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January 10, 2025#12018 AMA: Mortal Sin Struggles, Tertullian on the Eucharist, and Mary’s Marriage - Tim Staples
Questions Covered:
03:30 – How do I respond to the claim that 1 John 2:18-21 proves that if the faithful leave Christianity, they were never a part of the faith in the first place?
17:10 – Why is there not a list of dogmas?
29:23 – I’ve committed the same mortal sin so much that my confessor questioned my sincerity. Now I just received a blessing. What should I do?
42:40 – Tertullian mentions the word ‘symbol’ when discussing the Eucharist. What would be the Catholic response to this?
51:25 – Regarding your Mary book. Mary and Joseph couldn’t have been religiously married because it would have had to be consummate. What are your thoughts on this?
56 min
January 09, 2025#12017 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered:
08:20 – Why can’t a non-Catholic receive communion in a Catholic church?
16:21 – My husband is Muslim but can get around the idea of Jesus as God. How do I explain it to him?
24:55 – I’m on my way to becoming Catholic. How can I better defend a faith that I’m not yet a part of?
31:39 – How can I bring up the topic of Religion/ Catholicism to my friends?
33:57 – How does a Catholic respond to antisemitism?
48:18 – Can you give a general defense of the faith against Mormonism?
56 min
January 09, 2025#12016 Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions covered:
04:37 – How should I talk with my non-Catholic friends and family as I think about converting myself?
14:28 – The Eucharist seems like magic to me.
21:05 – Some people I know are not Catholic because of the very existence of Satan and the fact that God allowed man to fall.
35:40 – I am a Protestant becoming Catholic, but I do not know how to rebut Sola Fide arguments.
45:02 – I get hung up on intercessory prayers and praying to the saints in general
51:20 – I am Catholic, but I disagree with a lot of orthodox teachings.
56 min
January 08, 2025#12015 Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered:
08:17 – My friend is not Catholic because popes have been wicked or corrupt.
14:16 – I am not a Catholic but want to learn more. How do I go about doing this?
19:34 – Where can I find Mary’s perpetual virginity in the Bible? I am a lapsed Catholic.
34:50 – Does Joseph have a body and soul in Heaven?
37:40 – I’m not sure if I’m Catholic; if I have a godfather, does that mean that I am?
43:04 – To play Devil’s advocate, could all the secular accounts of Jesus be mentions of Christian texts and not Christ himself?
56 min
January 08, 2025#12014 The Whys of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered:
02:53 – Why can anybody baptize but only priests can consecrate the Eucharist?
07:57 – What is a good answer to: why is there a physical dimension to the catholic faith, like blessing ourselves and kneeling?
13:30 – Why do we refer to Christ as the Son of Man?
19:07 – What does it mean to love God if he neither gains or loses anything?
22:22 – Did Jesus have brothers and sisters?
30:26 – What do you say to the claim that God is not all powerful because he can make a rock so big that he can’t lift it?
36:14 – Why do we venerate the relics of the saints when we have the eucharist?
46:35 – Why can’t we take the eucharist home with us?
51:47 – Why didn’t Jesus want the demons to reveal who he was when he was exorcizing them?
56 min
January 07, 2025#12013 The Whys of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered:
11:51 – Why do Catholics pray for the intercession of Saints? When did that start?
18:45 – Why do Catholics hold tradition equal to the bible?
23:42 – Why does the Church not have greater clarity on the language of devotion that might be stumbling blocks for Protestants?
34:28 – Why do Catholics believe in transubstantiation instead of consubstantiation?
42:12 – Could baptism of desire be effective for someone who had an invalid baptism?
45:05 – How do we prove that Once Saved Always Saved isn’t biblical?
52:09 – What can humans do that angels can’t do?
55 min
January 07, 2025#12012 Training in Holiness - R. Jared Staudt
Questions covered:
33:00 – How do I keep myself from burning out from Exodus90?
37:48 – How are the Exodus readings and reflections similar or different from previous years? I have the book; will it be the same as the app’s readings and reflections?
46:13 Is there a version of Exodus90 for women?
56 min
January 06, 2025#12011 The Creed - Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo
Questions covered:
21:23 – What other Christians besides Catholics, if any, profess the Nicene Creed and why?
35:10 – Where does the Catholic teaching of the Assumption come from?
42:00 – Please explain the differences and history of the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ Creed, and Athanasian Creed.
49:15 – Is there any debate on the translation from the original Greek text of the Nicene Creed?
51:20 – Is it okay for me to add words to the Nicene Creed in private?
56 min
January 04, 2025 #12010 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
56 min
January 03, 2025 #12009 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
56 min