44:04 – I lost my 21 one year old son to addiction. Thank you for doing this! I wish I had known about you before.

50:48 – I’ve been in 12 steps since January. I just want to share how much there is to offer.

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Questions Covered:

3:45 – In the Creed it says that Jesus will judge the living and the dead. Who are the dead?

08:00 – How do I talk about Jesus to people who have questions but don’t actually seem to care?

13:04 – What’s the relationship between mortal sins of omission, and good works? Could you lose your salvation through a sin of omission?

17:29 – Is there a process of choosing a patron saint?

21:22 – Does a couple have to be married in the Church to bring up the gifts during mass?

24:07 – What exactly must one say when confessing sins, how specific must one be?

33:55 – What does it mean for a teaching to be essential? What considerations did the Church take to declare the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption?

38:04 – Why if Joseph had a house in Bethlehem, was Jesus born in a manger?

42:38 – Can you talk about the purpose of marriage? Is it strictly to procreate?

47:29 – Am I able to confess a mortal sin if I was intoxicated?

52:14 – Are guardian angels capable of being fallen angels? Could we have been assigned a fallen guardian angel?

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08:32 – What does a vocational call mean?

15:43 – How did people in the OT worship God and how is it similar to how we worship in the Catholic Mass?

23:59 – What is the proper understanding of Rev 19:15?

29:15 – In what way is the mass a propitiatory sacrifice?

35:20 – Why isn’t there adoration for the blood of Jesus?

40:42 – Why isn’t the Catholic Church against interest-based economics?

46:04 – My in-laws are not Catholic and were just introduced to the stations of the cross. What’s the history of them?

50:44 – I want to read the fathers of the Church. Where can I start with being led astray?

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Questions Covered:

03:37 – How important is consolation during prayer in Mass?

11:19 – How do you respond to the claim that If the devil can portray himself as an angel of light, then the devil can potentially be present himself as Mary in apparitions?

16:49 – Does the bible support sprinkling of water in baptism?

23:32 – Why don’t we quickly baptize people like protestants instead of making people go through a whole class and dragging it out?

32:47 – Why does Catholic worship re-present the cross as a sacrifice when the passover wasn’t a sin offering?

42:46 – Is Jesus’ prayer for unity in Jn 17 meant to be now or unity when he returns?

51:05 – Critique my argument for the Immaculate Conception: If Joseph was worried about Mary committing adultery he would not have to quietly divorce her. He was protecting her because he knew the truth.

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