Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 

03:46 – My son’s future sister-in-law is a nun, does she have to wear her habit to the wedding?

10:52 – Did Mary need to be baptized and did she get baptized?

15:28 – If annulment means a marriage is invalid, what does that mean for the time the couple spent together?

18:34 – Hypothetically if there was a medicine created that allowed you to live forever, should you take it as a Catholic?

30:00 – In the Baptist tradition they bring people to Jesus through the roman’s road. What do we do in the Catholic Church to bring someone to a relationship with Jesus before bringing them to RCIA?

36:09 – Are there any places where Paul teaches eternal conscious torment as an understanding of hell?

46:54 – how is it that the Jews could stone people if they were not allowed to do capital punishment?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:19 – What should I do if someone who I know hasn’t received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion receives communion at Mass?

13:33 – How do I talk to friends who believe in the rapture?

28:27 – Should I still wear a wedding ring for a marriage outside of the church?

35:25 – In Genesis it says “let us make man in our image”, who is the “us”?

46:47 – What is the blue, purple, scarlet stuff mentioned in Exodus? Specifically, what is “stuff”?

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Questions Covered:

02:07 – getting my marriage blessed by the church, should i go through the premarital counseling process? 

07:22 – is it always a mortal sin to smoke mamajuana? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/video/what-is-the-churchs-position-on-marijuana  

11:26 – What is your advice for discerning marriage with someone who comes from a family with a history of divorce and how to talk to potential children about divorce? 

15:29 – what is a sin against the Holy Spirit? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/audio/caf/what-is-the-sin-against-the-holy-spirit 

19:28 – What do we do with used bibles and rosaries? 

22:31 – how do you approach the question from non-Catholics about asking for the saints intercession? 

29:55 – does Father find it difficult to live out his priestly vocation not living in community with fellow priests? 

34:58 – Why is it a sin to smoke mamajuana but not drink alcohol? 

39:58 – how can someone in heaven look down on a sinful person– does that taint the glory of heaven? 

46:24 – commenting on the power of praying for Mary’s intercession 

48:08 – if an adult is not baptized why should they wait for Easter versus getting baptized right away? Why can (but shouldn’t) a lay person baptize someone else? 

 

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Questions Covered:

06:30 – What’s the difference between illicit and valid? Would a grandparent baptizing a grandchild without the parent’s knowledge be invalid or illicit?

12:05 – In the Didache, why does it mean when it says that priests and bishops are elected?

18:00 – My coworker is a divorced Catholic and always says that she will never be able to receive communion. Is this true?

22:05 – How do you deal with a situation in which someone is at the point of death and cannot communicate with them. Is it ok to baptize them?

28:59 – I’m joining the Church on Easter but I’ve been struggling a lot lately. Why does God let the devil attack us like that? Resource: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/we-need-to-talk-to-converts-about-spiritual-attack

34:44 – My non Catholic mother-in-law is encouraging my grandchildren to go to any church as long as they get to know God. How do I handle this situation?

43:54 – I’m a confirmation sponsor for someone this coming Easter. Is there any way it could be invalidated?

48:56 – When are we supposed to bring the palms back to the Church to be used for the following Ash Wednesday?

50:22 – Luke 22 why does Jesus tell his followers to sell everything and buy a sword but then later tells Peter not to use it?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

02:29 – Regarding two people who have divorced and remarried and now live as brother and sister. What is the Church’s position on receiving communion? Is this a temporary arrangement that needs to be resolved by separation. What does scandal mean in this situation?

12:14 – Do you think it’s important to consider false flag heresies in the secular world?

20:27 – How does God exact his judgment, particularly in the Old Testament?

32:17 – What is the relationship between salvation and good works?

42:57 – What does it mean to carry your own cross?

51:54 – Is it possible that God can appear to us by appearing as a random person?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:20 – Has any council tried to preemptively stop heresy?

07:43 – What would be the absolute minimum a person would need to do to be considered a practicing Catholic?

16:58 – Do you have any primary resource for confession in the early Church?

21:00 – God gave Mary the name Yeshua but the Catholic Church uses the name Jesus. Why doesn’t the Church use the right name if names are so powerful?

31:46 – In Hebrews, it talks about Jesus entering the temple once and for all. What was the purpose of that? Would the offering stop during the second coming since he wouldn’t be there anymore?

39:45 – John 20:7 What is the significance behind Jesus folding his head cloth?

41:56 – Does God want people to live in peace or do all roads lead to the cross?

48:23 – John McArthur made claims against Mother Teresa that she had Hindu imagery in her hospital. What’s the Catholic rebuttal?

 

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Questions Covered:

19:55 – What are the stations after the resurrection? What are your thoughts on them?

23:36 – What are the origins of the stations of the cross?

32:25 – The stations helped me when my husband was diagnosed with cancer and passed away.

37:02 – Was the scourging at the pillar common for all crucifixion or was it unique to Jesus?

43:22 – What does it mean to lead the stations at one’s parish?

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Questions Covered:

19:47 – Does the Catholic Church teach that Noah’s ark really happened and are we all descendants from those 6 humans?

29:47 – Are we all descendants from a common ancestor?

44:04 – I want to make a distinction between evolution and natural selection?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

07:07 – Why did Jesus pick John and James to witness the Transfiguration?

12:47 – Jesus made a strong statement towards Judas “better not to have been born.” What is your interpretation of that verse?

19:57 – We hear that all the angels and saints are always present at Mass. What does that look like on a practical level since Mass is happening across the world?

28:46 – Constantine founded Catholicism, and he was a pagan sun god worshiper.

32:45 – If a Catholic couple is civilly married but only one of them wants to get married in the Church, what are their options?

37:19 – At my parish they are introducing a new model where there is no longer a pastor. They will put a lay person in charge. What is your view on this?

43:09 – Why did the Transfiguration happen? Was it in any way related to Jesus’ Baptism since those are the only 2 places God speaks?

46:29 – Without the act of betrayal of Jesus, would the passion have happened? Is his life an example of the consequences of free will?

50:10 – Jesus’ greeting towards Nathaniel seemed light-hearted. Does this affect the Catholic Church and how they view Nathaniel?

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Questions Covered:

13:26 – you give me advice on how to successfully discuss these matters with someone who is having a crisis of faith and trying to make Christianity fit with the gay lifestyle?

20:32 – Could people living in a publicly known same-sex relationship serve in public ministry like lectoring?

30:49 – It feels as though the bigotry of the Catholic faith is a cause for the high suicide rate in the gay community. Where is the compassion for these people?

40:07 – What are your thoughts on Catholic ministries that support all aspects of the LGBT lifestyle?

46:24 – How do I relate and love my son who lives out his SSA while holding my ground?

52:34 – I have SSA and what made it difficult for me to return to the faith was by how mean Catholics were, especially online. What advice can you give so we can welcome people?

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