#11505 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples

#11487 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 06:10 – Can any member of the Trinity assume a nature that isn’t rational? 09:15 – Can I go to a protestant church for apologetic research? 17:08 – I struggle silence. Do you have any recommendations to help my prayer life? 22:44 – Are there exceptions to RCIA? 28:52 – Is there a way for Catholics to discern if something is divine or demonic? 35:31 – What is our understanding of animal suffering prior to the fall? 42:47 – What can we do to discern if the news we hear is accurate or not? 47:32 – How would I respond to Eastern Orthodox friends who share the Papacy wasn’t established till 8th Ecumenical council. 51:32 – Why is St. Dismas not considered the first Martyr? 52:53 – What is the reason for the Paul VI Audience Hall looking like a serpent’s head? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11490 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 04:10 – I get a lot of slack for being a Freemason. What’s the problem with it and being Catholic? 12:56 – What are the classifications of relics and what happens when you touch a prayer card up to a relic? 18:16 – What’s the difference in the way Catholics and Orthodox view baptism and original sin? 24:28 – I’m Catholic but I have a lot of questions about the faith. Can I still receive communion if I have doubts? 33:27 – Catholics often appeal to Mary being “full of grace” and being “blessed among women” as reasons to believe in the Immaculate Conception. With that in mind, is it also logical to conclude that John the Baptist is also conceived without sin? 44:33 – Mt.1:25. Joseph did not know his wife until she had Jesus. Does this mean that Joseph and Mary had relations after the birth of Jesus? 48:45 – What’s your advice on how to talk to my Pentecostal family members who ar by Catholic Answers Live

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#11513 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 05:10 – Are the Psalms mandatory like the commandments? 08:05 – Today’s reading. How do I reconcile Mary’s authority over Jesus compared to the wedding of Cana? 19:34 – My wife and I are converts. Even if convalidation of our marriage isn’t necessary could we still do it as a renewal of vows? 29:11 – Could God design the earth with a pre-implemented age into it? 32:53 – Does the covenant with Noah disprove the possibility of an apocalyptic event unless the world is ending? 36:25 – Is there an official definition of anathema? How do we relate it to ecumenical dialogue? 43:59 – My Baptist friend believes that all the early Christian were apostates. How do I respond to this? 49:02 – If the Church is meant to evangelize to the end of the earth how, then do I approach my sibling who is transgender? They’ve influenced my nephew to be transgender and I don’t want my child to be i by Catholic Answers Live

