Catholic Answers Live

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:22 – What can I tell my mom who makes comments about hypothetically wanting to be taken off life support instead of suffering?

13:39 – Who really was Mary Magdalene? The woman who was delivered from demons or the woman caught in adultery?

15:39 – Regarding Pope Francis’ recent statements on the TLM and German bishops. It seems imprudent with how he handles both situations? What can we lay people do in a situation like this?

19:41 – Can a person change one’s confirmation name?

22:05 – Mt 27:52-53. It seems like a singular event and why isn’t it recorded in the other gospels?

24:37 – My friend recently converted to Christianity. How do I explain to my friend the need to confess our sins to a priest?

32:11 – Sorry but Jesus didn’t create the Catholic Church. Show me in the Bible please. He told his disciples to go spread the Good News.

39:13 – Is it possible for a demon to intercept a petition prayer?

44:43 – Is the Easter Vigil Mass mandatory to attend?

46:29 – How would one respond to the claim that you’re not supposed to baptize babies because Jesus was baptized at 30?

50:02 – How specific does a person need to be in the confessional? If you remember a sin while the priest is giving absolution, what should you do?

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Questions Covered:

19:42 – I don’t suffer well. I’m not very good at offering it up. What does that properly look like when you’re going through it?

29:33 – Can you clarify what it means to offer it up?

38:10 – I’m used to suffering but I’m not used to accepting God’s good love due to the Trauma

43:01 – Your answer to the first question really helped clarify so much for me. Where can I find more resources?

47:22 – It’s good to ask God why we suffer.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

10:35 – Can you help me understand salvation history especially regarding substitutionary atonement?

22:00 – My protestant friend claims that Catholics put Mary and the saints above God. I’m a convert and I just want some clarification.

25:08 – Is the Aramaic word God Allah?

35:35 – Why does the gospel of John not have the institution narrative?

43:12 – How did Joseph and Mary deal with temptation if they didn’t have concupiscence?

47:00 – How do we counter the claim that the parable of the wheat and the weeds is evidence for double predestination?

51:18 – Could the church have made the change that they did at Vatican 2 without having an ecumenical council?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

06:14 – What is accidental glory?

13:11 – St. Paul refers to people alive as saints. A protestant argued that this was evidence for once saved always saved. How do I refute this?

19:50 – I’m protestant and am considering converting to Catholicism. I was married to 2 married Muslim men and now I’m married to a Jewish man. What would I have to do to convert?

29:18 – I’ve seen the Latin mass in the news a lot and who has authority to celebrate it. Do priests who travel from diocese to diocese have authority to celebrate it?

32:34 – I’m listening to the Bible and a Year podcast and have a question about Joshua. Why were the Israelites ordered to leave no Canaanite alive? How can we believe in a good God knowing this?

37:48 – Why do we pray in the apostles’ creed that our bodies will be in heaven? Isn’t it clear that we know that there are only two bodies in heaven, Mary and Jesus?

44:21 – How does one apply indulgences in real life?

52:16 – What’s the rule for going to Mass this Friday since it’s both Good Friday and First Friday?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:53 – On Sunday the priest talked about Palm Sunday; that some people who welcomed Jesus were also the ones who condemned him. Why was there such a change in viewing Jesus?

07:50 – In the Penguins Classic version of City of God, the author of the forward states “St. Augustine showed typical signs of someone on the verge of metanoia” What are those signs?

12:58 – Why did God harden the heart of people in the bible?

17:00 – Can Catholics attend protestant worship services?

23:50 – We had a situation where the mass couldn’t be completed. I had a question about how they concluded it was appropriate.

31:58 – Why does Jesus put his hands on the blind man twice in order to heal him? Why not just once?

35:50 – I’m considering converting. Will I still be able to serve and play guitar at protestant services?

45:01 – Why can’t God create another god?

50:06 – Is it okay to take communion twice in one day?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

09:12 – Did anyone in the early church interprets Matthew 16:18-19 as referring to anything other than Peter?

16:58 – There were African Martyrs who were a mix of Catholics and Anglicans. Would we Catholics consider those Anglicans as saints in heaven?

20:02 – How does confession work?

29:50 – Is it okay to receive communion if you have doubts about some teachings of the Church?

35:42 – I’m Protestant. How does the Magisterium get the interpretation of scripture right as opposed to protestant pastors and churches?

44:21 – I have some very anti-Catholic friends. They say that the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican is satanic because it has the shape of a snake. How do I debunk it?

49:30 – Is it okay to wear a zodiac symbol necklace?

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Cy and Karlo are joined by two listeners for the game show.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered

06:27 – According to National Catholic Register, you don’t have to meet the three usual conditions of a plenary indulgence in order to receive an apostolic pardon, provided you have a regular prayer life. Is this accurate?

12:40 – I’m a weekly adorer and a cradle Catholic. As I get older I’ve become more aware of my sinful nature and I’m beginning to receive communion less and less. I’m starting to really struggle with this obstacle.

17:50 – I’m troubled by whether Catholics have to care about climate change if the world’s going to end anyway.

28:49 – I’ve heard the Catholic Church teaches social justice, and I’m not sure how to agree with that.

44:33 – Why would God ask Moses to build a bronze serpent if the serpent is the symbol of Satan?

49:19 – One of my family members thinks the world is going to end. He claims that there will be 3 days of darkness and the only candles that will light will be made of beeswax. Are you familiar with this apparition?

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