#11585 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer

#11380 The Church in the News - Matthew E. Bunson: Questions Covered: 34:28 – It sounds like you guys are doing damage control for the Synod. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11391 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 06:02 – How do we know that relics are real? 11:58 – What book do you recommend giving to my atheist friend? 17:59 – Are demons going to enjoy being separated from God for all of eternity? 21:48 – How would you respond to the claim that the Church Fathers didn’t believe in transubstantiation? 36:50 – Is inflation immoral? 45:22 – Why do we no longer number bishops like we do popes? 47:25 – Is it worth debating Christians who claim that the church is really for abortion? 51:51 – What is my obligation to my adult children? Should I let them remain in ignorance in order to not ruin their chance of salvation? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11390 St. Augustine and His Confessions - Fr. Gregory Pine: Questions Covered: 31:28 – What is Augustine’s main obstacle to conversion? 35:06 – Why doesn’t Augustine mention anything about his concubine after his conversion? How did he deal with it? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11379 Living as Brother and Sister - Rose Sweet: Questions Covered: 20:27 – Where do annulments come into play when children are involved? 23:39 – My diocese requires a civil divorce before obtaining an annulment. What are your thoughts on this? 30:01 – Isn’t it true that if a person wasn’t married in a Church to a non-Catholic without a dispensation, it would make the marriage invalid? 34:02 – You’re right in saying that therapists will tell a couple to abstain to get in touch with the emotional component. 40:09 – How do I get my intimacy back with my husband now that we entered the brother and sister phase? 43:39 – I want to share my reason why I remained celibate. 46:29 – Wouldn’t it be more prudent to file for an annulment before a divorce in case the annulment is rejected? 50:59 – Some dioceses may reject an annulment while another will. Keep on trying! … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11381 Overcoming Obstacles to Catholicism - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 06:15 – How do we know that the early Church didn’t arrange the NT in order to establish an organization for self-interests? 16:35 – Is forgiveness from sins only through a priest? 23:40 – How do you respond to this logic: Jesus says all who receive in body have eternal life, not everyone who receives communion has eternal life, therefore not everyone who receives the host is receiving Jesus body? 34:37 – What does it mean to make a general confession? How does one go about doing one? 41:25 – I think the title of Co-Redemptrix can lead people away. What are our thoughts on this title? 47:00 – How can I have people take me seriously and be heard in the Church? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11382 Overcoming Obstacles to Catholicism - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 01:29 – What evidence is there for Papal Supremacy? 10:53 – What is the difference between doctrine, dogma, and discipline? 18:01 – How do we as Catholics handle salvation by faith and works? 23:32 – If a priest is stripped of his faculties, would that invalidate any of the sacraments he performed? 30:48 – I’m not Catholic. I disagree with priestly celibacy. 39:48 – The Church seems to deny that Mary had a normal childbirth. Is there a reason for that? 46:28 – How do we properly defend the saints? 51:36 – How do I deal with someone who subscribes to the historical critical method of reading scripture? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11378 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:25 – What did Jesus mean when he called himself the Son of Man? 12:11 – What’s the best way to evangelize an 18-year-old? 16:33 – I tend to see recurring numbers that sometimes bother me. Should I as a Catholic not read into this? 28:41 – Can we assume that a person is in heaven if they receive an emergency baptism and die immediately afterwards? 35:00 – I’m considering getting a job at a coffee shop. Could I take the job if they don’t specify what charities they support? 40:47 – Is it okay to replace fasting with something else if you’re recovering from an eating disorder? 44:49 – How do I know when to take a sign from God seriously and how to discern what is and is not a sign? 49:34 – Did Christ’ deity die on the cross? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11401 Is the Mass Really a Sacrifice? - Steve Ray: Questions Covered: 17:13 – What am I sacrificing while I’m at mass? 23:21 – Do we keep Jesus on the cross because he’s sacrificed for the sin of the past, present and future? 32:09 – When exactly does the sacrifice occur during the Mass? 35:12 – Does the Todah suggest that he had to institute the eucharist in order to fulfill the scripture? 42:13 – Three of my protestant friends converted to Catholicism thanks to Steve’s visit to Salem, OR. 44:04 – Why is it so important to determine that the mass is a sacrifice? Are we witnessing a miracle at every mass? 48:16 – I truly believe that it is a sacrifice. My husband is a deacon and a mystic and has encountered this sacrifice in a real way. 51:48 – Is the physical presence of Jesus actually present in the eucharist? