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Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   01:39  - Are there different levels of heaven?   19:00  - If God is all merciful and forgiving and loving, why does he send anyone to hell? Why doesn’t he just put them to sleep?   28:37  - Why do people call God a conscious being?    36:00  - If time loops were a reality and people were sent back through these time loops when they died, how would that affect “til death do us part” in marriage?   43:49  – Is  it a doctrine of the Church that Mary is co-Redemptrix?   53:24  - If there is a faithful Catholic with a terminal illness and are at peace with dying, should we stop praying for that person’s healing?    

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   03:39  - What is the difference between Protestant and Catholic mystics?   15:14  - How can I argue well for the authority of the Catholic Church to a person who finds Sacred Tradition to be unbelievable and circular reasoning?   22:47  - What was the culpability of Pontius Pilate in Jesus’ Passion and death?   41:05  - Is it ever okay for Christians to consume media that portrays demonic possession or activity?   47:56  - How can I engage Mormons on the topic of the great apostasy?  

Catholic Answers Live - Why Are You Pro Choice?

 Stephanie Gray Connors explains why the Catholic Church is pro-life and what that really means. Questions Covered:   08:55  - I don’t know if I am pro-choice. I believe it may be acceptable in some cases to have abortions  if the mother’s life is in  danger .   18:15  - I am not comfortable with the comfortable with Catholics telling non-Catholics that they can’t have abortions. Why should Catholics dictate their beliefs on other  people?   29:45  - Do you distinguish between early term abortion and late term abortion? Is one worse than another? Is contraception tantamount to abortion?   41:36  - I am pro-choice because I do not believe it is the government’s place to say what women can do with their bodies.    

Catholic Answers Live - Divorce

 Does the Catholic Church ever allow for divorce? Next, with Rose Sweet. Questions Covered:   19:15  - I am in my third marriage. I never have had any concept of a sacramental marriage. I always thought if things didn’t work out, you got a divorce. How can we do better in educating people who are getting married for the first time so they can have a lifelong marriage?   28:56  - What makes a marriage valid?   42:38  - Can a Catholic parent attend the second marriage of their child, outside of the Catholic Church?   46:40  - You mentioned that the Church tolerates divorce, but I disagree. The Catholic Church only recognizes annulment or separation.    

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   01:36  - How do we share our faith without arguing about catholic teachings of the bible or traditions and  remain  charitable? Would these people argue this much with a priest? Why do we need to take a daily defense?   10:15 My sister’s daughter’s spouse is Muslim, so her two Grandsons were baptized in the Islamic faith. Is it a sin, or even a valid baptism if we were to secretly arrange a Catholic baptism for the two boys (ages 4 and 1)? Will the boys go to hell or purgatory with this baptism in  Muslim  faith on their soul?   17:15  - In Matthew 5:44  Christ  tells us to love our enemies. Why did God kill the Sodom and Gomorrah and contradict himself?   23:21  - I have a friend who has converted to  Protestantism  after being Catholic. Can he still receive salvation in the afterlife? How can I help him revert and see the  truth ?   4. Bruce…Dallas, TX… YouTube … 33:34  - In Luke 24:39, Jesus says he is not a Ghost. If this is the case Did Jesus’ resurrected bo

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   07:35  - Is it wrong to have, and to be a eucharistic minister? Also receiving on the hand  not  okay?   13:40  - If you say the divine mercy chaplet at the bedside of someone dying but not at the hour of their death does it still help?   16:30  - How can I explain to my friend who was raised Catholic, but who has fallen away from the faith, why sinful things are wrong and why God sends us to hell for those things? For example, living with  non-Catholic  out of wedlock, or supporting homosexuality?   23:54  - What’s Karlo’s advice on having faith in Catholicism and its explanations, when the answers and defense of the questions I’ve asked, still haven’t satisfied my understanding with logical reasoning?   33:35  - If the Catholic church was never divided would we still have the Bible today, and would the bible be the same?   36:00  - What are the requirements for  baptismal  sponsors/godparents?   39:52  - I teach sixth grade religion, and in class we’ve been dis

Catholic Answers Live - Apologetics and Fiction

  Questions Covered:   21:54  - What does Mark think about the Netflix version of Daredevil and how it portrays Catholicism?   29:29  - What does Mark think about independent authors who write religious material. One of my favorites is Jaquelin Brown.   38:28  - Can Mark comment on satire and comedy in Catholic books? Is this appropriate for protecting the Catholic Faith?   52:08  - Does  Ignatius  Press have  Spanish  translations of the stories of the saints?   53:09  - As an aspiring author, I love the Young Adult genre. What do you recommend when it comes to writing catholic materials for young adults?  

