Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

04:50 – How do I respond when someone asks if I denounce other gods? It feels like a “gotcha” question.

28:29 – What can my friend who is a new Catholic do who just found out his grandfather was a Freemason?

35:08 – Regarding Lev. 23, on what days did the appointed festivals fall on. Were they all on Sunday?

41:25 – Will the generation that sees the end of time have to pass through death? If not, then how will the souls be purified if they don’t go to purgatory?

44:55 – If Jesus promised to return at the end of time, how do we square that with Jesus coming back constantly in the Eucharist?

47:52 – What’s a generational curse?

50:45 – If Ex. 15 says we have to keep the sabbath, why then Sunday?

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Questions Covered:

16:21 – Should you give a general state in life when in confession?

19:19 – Am I doing something wrong if I don’t feel anything after confession?

23:26 – I haven’t been to confession in over 20 years. What’s your advice on how to approach confession after so long?

31:20 – I’m a new Catholic coming from a Protestant background. I approach confession for venial sin but the priest is almost dismissive when mentioning those sins. What’s your advice on how to handle it?

36:37 – I’m not Catholic. Is it true that you have to be sorry to go to confession or can you go and pray for the grace of repentance after going to confession?

43:05 – Do venial sins need to be confessed?

46:30 – How do you get over going to confession confessing the same sin over and over again?

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Questions Covered:

05:32 – Can you help me better understand purgatory? I still can’t wrap my mind around it?

13:43 – What’s the difference between the assumption of Mary vs the saints in heaven. Do saints have their bodies?

18:53 – What’s the Church’s teaching on vasectomies?

29:30 – Acts 5 Why were the couple struck down because they didn’t donate all they have? How do we understand that in the context of today? Can we be struck down too?

41:06 – Do spouses continue to have a special relationship in heaven?

44:15 – Regarding the Papal Bull Unum Sanctum, do we still teach that all those who are saved must be subject to the Roman Pontiff?

50:39 – I had a dream multiple times about my uncle after he died. In the dream he was suffering and asking for help. Does this mean he was in purgatory?

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Questions Covered:

05:45 – How can we show that annihilationism is false using the bible? 

13:59 – I’m confused about the Catholic position on the death penalty. Can you help clarify? 

24:17 – Regarding the last 2 glorious mysteries (assumption and coronation). How do I relate to her and not feel like we are supposed to worship her? 

33:27 – St. Irenaeus’ letter says that the Church was founded on Peter and Paul. Can you clarify? Also when Paul first arrived in Rome, Acts says that there was already a community and there was no evidence that Peter had been there. Can you clarify? 

43:36 – Mt 19:11-12 If there were physical handicaps acknowledged in the bible, Is it possible to say that gender dysphoria is also a valid thing for us to acknowledge? 

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Questions Covered:

12:06 – What’s your advice on how to handle my 20 year old son who is in the process of transitioning using female hormones. How can I cope? Do you have any resources?

23:30 – Is Medi-Share Christian Health faithful to Catholic ethics?

29:43 – What are your thoughts on Assisted reproductive technology?

36:47 – What is the Church’s teaching on embryo adoption?

44:15 – If a pregnant mom has surgery on her baby in the womb where the baby is lifted out for the procedure, can the baby be baptized before being placed back into the uterus?

46:30 – How does one determine if a vaccine is ethically produced? I’m specifically thinking about the HPV vaccine.

51:53 – What ethically am I morally responsible for in administering drugs as a healthcare administrator?

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Questions Covered:

14:59 – I had an eating disorder for over 40 years and now healed from it.

22:18 – How do you go about starting a local CIR group?

28:56 – Is there a better avenue in which the Church can reach out to those in addiction?

46:55 – Recovery is fragile. And I’ve been in recovery for 14 years now.

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Cy is Joined by Andrew Petiprin to discuss faith and films.

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Cy is Joined by Andrew Petiprin to discuss faith and films.

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The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode.

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The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode.

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