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11386 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 03:25 – I want to be Catholic but I’m waiting on an annulment. It’s been 2 years and I feel like it’s never going to end. I feel left out. 19:00 – I have a hard time being a Catholic all the way because people in the Church don’t read the bible? 29:09 – Why does the Catholic Moral tradition exclude consent and stewardship? 41:20 – Is excommunication not applicable to pro-choice Catholic politicians? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11383 Converting to Catholicism - Keith Nester: Questions Covered: 08:34 – What should I know before going to my first mass? 13:34 – What’s the most difficult thing for you today as being a Catholic? 18:05 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what I’m supposed to do at a Catholic mass? 23:00 – What am I missing as a former protestant and as a Catholic of 1.5 years.? 29:38 – Could you give me advice on how to communicate conversion to a spouse? 33:22 – My non-Catholic wife joins me to mass often. Usually in the beginning of those books in the pew you have the order of the mass. 35:23 – My daughter in college has been invited to a non-denominational church. What resources can I give her to help her rediscover her Catholic faith? 42:55 – My 2 sons have left the church. Where can I get that book? 49:58 – As a recent convert, how do you deal with possible regret? 51:10 – I’m discouraged in my journey to the Catholic f by Catholic Answers Live

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#11393 Ask a Priest - Fr. Paul Keller O.P.: Questions Covered: 08:40 – Was Mary free from venial sin as well? 16:08 – I’m a convert and my mother is really into crystals. How do I address this since she’s putting them up around the house? 22:10 – If a priest is in mortal sin, does it invalidate his sacraments? 33:31 – How is it that Mary remained a virgin if Matthew says, “she remained a virgin until the birth of Jesus?” 37:06 – Were Adam and Eve real or were they just symbolic? 47:44 – If you’ve been baptized once, does getting baptized again do anything? 50:56 – What is the biblical evidence for purgatory? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11392 Answering Orthodoxy - Michael Lofton: Questions Covered: 14:49 – A Greek Orthodox priest said to me that they didn’t break from us but we broke from them. What’s the response to this? 17:38 – Is there patristic evidence for adoration? 23:06 – Can you talk about created Grace? 32:05 – I’m considering converting to Orthodoxy because Mariology is excessive in the west. 36:22 – What’s the difference in the date of Easter between the east and the west? 43:02 – Could you address the difference in theology on Theosis? 46:17 – I had an Orthodox monk tell me that praying the rosary is not a good thing. How do I reply? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11384 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 03:39 – I’m protestant. What does the language of prayer intention mean? 04:55 – How do you as a former protestant, speaking in tongues? 15:12 – If angels can appear in dreams, can demons also appear to us in dreams? 21:52 – Do we Catholics believe that the eucharist is the physical flesh of Jesus? 36:21 – Did Mary’s Immaculate Conception give Mary a pre fall human nature or post fall human? 45:48 – How can I explain to a protestant that Jn.19:26-27 is Jesus give Mary to us and not just to John? 52:00 – How would you explain that the current Jews are the descendants of the original Israelites for the bible? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11385 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 09:20 – What is the extra biblical tradition that’s part of the deposit of faith? 32:15 – Does James 5 mean a mutual confession or a one-way confession? 42:56 – When did the pope become infallible? 49:09 – Is Judith canonical? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11387 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:30 – When did priests start wearing clerics? 08:10 – Why is there a difference in presentation between fornication and adultery in the Old and New Testaments? 12:30 – Why do they consider Mary as the Immaculate Conception? Is it mainly because of the apparition in Lourdes and Mary identifying herself as so? 14:53 – Where does the long list of mortal sins come from? 22:45 – Why is there such animosity between the Freemasons and the Knights of Columbus? 30:02 – What is the reason Catholics are not taught to heal the sick, make blind men see or raise the dead? 32:37 – Why do eastern and western Catholics have different canon laws? Is canon law infallible? 37:08 – How do I approach my priest who doesn’t properly offer the words of absolution? 42:12 – Is it appropriate for me to use an old, damaged bible for crafts? 46:03 – Why would Mary have to be sinless? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11414 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 02:24 – How can the Saints handle the quantity of prayers based on Daniel 10:10-14? 