Podcast | Karlo Broussard

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August 08, 2024Ask Me Anything: Catholicism
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Questions Covered:
05:12 – Is sloth grave matter?
16:37 – Is breaking a promise to God a sin?
29:47 – How can we determine a level of infallibility a particular teaching is?
42:35 – What’s the strongest argument against your claim of Sola Scriptura not passing its own test?
49:07 – Why does God let bad things happen to good people?
56 min
August 06, 2024 Metaphors and the Bread of Life Discourse
Episode 89: Year B – 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on one detail in the Gospel reading, taken from John 6:24-35, that pertains to the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It is Jesus’ metaphorical use of the images of eating and drinking. For many Protestants, such a metaphorical use is the key to unlocking the meaning of Jesus’ instructions to “eat his flesh” and “drink his blood” later in John 6. But we argue this is not the case.
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August 05, 2024How to Talk to Protestants About Mary and the Saints (Part II)
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Questions Covered:
01:57 – Did King Saul In 1 Sam 28 speak to a demon when he sought to conjure Samuel’s spirit when he approached the witch of Endor?
15:15 – Didn’t the Church require 3 miracles for a saint’s cause in the past? Can someone be called a saint if someone lived a heroic and holy life if they didn’t commit any miracles?
20:03 – Are we allowed to say God bless and Mary keep you? Is that something we can trust in Mary and not God?
32:18 – I showed scriptural evidence for Mary and the protestant responded by saying that I proved sola scriptura. How do I respond to that?
36:07 – Does Mt.1 prove that Mary wasn’t a virgin because of the word ‘until?’
43:56 – Is singing to a statue of Mary, Marian worship?
48:46 – I’m not Catholic, It seems like Catholics don’t treat Marian dogmas as salvific issues. Why are they treated differently?
55 min
August 05, 2024How to Talk to Protestants About Mary and the Saints (Part I)
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Questions Covered:
07:56 – Do I have to worship Mary if I become Catholic?
17:45 – I’m Protestant and am engaged to a Catholic. Where do I start on Mary?
30:46 – Why do some Protestants fail to see Mary as the Mother of God? Why is intercession seen as satanic?
45:25 – Why is the Protoevangelium of James accepted as source for the Mariology even though it’s rejected by earlier Church sources?
48:51 – My Lutheran wife can’t get on board praying to Mary and the saints. How do I help her open up to better understand this teaching?
55 min
August 01, 2024 Biblical Objections to Baptism’s Role in Salvation
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46 min
August 01, 2024Overcoming Obstacles to Catholic Beliefs (Part II)
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Questions Covered:
05:11 – I’ve heard that we are to reverence the altar in the Church rather than genuflect to Jesus in the tabernacle. Is that true?
12:48 – How can Mary be sinless in light of Romans 3:23-24 which says all men have sinned?
18:14 – Is Mary an angel of light?
22:24 – My mom suggested I set a reminder to get to bed on time. I forgot and didn’t do it, and stayed up too late. Was that a violation of the 5th commandment?
32:30 – It seems like we Catholics focus on just getting to Heaven rather than preaching the kingdom of God. What are some practical things we can do to build God’s kingdom?
42:50 – Can you set me straight on all the James’ in the New Testament? There’s so many I can’t keep them straight. And which one wrote the book of James?
48:07 – When we receive Communion, do we receive Jesus’ presence and do we become living tabernacles?
50:03 – What does the Church say about the status of Medjugorje?
55 min
August 01, 2024Overcoming Obstacles to Catholic Beliefs (Part I)
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Questions Covered:
06:12 – CCC 841 says we worship the same God as Islam. Does that contradict Christian teaching?
13:58 – If we are all part of the universal priesthood, why are there no priestesses?
20:16 – In the old testament when they had the manna, they were told not to gather it, that it would be given day to day. I have concerns that we’re doing that with the Eucharist, that maybe we shouldn’t be saving it after Mass. Also, when the host is in the monstrance, when does it become the body and blood of Christ?
29:48 – How can I explain the saints to my Protestant friend who doesn’t believe in saints?
36:07 – My husband and I are in the process of adoption. What is the Church’s stance on embryo adoption?
43:35 – It says clearly in scripture when Jesus consecrates the wine that they should receive it. So isn’t it contrary to scripture that my diocese doesn’t offer the cup during Mass?
49:01 – I struggle with the granularity of the terms surrounding indulgences. I embrace wholeheartedly the concept of indulgences, but when things say “do x amount and you’ll get y days off purgatory” it just seems so transactional and rings untrue to me.
55 min
July 25, 2024 The Reliability of the Gospels
Episode 88: Year B – 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on two details, both of which come from the Gospel reading for this upcoming 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, taken from John 6:1-15, which is John’s account of the feeding of the five thousand. One detail, Jesus’ question to Philip, gives rise to the topic of the historical reliability of John and Luke’s Gospels. The second detail, the fragments picked up after the crowd ate, pertains to the Eucharist.
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13 min
July 25, 2024 Protestant Objections to Ritualistic Worship
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47 min
July 23, 2024Catholic Answers to Protestant Questions (Part II)
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Questions Covered:
03:37 – How important is consolation during prayer in Mass?
11:19 – How do you respond to the claim that If the devil can portray himself as an angel of light, then the devil can potentially be present himself as Mary in apparitions?
16:49 – Does the bible support sprinkling of water in baptism?
23:32 – Why don’t we quickly baptize people like protestants instead of making people go through a whole class and dragging it out?
32:47 – Why does Catholic worship re-present the cross as a sacrifice when the passover wasn’t a sin offering?
42:46 – Is Jesus’ prayer for unity in Jn 17 meant to be now or unity when he returns?
51:05 – Critique my argument for the Immaculate Conception: If Joseph was worried about Mary committing adultery he would not have to quietly divorce her. He was protecting her because he knew the truth.
55 min