Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

05:41 – How do I explain infant baptism to a Protestant?

16:31 – When I go to confession what does it do to my spiritual life when you put it into the context of my mental disability?

33:42 – What does imprimatur mean in the Church? Should mystics who have one be taken seriously?

42:37 – I work in an environment where swearing is common. How do I go about it especially when they constantly say the Lord’s name in vain?

48:40 – What do the different colors of the scapulars mean, particularly the blue one?

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Questions Covered:

05:20 – Is it sinful to reuse a train ticket if the conductor did not tag the ticket?

16:55 – Is it important to view the New Testament as a liturgical aid?

36:47 – How do you respond to the claim that the woman in revelation is the Church not Mary?

47:01 – What do you say to someone who says the Catholic Church works on an economic system?

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Questions Covered:

08:56 – How can I properly articulate free will to a Calvinist?

19:20 – What is the difference between theonomy and theocracy?

34:17 – Since Vulcans are logical, what would be the best arguments you would give to convert them to Catholicism?

44:43 – What are the jobs of the different types of angels?

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Questions Covered:

06:07 – How and when did Jesus know he was God?

15:28 – Is James White’s version of how the bible canon came into existence the same as the Catholic view?

28:40 – I had an atheist friend use Mt 24:34 to claim that Jesus is a false prophet. How do I respond?

41:27 – I’m a convert from Judaism. I was told that even if I didn’t accept Jesus, I would still be good through the old covenants. Is this true? RESOURCE: Salvations is From the Jews

48:58 – I’m a convert. Do you have information on popular devotions? I’m new to all of it.

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Questions Covered:

09:15 – In the Gospels, at the Last Supper, why do they focus so much on the feet washing?

18:19 – How do we NOT evangelize? Resource Mentioned: Seven Deadly Sins of Apologetics

34:26 – Did Ananias die because God didn’t want him to sin and be in heaven?

43:59 – How can we find out about apparitions?

51:02 – Why is apologetics important in the Church?

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Questions Covered:

06:47 – How often should I go to confession? I go back and forth between being agnostic and Catholic.

17:11 – Can we as Catholics deny the existence of resistant non-believers?

23:42 – How many times has papal infallibility been invoked?

33:31 – Is it ok for me to just keep the eucharist in my mouth until it dissolves. I’m having jaw surgery and I place it in my mouth and pray for healing till it dissolves.

41:10 – Will Protestants be saved?

48:05 – Why are we not bound to worship on Saturday like the 10 Commandments?

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Questions Covered:

01:04 – Can you clarify why Jesus could not have sinned if he could act as both God and man?

05:49 – Will we miss people when we’re in heaven? Would it be irresponsible to have children even if there is a slight chance they’ll go to hell?

12:49 – Did Mary have other children?

16:00 – Do donations to your parish only count as tithing or does donating to other charitable organizations count too?

18:44 – What’s Joe’s favorite mystery of the rosary?

21:46 – Do you think we are in the end times? I’m Catholic but I feel like I’ve been born again. All the rules of the Church seem like they are not something Jesus created.

38:53 – Dual nature of Jesus. What would Jesus have known about his death?

46:15 – Are man and woman acting as priests in the sacrament of marriage? If a priest’s holiness doesn’t matter when acting in his ministry, would something similar apply to a married couple?

52:07 – Is there a contradiction between CCC 751 and 779?

53:46 – Were head coverings for women common in the early Church? If so, when did it end?

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Questions Covered:

04:24 – My protestant friend claims that priestly forgiveness of sins doesn’t have its roots in the apostles. What’s the response?

11:31 – Why can’t we eat meat on Fridays during lent?

13:46 – Where did the Church come up with the teaching on the Eucharist?

19:15 – How would you respond to a critique of the Eucharist? And how he says he is a door, branch and bread all figuratively?

31:13 – Why can’t we eat food in Mass?

34:33 – How were the sacrifices in the temple not sufficient?

40:18 – On Natural law theory. How do you respond to objections to it as an ethical basis for moral logic?

48:28 – To what degree am I obligated to defend the Church’s teaching to friends?

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Questions Covered:

06:55 – What is the difference between the Melkite and Roman Catholic Church?

11:06 – If Jesus did have blood brothers and sisters, how would that be inconsistent with the rest of the Bible?

19:45 – What obligation do the rich have to the poor? To what extent are people allowed to have things beyond what they need?

28:39 – Does the Catholic Church believe in apparitions? Can apparitions and ghosts be visible to all people? Can they be a human spirit?

35:42 – Can a person be married in the Catholic Church without a marriage license?

37:33 – Are angels made in the image of God? If so, how can I then answer why God made humans?

43:41 – What are the origins of annulments in the Catholic Church? Why are they valid?

49:44 – Is it the actual blood of Christ or the act of the passion that was redeemed?

52:32 – What’s the teaching on Catholics owning a Jewish Tallit? Are Catholics allowed to wear them?

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Questions Covered:

6:30 – What is the Catholic view of the rapture and how can I respond to a Protestant who says it’s the only correct view of the end times? 

13:34 – How can I defend Catholicism against Orthodoxy? Specifically, I thought they couldn’t hold councils, but I heard they have. 

18:29 – Why does the Church excommunicate people for abortion but not for killing a born person? 

24:19 – How would you respond to a person who says that Catholics are equally as divided as Protestants, citing groups like the SSPX? 

35:29 – I’ve been told that Catholics shouldn’t play role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Is that true? If not, how should I answer? 

46:22 – How can I better explain the Trinity to a Muslim? Specifically, how did all the persons exist before creation and the incarnation? 

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