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January 17, 2025#12028 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered:
06:01 – Jerome made a comment on Titus 1:7 that the presbyters were basically the same as bishops, then there was a development that made the distinction between them, and also the papacy. How would you respond to that?
16:40 – Why do we have to learn God’s love language but he doesn’t have to learn ours? It seems like it’s a one-way relationship.
29:42 – I’ve been inquiring about Catholicism for a long time, and I agree with a lot of Catholic points. But I worry about a lot of liturgical abuse happening in the Church and that the Vatican doesn’t do anything about it. Any thoughts?
48:28 – If you are in friendship with God, but then commit a mortal sin and get hit by a train on the way to confession, do you go to Hell because you didn’t confess? Also, I have been told that Catholics are not required to confess to a priest, they can confess directly to God. How do you respond to that?
56 min
January 16, 2025#12027 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered:
01:30 – Cy and Tim discuss the Jubilee year.
29:00 – I have a Calvinist background, and realized I don’t believe in once saved always saved. Can you explain to me the Catholic view of losing salvation?
56 min
January 16, 2025#12026 AMA: Infallibility, Mary as Mediatrix, Conditional Love, and More - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered:
01:21 – What are your thoughts on infallibility and keeping the tradition preserved from corruption? Do 1 Tim 1:12-14, 2 Jn 1:1-3 and 1 Pt 1:25 support the teaching of infallibility?
11:39 – Is Pope Gregory I the reason why we say, ‘God bless you’?
14:50 – Is Mary the mediatrix of all grace? Is she the shortest road to Christ? Is she even necessary?
23:04 – Is God’s love conditional? Does He love us more when we are in the state of grace?
29:09 – What dogmas have been declared on Adam and Eve?
39:45 – What does the Church think about non-sexual physical abuse by the parents?
47:02 – I was raised Muslim and am now in RCIA. Can you help clarify purgatory? It’s such a foreign concept to me.
56 min
January 15, 2025#12025 AMA: Infallible Translations, Consecration to Saints, Great Schism, and More - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered:
04:36 – Why isn’t there an infallible translation of the bible?
13:00 – How does consecration to saint’s work?
19:32 – Gen 35:16 says Benjamin was born in Canaan, but Gen 35:26 says he was born in Paddan-aram. Is this contradictory?
24:45 – What occurred during the Great Schism?
39:11 – You do know this celebration of the dead [veneration of the saints] has pagan Roman origins like all the other pagan infiltrations camouflaged as church traditions?
46:43 – I’m talking to an evolutionist bible scholar. How do I convince him of monotheism?
56 min
January 15, 2025#12024 What Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered:
00:45 – How can Catholics ask Protestants to be in communion with the Pope, when there have been so many schisms?
06:15 – I don’t understand the teaching of no salvation outside the Catholic Church?
15:00 – How do I explain Papal Authority? When should we listen to the Pope?
23:20 – What do Catholics believe are necessary beliefs to be Christian?
29:56 – I struggle with the teaching of Mary’s Virginity based on Matthew 1:24-25?
37:26 – Is Catholic doctrine found in the Bible?
45:33 – I’m confused by the belief in Sacrament of the anointing of the sick? I’ve heard different perspectives on going to Heaven with last rites?
56 min
January 14, 2025#12023 What Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered:
05:23 – Why do Catholics put so much emphasis on Mary?
12:36 – I struggle with the doctrine of The Real Presence.
20:06 – I don’t understand Mary’s perpetual Virginity after giving birth? Why is this important?
28:45 – Why doesn’t God just annihilate evil?
42:38 – How can the Creed change in the Western church from the original Eastern Church?
45:28 – Can you explain apostolic infallibility?
52:28 – Is there a doctrine on the Afterlife?
56 min
January 14, 2025#12022 AMA: Shroud of Turin, Original Sin, Annulments, and Jesus Fulfilling the Law - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
01:52 – Question: What exactly is Paul referring to in Galatians 3:1 when he says Christ was “publicly exhibited/portrayed as crucified”? Is it possible Paul knew of the Shroud of Turin? Or maybe he’s referring to very early iconography of the Crucifixion?
05:30 – In the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5, could it be logically deduced that Peter was exercising the ability to retain sins?
10:28 – If Jesus was born in 3 or 4 BC, and lived to be 33, would it be more accurate to say the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension took place in AD 29 or 30, as opposed to the commonly cited AD 33?
16:25 – Since Mary was preserved from original sin, did she experience sickness?
19:59 – If St. Joseph had children other than Jesus (as some traditions hold) why wouldn’t they be the legal heirs to David’s throne?