Catholic Answers Live - Eastern Catholicism

  Questions Covered:   18:32  - What is the reasoning and significance behind  mirovanje ?   21:26  - Can a priest from the eastern right celebrate masses (marriage of the church) in the  Latin  rite church?   35:34  - Where can we find Eastern churches in our city?   How does one accept the clergy of Rome while they practice in different rites? Can one’s salvation be compromised based on practices across rights?   43:24  - What are the rules for a  Chaldean  catholic to marry someone outside of their right and catholic faith in general?   45:01  - Do eastern rites  Catholics  pray the rosary and treat Mary the same as in the other practices of Catholicism?   47:13  - I’ve been reading Philokalia, how does it play into the eastern right masses and why are  Latin  rite  Catholics  not as aware of this book?   50:53  - What are the differences between the eastern rite and the roman rite? How can I explore what the right rite is for me?  

Catholic Answers Live - Telling the Truth Effectively

  Questions Covered:   19:18  - How do I talk to my daughter who just told me she wants to become a man?   24:23  - Is it true that Catholics cannot support or attend any weddings outside of the Catholic Church? If so, how can we lovingly tell others that we cannot attend or support their marriages?   37:52  - I confronted my son when he was in college about living with his girlfriend. He just told me, “Who made you God?” and I now haven’t spoken to him in 10 years. What more can I do?   48:43  - What is your advice for me talking to my Catholic high school age daughter who is embracing transgenderism in her classmates and school? How can I address it with the school? It is a Catholic school.  

Catholic Answers Live - Church in the News

Questions Covered:   24:02  - Is the pope trying to lead the Church in a new direction that’s more compassionate, or is he actually teaching things contrary to the faith?  32:16  - If it came to the point where the German bishops had to be deposed, what would that mean for the Church’s property-holding in Germany?  34:53  - What is the situation with the diocese in Nigeria that rejected their bishop?  41:11  - What is the prognosis for getting Biden excommunicated?  46:01  - If there were to be a schism, what should, and would the laity do?  49:26  - What did Archbishop Gomez say about the George Floyd ruling? 

Catholic Answers Live - Life After Death

  Questions Covered:   07:18  - Can the souls in purgatory pray for the living souls on earth?   11:50  - How many days would a person stay in purgatory and is it as harsh as I’ve heard it is?   1 6:34 – How can we know when a soul has moved on from purgatory? If this is in eternity time is that quick, how does that relate to earthly time?   19:31  - How is free will maintained in the afterlife?   29:18  - I’ve heard at the final judgement, everything we’ve ever done will be revealed, does that count for things we’ve already confessed and been forgiven for?   36:45  - I was taught that  if  someone dies after they’ve gone to mass and confession directly after divine mercy Sunday, that they are absolved of all forms of their sin. Is that true? I was also told that this is the equivalent of how clean your soul is after baptism, is this true?   40:30  - In the  New Testament  letters they speak about heaven  offering justice , peace and joy. I understand peace and joy in heaven but what a

Catholic Answers Live - Life After Death

  Questions Covered:   05:00  - How do you know if Plenary indulgences work?   14:00  - Why do we have to earn our salvation if Christ has already died the ultimate death for our sins? More specifically, can you offer clarification on purgatory in scripture when it seems contradictory to what is proclaimed in the gospels?   22:30  - How has the church’s teaching changed from the Counsel of Lawrence  regarding  hell? Council of Lawrence?   34:29  - What is the basis for purgatory in the bible?   42:06  - Have any of the saints spent  any time  in purgatory?   45:39  - How can the Saints or Mary hear our prayers from heaven and answer them?   50:55 – Purgatory was abolished years ago,  can you offer clarification  about when St. Christopher had his help removed. ?   01:12  - Station of the cross radio…Karlo just mentioned the good thief being able to go to heaven immediately, was that Jesus’ way of showing us how we could offer our worldly suffering in union with him so that can avoid pu

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   03:25  - A Protestant told me that the Church made up the priesthood, especially using Hebrews 10:11 to say that priests can never take away sins. How can I answer this?   13:20  - What is Catholic teaching on the relationship between Church and state? Should Church and state be combined?   16:45  - What are the practical steps to becoming a saint?   30:00  - How does the Catholic Church understand the spirit and the bride in Revelation 22? How do they view God “the mother”?   41:20  - Catholics claim that Jesus rose bodily from the dead, which is a scientific impossibility. How do they defend that?   45:39  - What is the difference between doctrine, dogma, and teaching?   50:02  - What is the power of the [papal] keys? Does Peter exhibit this power in Acts when he has a vision of clean and unclean things?   52:12  - What does Revelation 3:16 mean?    

