Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

03:30 – I’m not Catholic yet because of the lack of evidence for the papacy in the 2nd century.

15:28 – The conflicting accounts between Genesis and evolution.

22:47 – I’m in RCIA, I’m having a hard time understanding the rosary.

28:56 – I was raised Pentecostal and left because of hypocrisy. Now I’m non-denominational. I won’t be Catholic because I don’t get what I need or feel that closeness of Christ.

42:35 – Everyone I know that has given up on faith was Catholic. There is no love or redemption. It’s all just rules and worshiping dead saints. Hard pass.

46:08 – I became Catholic years ago. I got used to praying the rosary with my church community.

49:46 – I don’t see praise and worship in Catholicism.

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Open Forum  – Questions Covered:

01:36 – When someone goes to hell and we pray for them, what happens to these prayers?

04:01 – Why did John the Baptist send one of his disciples to find out if Jesus was the messiah if he already knew who Jesus was?

07:39 – When Jacob wrestled with an angel, the bible says that God failed to win him over. How could God fail? Am I reading this properly?

14:12 – Do the Jews today still believe in praying for the dead?

16:37 – What makes a good confession during lent?

20:23 – How do we reconcile the historical clues that Judaism and Christianity come from a polytheistic religion?

24:06 – Who was Joseph’s first wife before he married Mary?

28:51 – What is the significance of the centurion proclamation that Jesus is God at the crucifixion?

30:19 – Phil 2:7-9 Why does Paul say that “because of this God greatly exalted him?” The ‘because’ is confusing me.

34:31 – Why is it tradition for a woman to take a man’s last name after they get married?

44:43 – How much of the 9 choirs of angels is speculation vs Church teaching?

49:01 – Why is it a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sundays?

52:30 – In Delaware they’re trying to make a priest record confessions and report illegal activity. What are your thoughts on this?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:03 – Are things that are spirits that are not persons?

10:12 – The Chaplet of Divine Mercy seems impertinent. What does it mean to offer up Jesus to the Father?

17:19 – Do we impart importance on the archangels because they are named even when they are lower angels in the hierarchy?

22:40 – When one is visiting a different diocese, do we have to follow the dispensations of that diocese or our home diocese?

28:50 – I attended a mass with a lot of omitted parts. Was the mass valid and was the consecration valid?

34:12 – It’s strange but if holy water is put in a boiling pot or put in a humidifier, are the vapors or droplets still holy?

39:21 – Even if I go to confession how can still go to purgatory?

44:34 – Jesus says that the gates of destruction are wide. What does this mean? It seems very discouraging?

49:00 – If Genesis is allegory, can Mary truly be considered the new Eve?

52:30 – In school, some kids don’t believe in God, how do I respond?

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Questions Covered:

02:00 – I think there’s a difference between regret and repentance

06:43 – I’m Catholic. How should I deepen my faith? Should I still go to RCIA?

11:18 – What are the arguments against the question: why would I follow Christianity if Buddhism teaches similar things but are more accepting LGBT people?

15:43 – Can you add or take away from the bible?

19:35 – I’ve been dealing with shameful behavior and coming to the point of being embarrassed to go to confession. I’ll be receiving Confirmation soon and feel unworthy. Can you give me some advice?

29:43 – I’m in RCIA and am trying to evangelize my 14-year-old daughter. Do you have advice on how to help?

36:53 – What are your thoughts on RCIA directors who don’t have a good understanding of the faith? How would one approach this?

43:20 – My husband and I are considering RCIA. We are a bit uneasy with the things the pastor and teacher say. They seem contrary to the faith. What should we do?

51:04 – I was baptized as a baby but wasn’t raised Catholic. I want to fulfill all of my sacraments. How do I go about doing that?

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Questions Covered:

06:57 – How do I respond to a protestant whose claim against images is saying that the Jews would never have had a statue of Moses in the Temple?

16:49 – If we were baptized as babies, would we be able to go through the RCIA program?

19:38 – I agree with everything the Church teaches except for papal authority. If the pope were to declare something ex cathedra against scripture. What would happen?

24:48 – Do you have to pay to go through RCIA?

30:01 – On the past Sunday readings on the Transfiguration. I’ve heard conflicting evidence on which mountain did this occurred. Can you help clarify?

33:41 – As a single dad, 41 and having busy life, I’ve started RCIA 3 times in the last 10 years. I’ve never finished and am considering trying online. What are your thoughts?

