Catholic Answers Live

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

09:06 – How do I refute people who claim that the pope is the antichrist? Especially coming from Catholics?

19:48 – Sometimes I go to a Christian church and they do the bread and the wine. What’s the Catholics stance on their version?

30:21 – The bible mentions that those who doubt do so because of lack of faith. How does one with scrupulosity interpret this?

45:48 – When does ownership end to avoid stealing? Such as when a restaurant throws out food.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:28 – What is the proper interpretation in the Old Testament where God commanded the Israelites to kill women and children?

16:02 – Regarding the teaching that God’s existence can be known with certainty by human reason. What does this mean?

28:40 – Do curses relate to the sacraments? Do the sacraments negate curses?

40:36 – Do you know of any alien encounters where the aliens had any reaction to prayer or religious objects?

49:32 – Were people who were healed by Jesus also baptized by the Holy Spirit?

52:28 – Are Non-Catholic people who are married outside the Catholic Church validly married?

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Questions Covered:

17:28 – What are the results that you’re seeing come from the Eucharistic Revival?

21:47 – Can you give me feedback on what to do on receiving communion while kneeling and what to do when one is denied?

29:31 – Why aren’t the essential things to bring back faithful Catholics being emphasized in the eucharistic revival?

33:46 – Is it alright to join the procession if it’s coming near my town?

39:30 – My Baptist sister claims she received Jesus at her church. How do I approach her in informing her of the truth without being abrasive?

43:00 – I’m Protestant. How does the eucharist help achieve unity in the Church?

46:45 – How do we get a unified message from priests? It doesn’t always seem like there is a uniform message.

49:52 – If the eucharist is Jesus, why would there be an issue with receiving communion on the tongue?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:48 – Col. 2:16-17. Is the sabbath mentioned, Saturday or Sunday?

12:47 – Are Catholic priests allowed to run for office?

28:25 – Are we currently in the years of the antichrist’s reign?

35:53 – I’m having health issues and am afraid I might have cancer. I need some guidance.

51:51 – What’s the Church’s teaching on attending non-Catholic gatherings and services?

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Questions Covered:

20:54 – People always share their darkness with me and when I share that God knows what they are going through, they say they had never heard it put that way.

32:44 – I have 3 daughters raised in a Christian home and none of them believe in God anymore. It’s heartbreaking knowing they’ve lost their faith.

42:25 – I don’t agree with you. Just because it works for you doesn’t mean it’ll work for everyone else.

46:43 – My wife is Buddhist and our son doesn’t go to Church. What can I do to bring more peace into my household?

50:57 – My sister had a stroke and the doctors told us that there is no hope.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:10 – I read a story about a witch and it said she had a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Why would the witch have an image of Our Lady?

07:22 – How do you respond to the claim that Catholics aren’t Catholic because they believe in salvation by faith and works?

18:20 – I once heard that Lazarus might have been special needs. Is there any evidence to this?

28:29 – Is Zoroastrianism a monotheistic religion?

36:01 – Are you familiar with the theory that insects are a result of the fall. Is this true?

42:11 – Can a priest adopt a child?

46:31 – My mother has dementia. How can I help my mother get to heaven?

49:55 – How could I show my faith to my girlfriend?

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Open Forum:

03:31 – Could you explain the apparent heresies that Sedevacantism accuses Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis? Could you debunk them?

14:58 – What’s the significance of Jesus’ facial burial cloth mentioned in Jn 20:7?

16:22 – I’m confused, why do we pray “world without end” but still talk about the end of the world. Isn’t this contradictory?

18:47 – Why is the Eucharist called the bread of angels if the angels can’t receive him?

23:46 – What’s the rationale behind having so many different kinds of devotions to Mary and Jesus?

33:26 – YouTube… Why do we not receive the precious blood during Mass?

37:01 – I’m going to air a Beatles special and will play the song Imagine by John Lenin. Is it appropriate for me to do so since it rejects the existence of God?

48:50 – How permissible is it for Latin Rite Catholics to pray to St. Uriel the Archangel?

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Questions Covered: 

03:52 – What is the strongest evidence for Catholicism and where can I find it? 

11:38 – I struggle with the belief that if a baby dies before they can be Baptized, they are in a state of limbo? 

21:18 – How can I respond to my nephew’s belief that the blood of Christ sanctifies us?  

30:15 – When Jesus came back from the dead, was he still Jesus or the Holy Spirit?  

33:07 – Why are women not priests in the Catholic church? 

41:40 – I struggle with this idea that God seems more interested in free will rather than salvation. 

48:32 – What does believing in the Eucharist do in our lives? 

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Questions Covered: 

03:52 – What is the strongest evidence for Catholicism and where can I find it? 

11:38 – I struggle with the belief that if a baby dies before they can be Baptized, they are in a state of limbo? 

21:18 – How can I respond to my nephew’s belief that the blood of Christ sanctifies us?  

30:15 – When Jesus came back from the dead, was he still Jesus or the Holy Spirit?  

33:07 – Why are women not priests in the Catholic church? 

41:40 – I struggle with this idea that God seems more interested in free will rather than salvation. 

48:32 – What does believing in the Eucharist do in our lives? 

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Questions Covered: 

05:45 – Why are non-Catholic Christians not allowed to receive Communion? 

15:38 – Is it okay for a Catholic to believe they are eternally secure?  

22:11 -Why do doctrines change?  

34:19 – What evidence do we have that the Apostles went out and taught?  

43:18 – I struggle with the church teaching on absolute morality verse subjective morality. 

50:04 – What should I do if my local Catholic church hasn’t been welcoming during my discernment to become Catholic?

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