10:35 – Is it proper to go to confession for not being able to kneel at the appropriate times at Mass? 13:00 – Is scattering of ashes after cremation allowable? 15:32 – Has Vatican II been interpreted in a strict neo-scholastic way? 19:49 – If there is no wine at Mass can there be a Consecration? 22:25 – Did Paul ordain Linus instead of Peter? 28:59 – Why do Catholic people confess their sins to priests? 32:54 – How can a person who has never heard of Jesus get to heaven? 40:20 – How is it okay for Saint relics to be scattered all over the world? 45:05 – Can you clarify why we have one chalice that we share instead of individual cups? 50:58 – How do we call out our brothers and sisters at Mass for inappropriate behavior? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11396 Dropped Calls Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 02:50 – Could you explain why the virgin birth is not a logical contradiction? 07:02 – If you reject the idea of bilocation, what about Padre Pio? 14:30 – I’m an Atheist because of slavery in the bible. How can people of faith rationalize it? 18:06 – Rev. 20 What is the Church’s position on the Millennial reign referred to in Revelation 20? 22:51 – If you evangelize someone with invincible ignorance, are you putting them at risk of going to hell? 31:18 – Are former Catholics who left the Church for Protestantism condemned to hell? 35:04 – If worship is offering sacrifice, then do we not worship Jesus because we don’t offer a sacrifice to him? 37:26 – Did Jesus breathe on the apostles or were the tongues of fire at Pentecost? Comparing the accounts of John and Acts? 43:32 – Does God have accidents in the Aristotelian sense? 47:50 – by Catholic Answers Live

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#11407 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 09:38 – What time does the prohibition to work on Sunday begin? 17:06 – What’s the difference between a prophet, a fortune teller and a mystic? 34:11 – What are generational demons? 40:55 – Are there any books that are hidden gems that you would recommend for someone returning to the faith? 49:02 – If we are unable to change our mind after death, then what’s the point of purgatory? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11394 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 02:40 – Why do Orthodox have valid sacraments but the Anglicans don’t? 07:47 – How many prophets have been recognized by the Jewish people since Christ? 15:04 – If I was married in the Church but I said vows in a language that I didn’t know, would this be grounds for an annulment? 18:38 – Could you talk about the Moratorium fragment and how protestants use it to defend sola scriptura? 39:26 – Could you explain what Opus Dei is? 45:54 – What’s Mary’s birthday and where was she born? 49:57 – If Jesus was actually born on March 2 would it still be valid to celebrate his birthday? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11399 Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 04:45 – The scandals of the Church keep me away. Why did they reinstate Fr. Rupnik? 12:08 – I was raised protestant and am now Anglican. Sacraments and works are my stumbling blocks. 20:38 – All my social and business life is wrapped around Protestantism. It would take a lot to untangle myself. 30:39 – I’m having a hard time figuring out what teachings are infallible while going through the Catechism. This isn’t very clear in the Church. 42:31 – I’m impressed with the claim of apostolic succession. According to the Orthodox, apostolic succession was interrupted under Charlemagne in Catholicism. 47:16 – The Catholic Church says I have to prove that my divorce was legal? I don’t think that’s right but I am convinced that Catholicism is right. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11389 Why Are You Pro-Choice? - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 05:47 – I don’t believe that life begins at conception. 17:20 – I’m pro-choice because I believe in donor rights. 37:02 – Assuming Christian theology is based on natural law, nature carries out abortion frequently. 45:09 – I think women have a right to their own bodies. 47:21 – I want everyone to make the right choice. That’s why I’m pro-choice. 50:15 – I go back and forth in the case the case of rape. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11388 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 01:06 – Have you thought about exploring the assassination of the president of Ecuador in 1875 on Mysterious World? It’s said that he was killed by Freemasons. 04:35 – What is necessary for salvation? 14:42 – Are you familiar with Serapis Christus? Could you talk a little about him? 23:59 – What’s the difference between the authority of the catechism vs the code of canon law? 32:55 – What’s the proper definition of Sola Scriptura and what’s the best way to defend the faith against it? 43:42 – There seems to be a conflict with the two statements: World without end and on the last day. Can you help clarify? 47:14 – How do we properly understand predestination and free will? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11412 Dropped Calls Open Forum - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 01:36 – Is there any inherent logic for St. Paul putting so much emphasis on the cross? 