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- #12068 Why Can’t Non-Catholics Receive Communion in the Catholic Church? - Tim Staples
Tim Staples tackles tough questions from non-Catholics, covering topics like bad popes, saints answering prayers, salvation in Ephesians 2:9, baptism without records, and why non-Catholics can’t receive Communion. Get clear, Catholic answers to common objections in this insightful discussion!
Questions Covered:
- 01:00 – how do you know when you’ve had a bad pope?
- 12:09 – I understand that saints pray for you if you ask but what happens if you request something that’s wrong or evil?
- 16:45 – What do you do with Eph. 2:9 and Heb. 7:27 as a Catholic?
- 38:15 – I’m in RCIA. I was baptized at a Pentecostal church and was told they don’t keep records. How should I proceed?
- 45:45 – Why can’t non-Catholics receive communion in a Catholic Church?
56 min - #12067 Why Confess to a Priest Instead of Going Straight to God? - Tim Staples
Tim Staples answers questions from non-Catholics, tackling key topics like why Catholics confess to a priest instead of going straight to God, whether Martin Luther removed books from the Bible, and how to recognize a bad pope.
Questions Covered:
- 11:50 – Why can’t Catholics just go to God for forgiveness of sins instead of going to a priest?
- 30:56 – Why did Martin Luther deprive the bible of a bunch of books?
- 47:59 – My Protestant friend has objections to Catholicism. If a Pope has never committed heresy how do you know when you’ve had a bad pope?
56 min - #12066 Is Marijuana Addictive? What to Do When a Loved One Refuses to Quit - Scott Weeman
Scott Weeman discusses Catholic in Recovery (CIR), the 12-step model, and support for those battling addiction. Topics include marijuana’s impact, family struggles, local recovery groups, and helping loved ones in crisis. Find hope and guidance in this powerful conversation.
Questions Covered:
- 10:46 – My wife died earlier this year and fell back into drinking. Does CIR offer a 12-step model?
- 14:43 – Thank you, Scott. I’ve been attending the pilot programs for CIR in my diocese.
- 19:17 – I just wanted to share how CIR helped me a year ago.
- 30:08 – How addictive is Marijuana? My son smokes a lot and I asked him to stop and refuses to quit.
- 35:07 – How can I find out if they have groups in my area?
- 41:08 – My 33-year-old son is suffering through all kinds of addicts. What advice can you offer and how can we help?
- 48:10 – Is there anything I can do if a neighbor is so caught in addiction that the kids are being neglected? I’ve become a money pit for them.
56 min - #12065 Who Decided the Bible? Trusting the Canon, and Church Councils - William Albrecht
William Albrecht tackles key canon debates—John 8, Nicaea, apocryphal books, and translation changes. Can we trust the Church’s authority on Scripture? Find out now!
Questions Covered:
- 06:35 – Considering scholarship on Jn 8. How do we justify it being in the bible since it’s not in the earliest manuscripts?
- 13:21 – How does the Church rectify other churches’ canons when they enter into communion?
- 16:34 – Can you talk about Cyril Lucaris and the canon conflict
- 19:03 – How do we relate to the oriental canon?
- 20:42 – What is the council of Nicaea 1 and 2? Could there have been other books that were considered a part of the canon during those councils?
- 22:23 – Book of Judith. It says Nebuchadnezzar was king of Assyria and I’ve heard it said that is historically incorrect. Can you talk about it?
- 34:07 – Does Tobit 12:9 contradict Paul?
- 37:23 – Could you elaborate how we could persuasively argue how we should trust the Church on the canon, especially for laymen who don’t want to get into the scholarship?
- 44:13 – In Mark 10:13-16 a new translation. Question on if they changed the reference to the child from ‘him’ to ‘it’ to be inclusive?
- 46:17 – I’ve heard that the doxology of the Our Father (for thine is the kingdom…etc.) is a marginal gloss, and not part of the original text of scripture. If that’s the case, why is it still in there?
- 48:13 – Why should we trust these men to put the bible together and not others?
56 min - #12064 Do Jews Receive Forgiveness Without the Temple? And More Questions - Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin answers key Catholic questions on Jewish forgiveness without the Temple, King Solomon’s salvation, Jacob’s name change, Revelation’s link to cosmology, Jesus’ identity, demons recognizing Christ, and the Apocrypha’s role in reading and study.
Questions Covered:
- 01:21 – How do the Jews have their sins forgiven if there’s no Temple or sacrifices being offered?
- 05:47 – Did King Solomon from the Book of Kings lose his soul?
- 10:50 – In Mark 5, when the possessed man recognizes Jesus as the Christ, is this example of a bestowed grace?
- 14:07 – Why in Gen 32:27-28 does Jacob’s name change to Israel, but then not used in full force until Gen 35?
- 19:17 – How does the Book of Revelation relate to cosmology?
- 23:17 – In today’s First Reading (Gen 1:26), God uses “we” and “us” in the creation of man. Who is this referring to?
- 33:16 – Why do we say that Jesus was Jewish?
- 40:28 – If demons could potentially know Jesus as the Christ, why didn’t the demons attack him as a child?
- 47:42 – Is it okay to read the Apocrypha? If so, which ones? Is there a particular order to read them?
