Questions Covered:

01:17 – Is Molinism a heretical view? 

11:40 – How would you address people who claim to be Christians but who don’t wear masks and aren’t willing to protect others from the virus? 

17:13 – In emphasizing tradition, how do Catholics achieve a balance between Scripture and Tradition in their personal prayer lives? 

28:32 – I am in RCIA. I have noticed that the NAB has different chapter divisions than the RSV and other versions. Why is this? 

34:44 – My Protestant friend says that the Bible says, “faith alone”. How do I answer him? 

44:00 – What were the politics happening in the world when Jesus lived? 

48:54 – What is the evidence for the Assumption of Mary? 

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Questions Covered:

06:39 – Is voting pro-choice a sin? 

18:49 – What is the history of married priests and when did it switch over to celibate priests? 

28:55 – What are your thoughts on shuckling while praying and how does it relate to the energy of God? 

32:36 – How can I defend the protoevangelium of James? 

41:40 – Why did Paul rebuke Peter when he hypocritically circumcised Timothy in order to appease the Jews? 

48:12 – Atheists use Deuteronomy 2:21 to say that God is a murderous and wicked God. How can I respond to this? 

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Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You?

Questions Covered:

01:20 – Catholic teaching on redemptive suffering troubles me. 

13:09 – I don’t understand why the Church teaches that the call to the priesthood is higher than the call to marriage. 

21:36 – Someone recently told me that the Resurrection is just made up by St. Paul. Is there evidence for it? 

29:16 – I am troubled by the Catholic teaching on predestination and election. 

40:18 – The teaching that there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church troubles me. 

46:45 – I don’t believe in the Resurrection. Jesus’ own family didn’t believe he could perform miracles. Also, just because he rose from the dead, doesn’t mean that he is approved of by God. 

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Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You?

Questions Covered:

07:18 – I am troubled by the doctrine about the Virgin Mary called the Debitum Peccati. It has to do with the Immaculate Conception and her freedom from original sin. How can I better understand this? 

18:11 – It seems like Catholics worship both Jesus and Mary. Is that true? I am a Lutheran. 

29:44 – The doctrine about purgatory troubles me. What is temporal sin? 

37:20 – I am troubled by Catholic doctrine on salvation. 

47:35 – I am troubled by the role of the Magisterium and tradition, when there doesn’t seem to be biblical evidence for some things. 

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Modern movies continue to be problematic, promoting twisted popular agendas to young audiences and slipping past adult audiences. How can Catholics respond to movies and television that pose such grave moral challenges?

Marie Bates:

So, Cy sends me an email about Focus episode ideas, and it just says, “Is Enola Holmes the most evil movie to ever be made?” I stormed into his office, I sat down, and here we are. We’re about to have a great discussion about it. Next on Catholic Answers Focus.

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