#11586 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer

#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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#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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#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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#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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#11403 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 05:24 – What’s the difference between, last right, unction, and extreme unction? 10:35 – Can a member of a different rite become pope? 17:14 – Did Constantine legalizing Christianity do more harm than good? 31:26 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to be baptized? Didn’t he already have the Holy Spirit? 38:57 – Did St Jerome replace the word repentance with do penance in the Vulgate to collect alms from people? 48:18 – What’s the limit when it comes to Marian devotion? … 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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#11433 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 05:45 – How can we show that annihilationism is false using the bible? 13:59 – I’m confused about the Catholic position on the death penalty. Can you help clarify? 24:17 – Regarding the last 2 glorious mysteries (assumption and coronation). How do I relate to her and not feel like we are supposed to worship her? 33:27 – St. Irenaeus’ letter says that the Church was founded on Peter and Paul. Can you clarify? Also when Paul first arrived in Rome, Acts says that there was already a community and there was no evidence that Peter had been there. Can you clarify? 43:36 – Mt 19:11-12 If there were physical handicaps acknowledged in the bible, Is it possible to say that gender dysphoria is also a valid thing for us to acknowledge? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11410 Game Show - Karlo Broussard: Cy and Karlo are joined by two guests to test their knowledge on the Catholic Answers Game Show. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11404 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 06:02 – How do I respond to the claim that one has to receive communion in both species in order for it to be valid 12:30 – I’m a convert. How can I help my father overcome his challenges with Marian devotion? 29:21 – I heard that there were 300 texts that were being considered when compiling the bible. Is this true? 37:06 – What if you get drunk from communion wine? 43:22 – Why doesn’t the Church use eschatological language in its responses anymore? 51:22 – What are your thoughts about Lucifer Marian typology? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11408 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 07:04 – I’ve been reading a lot of Orthodox material. What’s the Catholic explanation as to why they changed the creed to include the filioque? 34:29 – What did Jesus mean when he said “do not pray in vain repetition?” 43:52 – What’s your advice to me, who has a child with my protestant wife? I want to raise my child Catholic. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11402 Simple Steps to a Stronger Marriage - Dr. Ray Guarendi: Questions Covered: 17:41 – What do you do when your husband has never been romantic? The marriage is strong but there’s no romance. 29:22 – After you say I’m sorry, and the person says I don’t believe you. What can you do? 32:43 – My husband has been verbally abusive after he got sick after 23 years of marriage. Is it wrong for me to want to leave to be happy? 47:10 – How do you deal with your spouse if you differ with child rearing? 50:41 – How do I do a better job as a husband if I’m constantly being hurt after sharing? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11476 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 02:02 – Can I be a Catholic in good standing if I don’t believe the doctrines to be literally true? 10:08 – What is the distinction between Hell, Sheol, Gahena, and Abraham’s bosom? 13:59 – Why is the spreading of Ashes in air, land, and sea is wrong in layman terms? 18:17 – What are the types of temporal punishments on earth that can be removed by a plenary indulgence? 20:24 – How would I respond to the claim from a Protestant that it doesn’t matter what the early councils declared as being canon of scripture because they are Catholic? 29:20 – Can you explain Jesus on the cross saying “why have you forsaken me” and him being divine? 34:56 – If us Catholics are not saved by works, how can we lose our salvation by not completing works? 43:06 – I’ve heard, once a Catholic always a Catholic. My brother is now protestant, Can he still enter into heaven because he believ by Catholic Answers Live

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#11430 Faith and Film - Andrew Petiprin: Cy is Joined by Andrew Petiprin to discuss faith and films. … 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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#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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#11413 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard: Questions Covered: 06:47 – Who is the man of lawlessness in the book of 2 Thessalonian? 11:46 – How does purgatory relate to Abraham’s bosom? 20:10 – Is gossiping a mortal sin? 28:58 – Can we receive the Sacrament of Confession over the phone or online? 33:10 – Why is the character Julius in the Bible not a canonized Saint? 36:55 – Is there typology for the Eucharist? 46:34 – How can I know this church holds the truth when others also claim the truth? Resources Mentioned: https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2020/04/30/confession-over-phone/ … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11427 Flannel Panel - Christopher Check: The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode. … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11428 Flannel Panel - Christopher Check: The Flannel Panel gathers to discuss news on the Thanksgiving episode. … 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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#11438 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:02 – What evidence is there for Hell? 11:02 – Is it immoral to play audio or watch a video of someone saying the Lord’s name in vain? 14:23 – Do you think there are more than two James? Is James the less different than Jame the brother? 21:34 – Question about predestination. Did God know who I was going to date before I dated them? 28:42 – Why does the Catholic Church have a pope? Is the Pope biblical? 35:27 – Is receiving the Eucharist in the hand wrong? 41:58 – Is consuming artificial sweeteners immoral? Because artificial sweeteners are intentionally not nutritional. 50:41 – Can the multiverse be real? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11422 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 06:07 – What’s the Church’s view on marriage when one person is abandoned by their spouse? Can they remarry? 18:02 – Can Catholics believe in predestination? 29:49 – Why did Jesus die if it wasn’t to satisfy the wrath of God? 43:04 – Can non-Catholics still gain the benefits of the Eucharist even if they don’t believe what Catholics believe? 49:16 – Mt 23:9 says call no man father so why do Catholics call priests father? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11419 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 04:35 – My 9yr old daughter, Kateri, would like to ask: “Does God get angry at us? Sometimes He seems angry, especially when we read stories from the Old Testament.” 07:37 – I am wondering why Whitey Bulger had a funeral Mass? Are there examples of people the church will not give a funeral Mass for? Also, are there any situations when the church excludes people from being buried in Catholic cemeteries? Does the church provide funeral Masses for non-Catholics? 17:50 – After becoming a revert… 30 years ago now…I’m miserable… I thought I could pray a few rosaries and my life would come together…I loved Scott Hahn, and Mother Angelica…but here I sit…waiting…am I just faithless? 24:39 – If aliens show up in a major way and submit to testing n such…what would be necessary or possible to prove to the people who think they would have to be demons that they are not? I by Catholic Answers Live