- 50:19 – In John 14:6, when Jesus says “he’s the way, the truth, and the light”, is he being literal about being the truth?
56 min - #12063 Should the Church Baptize Immediately? And More Bible Questions - Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin answers key Catholic questions on biblical texts, St. Michael’s role, surviving biblical churches, the Ethiopian eunuch’s baptism, differences in Catholic and Orthodox canons, and biblical apparitions beyond Jesus and Mary.”
Questions Covered:
- 02:37 – How do which parts of Esther are original Hebrew if we don’t have all the original Hebrew texts?
- 12:00 – Why did God pick St. Michael the Archangel to defeat Satan?
- 15:17 – From the Churches mentioned in the Bible, are any still remaining?
- 20:05 – Is the battle 2 Maccabees 10:29-38 (5 magical men leading the Jews) to be taken literally?
- 24:45 – How do you explain sanctification and justification in light of the book of James?
- 30:59 – What are the differences between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox canons of scripture?
- 33:28 – In the Bible, you hear of apparitions of Jesus or Mary. Have there been apparitions of other people from the Bible?
- 35:27 – If someone who received the gospel of Jesus and believed, should the Church immediately baptize him since we have a similar example in the Ethiopian eunuch?
- 42:45 – Why do we say “the Hebrew texts” when Hebrew is a more modern language?
56 min - #12062 How Can the Saints Hear Us? A Catholic Explanation, And More - Karlo Broussard
Dr Karlo Broussard tackles key Catholic questions on Sola Scriptura, the papacy in Isaiah, how saints hear prayers, differences in the Ten Commandments, trusting the early Church Fathers, and the biblical case for relics.
Questions Covered:
- 04:00 – How would the Catholic Church respond to “The Church must make a subjective claim that it’s the objective interpreter of Scripture?”
- 14:06 – 2 Tim 3:16 proves Sola Scriptura. What is your response?
- 20:54 – Who is the peg that is referenced in Is. 22:22-25. Does it refer to the papacy at all?
- 30:25 – I’m a recent convert. What is the explanation for how the saints can hear?
- 35:42 – Why is the second commandment different for Catholics?
- 44:59 – Some Protestants say we shouldn’t trust the early church fathers because they contradicted each other. How do I respond?
- 48:51 – What’s the best argument in favor of use of relics?
56 min - #12061 Are the Deuterocanonical Books as Authoritative as the Gospels? - John Martignoni
John Martignoni takes questions on scriptural apologetics defending prophecy with Scripture, the authority of the deuterocanonical books, the role of priests in the Bible, and why Catholic apologetics approaches Scripture the way it does.”
Questions Covered:
- 19:57 – How can we as Catholics rebuke Protestants using scripture to back up public prophecy?
- 29:06 – What is the Catholic understanding of the Deuterocanonical books? Why do we have them versus not? Are they on the same level of authority as the Gospels?
- 36:20 – Why doesn’t Catholic apologetics draw from Scripture more often?
- 47:45 – My father says that we don’t need priests. How do I enter a conversation with him again? Does the Bible support a current priesthood?
56 min - #12060 Are All Religions Paths to God? And More Questions - Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin tackles deep Catholic questions on mysterious warnings, biblical oaths, the deuterocanonical books, forgiveness, interfaith views, and navigating faith with anti-Catholic family—offering thoughtful and theologically sound insights.
Questions Covered:
- 00:54 – I heard the words “Be aware” just prior to witnessing an attempted kidnapping; how should I interpret this?
- 09:34 – Is there significance in everything?
- 12:07 – In Gen 24, Abraham asks his servant to place his hand under his thigh when making a promise. Why is placing the hand under his thigh considered important to the oath?
- 18:06 – How would you respond to the claim of the deuterocanonical books (second canon) not being canon?
- 20:42 – What does the Pope mean by “All religions are paths to God”?
- 29:15 – Is Rabbonic Judaism a response to Christianity? What are we to think of this religion as Catholics?
- 44:06 – I grew up in a Protestant Church, fell away, and am now warming up to Catholicism; how do I approach my parents who are Anti-Catholic?
- 52:46 – Is forgiveness more of an internal process or an external process?
56 min - #12059 Can the Church Infallibly Declare Saints? And More - Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin answers key Catholic questions on Jesus’ promise of paradise, the Church’s stance on creation, sainthood, Marian apparitions, marriage, and more—offering deep insights rooted in theology and tradition.
Questions Covered:
- 05:12 – There was a 1909 Pontifical Conference on Genesis that determined how to interpret creation. How and why has the Church’s stance changed on this since then?
- 13:37 – What did Jesus mean “today you’ll be with me in paradise” to the good thief when he descended into hell and didn’t resurrect/ascend for a time after?
- 19:36 – How can the Church infallibly determine one’s sainthood?
- 28:54 – What does the church say about the apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje? What happened there?
- 32:25 – Why are there holy people like St. Paisios of Mount Athos outside the Catholic Church?
- 35:25 – Is there one person in mind that God has for us to marry?
- 44:12 – How do we respond to the Protestant response that we don’t need an infallible authority to proclaim the canon when it wasn’t done that way historically?
- 50:30 – I’m doing the Seven Sorrows Rosary; one of the mysteries is the Flight into Egypt. Can you give me more context about this to help me appreciate it more?
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