Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

31:45 – How do we present veils as empowering?

42:48 – The rise of Catholic women biblical scholars has been such a great contribution.

47:36 – I would say that the blessed mother was the first to see Jesus after the resurrection, not Mary Magdalene.

48:40 – How do you think Catholic theology will develop around womanhood?

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Questions Covered:

31:45 – How do we present veils as empowering?

42:48 – The rise of Catholic women biblical scholars has been such a great contribution.

47:36 – I would say that the blessed mother was the first to see Jesus after the resurrection, not Mary Magdalene.

48:40 – How do you think Catholic theology will develop around womanhood?

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Questions Covered:

01:43 – How would I help a friend return to the faith when their objection is that the Church won’t accept homosexuality?

07:16 – Can we as Catholics pray and promote imprecatory prayer?

15:06 – Is it possible for there to be a created Trinity?

18:22 – How do we understand death before the fall?

21:04 – How can God soften someone’s heart without interfering with free will?

28:44 – If Mary was without sin, what are we to make of what happened to her, especially in the upper room during Pentecost?

33:44 – Can God take prayers and apply them to someone who has committed suicide?

40:35 – In the Collect at mass, sometimes it ends with “one God,” and others omit those words, is there a reason for that?

45:21 – Why is the sin against the Holy Spirit unforgivable but not the Son? Why is there a difference in the treatment for the Holy Spirit?

51:53 – How would you describe Christ’ state of grace?

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Questions Covered:

04:01 – what’s the sin of presumption according to a Catholic vs a Protestant?

10:01 – How did the Franco-Prussian war affect Vatican 1 ending early?

13:56 – Why is yoga ok to practice?

20:45 – How was Pope Linus appointed and how did the process of electing popes develop?

29:28 – What happened to the Holy Spirit that we received in the sacraments after we commit sins?

37:29 – Science evidence now shows that we can predict a person’s choice. Does this affect our understanding of free will and predestination?

47:08 – Are there levels in heaven?

52:45 – Why was Jesus so harsh to the Canaanite woman in Mt. 15:21-28?

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Questions Covered:

04:53 – Why do we venerate relics?

10:45 – Why are there 2 different versions of the bible, one with 66 and the other 73 books?

15:53 – Why does Jesus refer to himself as Son of Man?

22:45 – Why doesn’t 1. Tim say anything about priests?

33:03 – Why does God order people to kill others in the Old Testament but also says don’t kill in the 10 commandments?

45:25 – Why do we separate bodies for relics but we can’t separate the cremated remains of loved ones?

52:33 – Why are Catholics always quoting CS Lewis when he was never Catholic?

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Questions Covered:

14:28 – How do we know historically that the pope exercised authority over the eastern churches? 

23:19 – When was Greek introduced into the liturgy? How long after was it replaced by Latin? 

30:12 – What’s the best way to sift through all the intellectual language when digging into the Catholic faith? Do you have resources? 

39:25 – How would you address the Apostasy with a Mormon? 

45:45 – How do I move from rationalizing my faith to feeling and experiencing my faith? 

51:03 – Is there any evidence in the Church Fathers about the Blessed Mother? 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

13:07 – In John it mentions 7 miracles. Did Jesus perform more miracles than recorded since Nicodemus recalls many miracles early on?

15:42 – What evidence do we have that the deuterocanonical books are a part of the original bible?

24:33 – Is Elijah in heaven?

34:06 – Does protestant baptism incorporate others into the Catholic Church?

45:15 – How are images and icons not idolatry?

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