Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

04:05 – During the liturgy of the Eucharist in the Dominican Rite, why does the priest extend his arms in the shape of a cross?

13:20 – How do we approach “Bene-vacantism?”

21:45 – How do we define works? How do we defend the sacraments as works in a negative light?

41:52 – How do I explain the immaculate conception to protestants without it going against their understanding of the atonement?

47:51 – Am I obligated to forgive a perpetrator who has not asked for forgiveness?

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Questions Covered:

06:38 – I’m in RCIA. Why is “I believe in one holy Catholic and apostolic Church” in the Nicene Creed? I still have a hard time reciting that part.

32:35 – What’s the difference between Catholic and Roman Catholic?

39:28 – I’m a former Mormon. How do we know that the Apostasy never happened?

47:16 – I’m in RCIA. I don’t understand why some people receive just the host and others the host and the chalice. Can you explain?

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Questions Covered:

04:39 – If Jesus and his disciples were baptizing but the Spirit had not been given, how would regenerative baptism be understood?

11:44 – Was the rosary as important to Catholics prior to the Fatima apparitions?

18:57 – My biggest hang up is that the Church always quotes themselves.

29:06 – Why and how did these big schisms between Catholic and Protestant occur?

36:42 – Why can’t I receive communion at a Catholic church?

42:57 – Why is it so important to Catholics to be married before physical intimacy?

44:55 – Mater Dei Why should a person choose Catholicism over Protestantism?

47:48 – I married a Catholic and we divorced. If they excommunicated her, why would this affect our children?

51:32 – Was the difference between veneration and praying to?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

01:03 – Is Charlemagne a saint in the Catholic Church?

03:27 – You’ve said that God can’t make one plus one equal three, can you elaborate more on that?

14:27 – What are your thoughts on Dr. Michael Heiser’s work on the Divine Council theology?

21:54 – If Elijah and Enoch didn’t die, then where are their bodies?

33:12 – Could you explain what the American Shadow Magisterium is?

46:56 – How does one respond to the claim that there was a God thousands of years ago but there’s no sign of him today?

52:14 – Can the consecration be done outside of mass? Do you always have to consecrate both?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:44 – What are the best strategies to deal with Calvinist objections?

13:44 – What is proper etiquette during Mass for a protestant looking to convert?

19:15 – Why does Mark have a shorter and longer ending?

25:06 – What can you tell me about Gematria and how serious I should take it?

36:24 – Did Catholics have something equivalent to the Christian crusaders? Do you think we will ever need something like that again?

42:14 – Is the Catechism infallible?

46:48 – How long was Joseph in Jesus’ life?

51:02 – When does one become culpable if they don’t follow the Catholic faith?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:31 – What do we see before we die?

15:01 – How should a Catholic working at a Catholic school respond to people pushing the pronouns thing?

20:13 – Normally the sins of a father are not imputed to the son, so why is original sin an exception?

29:35 – What are your thoughts on a person who leaves the Catholic faith as a teenager and converts to Islam?

36:21 – Do Catholics consider Protestants cousins in the faith or are they viewed as though they are all going to hell?

48:06 – I’m in RCIA. Reconciliation, Holy Orders, Marriage were covered today but what do you think would have been important to cover those topics?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

05:13 – Some people interpret the giving of authority in Mt. 18 to the apostles and others to the whole Christian community. What is the right interpretation?

14:28 – If Mary carried Jesus, how was he affected? Since Moses was affected and looked different when he received the 10 commandments, why didn’t Mary look different when She carried Jesus?

18:17 – What is the Church perception of the founding of the United States compared to the Protestant view?

24:04 – How would the Thomist view on eternal universal not contradict the unmoved mover?

31:14 – What field in the apologetics world needs more work?

43:33 – What are your thoughts on Fr. Altman’s video denying that Pope Francis is the real pope?

47:44 – How much financial support should a Catholic parent help their adult child with?

 

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Questions Covered:

05:10 – “Catholics, could you give me an example of taking veneration too far, improperly worshiping a saint?”

09:52 – Paul says that a bishop should be “husband of one wife.” Does this argue against priestly celibacy?

14:52 – Do you think that a near-perfect image of the Trinity is found in human beings as mind-body-soul composites?

18:03 – Could you expound on Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 119:5?

37:30 – Is it wrong to go to confession if you are not a Catholic?

47:46 – My friend is Catholic but married a Muslim and converted to Islam, will she still go to heaven?

51:29 – Is there a good commentary on the Nicene creed?

52:48 – What are Joe’s thoughts on the visions/prophecies of Fatima?

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Questions Covered:

06:33 – What proof do we have that Mary remained a virgin? 

22:34 – What is grace? It seems to mean different things in different contexts. 

29:20 – Why do some Protestants think that the King James Version of the Bible is the best or only reliable translation, and how could I show them it’s not? 

36:42 – Why aren’t people immediately healed when they receive the Eucharist, like the woman who touched his garment? 

40:43 – How could the Son be only-begotten but also not created? 

46:27 – CCC 1938 mentions “sinful inequalities that affect millions of men and women.” Is it talking about inequality itself, or is it more about the many people that are in great poverty? 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:23 – When Jesus sent out the 72 disciples in pairs of two, what was the gospel they preached? Jesus hadn’t yet suffered, died, risen, or ascended, and he hadn’t even proclaimed the fullness of his teachings yet, nor had he instituted the Eucharist or sent the Holy Spirit – so what was their “good news?”

07:53 – Why does God permit the damnation of souls He created?

10:47 – Did the Donner party commit unrepentant mortal sin?

18:55 – Is there a word in English that rhymes with Orange?

20:03 – Who is Joseph in this prayer? “Lord God, who left us the signs of your Passion on the Holy Shroud in which your most holy body was wrapped when you were lowered from the cross by Joseph, grant us, most loving Lord, that by your holy death and burial and by the sorrows and sufferings of your holy Mother Mary, our Lady, that the souls in Purgatory may be brought to the glory of the resurrection where you live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.”

23:08 – But how do you tell if something is the will of God versus the will of another human being imposed upon you?

28:36 – Is there a definitive theology concerning wealth, and if not, why not?

33:02 – Help me out with the elusive “hold hands/orans posture” vs. no change in posture during the Our Father for the laity. If both are allowed now, what would be the reason in favor of doing the hand hold/orans posture?

44:49 – I would be interested in your thoughts on the late paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (husband-and-wife demonologist/clairvoyant trance medium, allegedly employed by the Catholic church on occasion). They remain part of popular culture thanks to the “Annabelle” and “The Conjuring” films.

49:01 – How can we counter Protestants who name the same tired insults regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of God as well as the false claims that we worship her?

51:55 – Why do Catholics all shake hands at the reenactment of the Crucifixion of Jesus?

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