Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

05:33 – If grace builds on nature, then how come in the eucharist the grace destroys the nature of bread?

20:06 – Why do people with gluten intolerance still have a reaction if the eucharist is no longer bread?

28:25 – What does the Church teach on the death penalty?

34:13 – My friend said he didn’t believe in the bible because he believed that Jesus was God. He said the reason was because the claim that Jesus was from the house of David was inaccurate due to the fact that Joseph wasn’t his biological father. Can you comment on this?

41:24 – How do I help my friend who left the Church for a non denominational church return? He claim is that she doesn’t need the Church because she already feels Christ in her life.

48:38 – Where is purgatory in the bible?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:46 – What is the dating of the Exodus? Were the Israelites in the desert during the bronze age collapse?

12:18 – Do bishops still have power and Apostolic succession if they broke away from the Church like during the protestant reformation?

15:26 – Can a medium contact the souls in the afterworld?

23:25 – Is the kingdom of heaven mentioned in scripture physically real? How is it related to St. Augustine’s City of God?

32:03 – Are there any moral concerns with working at the post office such as shipping immoral items?

34:22 – I have a sense of knowing when certain people are calling me. Is this a real thing?

41:52 – I’m not Catholic yet but I’m having trouble with Mary, specifically her lifelong sinlessness and Immaculate Conception. Can you point me to some resources?

48:35 – Was YHWH the Canaanite god of war that was adopted by the Israelites?

52:14 – Do using palm payments at grocery stores have anything to do with the mark of the beast?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:46 – What is the dating of the Exodus? Were the Israelites in the desert during the bronze age collapse?

12:18 – Do bishops still have power and Apostolic succession if they broke away from the Church like during the protestant reformation?

15:26 – Can a medium contact the souls in the afterworld?

23:25 – Is the kingdom of heaven mentioned in scripture physically real? How is it related to St. Augustine’s City of God?

32:03 – Are there any moral concerns with working at the post office such as shipping immoral items?

34:22 – I have a sense of knowing when certain people are calling me. Is this a real thing?

41:52 – I’m not Catholic yet but I’m having trouble with Mary, specifically her lifelong sinlessness and Immaculate Conception. Can you point me to some resources?

48:35 – Was YHWH the Canaanite god of war that was adopted by the Israelites?

52:14 – Do using palm payments at grocery stores have anything to do with the mark of the beast?

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Questions Covered:

19:22 – My wife had a brain injury that gave her body dysmorphia. What do I do as a husband?

24:52 – The way you’re describing it confirms that this is a spiritual warfare attack.

34:19 – How is the conversation including the exponential rise in everyone regarding body dysmorphia?

43:53 – I have de-transitioned and now follow my Catholic faith. Why would I now be viewed negatively and shunned?

50:06 – My 13 year old granddaughter says she’s bisexual. How can I talk to her from a Catholic perspective?

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Questions Covered:

19:22 – My wife had a brain injury that gave her body dysmorphia. What do I do as a husband?

24:52 – The way you’re describing it confirms that this is a spiritual warfare attack.

34:19 – How is the conversation including the exponential rise in everyone regarding body dysmorphia?

43:53 – I have de-transitioned and now follow my Catholic faith. Why would I now be viewed negatively and shunned?

50:06 – My 13 year old granddaughter says she’s bisexual. How can I talk to her from a Catholic perspective?

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Questions Covered:

05:01 – What is your opinion on The Chosen?

13:29 – What is the Catholic Church’s opinion on the Orthodox Church?

18:07 – During an annulment why don’t they question the priest who did the marriage prep?

23:22 – Can you explain the process of Medjugorje being recognized by the church?

29:42 – Daughter is gay, and I have been told that because she is married to her partner she is going to hell, how do I respond to this?

42:50 – Considering converting but is hung up on confession. 1) when you are in confession can the priest see you? 2) when you confess your sins how specific do you have to be?

52:45 – How does the Holy Spirit move and work in the Catholic church compared to the protestant church

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Questions Covered:

06:20 – How do you handle/address people’s differing opinions on Pope Francis 

18:29 – The Council of Trent says “formal cause of justification is the justice of God” what does that mean? 

28:58 – His dad wants to get baptized but does not want to join the Catholic church, how do I address this? 

33:36 – What is the Church’s position on the Garabandal apparitions of Mary? 

37:30 – How do I explain the passage in Acts 8 about “being baptized but the holy spirit has not fallen on them yet” 

44:10 – Has a friend who described John 1 “the word became flesh” as “the Bible became flesh” can Joe help me describe this?   

48:52 – Wants to ask Joe if can write a book on justification? And explain the Catholic view of justification versus Protestant view? 

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Questions Covered:

12:32 – What is the Catholic moral teaching on circumcision?

18:58 – Are health care clinicians and scientists formally cooperating with evil when they publish papers or give presentations in spaces that require gender neutral language on topics that are specific to women, such as ovarian cancer?

30:37 – Does the Church have a position on what to do with frozen embryos?

38:14 – Is it acceptable to preserve human eggs?

45:41 – I am a pharmacist and have recently taken a job where I am likely to be asked to dispense contraceptives. What do I do? Do I tell my employer I can’t do that?

50:20 – If God doesn’t make mistakes, how are we to think about children that are born intersex, and how are we to raise them?

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