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#11505 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 15:35 – I left the Church because of religious OCD/scrupulosity. How can I overcome that? 29:39 – How did you understand the Gospel when you were a Protestant? How did you understand it before you converted? And how do you understand it now? 34:45 – What is the gospel according to the Catholic Church, and how does it teach we can be saved? 52:23 – I want to make sure that I’m making the right decision in converting to Catholicism. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11495 Introducing People to Jesus - Adam Janke: Questions Covered: 15:41 – Are there people at St. Paul Street Evangelization who could give talks at parishes and maybe start a chapter in my local area? adam@stpaulse.com 22:39 – What would be a good way of starting a conversation about faith with an agnostic? 38:43 – I’m a revert and I’m struggling to figure out how to share it with friends who are not believers. How do I engage with my friends who are part of the LGBT community? 47:49 – I’m a Protestant. I do exactly what you do and the way I would word it is that the Holy Spirit is in charge of the outcome, we are just required to share the message. 52:09 – I ran into a St. Paul Street Evangelization in the street and it changed my life. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11512 The Why’s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 05:15 – Why did the Church approve the books of the bible that are in it now and reject others? 09:10 – If sin brought death into the world, why did dinosaurs and plants die before humans existed? 20:02 – Why do Catholics have a relationship with saints? 28:50 – Why didn’t God give us a second chance after Adam and Eve? 33:25 – Why do Catholics believe Mary was sinless but not Joseph? 42:20 – How do we know about the 9 choirs of angels? 45:28 – Why do we believe that Mary’s giving birth miraculously? Was her virginity preserved? 50:58 – Why do we say “May we merit eternal life” in Mass? How do we understand this? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11497 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:28 – Are the merits gained through acts of charity lost if a person commits mortal sin? 06:16 – Where did disease and death come from? 14:49 – What’s the proper response when I’m invited to a protestant church service? 17:50 – Why were the Church Fathers not able to agree on the number of sacraments? 22:22 – Why are we as Catholics allowed to embalm our deceased loved ones? 41:43 – In what tense do you read the book of Revelation, past present and future? Regarding Rev 12, how is it possible that Mary experienced birth pains if she was sinless? 51:46 – Which prayers can I accept from other people? For example, prayers from St. JP2 to someone satanic? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11507 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:17 – Why would God allow sexual slavery as mentioned in Deut. 21:10-14? 13:14 – How do I respond to protestants who ask about the brothers and sisters in Christ? 23:58 – What is the Catholic teaching on cremation? 34:40 – Can you do a video on the 7 apocryphal books and talk about if there are connections to the New Testament? And if they were accepted by Jews? 38:16 – Can you create your own novena for a saint? 41:32 – During the petitions at mass they mentioned “equity for all people.” Am I overreacting in saying this is inappropriate for Mass? 51:07 – Do you think we are at the beginning of the tribulation considering all the civil unrest happening today? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11489 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 05:58 – I visited Vatican City last summer and was shocked at the amount of treasure, art, and also general booty from extinct civilizations that was there.  How did the Papacy obtain all of this and why do they still possess it? 13:30 – What semester-long classes/programs would you recommend for Catholic high schoolers that are similar to RCIA that recap their faith, strengthen it, reinforce it, and so on?  In other words, anything that recaps their faith that is online that will also help them grow in their love for God. 16:19 – I was asked by my atheist son, “If God, beyond a shadow of a doubt, asked you to kill me, would you?” I confirmed that it was “beyond a shadow of a doubt” and then responded “Yes.” I place God’s  will above all else. My atheist husband then turned on me and insisted that that was unacceptable. I feel as though I was just duped by a straw man argument. I’m so upset I don’t want to even b by Catholic Answers Live

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#11488 Open Forum - Mark Brumley: Questions Covered: 06:25 – Can the Sacrament of matrimony be valid from other Christian denominations? 12:23 – Does the Church have a moral obligation to talk against Communism? 17:07 – Is Baptism after death possible? 20:28 – If two Catholics are married in Church and get a divorce, are they still spiritually married? 30:06 – Can you explain more about the current plenary indulgence from the Franciscan and Pope Francis? Is there a reason that communion wine has not come back in some churches? 36:33 – When was the church established? 43:18 – In Hebrew 5:8 it says Jesus had to learn obedience, why would He need to learn anything? 48:14 – Where can you go to get a Christian fiction book published? 51:38 – What is the appropriate way to evangelize an elderly atheist? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11498 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 05:32 – Would giving money to the poor fulfill the need for “the works necessary for salvation?” 10:17 – Were Adam and Eve kept from eating of the tree of life in Genesis? 14:49 – Are there any examples of Early Church Fathers who were not premillennialists? 19:38 – I’m doing a bible study with protestants. How do I explain infant baptism to them? 28:44 – I’m making a statue of Mary Magdalene, so do I have to have her head covered? 32:25 – I’m protestant and work with a Jehovah’s Witness. What’s the historical evidence for Jesus being crucified on a cross and not on a pole? 36:48 – Acts 15:28 Paul forbids the Gentiles from consuming blood. Does this mean we have to reinterpret John 6? 45:04 – Why is Tertullian not a saint? 49:53 – My family and I are recent converts. My 13 year old daughter said she doesn’t want to go through confirmation and feels like she was forced to by Catholic Answers Live

