Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

07:21 – Does your guardian angel leave you when you die

12:21 – What are some good research tools and/or websites for researching paranormal experiences?

17:01 – If the priest has an accident (e.g. spills the host and/ or wine such that it’s not salvageable), before, mid, or after consecration, how would this affect the rest of the mass? If the priest would simply consecrate again, would the procedure change if there’s no more host and/ or wine to consecrate?

20:28 – Let us make man in our own image? Who is US and OUR? Is this an early indication of the Blessed Trinity?

24:39 – Why didn’t the Pharaoh at the time of Moses, being a first born, die during the 10th plague?

28:54 – During his trial, why didn’t Jesus try to stand up for himself? Pilate seemed like he would listen.

30:52 – 1. What does it mean when the church says that Mary’s virginity remained intact during childbirth? Is this belief Dogma?

33:59 – 2. Is it appropriate to worship God in Mary due to Theosis? If in heaven the saints are united to the divine nature in a similar way to Christ’s hypostatic union wouldn’t it be appropriate to worship God in the glorified saints? (I know it’s not appropriate but I just need help understanding the distinctions)

36:42 – Is there a definitive teaching (or even different schools of speculation) on whether or not your guardian angel is specifically assigned only to you (that is, the GA only ever served as a guardian for you) or do they get different assignments when their guardees die? (Asked another way, are there the same number of guardians as there have been/will be human beings; or do the guardians guard different folks throughout their “careers”?)

41:56 – At what point in attending an illicit or invalid Mass should the laity speak up or choose not to receive communion?

46:26 – If God doesn’t change (the “God is simple argument”), how does that square with Jesus gaining a human nature?

47:54 – I have heard people say that the hats that Bishop’s wear symbolize their authority. Can you please expand on this?

48:45 – What does it mean that the disciples didn’t know Jesus till the breaking of the bread

51:32 – Can any parameter of creation be infinite?

52:26 – In what sense do unicorns “exist” ? (or any other fantasy idea like orcs or dragons)

53:36 – I have a hard time learning languages. I get the principles, but the memorization of endings gets me. I am better at reading and working it out than listening and translating by hearing. I desperately want to learn Greek for purposes of studying the Bible. What program, book, software, class, etc. would you recommend someone like me look at to learn Biblical Greek?

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Questions Covered:

03:32 – Do we know anything about the families of Apostles other than Peter, who had a mother-in-law? Which ones were married, who had children, etc.? 

07:19 – I’m curious about John 10:18 where Jesus talks about having the power to lay down his life and take it up again. Does this mean he could have chosen to die right then, or could it suggest that he had the option to remain on the cross longer before choosing to die? 

11:36 – What sacraments can angels administer? I’ve heard stories of angels administering holy communion and even heard once of an angel hearing confession. And it made me wonder if there has been any other sacraments they’ve been known to administer? 

15:30 – Is experiencing deja vu the intersection of your current timeline with another? 

20:52 – What’s the best answer that I can give my dad about why people who are members Opus Dei scourge themselves as a form of penance? He seems to think it’s not biblical. 

29:19 – Was it when Judas received the sacrament of the Eucharist that the devil entered into his soul due to the state it was in? 

33:46 – Would conjoined twins be able to be married in the Church? 

40:24 – Someone told me that if you add regular water to a small bit of holy water the blessing is transferred and the holy water bottle can be filled in this way as long as you don’t let it run out. Is this true? 

43:41 – How would you respond to someone who says that they’re doing just fine without God and they see no reason to acknowledge Him or follow Him? 

47:12 – Could you go over the meaning of “Transubstantiation” and what to say and not say in the Sacrament of Reconciliation? If you like I can explain further.  

 52:41 – Wouldn’t these verses from Mark 7 demonstrate that if Mary had other children, Jesus would not have given her to John to care for? 

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Questions Covered:

07:40 – Were the books written in the Catholic bible with women’s names, were they written by women?

11:56 – Can the unforgivable sin be committed in thought and can a person lose the Holy Spirit?

