Today is the Feast of the Ascension, when Jesus ascended into heaven, following his glorious Resurrection. Here to help us to better understand this feast is Msgr. Eugene Morris.
Questions Covered: 03:09 - How did the Church Fathers know when to take Scripture literally and when to take it figuratively? 07:12 - Does the name “ deuterocanon ” mean that those books are somehow less inspired than the rest of Scripture? 11:55 - If someone gets civilly divorced and has no children, can he get an annulment and become a priest? 17:00 - Does a divorced and remarried person (without annulment) automatically go to hell if they’re still remarried when they die? 22:05 - Why do people have such big problems with Vatican II? 34:33 - Since Hebrews says “The greater blesses the lesser,” how do we understand the Psalms when they say “Bless the Lord, O my soul”? 40:08 - How do we know that the Roman Catholic Church is correct instead of the Orthodox Church? 46:03 - How do I respond to someone who says that it doesn’t matter what religion we belong to as long as w...
06:02 - How does one respond to an atheist who says every theist version of evolution puts sin before death, that death didn’t exist until sin. How does one respond? 15:04 - Is divorce a sin? Is it okay to date before an annulment has been given? 22:08 - If you kill 3 people do you have to name them in confession? Do you have to name each individual instance? 29:37 - How can the laity make sense of priests and bishops who speak out against the pope? 33:07 - My wife doesn’t feel loved by me, and I don’t know how to show her. How do I approach her and suggest we go to therapy? 40:36 - I’m a medical student and help with surgeries including tying tubes. What is my culpability in those surgeries? 46:08 - If you’re destined for heaven, why are souls tortured in purgatory? 50:22 - We hear a lot about the second coming, but what was the first coming? Who was that?
08:45 - How did the Church come up with the idea that Mary was conceived without sin? 17:39 - Why does the pope only speak ex cathedra on morals? What exactly is ex cathedra? 29:32 - My friend passed away and left her kids behind. Why would God allow that? 37:29 - Why do we celebrate Easter when we do? Did we replace Passover with Easter to follow a pagan holiday? 44:07 - How many times has ex cathedra been used? And why? 47:48 - Is organ donation licit as a Catholic? Why or Why not? 50:41 - What does the Church teach about creationism and evolution? What are the boundaries and why?
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