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#11509 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 05:19 – I want to become Catholic but still live at home and my parents are opposed to this decision. What tips do you have for me? 17:14 – What do you say to people who use Church history for not believing in God? Ex. Saying Nazis and Fascists were Catholics? 28:28 – I’m a sidewalk counselor. Whenever I mention Mary people begin attacking me. How do I approach this subject? 34:44 – How would you respond to the claim of Eternal Security while using 1 Jn 5:13 and Mt 7:23 as evidence for it? 42:55 – How is purgatory good news? 48:20 – How do I address the sex scandal to a friend who constantly brings it up as a dig towards the faith? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11535 Open Forum - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 06:07 – How and when did Jesus know he was God? 15:28 – Is James White’s version of how the bible canon came into existence the same as the Catholic view? 28:40 – I had an atheist friend use Mt 24:34 to claim that Jesus is a false prophet. How do I respond? 41:27 – I’m a convert from Judaism. I was told that even if I didn’t accept Jesus, I would still be good through the old covenants. Is this true? RESOURCE: Salvations is From the Jews 48:58 – I’m a convert. Do you have information on popular devotions? I’m new to all of it. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11501 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Question Covered: 05:19 – If we get a false pope, are we required to follow him? 10:49 – Does competition fall under the sins of the flesh? What are the sins of the flesh? 16:06 – What’s the history of baptism? Are there references to it in the Old Testament? 20:13 – What does it mean to bless the Lord? 21:54 – Sermon on the mount. Why would Jesus say to allow a person to steal your cloak? Can you break down the meaning of it? 28:50 – Can you go to a vigil mass for a holy day of obligation even if they say the evening vigil mass isn’t for that day. 33:39 – How do I respond to the protestant claim that Hebrews says Jesus is the high priest and we need priests anymore? 38:44 – What would be a good way to introduce the Eucharist to a Protestant? 47:25 – I don’t mind veneration of saints, but Mary is not queen of Heaven. 50:33 – How exactly is marriage a sacrament? What makes i by Catholic Answers Live

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#11503 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 06:08 – What is the Catholic take on Jews regaining control of Israel? 16:55 – I heard that Jesus is not the correct name for Jesus, is this true? 19:16 – My son, who is pro communism, says that Heaven is going to be communist. Can you speak on this? 35:30 – Can you help me reconcile science and what is stated in the Bible? 49:17 – Matthew 16, Jesus tells Peter that he has the keys of the kingdom… in Greek this translation seems different. Can you help me understand? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11528 Open Forum - Mark Brumley: Questions Covered: 05:15 – Are there impediments to betrothal? 06:32 – What is the Church’s stance on technology like Neuro-Link? 15:52 – What do you recommend I read for lent along with a St. Louis de Montfort book? 19:10 – What is the history of the celebration of the birth of Christ? 28:55 – My roommate is a Baptist and told me that he, his mother and aunt have the gift of tongues. What is the Catholic understanding of this? 34:43 – My wife and I are not married in the Church. She’s protestant. If she doesn’t want to get our marriage convalidated, would this mean that we would have to continue to live as brother and sister? 42:30 – Jacob has his name changed to Israel but the bible continues to refer to him as Jacob. Why is that? 44:33 – Is it okay to wear a rosary? 48:04 – If you can lose Grace, can you get it back? 50:38 – What are your thoughts on transformation and sharing o by Catholic Answers Live