14:36 – When praying the Divine Mercy I have a hard time praying for really bad sinners. What’s your advice?

20:39 – What is the difference between a holy day of obligation and a solemnity?

22:41 – What are the different levels of hell and why? Thank you.

30:21 – The Council of Jerusalem of 1672 was accepted by the Eastern Orthodox. The common Catholic claim against Orthodoxy is that they haven’t had an ecumenical council. How do we reconcile these two facts?

33:27 – What’s the official teaching regarding organ transplants? Will i have a connection in heaven to my organ donor?

40:42 -How do you respond to the claim that you don’t need a Church for Salvation?

47:01 – Was William Tindale killed by Catholics for translating the bible into English?

51:40 – Is it okay for Catholics to go up during communion to receive a blessing? Fiducia Supplicans seems to indicate that it is not the proper time for it.

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Questions Covered:

46:09 – Were any of these women in the 19th/20th century worried about the word man used in scripture and their role as religious?

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Questions Covered:

06:21 – I’m a United Methodist minister. What more resources do you recommend in my exploration of Catholicism?

20:01 – Surely God hears the prayers and offers signs to people outside of Christianity. How do we make sense of these signs that might offer people in their faith outside of Christ?

31:01 – What do Catholics believe in what’s going to get them into heaven? I’m Catholic, but some say it’s good works; but I keep saying it’s through Jesus Christ

37:11 – My Catholic cousin is not going to get married in a church. Can I attend?

45:37 – I’m reading a book that claims that the Catholic doctrine of atonement has changed since Trent to Vatican II. Is this true?

51:43 – You mention a lot the appeal to natural law. Why should we live according to our nature?

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Questions Covered:

16:57 – Is Pope Damasus decree on the canon a forgery?

19:14 – What is the Catholic opinion on protestant ministers being called to ministry?

34:34 – CCC 2372 says the government has a right to intervene in marriage. What does this mean?

47:51 – Did any of the doctors of the Church talk about the rapture?

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Questions Covered:

02:25 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.?

08:35 – How would oral or mechanical stimulation be morally ethical in leading up to the conjugal act?

17:55 – In what circumstance does suicide become a venial sin and not a mortal sin?

22:49 – What does it take to be an apologist?

31:12 – When did cremation become okay in the Church?

40:30 – When is superstition wrong?

46:04 – What’s the difference between modern Roman Catholicism and early Roman Catholicism?

52:27 – How can we defend the idea that the Early Church fathers were Catholic bishops?

 

Resources Mentioned:

Fr. Hugh Barbour, “Sex After Marriage,” CAL episode from 4/23/2018

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Questions Covered:

14:15 – Beside the ones mentioned in the bible, how much evidence do we find of the apostles preaching the resurrection?

21:43 – What’s the meaning of John 20:4; John outran Peter?

28:30 – All of Catholic traditions contradict the Bible

34:03 – What’s the best argument against Islam?

44:14 – How does the Catholic make sense of the First and Second Great Awakening?

51:55 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.?

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In this episode of the game show, Chet, from Houston Texas and Chuck from Illinois go head-to-head and test their apologetical knowledge! 

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Questions Covered:

03:24 – Did God ordain that women cannot be priests?

07:22 – Is there other meaning of “baptism” other than immersion?

15:04 – When God created the first humans, were they already fallen?

19:10 – Is it essential to affirm people by their biological identity especially to our youth in Catholic schools?

29:15 – Why don’t we baptize children in the womb especially if they are at risk of being miscarried?

36:04 – How can I defend the Church’s teaching against Sola Fide?

41:48 – Were there more people around when Adam and Eve were around? Resources: Kenneth W. Kemp, “The Science of Adam” first things, Kenneth W. Kemp, “Science, Theology, and Monogenesis,” 2011, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 85, No. 2, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, “The Historicity of Adam” and “Defending Adam After Darwin.”

49:24 – What does Hebrew 6:4-7 mean in light of going to confession?

52:46 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too?

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