44:09 – If a couple comes into the Church, would their marriage need to be blessed by a priest?

47:52 – I have a hard time believing the words in the Creed “for the forgiveness of sins.” How can I get over this?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

02:06 – Will all the people, including the people around the time of Adam and Eve, also be resurrected?

07:44 – Regarding NFP, what is the nature of this practice directed to? Is it for getting pregnant or avoiding pregnancy?

14:17 – I’m struggling with the teachings of Mary, her Assumption and the painlessness of her childbirth. Can you help bring me some peace?

22:58 – Why do Catholics give up meat on Lent but other Christians don’t?

29:33 – Can godparents bless their godchildren?

31:26 – Is it okay to listen to Catholic mass online more than once a day? Can one receive spiritual communion more than once a day?

33:40 – Why can you not give an indulgence to another living person?

40:14 – Don’t Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, Transfiguration, Consubstantial all basically mean the same thing?

45:12 – When NFP is undertaken and conception occurs when it will not be implanted, is it justifiable under natural law?

50:26 – My Protestant sister claims that the forgiveness of sins Jn 20:23 is past perfect in the Greek. She implied that this was a commission to all and not an apostolic mandate. Resources Mentioned: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/finding-sacrament-confession-in-biblical-grammar

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

05:57 – Did Leonardo DaVinci have a vision of an angel in his life?

13:30 – As a Catholic do I have to believe that Adam and Eve were real people?

19:09 – When Jesus comes back, will he be in a special form?

23:31 – On the Glory be prayer. Can you break it down and what it means?

34:13 – I’m protestant and am converting. My pastor passed away. Would the Catholic Church teach that he was a heretic?

39:38 – What is the Church teaching on what happened to Judas Iscariot?

46:16 – How can we say that when the body passes away that we should keep it together, but at the same time we separate relics?

52:31 – If Peter was the first pope, then why was he considered the bishop of Antioch?

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Questions Covered:

09:46 – I’ve been an addict for over 5 years now. Am I missing anything in terms of my faith life? I pray the rosary and go to mass daily. 

18:07 – I worked for a Christian non-profit where we helped addicts get on their feet. I would always make it a point to tell them not to look back. What do you think about saying that? 

29:11 – When a person is dating or married to an addict, how do they discern who the real person they are is? Is it ok to break things off without giving them the chance first to get help? 

35:50 – How can you combat food addiction? You can’t just cut food out completely so I think it’s a different process than being addicted to substances. 

41:50 – Is all addiction sinful? Is an addiction to something that’s not “bad” still sinful?  

46:55 – I’m noticing a lot of similarities between the step program and Ignatian spirituality. Are you aware of any Ignatian programs or retreats that incorporate the step program? 

48:07 – I’m 68 and currently on a methadone program. Is it worth getting off methadone after being on it for 30 years? Is it ok to stay on it? 

53:03 – Is Sr. Ignatia Gavin recognized as one of the starters of Alcoholics Anonymous?

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Questions Covered:

17:01 – How can the Eucharist solve the problems we have with the division in culture today?

30:08 – I don’t think the Eucharist can change the world. I think there’s more that goes into it. I think there’s too much money in everything, including the Church, for the Eucharist to change everything.

35:29 – You say the Eucharist awakens our conscience. The bridge to receiving the Eucharist to someone not in the church, however, isn’t a short one. What can we do in the interim to make an argument against Transgenderism?

49:22 – Sometimes when people criticize the Church we get a litany of this and that. I think your talking about the Eucharist in terms of changing the culture will really help.

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

10:54 – I left the Church because I feel like God was giving me a hard time. I’m Protestant now and I feel like the sin I was committing was that I didn’t have enough faith. I’m considering coming back to the Church. What are your thoughts on this?

17:55 – What is the Catholic teaching on salvation? How does it differ from what our protestants believe?

22:36 – Act 8:21 Peter rejecting Simon. Today we hear that we should not judge, then how could Peter have done this?

36:52 – I couldn’t make a confession when I became Catholic and on the Easter vigil Mass the priest absolved me right in the middle of mass since I approached for a blessing. I received communion. Was this valid?

42:53 – Since Ingo Swan was a Scientologist; does it affect the permissibility of remote viewing?

50:41 – I wear a cross that someone told me was a Rosicrucian cross. Who are Rosicrucian’s, Is the cross affiliated with them and is it ok to wear them?

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