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#11493 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 04:20 – Did the Church ever teach that purgatory entailed retributive punishment? 13:17 – If the Apocrypha is scripture, why is it called the Deuterocanon? 19:45 – How concerned should I be for the salvation of our protestant brothers and sisters who don’t baptize their kids? 25:02 – My granddaughter says she’s engaged to a woman. How should I approach this? 39:45 – Did Mary get additional confirmation that Jesus was God when she visited Elizabeth? 46:33 – If the Last Supper was the Passover meal, where does Jesus’ saying to consume his blood come in? 50:13 – How close is the idea of Prima Scriptura to Church teaching? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11506 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 01:24 – Why does the Catholic Church downplay the deaths caused by Thomas More? 12:40 – Can the pope’s authority ever be invalidated? 21:50 – What exactly do Catholics believe about the assumption of Mary? 41:33 – If the Jewish faith accepts reincarnation, does the Catholic faith also accept the teaching of reincarnation? 50:36 – when you go to confession, is your absolution not valid until you complete your penance? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11494 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 02:43 – Is there a point of no return in this life when it comes to salvation? 14:34 – If God wasn’t letting out his wrath on Jesus on the cross, then why was there an earthquake and why did it go dark? 18:08 – How can I prove the Immaculate Conception using only the bible? 29:44 – Is it a sin to take communion if you are divorced and remarried? 43:01 – If same sex marriage is sin, why does the Catholic Church bless same sex marriages? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11515 Discerning God’s Will - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers: Questions Covered: 16:33 – What does it mean to discern God’s will? 33:05 – I’m 62 with an annulment. I’m dating someone and am considering marriage. How do I discern whether it’s love or lust? 40:22 – My 30-year-old son has lost his way. We opened our doors to him, but he is going back down a dark path. How do I discern God’s will in this situation? 46:44 – I ‘ve been training to be a “perpetual pilgrim” for the National Eucharistic Revival in the summer. I wasn’t accepted but still have it in my heart to do it. How do I know whether God is calling me to this? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11552 Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 02:18 – How can I stay Catholic with all the changes from Rome? 10:21 – Does the appointment of only men imply that women are not called to spread the gospel in the same way men do? 14:53 – I heard that whatever you offer up for fasting on Fridays can also be given up. 16:16 – I’m concerned about the fewness of the saved. Is it an infallible teaching? 21:16 – Would God being perfect be necessary for him to be God? 28:57 – Can a Catholic convert to Judaism to be more like Jesus? 32:57 – Is there a list of infallible teachings? 40:16 – My daughter thinks that creation surprised God and that means that he isn’t all knowing. What is the Church response? 44:38 – Why does the Latin Church not use the host and chalice for mass anymore? 48:30 – When we talk to someone who isn’t Catholic and they question us, what should we do? 52:34 – by Catholic Answers Live

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#11500 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 3:53 – Moral argument objection: He either has some reason for commanding what he does, or he doesn’t. What is God adding to this scenario? 14:25 – What are your thoughts on Pope Francis’ Spanish tv interview, that Homosexuality is a sin but not a crime. But it’s a crime in African countries, would that mean that the Church should be exempt from this issue in those countries? 20:40 – Does the Eucharist become the body and blood of Jesus in all Churches? 23:50 – Regarding the Mass, the priest usually gives an intention before the mass. Are the merits for that intention the same as the merits for our intentions that we bring? 29:30 – When will we receive from the chalice at mass again? 33:53 – Why does the Annulment process for Catholics who marry outside the Church consider their marriage lack of form? 39:20 – Why are prayers to Mary efficacious? 46:04 – What makes a by Catholic Answers Live

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#11499 Irregular Unions - Rose Sweet: Questions Covered: 15:42 – Why doesn’t the Church try to mend a marriage instead of immediately going forward with the annulment process? 18:34 – I’m in an irregular relationship and am working on it. Do I have to confess it every time? 22:53 – You’re focusing on the irregular part but can you discuss the union part? Is it really a union? 31:35 – How does one explain the current issues on irregular union blessing to a protestant? 40:40 – If a lesbian marries a man, is that grounds for annulment? 43:00 – Why are priests not bringing more clarity on this topic? 47:15 – Can you give us the 6 A’s again. I couldn’t write them down? 49:22 – My husband’s annulment has been suspended and has not received any guidance from my parish. What should I do? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11511 The Why’s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 12:52 – Why does the Church believe it can declare canonized saints but not condemn those in hell? 20:40 – Why does the Church tell us that we won’t be in heaven body and soul until the last day? 29:40 – Why did the Church change the teaching of tithing from 10% to something more general? 35:50 – Why do we Catholics pray to Mary and not to Jesus or God? 44:20 – Why is a Catholic able to believe that purgatory is either instantaneous or a long process? Is there any evidence for either? 50:42 – Why do Catholics not eat meat on Fridays during lent? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11502 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 01:32 – I’m trying to be clever. Can I pray and offer up my suffering for the souls in purgatory so that they will pray for me? 04:48 – Matthew says Repent and believe in the Gospel. What would he have thought of when he said gospel if the books weren’t around? 06:33 – It seems like James in Acts 15 is in charge, not Peter. How do you rebut the claim that this proves that Peter was not the leader? 15:12 – Why are we following a lot of the Old Testament readings in mass? The readings on the Israelites destroying their enemies are not very Catholic. 23:19 – In the story of finding Jesus in the Temple, why were Mary and Joseph scratching their heads on Jesus’ words: Don’t you know I’ll be in my father’s house.” 32:31 – Can you explain and quantify the Treasury of Merit? 43:04 – Mark 2:26 Is there an error on the explanation of who was allowed to eat on the sabbath? 46:24 – Ho by Catholic Answers Live

