Catholic Answers Live

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

07:28 – I’m a Baptist considering Catholicism. Can you help clarify how Aquinas is not just reasonable but biblical in his understanding?

17:19 – If God is infinitely greater than man, why do our works matter?

21:29 – How do respond to the claim Act 8:22 is evidence for confessing directly to God?

28:22 – How does irresistible grace differ from efficacious according to Aquinas?

32:52 – If God permits evil so that humans can choose love, can we say the same thing for animal suffering? Can we say they have free will, if not does God cause evil?

43:18 – We see God do a lot of miracles in the bible. Why don’t we see him perform miracles like he did then?

49:00 – How does Luke 20:37 prove that there is a resurrection?

53:06 – Why isn’t the sacrament of penance extended to Protestants?

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Questions Covered:

17:16 – In America we struggle with Catholic hospitals doing things against the Church and the bishops. Is this something that Australia struggles with too?

24:21 – Are there any Catholic sites in Australia that Catholics should see while visiting?

31:04 – Is it true that the government can really just take a hospital?

41:07 – I wanted to highlight a growing community in Australia called Apostoli Viae. Are you familiar with them?

44:50 – How is the Australian Church fighting back against the wokeism that is attacking the Church?

49:55 – What’s the Catholic Church’s response to dealing with the lost generation of indigenous like what happened in Canada?

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Questions Covered:

17:16 – In America we struggle with Catholic hospitals doing things against the Church and the bishops. Is this something that Australia struggles with too?

24:21 – Are there any Catholic sites in Australia that Catholics should see while visiting?

31:04 – Is it true that the government can really just take a hospital?

41:07 – I wanted to highlight a growing community in Australia called Apostoli Viae. Are you familiar with them?

44:50 – How is the Australian Church fighting back against the wokeism that is attacking the Church?

49:55 – What’s the Catholic Church’s response to dealing with the lost generation of indigenous like what happened in Canada?

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Questions Covered:

07:03 – Can you help me understand what’s happening with the Dodgers and the sisters on perpetual indulgence? How do Catholics reconcile

16:28 – Can I clean my house on Sundays?

20:12 – I had a conversation with a Jewish friend who asked me to prove where Jesus said he was God? Where can I find that?

24:57 – How do I let someone know that wearing a rosary is inappropriate?

32:00 – Act 8:37 Why does it appear in some bibles and not others?

41:57 – Can you help clarify the proper way of receiving communion? I’ve heard a lot discord lately

47:48 – Is it ok for me to remain a protestant?

50:54 – I was raised Catholic but became Mormon. I’m considering Catholicism again. How do I proceed? Resource Mentioned: https://ignatius.com/from-the-susquehanna-to-the-tiber-fstp/

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Questions Covered:

07:03 – Can you help me understand what’s happening with the Dodgers and the sisters on perpetual indulgence? How do Catholics reconcile

16:28 – Can I clean my house on Sundays?

20:12 – I had a conversation with a Jewish friend who asked me to prove where Jesus said he was God? Where can I find that?

24:57 – How do I let someone know that wearing a rosary is inappropriate?

32:00 – Act 8:37 Why does it appear in some bibles and not others?

41:57 – Can you help clarify the proper way of receiving communion? I’ve heard a lot discord lately

47:48 – Is it ok for me to remain a protestant?

50:54 – I was raised Catholic but became Mormon. I’m considering Catholicism again. How do I proceed? Resource Mentioned: https://ignatius.com/from-the-susquehanna-to-the-tiber-fstp/

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Questions Covered:

08:39 – How can I trust God when I have trouble accepting the bible and its inconsistencies? 

16:31 – If God keeps piling on the burdens in my life, then how can I trust him? 

32:20 – I’m 86 and I have a hard time believing in God because he allows other people to be born into other religions that will lead to hell. How can I trust a God that would do that? 

43:07 – How do we have faith in God when we experience dark spirits? Is it bad to pray to Mary instead of God? 

48:31 – When we feel abandoned by God, How can we trust in God all the more? 

51:05 – Memorizing scripture helps to trust in God. 

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Questions Covered:

08:39 – How can I trust God when I have trouble accepting the bible and its inconsistencies? 

16:31 – If God keeps piling on the burdens in my life, then how can I trust him? 

32:20 – I’m 86 and I have a hard time believing in God because he allows other people to be born into other religions that will lead to hell. How can I trust a God that would do that? 

43:07 – How do we have faith in God when we experience dark spirits? Is it bad to pray to Mary instead of God? 

48:31 – When we feel abandoned by God, How can we trust in God all the more? 

51:05 – Memorizing scripture helps to trust in God. 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:17 – How do we qualify ourselves to receive holy communion?

18:18 – Who can serve as extraordinary ministers of holy communion? How often can one serve?

28:42 – How do you face the fear of going to confession especially if you know you’re going to commit the sin again?

41:35 – How do I talk to my family and catch up with them without gossiping?

49:54 – I had a very real dream that I went to confession. If I would have died at that moment would that confession have counted?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:17 – How do we qualify ourselves to receive holy communion?

18:18 – Who can serve as extraordinary ministers of holy communion? How often can one serve?

28:42 – How do you face the fear of going to confession especially if you know you’re going to commit the sin again?

41:35 – How do I talk to my family and catch up with them without gossiping?

49:54 – I had a very real dream that I went to confession. If I would have died at that moment would that confession have counted?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

12:03 – 1 Kings 15:5 says David followed the Lord all the days of life. But how can this be if he had multiple wives and committed adultery with Bathsheba?

18:05 – What is the Catholic root of confirmation? What does this have to do with the Holy Spirit?

21:51 – What’s the best explanation for the original ending of Mark?

29:27 – Can you go into detail about the Catholics’ connection to the pope and the point of one?

32:22 – When discussing transubstantiation. Can we hold to the dogma without accepting the notion of substance and accidents?

41:13 – Do we have any writings of the Church Fathers that explain what heaven might look like?

47:53 – How can Catholics reconcile Pope Boniface IX’s explanation that salvation can only be obtained by faithfulness to the holy pontiff and Vatican 2’s teaching that people can be saved outside of the Church due to ignorance?

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