Catholic Answers Live

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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Questions Covered:

03:20 – Is everything stated at a council infallible?

11:13 – How can I be a faithful Catholic at a Catholic university where it’s not encouraged?

18:57 – Both the Parable of the talents in Matthew and parable of the pounds in Luke 19 read the same. Can you compare and contrast the meaning between those two?

24:40 – Why does the Catechism describe purgatory as a place of punishment instead of a place of healing?

38:00 – When Jesus sent the apostles out two by two, do we know where they went?

43:50 – How long does a plenary indulgence last after you receive it?

49:45 – How would we explain relics to a non-Catholic?

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Questions Covered:

03:20 – Is everything stated at a council infallible?

11:13 – How can I be a faithful Catholic at a Catholic university where it’s not encouraged?

18:57 – Both the Parable of the talents in Matthew and parable of the pounds in Luke 19 read the same. Can you compare and contrast the meaning between those two?

24:40 – Why does the Catechism describe purgatory as a place of punishment instead of a place of healing?

38:00 – When Jesus sent the apostles out two by two, do we know where they went?

43:50 – How long does a plenary indulgence last after you receive it?

49:45 – How would we explain relics to a non-Catholic?

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Questions Covered:

02:50 – Could you explain why the virgin birth is not a logical contradiction? 

07:02 – If you reject the idea of bilocation, what about Padre Pio? 

14:30 – I’m an Atheist because of slavery in the bible. How can people of faith rationalize it? 

18:06 – Rev. 20 What is the Church’s position on the Millennial reign referred to in Revelation 20? 

22:51 – If you evangelize someone with invincible ignorance, are you putting them at risk of going to hell? 

31:18 – Are former Catholics who left the Church for Protestantism condemned to hell? 

35:04 – If worship is offering sacrifice, then do we not worship Jesus because we don’t offer a sacrifice to him? 

37:26 – Did Jesus breathe on the apostles or were the tongues of fire at Pentecost? Comparing the accounts of John and Acts? 

43:32 – Does God have accidents in the Aristotelian sense? 

47:50 – Wouldn’t Jn 19:25 prove that the brothers of Jesus were actually extended relatives? 

51:12 – Can you share some philosophically based resources for talking to Protestant friends and family on the difference between venerating saints rather than worshiping them? 

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Questions Covered:

02:50 – Could you explain why the virgin birth is not a logical contradiction? 

07:02 – If you reject the idea of bilocation, what about Padre Pio? 

14:30 – I’m an Atheist because of slavery in the bible. How can people of faith rationalize it? 

18:06 – Rev. 20 What is the Church’s position on the Millennial reign referred to in Revelation 20? 

22:51 – If you evangelize someone with invincible ignorance, are you putting them at risk of going to hell? 

31:18 – Are former Catholics who left the Church for Protestantism condemned to hell? 

35:04 – If worship is offering sacrifice, then do we not worship Jesus because we don’t offer a sacrifice to him? 

37:26 – Did Jesus breathe on the apostles or were the tongues of fire at Pentecost? Comparing the accounts of John and Acts? 

43:32 – Does God have accidents in the Aristotelian sense? 

47:50 – Wouldn’t Jn 19:25 prove that the brothers of Jesus were actually extended relatives? 

51:12 – Can you share some philosophically based resources for talking to Protestant friends and family on the difference between venerating saints rather than worshiping them? 

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Topic Covered:

Cy and Karlo discuss the communion of saints in honor of the Solemnity of All Saints. 

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Topic Covered:

Cy and Karlo discuss the communion of saints in honor of the Solemnity of All Saints. 

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Questions Covered:

02:40 – Why do Orthodox have valid sacraments but the Anglicans don’t?

07:47 – How many prophets have been recognized by the Jewish people since Christ?

15:04 – If I was married in the Church but I said vows in a language that I didn’t know, would this be grounds for an annulment?

18:38 – Could you talk about the Moratorium fragment and how protestants use it to defend sola scriptura?

39:26 – Could you explain what Opus Dei is?

45:54 – What’s Mary’s birthday and where was she born?

49:57 – If Jesus was actually born on March 2 would it still be valid to celebrate his birthday?

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Questions Covered:

02:40 – Why do Orthodox have valid sacraments but the Anglicans don’t?

07:47 – How many prophets have been recognized by the Jewish people since Christ?

15:04 – If I was married in the Church but I said vows in a language that I didn’t know, would this be grounds for an annulment?

18:38 – Could you talk about the Moratorium fragment and how protestants use it to defend sola scriptura?

39:26 – Could you explain what Opus Dei is?

45:54 – What’s Mary’s birthday and where was she born?

49:57 – If Jesus was actually born on March 2 would it still be valid to celebrate his birthday?

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Questions Covered:

08:40 – Was Mary free from venial sin as well?

16:08 – I’m a convert and my mother is really into crystals. How do I address this since she’s putting them up around the house?

22:10 – If a priest is in mortal sin, does it invalidate his sacraments?

33:31 – How is it that Mary remained a virgin if Matthew says, “she remained a virgin until the birth of Jesus?”

37:06 – Were Adam and Eve real or were they just symbolic?

47:44 – If you’ve been baptized once, does getting baptized again do anything?

50:56 – What is the biblical evidence for purgatory?

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