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Episodes

#11592 Open Forum - Tim Staples

3/18/2024
Questions Covered: 04:05 – Why are Mt 17:21, Mk 9:29 missing from our current bibles? They were in the Douay–Rheims bible. 15:47 – What does it mean for all graces to flow through Mary? 29:15 – I’m a lapsed Catholic and looking to return. I’m divorced, remarried, and want to receive the sacraments. Am I living in sin? 38:03 – How can I help bring a Sedevacantist to the Church? 50:15 – Is Melchizedek a Christophany? Is there a difference between “the angel of the Lord” and “An angel of the Lord?” …

Duration:00:54:58

#11591 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn

3/18/2024
Questions Covered: 07:08 – What is the significance of St. Clement’s letter being written in the 60s rather than the 90s AD? 15:00 – Why would God allow Protestants to have the wrong canon of scripture? 23:32 – Were the gospels written to make the roman empire look good and make the Jews look bad? 34:25 – Did Jesus descend to hell (hellfire) after he died? If demons are tormented in hell, who is tormenting them? 34:25 – How do you reconcile evolution with the creation account? 52:46 – I’m becoming Catholic this Easter. Where can I go to better understand the Reformation? …

Duration:00:54:59

#11590 The Biblical Basis of the Papacy - Fr. Jeffrey Kirby

3/15/2024
Questions Covered: 13:31 – Where do we see this apostolic and papal succession in the bible? 20:02 – When is the pope infallible? 28:30 – The Papacy was invented in the Middle Ages. Peter was not the pope. I will not go along with the papacy. 36:35 – When Jesus says that he’s praying for Peter, Is this giving him some authority? 43:46 – Regarding unbroken succession. How do we make sense of the Avignon papacy? 49:29 – How should I reconcile the current pope’s opinions and involvement on the environment issue and the science that opposes his view? Should I just keep my mouth shut? What’s the code of conduct? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11589 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/15/2024
Questions Covered: 02:23 – Would the best possible world contain actual concrete infinince? 06:22 – Can the human soul possess and animate an object like the video game Five Nights at Freddy? 15:56 – Why do protestants say we re-crucify Jesus at the Mass? 20:59 – If the devil knew that God was all powerful, why did he rebel against him? 24:09 – I offend my brother no matter what I do. I don’t love him. When will I come to love him? 29:37 – You don’t need baptism to go to Heaven. If you believe Jesus is the Son of God who died and rose again and you repent…that is your salvation. 31:51 – Why do we need priests if Jesus was the final mediator? 35:57 – Why do you call yourselves apologists? It sounds like you’re apologizing for the faith. 41:20 – How did they come up with the numbering chapter and verse in the bible? 48:35 – How does the Jewish view of heaven compare to the Catholic view? 53:07 – How will time be experienced after we die? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11588 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/14/2024
Questions Covered: 01:31 – Is there anything in the Didache that protestants or Catholics would have a problem with? 04:51 – I’m Southern Baptist. What was the reason for Martin Luther removing the seven books from the Old Testament? 16:01 – My parish doesn’t do the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday. Are we missing out on an important part of the liturgy? 19:14 – What book would you recommend for a new convert to help explain to a protestant family? 21:52 – Can you explain the history behind the teaching on usury? 28:51 – If Jesus, the Father and Holy Spirit are equal then why does Jesus have to sit at the right hand and have to intercede for us? 31:46 – If someone becomes Catholic then becomes Orthodox, can they still be saved, or did they just commit heresy? 36:19 – Is it wrong to work for a company that is making something morally compromised? Would I be morally obliged to resign? 44:08 – Regarding Simeon’s predictions to Mary, why do we take some of those as metaphorical and others not? 50:40 – Are Catholics allowed to attend civil weddings that involve two Catholics? 53:04 – Did any of the apostles have any wives or children before following Jesus? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11587 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/14/2024
Questions Covered: 03:43 – Does the Church allow the faithful to believe polygenesis? 11:51 – How do you respond to the boring hell objection? 14:56 – My new pastor uses a lot of incense and I have a severe sensitivity, to the point of getting physically sick. It’s been going on for months and I’m growing in resentment since he is not willing to change. What can I do? 22:23 – If time is different in heaven, and I go to heaven, can I intercede for myself? 28:30 – If the early Christians came up with a fixed date for Christmas, why does Easter’s date change? Shouldn’t it be fixed too? 33:15 – Humane Generis Paragraph 5-6. What does it mean by continual evolution? 44:37 – According to Church teaching, when is a revolution necessary or just? 51:40 – My grandmother was a Jew woman who became a Messianic Jew. Given our Jewish background am I supposed to continue following the Jewish feasts? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11586 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer

3/13/2024
Questions Covered: 06:15 – Where are the Assumption and the Coronation of Mary in the Bible? 16:18 – What is an inspired work in the Catholic Church? 22:10 – What are the first steps to converting? 32:24 – Where do indulgences come from? Am I required to believe in them? 45:21 – Why do we pray to Mary? 49:46 – I’m a ‘prodigal son’ Catholic. What research do you have on the 18 years that are missing about Jesus in the bible? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11585 Open Forum for Those in RCIA - Joe Heschmeyer

3/13/2024
Questions Covered: 09:55 – Why is it ok to cut up the bodies of saints and distribute them throughout the world? 19:35 – My husband is an example of different ways of coming into the Church. 28:42 – The Easter vigil masses look different depending on where you go, diocesan, Dominican etc. Do their Mass services reflect their theology? 34:10 – Comment: I wanted to express just how beautiful it is for people to come into the Church during this time. 36:03 – Why should someone become Catholic and not Orthodox with so much confusion coming from the Vatican? 43:30 – My friend’s daughter is going to RCIA and wants me to be her daughter’s godmother. How best can I explain Catholicism to the Baha’i family? 48:05 – I’m being baptized on Easter with a Mormon background. So, are my wife and I no longer going to be married in heaven? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11584 Open Forum - Tim Staples

3/12/2024
Questions Covered: 02:19 – Do we understand the 2 natures of Jesus the same as the Oriental Orthodox? 15:38 – Considering that suicide is a mortal sin, how come we can’t say that they automatically go to hell? 23:50 – Were dinosaurs alive when Adam and Eve were created? 28:25 – How are things outside of ecumenical councils infallible such as canon law? 42:47 – How do you keep your mind from wanting to leave the Church, especially for those who are on the spectrum? 49:45 – How do I defend the Immaculate conception if a protestant says that Luke 1:28 doesn’t translate to “hail full of grace?” …

Duration:00:54:58

#11583 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/12/2024
Questions Covered: 04:11 – If you apply CS Lewis’ Lord, Lunatic, or Liar options to Mohammed, what would you choose? Prophet, Lunatic or Liar? 07:02 – Do near death experiences detract from the reality of purgatory? 15:06 – What is the earliest record of the Eucharist celebrated after the last supper? 19:41 – Where in the bible do we see purgatory? Do Jesus’ words to the good thief disprove purgatory? 28:23 – I’ve heard it said that the road to Emmaus account is the first Eucharist. What are your thoughts on this? 32:06 – Why is liberation theology a problem? 35:19 – Did Judas go to heaven or hell? 40:14 – Why does John never name the mother of Jesus? 44:53 – Why do we call Mary the blessed Mother if that’s what we call people in the process of being saints? 47:32 – Why doesn’t God speak to all of us clearly like he did to David? How do we discern what God is telling us? 51:52 – How can we help people in purgatory? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11582 Catholic Answers to Protestant Questions - Karlo Broussard

3/11/2024
Questions Covered: 02:21 – How do you know when you’re being forgiven if you don’t feel peace after confession? 10:10 – Why do we not use the name Jehovah? 12:34 – My friend said that during the early Church there were other Christians apart from Catholics? Is this true? 15:44 – If a tabernacle is God’s dwelling place and Jesus is no longer in Mary’s tabernacle, can we still call her God Tabernacle? How can Mary hear everyone’s prayers and not be equal to God? 22:53 – I’m Protestant. If you miss Mass to go to a Cowboy game and die on the way to the game, is your soul damned just because you were going to the game? 36:36 – Can you give a good answer to the accusation that we worship Mary and statues? 42:55 – I visited a Pentecostal church and was told that I need to be rebaptized in the name of Jesus. How do I respond? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11581 Catholic Answers to Protestant Questions - Karlo Broussard

3/11/2024
Questions Covered: 05:59 – How do we refute double predestination? 14:42 – What’s the response to the objections that consecrate virgins would make Christ a polygamist since they are his brides? 23:06 – My protestant friend claimed that the Catholic Church was founded in the 5th century by Pope Gregory the Great. What’s the response? 31:00 – Is the antichrist going to claim that he is the rightful Messiah? 35:55 – My brother says that the Eucharist is not the real presence. Can you clarify this teaching? 44:41 – I’m protestant. Can purgatory be lessened with words being spoken during last rites? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11580 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/8/2024
Questions Covered: 02:02 – How do I defend the deuterocanonical books? 05:42 – I’m a convert and my husband is atheist. His main question: If God is good then how did he create suffering? 16:19 – If a man has a vasectomy and later repents and goes to confession. Are he and his wife required to abstain from relations indefinitely? 20:26 – If a priest blesses a cloud, will it rain holy water? 22:04 – Regarding the prophecy of Illumination of conscience at Garabandal. If it comes to pass, will the sins we confessed be washed away from our knowledge? 29:22 – What’s the difference between the deuterocanonical and the apocrypha, and how do we defend it? 32:20 – Was the Creed the only document that came out of the Nicene council? 36:12 – Is it immoral to eat more intelligent animals like dolphins and octopus? 37:57 – Is there a reason other than a mortal sin to go to confession? 41:36 – I’m a fertility care practitioner. I always advise couples who had vasectomies to not have relations during the woman’s fertile days. Is this morally acceptable to do? 47:59 – How does one receive communion in the Church if one is divorced but was never married in the Church? 51:48 – Could you help clarify CCC 1650? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11579 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn

3/8/2024
Questions Covered: 04:23 – Is it fair to use Hannibal crossing the Alps as a comparison to not being skeptical of the gospels? 15:58 – How do we respond to someone who says they are better without God? 30:35 – A god that floods an entire planet to kill his creation is not about love. Abrahamic religions are nonsensical. 33:55 – Can the canon of scripture be added to? 43:52 – How do I tow the line in staying true to the faith without jeopardizing my job in a secular society? 50:26 – What are your thoughts on grandparents promoting abortion? …

Duration:00:54:59

#11578 Open Forum - Mark Brumley

3/7/2024
Questions Covered: 08:53 – How do I defend the Catholic position on the Bipartite, tripartite nature of man? I’m in a bible study with a group of protestants and this has been a debate. 16:20 – Is it considered living in sin to be a Catholic in name only? 20:01 – Where can I find indulgences in the Church? 24:31 – If we are forgiven in this life but there is a final judgment where we are judged, how do we square those too? 35:00 – Why do Catholics have to go to a priest to have a relationship with God? Especially since the bible says we can go straight to Jesus? 43:40 – Where does Our Lady of America stand in the Church? 46:09 – What does one do with a physical copy of the liturgy of the hours? Do they have to be discarded or can they be reused? 47:54 – I just wanted clarification: Is the only way to God through a priest? Why do Catholics still pay homage to saints? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11577 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin

3/7/2024
Questions Covered: 04:20 – How does one do paranormal investigations as a faithful Catholic without getting into the occult? 06:14 – Does Gal 5:2 teach that Catholics aren’t saved? 12:16 – Why is the canon of scripture closed? 16:55 – My daughter is into witchcraft and asked me how transubstantiation is not magic or witchcraft? 24:30 – Mat 5:22 What did Jesus mean when he said don’t call anyone Raca? 35:55 – If God loves this world & does not want to destroy it, then why is he promising heaven instead of doing something to fix the mess here in this world? 37:22 – Are you invoking demons when you debate Satanists? 43:30 – My Episcopalian son says he’s Catholic but not Roman Catholic. What does that mean? 50:35 – What is the actual name that people used for Jesus? Why don’t we use it? …

Duration:00:54:57

#11576 Flannel Panel - Christopher Check

3/6/2024
Topics Covered: 1:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans. 19:05 – Manners and generational social norms. 41:54 – China’s demographic collapse. …

Duration:00:54:58

#11575 Flannel Panel - Joe Heschmeyer

3/6/2024
Topics Covered: 03:47 – Romans going back to paganism 29:05 – Christian self- immolation 46:00 – Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are humans …

Duration:00:54:58

#11574 Open Forum - Tim Staples

3/5/2024
Questions Covered: 06:22 – I am low income and receive charity from the Church. What is my obligation to give back as an offering to the Church? 17:48 – Can Protestant pastors cast out demons? 28:44 – How is it possible for a Catholic who has same sex attraction to become a saint given that they are prohibited from having a vocation according to the Church? 40:41 – what resources can i give to an 18-year-old to stay Catholic? 45:37 – As an obedient Catholic must I fire a freemason who I hired as a contractor? Do I have to limit my interaction with them? 49:35 – What does the Church think of books like 3-4 Maccabees and others? Are they Inspired scripture? …

Duration:00:54:58

#11573 Ask a Priest - Fr. Matthew Spencer

3/5/2024
Questions Covered: 05:15 – Do we have true contrition of sins if we know we will commit them again? 07:35 – How do we share in the divinity of Christ if we don’t become gods ourselves? 13:09 – Can I reject some element of the Catholic view of purgatory and still call myself Catholic? 17:54 – I’m debating between leaving the Novus Ordo Church and going to a sedevacantist church. What resource can you offer to get me out of this thought? 23:05 – How do we know when we are being obedient in the context of Deut. 13:7-12 and Acts 7 33:16 – How do you know when you are truly connected to God? 36:09 – I’ve been trying to get out of debt. Is it advisable to stop giving my donations to the Church? If I take a side job to speed up my debt pay off, can I work on Sundays? 44:31 – I’m not Catholic. What are these groups like Jesuits, Benedictines, etc. and how do they all fit under the umbrella of Catholicism? 48:10 – My mom is Protestant. What are good scriptural defenses for the papacy? …

Duration:00:54:58