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#11521 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 03:59 – What role does infallibility play in understanding the biblical canon? 14:38 – Have there been any kind of clothing that people can wear as married people apart from the wedding ring? Something equivalent to a monk wearing a habit? 16:54 – Is it good to learn Latin for God? 19:53 – Does cleansing of a passion in purgatory need a body for purification to happen? 24:43 – If both Mary and Jesus are present physically in heaven, does that mean that heaven is material? 32:34 – What is the Church’s view of 3-4 Maccabees? 35:57 – Did the Corinthians believe Paul about the 500 witnesses? 46:23 – What book do you recommend about the Eucharist? When was the first Mass celebrated? 49:44 – Why is praying to angels not idolatry? 52:54 – What prompted the idea that animals don’t have immortal souls? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11520 Ask a Priest - Fr. Samuel Keyes: Questions Covered: 06:46 – When the Divine Worship Missal was revised, why wasn’t the Rite to Mass Options included? 14:06 – Could a confession not be forgiven even if a priest absolves you, if you are not repentant? 28:48 – How does the Ordinariate handle annulments, evangelization, etc.? 32:15 – How are eastern Catholics in communion with Rome if they still honor certain saints who opposed Catholicism? 41:55 – Why don’t Catholics need an altar call? 46:03 – Would you agree with the statement that the reason many protestant ministers who convert don’t become priests is because bishops are still suspicious of them? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11508 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 03:34 – What’s the scriptural proof for purgatory? 08:39 – Can you bless God? 12:23 – What does it mean to be made in the image and likeness of God? Are aliens also made in his image? 18:39 – My friend who survived the Bosnian war in the 90’s said she will never become Catholic because the Catholic and Orthodox Churches influenced the war. How do I respond to this? 24:30 – Is wearing Nikes a sin because the name comes from a pagan goddess? 30:43 – What is the difference between the gift of prophecy and words of knowledge? Does bone broth break a Friday meat fast? 41:00 – Luke described the baby Jesus swaddled and hands and feet tied. Is this imagery of the crucifixion? 45:03 – My husband is a convert and just joined the Knights of Columbus. I don’t know anything about them. Can you explain? 49:39 – What do we know about the state of the soul of a person entering dementia by Catholic Answers Live

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#11496 Ask a Priest - Fr. Samuel Keyes: Questions Covered: 05:29 – Is there ever a circumstance where a person can perform a baptism without water? 10:50 – How is it just to create eternal souls without their consent and then punish them when they don’t do right? 18:40 – How do we square the seeming contradiction in Luke 23:43 where the thief will be with Jesus in paradise on that day but Jesus didn’t ascend to heaven for another 40 days? 29:17 – What’s the difference between Anglican and Catholic? 31:39 – With the transgender issue becoming more common, what things are being done in seminaries to ensure the candidates joining are truly men? 34:26 – Who started the teaching that priests had to be celibate? 42:24 – What is the distinction between blessing a marriage and blessing a same sex couple? 46:18 – How long has the Church approved annulments? Are the children of these marriages illegitimate? 48:23 – What does the C by Catholic Answers Live

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#11533 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 06:47 – How often should I go to confession? I go back and forth between being agnostic and Catholic. 17:11 – Can we as Catholics deny the existence of resistant non-believers? 23:42 – How many times has papal infallibility been invoked? 33:31 – Is it ok for me to just keep the eucharist in my mouth until it dissolves. I’m having jaw surgery and I place it in my mouth and pray for healing till it dissolves. 41:10 – Will Protestants be saved? 48:05 – Why are we not bound to worship on Saturday like the 10 Commandments? … by Catholic Answers Live

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