Catholic Answers Live

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:44 – What was in the holy of holies during the time of Jesus? 

12:20 – Has the Church taught exactly what we can know about God based on human reason? 

17:00 – Does God break his promises? 

23:03 – What’s the best way to interact socially with clergy? 

28:46 – I think there’s a ghost in my home and wanted to get your thoughts. 

33:24 – In the Luminous Mysteries, it says that the wedding at Cana was where his disciples started believing in Jesus. Why didn’t they believe in him before? 

40:40 – Could you explain what glory is? 

47:10 – I’m confused by all the mentions of John in the bible. The Gospel, letters, and revelation and also those Johns mentioned in the bible. Are they all different people? 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:43 – Where did the tradition of taking a papal name come from?

07:17 – RCIA. My protestant friends are rejecting me and are refusing to talk to me. What can I do?

13:50 – 1 Cor. 3:14-15 makes it sound like it’s talking about purgatory. Is this true?

17:53 – Jn 3:16, Is Jesus advocating Sola Fide?

23:05 – What are signal graces?

30:21 – Why do some priests have “Mary” in their name, and some nuns have male saint names in their names?

35:43 – I’ve seen a quote going around social media from Teilhard de Chardin saying there’s no such thing as original sin and it’s a “theology of entrapment.” This seems wrong but I’m not sure how to discuss it with people.

42:13 – When are human souls created?

44:40 – How does Jesus define faith?

48:06 – When were crucifixes first used in Catholic churches?

50:45 – How do I answer my Protestant co-worker who says the Immaculate Conception takes away from Jesus?

52:45 – Romans 2:14-15 and Romans 7 seems to contradict itself.

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Questions Covered:

02:10 – Did God create the earth with oil as a necessity for it to function and rotate the way it does or did he only make oil to be a resource to man? 

05:53 – I have my moms ashes and she wasn’t Catholic. Would I be able to get them blessed by a priest? 

10:30 – As a Catholic, how can I explain to protestant girlfriend that going to her church doesn’t fulfill my Sunday obligation? 

15:55 – I was married civilly in another country and then divorced. Could I remarry in the Church? 

19:06 – I want to marry in the Church but my significant other is divorced. The priest did bless that marriage after being bribed. Can we get married and if not, how do we live in the good graces of the Church? 

23:07 – What is the Church’s teaching on what happens after death? What does the Church teach about ghosts? 

30:36 – If Mary has free will, how can she be kept from sinning? 

37:30 – Is baptism necessary for salvation? 

46:47 – A Baptist minister claimed that Catholics have the wrong bible translation. He claimed that the real manuscripts are sitting in a safety deposit box in Texas. Have you heard of this? How do I respond? 

50:40 – What’s the process to join the Ordinariate? 

52:35 – What happens to the souls in purgatory when Christ returns? 

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Questions Covered:

04:41 – My wife is pregnant. When she partakes in communion, does that mean that the baby also partakes in communion? 

08:37 – Did Jesus have brothers? 

14:14 – Is it appropriate to receive communion twice? 

16:03 – What is the morality of a car accident? At what point would you be sinning mortally? 

20:49 – How is Genesis 3:15 translated from the Jewish perspective compared to the Catholic perspective? 

24:09 – How does one address a bishop or cardinal? What title does one use? 

32:50 – Why did Jesus have to die? 

42:33 – Where did God come from? 

49:09 – I’m returning to the faith. My parish is getting a priest from Ghana, and he will be serving 2 parishes.  I know he will be overwhelmed but how do I approach asking questions without adding to his stress? 

51:55 – Why would my 8-year-old grandson have to go through RCIA to get baptized and to receive communion? 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:25 – What are the fasting obligations for the elderly and those in elderly homes? 

13:07 – Why does it take so long to enter the Church? 

18:50 – Did Mary experience labor pains? If she did, why if she didn’t have sin? 

24:36 – What’s the science behind transubstantiation? 

40:49 – 1 Tim. 2:11-12 What’s the Church’s stance on women in teaching ministry? 

49:25 – I teach RCIA and I have a candidate struggling with Sunday Mass obligations. Can you help explain? 

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:26 – Is it possible for babies in the womb to receive grace from their mother receiving communion?

14:49 – The early Church seemed to be pacifist. After Constantine the tone changed, why is that?

21:31 – Am I required to send my kids to religious education after confirmation?

28:36 – Could we Catholics start implementing prayer mats into our services?

30:26 – Why did God allow polygamy in the Old Testament?

38:32 – Are all of the priest’s sins absolved when he washes his hands during mass?

42:19 – Why do Catholics worship Mary and the saints through prayer?

46:42 – How much weight should we give to dreams and try to interpret them?

51:16 – Could you clarify whether Mary and Joseph were married or unmarried. Can you clarify why betrothal?

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Questions Covered:

20:31 – Has the east dogmatized icons? Is that similar in the west? 

23:42 – Didn’t Jesus say that we are all gods? Shouldn’t we then venerate ourselves? Are we in competition with God? 

36:28 – I am an Orthodox convert to Eastern Catholicism. I would be so let down if I walked into a church without Icons. 

38:05 – Prayer to saints seems to be more than just venerating. Can you help clarify? 

48:27 – I think Elijah’s condemnation of worshiping demons is a warning to not worship saints. What are your thoughts on this? 

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Questions Covered:

20:31 – Has the east dogmatized icons? Is that similar in the west? 

23:42 – Didn’t Jesus say that we are all gods? Shouldn’t we then venerate ourselves? Are we in competition with God? 

36:28 – I am an Orthodox convert to Eastern Catholicism. I would be so let down if I walked into a church without Icons. 

38:05 – Prayer to saints seems to be more than just venerating. Can you help clarify? 

48:27 – I think Elijah’s condemnation of worshiping demons is a warning to not worship saints. What are your thoughts on this? 

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Questions Covered:

18:03 – Do you think this movement is driven by a lack of fathers and profiting off people’s feelings? 

22:24 – Can You clarify your statement on God’s plan to put this confusion into our kids? 

29:59 – My godson is transitioning and taking hormones. How do I approach this especially since his mom is approving? 

36:05 – Can you help break down what non-binary means? 

43:36 – What do you think about the argument that no matter the hormones and surgeries, one’s DNA will always be either male or female? 

52:39 – How far will third wave feminism go in its radical ideology? 

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Questions Covered:

18:03 – Do you think this movement is driven by a lack of fathers and profiting off people’s feelings? 

22:24 – Can You clarify your statement on God’s plan to put this confusion into our kids? 

29:59 – My godson is transitioning and taking hormones. How do I approach this especially since his mom is approving? 

36:05 – Can you help break down what non-binary means? 

43:36 – What do you think about the argument that no matter the hormones and surgeries, one’s DNA will always be either male or female? 

52:39 – How far will third wave feminism go in its radical ideology? 

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