05:48 – Why is Paul in the bible if he never met Jesus? 09:52 – If a person is abused (physically or mentally) in the church and decides to leave, have they committed heresy? 15:05 – If I eat and then go to mass, can I still receive communion even If I didn’t plan on going to mass originally? 20:55 – Was the story of Jesus just co-opted from the story of Romulus? 24:11 – Why would my college professor claim that purgatory was invented in the 11th century? How do I respond to that argument? 28:29 – Why don’t Messianic Jews align with the Catholic faith? 35:45 – What is the Holy Spirit? 41:41 – How did you come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church compiled the bible? 45:12 – Are we required to believe in indulgences? 47:49 – My fundamentalist friend says that i by Catholic Answers Live

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#11395 The Communion of Saints - Karlo Broussard: Topic Covered: Cy and Karlo discuss the communion of saints in honor of the Solemnity of All Saints. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11400 Adoption - Kimberly Henkel: Questions Covered: 18:12 – What’s your perspective on how to respond to people in the prolife movement who say that the adoption system is broken? 23:40 – I’m in my 60’s, what can I do at my age? 33:20 – My daughter is adopted and has a wound of rejection. Do you have advice on how to help her? 41:10 – I’m an adoptee and have worked in the Juvenile justice system. The courts have a program called Court Appointed Special Advocates that helps as well. 44:56 – Are there foster care opportunities for medically fragile infants? 49:05 – How can adoption be made more of a first choice instead of second choice? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11398 Open Forum - Mark Brumley: Questions Covered: 06:58 – Does Jesus have a soul? What’s the difference between a soul and a spirit? 16:12 – How would I respond to the argument that the Eucharist is symbolic while the person is using John 6 as evidence for this claim? 24:12 – I heard 1 Cor. 11:27-29 is no longer read at mass. Why is that? 32:20 – How can I get my infant baptized? There seems to be a lot of red tape. 37:15 – How does the Church know when a relic is authentic? 42:49 – Is there a need for us in heaven? If so, would that make heaven incomplete without us? 46:56 – Before mass begins at my parish, we are instructed to greet each other in the name of Jesus. Are we supposed to call each other Jesus? 49:17 – Why can’t the Church just baptize a teen now and have to wait till Easter? 52:21 – How would you debate sola scriptura using the bible? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11416 Q&A from Perth, Australia - Stacy Trasancos: Cy, Tim and Stacy take questions during their recent trip to Perth, Australia. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11409 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 03:19 – How do Catholics reconcile no salvation outside the Church and Jesus saying if you’re not against us, you’re for us? 10:32 – What’s the Church’s view on the Assumption of Elijah as compared to the Assumption of Mary? 18:12 – What is the difference between our Church and an ecclesiastical community? 20:44 – Protestant friends want to know why we pray to saints, especially the rosary? And how can I understand the rosary better? 34:46 – My friend fell away from the Catholic faith. Now I feel uncomfortable sharing my faith with her because she always has something to say about it. How can I continue this friendship? 40:50 – What exactly are indulgences and how does the Catholic Church choose what they are? 46:28 – Can a Catholic in the Roman rite of the Church understand the teaching of the Eucharist in a way different than how the institution teaches? 50:42 – I by Catholic Answers Live

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#11406 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 09:01 – How do we know that the gospel writers were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? 21:22 – Can you explain what Opus Dei is and what it isn’t? 35:18 – What is modernism? 44:11 – My house was blessed, but I was living in mortal sin then. I’m no longer living in sin. Do I have to get my house blessed again? 49:35 – Were there other gospel writers apart from the four that we know of? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11397 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 03:20 – Is everything stated at a council infallible? 11:13 – How can I be a faithful Catholic at a Catholic university where it’s not encouraged? 18:57 – Both the Parable of the talents in Matthew and parable of the pounds in Luke 19 read the same. Can you compare and contrast the meaning between those two? 24:40 – Why does the Catechism describe purgatory as a place of punishment instead of a place of healing? 38:00 – When Jesus sent the apostles out two by two, do we know where they went? 43:50 – How long does a plenary indulgence last after you receive it? 49:45 – How would we explain relics to a non-Catholic? … by Catholic Answers Live

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