23:36 – What is your take on Revelation 6:10?
33:16 – How authoritative are the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s early decrees on traditional authorship (for example in 1914 the PBC declared Paul wrote Hebrews)? Now the PBC is not part of the magisterium, but at the time of these declarations it was. It seems like almost no Catholic scholar nowadays thinks Paul wrote Hebrews, but I don’t understand why the PBC’s earlier declarations are no longer authoritative. (Including supporting Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, supporting Matthean priority, etc)
37:31 – I was talking to a fallen away Catholic. How do you respond when they say Adam had a first wife named Lilith and Eve was his second wife?
40:20 – I understand if a couple divorces legally they’re still married in the eyes of the church. If one wanted to get remarried, they would have to get an annulment from the church, but suppose that marriage produced children. What does the annulment mean for the children of that marriage as far as the church is concerned?? Or another way of putting it: if my parents got annulment from the church, does the church still recognize me as a baptized Catholic? or do I suddenly become a bastard child (for lack of a better term)??
45:08 – How should we understand Jesus “fulfilling the law”, specifically considering the abandonment of many of the laws of the old covenant?
49:16 – Prior to the fall — Did “Adam and Eve” have Preternatural Gifts if they existed under the Federal Headship Model or the Polygenism Model? If they did what would have been the morality of Human Beings, with Preternatural Gifts, mating with human like beings without preternatural gifts.
55 min
January 13, 2025#12021 AMA: Second Amendment Morality, Dinosaurs in the Bible, Divine Simplicity, and the Tower of Babel - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
02:01 – At what point do you think pursuing the rights in the second amendment becomes sinful?
08:10 – Are there dinosaurs in the Bible?
12:41 – How does the incarnation not defy divine simplicity?
16:09 – If faith is a grace from God, why does not everyone be given all the grace they need? In the parable of the sower, why isn’t everyone made into good soil, is it simply due to free will that even given all the grace in the world some people for whatever reason would still say no? Thank you for your time, Mr. Akin.
20:05 – With what level of certainty can we say where someone is in the afterlife apart from extraordinary means like canonization. Secondly what are good ways to communicate this appropriate level of certainty to those grieving the loss of someone they love.
29:05 – I travel quite a bit. Missing mass and days of obligation happen unfortunately. Should I seek a dispensation from my pastor? What should my approach be?
34:17 – I understand that the “Law of the Conservation of Mass,” applies to chemical reactions. However, when considering the bodily assumption of our Blessed Mother, and the ascension of Jesus into heaven, how is the Law of the Conservation of Mass applied? I understand that heaven isn’t “somewhere else,” but “somehow else.” Then how is Mass conserved between our physical realm to the spiritual realm where our Lord and Lady exist?
40:25 – How does one justify or condemn the use of nuclear weapons? More specifically how do you weigh the deaths of Japanese children against the potential deaths of American soldiers? (From a Catholic perspective)
48:30 – Would Jesus’ family be considered poor compared to the average family in Nazareth? If so, would that have something to do with not being able to find room at the inn in Bethlehem?
53:03 – I don’t know if this counts as normal or weird, but I’ve started to get into linguistics and I was wondering how we should think of the Tower of Babel story? Thanks!
55 min
January 11, 2025#12020 AMA: God in Art, Mary Magdalene as an Apostle, and Explaining Catholic Teachings on Contraception - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
02:15 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the Father in Catholic artwork?
12:00 – How can I respond to questions that Mary Magdalene was an apostle and even wrote a book of the Bible?
19:50 – How does your Catholic faith help during holidays or moments of loneliness during the year?
28:45 – Can you explain why Jesus in the New Testament said things directly when teaching to fulfill the scripture of the Old Testament?
43:06 – I live with a brother who claims to be Pro-life, but doesn’t fully agree with teachings on contraceptives. How can I best explain this to him?
48:51 – Is it okay for a non-Catholic to use Holy Water or have a bottle at home?
50:04 – Is it true that the Pope is infallible when canonizing Saints?
55 min
January 10, 2025#12019 AMA: Daniel’s Final Vision, Forgiveness, Grace, and the Morality of Horror Media - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered:
06:31 – How should Daniel’s final vision be interpreted in the book of Daniel?
13:24 – Is it okay to wait for someone to ask for forgiveness before giving it?
18:06 – What is grace?
28:53 – I read from St. Bernard that Christ has three natures instead of two. Does this align with Catholic teaching?
33:37 – Can horror books and movies be considered demonic?
51:30 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the Father in Catholic artwork?
56 min