Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

09:01 – How do we know that the gospel writers were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?

21:22 – Can you explain what Opus Dei is and what it isn’t?

35:18 – What is modernism?

44:11 – My house was blessed, but I was living in mortal sin then. I’m no longer living in sin. Do I have to get my house blessed again?

49:35 – Were there other gospel writers apart from the four that we know of?

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Questions Covered:

06:48 – Will time and space end?

15:15 – How do we know what modesty is if it revolves around the culture?

31:41 – Why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Isn’t killing intrinsically evil?

41:52 – If a person is conditionally baptized, what happens to the mortal sin on their soul if they were already actually baptized in the original ceremony?

49:27 – If God wants to know each of us why doesn’t God reveal himself to everyone?

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Questions Covered:

06:02 – How do I respond to the claim that one has to receive communion in both species in order for it to be valid

12:30 – I’m a convert. How can I help my father overcome his challenges with Marian devotion?

29:21 – I heard that there were 300 texts that were being considered when compiling the bible. Is this true?

37:06 – What if you get drunk from communion wine?

43:22 – Why doesn’t the Church use eschatological language in its responses anymore?

51:22 – What are your thoughts about Lucifer Marian typology?

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Questions Covered:

05:24 – What’s the difference between, last right, unction, and extreme unction?

10:35 – Can a member of a different rite become pope?

17:14 – Did Constantine legalizing Christianity do more harm than good?

31:26 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to be baptized? Didn’t he already have the Holy Spirit?

38:57 – Did St Jerome replace the word repentance with do penance in the Vulgate to collect alms from people?

48:18 – What’s the limit when it comes to Marian devotion?

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Questions Covered:

17:41 – What do you do when your husband has never been romantic? The marriage is strong but there’s no romance.

29:22 – After you say I’m sorry, and the person says I don’t believe you. What can you do?

32:43 – My husband has been verbally abusive after he got sick after 23 years of marriage. Is it wrong for me to want to leave to be happy?

47:10 – How do you deal with your spouse if you differ with child rearing?

50:41 – How do I do a better job as a husband if I’m constantly being hurt after sharing?

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Questions Covered:

17:13 – What am I sacrificing while I’m at mass?

23:21 – Do we keep Jesus on the cross because he’s sacrificed for the sin of the past, present and future?

32:09 – When exactly does the sacrifice occur during the Mass?

35:12 – Does the Todah suggest that he had to institute the eucharist in order to fulfill the scripture?

42:13 – Three of my protestant friends converted to Catholicism thanks to Steve’s visit to Salem, OR.

44:04 – Why is it so important to determine that the mass is a sacrifice? Are we witnessing a miracle at every mass?

48:16 – I truly believe that it is a sacrifice. My husband is a deacon and a mystic and has encountered this sacrifice in a real way.

51:48 – Is the physical presence of Jesus actually present in the eucharist?

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Questions Covered:

18:12 – What’s your perspective on how to respond to people in the prolife movement who say that the adoption system is broken?

23:40 – I’m in my 60’s, what can I do at my age?

33:20 – My daughter is adopted and has a wound of rejection. Do you have advice on how to help her?

41:10 – I’m an adoptee and have worked in the Juvenile justice system. The courts have a program called Court Appointed Special Advocates that helps as well.

44:56 – Are there foster care opportunities for medically fragile infants?

49:05 – How can adoption be made more of a first choice instead of second choice?

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Questions Covered:

04:45 – The scandals of the Church keep me away. Why did they reinstate Fr. Rupnik?

12:08 – I was raised protestant and am now Anglican. Sacraments and works are my stumbling blocks.

20:38 – All my social and business life is wrapped around Protestantism. It would take a lot to untangle myself.

30:39 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what teachings are infallible while going through the Catechism. This isn’t very clear in the Church.

42:31 – I’m impressed with the claim of apostolic succession. According to the Orthodox, apostolic succession was interrupted under Charlemagne in Catholicism.

47:16 – The Catholic Church says I have to prove that my divorce was legal? I don’t think that’s right but I am convinced that Catholicism is right.

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Questions Covered:

04:45 – The scandals of the Church keep me away. Why did they reinstate Fr. Rupnik?

12:08 – I was raised protestant and am now Anglican. Sacraments and works are my stumbling blocks.

20:38 – All my social and business life is wrapped around Protestantism. It would take a lot to untangle myself.

30:39 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what teachings are infallible while going through the Catechism. This isn’t very clear in the Church.

42:31 – I’m impressed with the claim of apostolic succession. According to the Orthodox, apostolic succession was interrupted under Charlemagne in Catholicism.

47:16 – The Catholic Church says I have to prove that my divorce was legal? I don’t think that’s right but I am convinced that Catholicism is right.

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Questions Covered:

06:58 – Does Jesus have a soul? What’s the difference between a soul and a spirit?

16:12 – How would I respond to the argument that the Eucharist is symbolic while the person is using John 6 as evidence for this claim?

24:12 – I heard 1 Cor. 11:27-29 is no longer read at mass. Why is that?

32:20 – How can I get my infant baptized? There seems to be a lot of red tape.

37:15 – How does the Church know when a relic is authentic?

42:49 – Is there a need for us in heaven? If so, would that make heaven incomplete without us?

46:56 – Before mass begins at my parish, we are instructed to greet each other in the name of Jesus. Are we supposed to call each other Jesus?

49:17 – Why can’t the Church just baptize a teen now and have to wait till Easter?

52:21 – How would you debate sola scriptura using the bible?

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