Open Forum – Questions Covered:

09:12 – Are the prophecies about the Jewish people being the new Jerusalem in the end times still in place in Catholic theology?

24:11 – What’s the origin of the belief of the immaculate conception?

37:29 – How does the New Jerusalem bible compare to new translations?

45:53 – What’s the difference when the Church uses the terms Universal Church vs Catholic Church?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

07:34 – Can one ask for intercession from a loved one who has passed away?

15:23 – What’s the evidence for the end of public revelation but the continuation of apostolic authority?

32:44 – Where’s the moral line when using cybernetic implants that would change the body?

45:16 – Isn’t dowsing still a form of divination because you’re still looking for a message about the future?

51:24 – What’s the difference between a doctrine and a dogma?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

06:50 – I teach RCIA. I have a former student who, after converting, left the church. What do I say to her when I run into her?

19:17 – How do I explain to my protestant parents why we close our prayer with the Trinity instead of in the name of Jesus?

34:03 – Did Solomon go to heaven?

37:18 – I call myself an atheist because the only thing religion solves is the life after death issue. It doesn’t seem to solve the issues of this world. What are your thoughts on that?

46:20 – Were the illumination of conscience, the rapture and the dark night of the soul terms made up by the reformers? If not, where did they originate?

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Questions Covered:

08:17 – My father is in hospice after a severe stroke. What do we mean when we say redemptive suffering?

19:20 – When and why did we change the fasting time before communion?

35:48 – Is oil an essential part of the sacrament of Confirmation?

43:20 – How legitimate is the claim that when one is saved, you are saved, past, present, and future?

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Questions Covered:

08:05 – What’s the earliest record of the Eucharist?

17:04 – When discussing the essential beliefs with a protestant. Is there a list that the Church has?

22:18 – Will there ever be an American or young pope?

31:24 – My priest told me some penance is to not eat all the food on my plate. What do I do with the food that’s leftover since it’s not good to throw it out?

41:22 – Can you clarify Jesus’ role as high priest and how that works with our atonement?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

09:06 – How do I refute people who claim that the pope is the antichrist? Especially coming from Catholics?

19:48 – Sometimes I go to a Christian church and they do the bread and the wine. What’s the Catholics stance on their version?

30:21 – The bible mentions that those who doubt do so because of lack of faith. How does one with scrupulosity interpret this?

45:48 – When does ownership end to avoid stealing? Such as when a restaurant throws out food.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:28 – What is the proper interpretation in the Old Testament where God commanded the Israelites to kill women and children?

16:02 – Regarding the teaching that God’s existence can be known with certainty by human reason. What does this mean?

28:40 – Do curses relate to the sacraments? Do the sacraments negate curses?

40:36 – Do you know of any alien encounters where the aliens had any reaction to prayer or religious objects?

49:32 – Were people who were healed by Jesus also baptized by the Holy Spirit?

52:28 – Are Non-Catholic people who are married outside the Catholic Church validly married?

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Questions Covered:

17:28 – What are the results that you’re seeing come from the Eucharistic Revival?

21:47 – Can you give me feedback on what to do on receiving communion while kneeling and what to do when one is denied?

29:31 – Why aren’t the essential things to bring back faithful Catholics being emphasized in the eucharistic revival?

33:46 – Is it alright to join the procession if it’s coming near my town?

39:30 – My Baptist sister claims she received Jesus at her church. How do I approach her in informing her of the truth without being abrasive?

43:00 – I’m Protestant. How does the eucharist help achieve unity in the Church?

46:45 – How do we get a unified message from priests? It doesn’t always seem like there is a uniform message.

49:52 – If the eucharist is Jesus, why would there be an issue with receiving communion on the tongue?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:48 – Col. 2:16-17. Is the sabbath mentioned, Saturday or Sunday?

12:47 – Are Catholic priests allowed to run for office?

28:25 – Are we currently in the years of the antichrist’s reign?

35:53 – I’m having health issues and am afraid I might have cancer. I need some guidance.

51:51 – What’s the Church’s teaching on attending non-Catholic gatherings and services?

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Questions Covered:

20:54 – People always share their darkness with me and when I share that God knows what they are going through, they say they had never heard it put that way.

32:44 – I have 3 daughters raised in a Christian home and none of them believe in God anymore. It’s heartbreaking knowing they’ve lost their faith.

42:25 – I don’t agree with you. Just because it works for you doesn’t mean it’ll work for everyone else.

46:43 – My wife is Buddhist and our son doesn’t go to Church. What can I do to bring more peace into my household?

50:57 – My sister had a stroke and the doctors told us that there is no hope.

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