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#11411 Dropped Calls Open Forum - Trent Horn: Questions Covered: 07:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on the current conflict in the Holy Land? 15:44 – Have you heard of the Egg Theory story? What are your thoughts on it? 28:56 – I’m in RCIA. I’m struggling with the Immaculate Conception. Where did this idea come from and does it have roots in scripture? 37:53 – How would you respond to a protestant who asks why they can’t receive communion? 42:48 – Do the Jews have writings or records about Jesus? 49:17 – How do I confront the ideas like purgatory from a reformed background? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11405 Open Forum - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 06:48 – Will time and space end? 15:15 – How do we know what modesty is if it revolves around the culture? 31:41 – Why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Isn’t killing intrinsically evil? 41:52 – If a person is conditionally baptized, what happens to the mortal sin on their soul if they were already actually baptized in the original ceremony? 49:27 – If God wants to know each of us why doesn’t God reveal himself to everyone? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11418 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 02:35 – If every soul is guaranteed to go to heaven, why does it matter if you pray for the souls in purgatory? 10:28 – Does morality change over time? 19:48 – What is meant when Jesus says “I am the son of man” 28:46 – How do you minister to people who are suffering and explain that faith can help their suffering? 34:18 – Have the verses in Isaiah 63:1-7 come to pass? What do those verses mean? 41:36 – Could a pope contradict a previous non infallible papal teaching? 48:31 – What does Jimmy think about theistic evolution? 51:41 – Once a deacon is ordained to the permanent diaconate, does he have to remain celibate? 53:35 – Is there scientific study that shows that people who get prayed for are better off than people who do not get prayed for? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11445 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer: Questions Covered: 06:20 – Is there ever a possibly for a Catholic to practice the faith at home due to a personal situation? 16:00 – What is the role of Purgatory at the end of the world? 19:55 – Are there prophets in today’s age? 31:15 – I don’t feel like getting baptized as a baby makes much sense because you didn’t choose to accept Jesus yet. 33:13 – What is the symbolic comparison between the Christian and Islamic versions of Abraham’s sacrifice? 40:56 – How do I appropriately celebrate feast days within fasting periods? 48:43 – If the Pope is chosen by the Holy Spirit, why do we end with corrupt Popes or one who can retire? 51:20 – Am I under obligation to say something about unbaptized grandchildren? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11439 Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 02:05 – Suppose a modern lay Catholic (baptized, confirmed, etc.) were transported through time and space to the year 5 BC, Jerusalem. Assuming he/she retains his/her knowledge and beliefs from the 21st century AD and is aware that he/she has arrived in a time before the Incarnation has taken place, in what way would this Catholic be obligated to worship God? Would he/she need to live as a Jew under the Mosaic law, given that the New Covenant has not yet been established in their “present” timeline, or would he/she be required to live according to Catholic practices to the best of their ability? Would he/she be morally obligated to be a sort of prophet, proclaiming the coming Lord; or perhaps be obligated not to, lest they affect salvation history? 06:11 – I’m curious whether Satan can “bless” people and/or things? By “bless” I mean supernaturally enhance in the manner request by Catholic Answers Live

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#11421 Open Forum for Non-Catholics - Tim Staples: Questions Covered: 06:31 – Would Mormons be considered Protestants according to Catholics? 14:55 – How can the Catholic Church claim to have the fullness of the faith if the resurrection must be taken by faith? 22:15 – I’m not Catholic because I don’t always trust the arguments of the apologists. 29:01 – Is Jesus eternally subordinate to the Father or are they coequal? 34:12 – How can I differentiate devotion to Mary? 46:19 – What’s the Church’s position on Genesis 1 and evolution? 53:05 – Do you have to go through RCIA if one is baptized in the Lutheran church? … by Catholic Answers Live

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#11459 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin: Questions Covered: 03:17 – Are there any insights as to when Christ was using His Divine intellect vs. His human intellect or is this a complete mystery or is it incorrect to say Christ was not always using both? 06:38 – I would love to hear you comment on the theology of numbers. 18:58 – If God is the God of all, how can he have a “chosen people”? 21:41 – God gave us the gift of free will. By my understanding, it is the only gift he cannot take back or overrule, otherwise our will would not be truly free. With this in mind, how are we to understand his words in Exodus where he seems to make pharaoh obdurate, as though overriding the free exercise of his will? For example, Exodus 7:3-4: “Yet I will make Pharaoh so headstrong that, despite the many signs and wonders that I work in the land of Egypt, Pharaoh will not listen to you. Therefore, I will lay my hand on Egypt, and with mighty acts of judgment I will brin by Catholic Answers Live

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#11435 The Power of Confession - Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Questions Covered: 16:21 – Should you give a general state in life when in confession? 19:19 – Am I doing something wrong if I don’t feel anything after confession? 23:26 – I haven’t been to confession in over 20 years. What’s your advice on how to approach confession after so long? 31:20 – I’m a new Catholic coming from a Protestant background. I approach confession for venial sin but the priest is almost dismissive when mentioning those sins. What’s your advice on how to handle it? 36:37 – I’m not Catholic. Is it true that you have to be sorry to go to confession or can you go and pray for the grace of repentance after going to confession? 43:05 – Do venial sins need to be confessed? 46:30 – How do you get over going to confession confessing the same sin over and over again? … by Catholic Answers Live

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