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   07:17  - How can I best support non-Catholic girlfriend who is learning NFP for the first time?   10:50  - My friend thinks that under certain circumstances, he can offer the Eucharist for himself, as a layperson. How can I explain to him how wrong this is?   22:13  - What is the proper interpretation of Matthew 5:18? Some people use this verse to say that we should still be under the Mosaic law.   33:20  - I was speaking with a Protestant family member who thinks that the gospels only apply to Jewish people, and the Pauline letters only apply to Christians. How can I respond to her on this?   44:24  - What does it mean when the “two become one flesh”? If a person has had a sexual partner prior to marriage, how can they become one flesh when they do get married to someone else?   47:20  - What does the Church teach about the salvation of the patriarchs, like King David and others like him?    50:43  - What happens to  all  the souls who were not granted Masses or

Catholic Answers Live - Beliefs of the Early Christians

  Questions Covered:   20:37 – Is it the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds in the Old Testament of the bible?   28:43  - How early did Christians start praying to Mary?  

Catholic Answers Live - Is the Mass a Sacrifice?

  Questions Covered: 13:18  - Why is the sacrifice of the mass so important to Catholics?   20:09  - How would Steve respond to  non-Catholics  who say “keep doing this in remembrance of me not in sacrifice of me” from  Corinthian’s  11:24?   30:55  - What is the difference between the consecration of the bread versus the wine. For instance, when the priest holds up the host and  says,  “this is my body which will be given up for you and for many,” why is that different from when the wine is held up and he says, “this is my blood given up for you?”   34:31  - Why do many parishes not offer the cup to drink during communion, and how is that scriptural according to John 6   41:13  - Does Steve have any suggestions on how to teach children on the sacrifice of the mass?   46:34  - How can we as Catholics, who accept Jesus in the holy sacrifice of the mass as our lord and savior, be able to evangelize our secular and  Pagan  world by being tabernacles of his presence?   49:27  - Steve, how

Catholic Answers Live - Your Bible Questions

  Questions Covered:   03:03  - Is the death and resurrection in baptism meant to mirror the death and resurrection of Jesus?   11:16  - Who are the Rephaim mentioned in Genesis 14 and Joshua 12? Are they in some way related to the Nephilim?   18:36  - In Hebrews 4:14-16, I wonder, how can a sinless God man relate or understand at all the  sinner ?   22:45  - Is the talk of veiling in 1 Corinthians 11:10 referring to the book of Enoch and the fall story and angels lusting after long hair?   29:56  – John  20:23 Jesus tells the apostles that the sins they do not forgive will be retained. Which sins are these?   32:10  - What did St. Joseph do for his work when Jesus was a child? Does the bible really tell us that Joseph was a  carpenter,  or could he have been a stone worker?   39:25  - Is there a biblical prophet who probably lived between 560 BC and 460 BC, when Confucius lived?   44:55  - 91.9 FM St. Joseph Catholic radio…Why did Jesus call the Canaanite woman a dog?   48:45  - What

Catholic Answers Live - Your Bible Questions

  Questions Covered:   08:09  - Do men need to be infallible in order to determine the canon of Scripture?   18:57  - Where and how do Adam and his descendants in the Bible fit into the theory of evolution?   28:45  - In Luke 8:2, the demons were driven out of Mary Magdalene. How and why does God allow people to become possessed by demons?   35:37  - Why did Christ say, “Why have you forsaken me?” to his Father on the Cross? A Protestant preacher I heard yesterday said it was because all the sins of the world descended on him at that moment.   44:02  - Words of Peace and Goodness Catholic radio…John 5:19 says that the Son can only do what he sees the Father doing. How do I understand this in terms of the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus?   50:13  - At what point in the Bible was Mary deemed a saint or deity?  

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered: 04:16  - What is the morality of the covid19 vaccine? Is it safe and good for Catholic to do?   18:00  - I am married but not in the Catholic Church. Can I receive Holy Communion?   22:26  - If humans ever settled on Mars, which Church calendar would they use?   28:38  - When is one to admonish the sinner, especially in cases of marriage in the Church?   35:48  - Matthew 6:6 says to go into your closet to pray. My father uses that verse as an excuse to not go to church. How can I refute him on this?   42:23  - Is it true that the Catholic Church was responsible for the Dark Ages?   49:34  - What is the Catholic definition of apostasy or schism? Would it apply to a person who rejects the reality of the True Presence?   51:33  - What is your opinion about the q source in making the gospels?   Resources Mentioned:   The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

Catholic Answers Live - Ask a Priest

 Need to ask a priest? Fr. Meconi is here to answer. Questions Covered: 04:10  - Why is the principle of first fruit giving not taught in the Catholic Church?   07:06  - Which of the apocryphal writings are worth reading and learning from, and which ones should we forego reading?   11:46  - I am interested in becoming a priest. How does that work? How much freedom does one have in deciding one’s  role  in the Church?   13:46  - Is it permissible for a layperson to serve as a subdeacon if he is not on his way to Holy Orders?   15:13  - My brother convinced his girlfriend to get an abortion a few years ago and he just confided this in me. I am having trouble not being angry and forgiving him for it. What can I do?   17:30  - Why haven’t the clergy been teaching the laity? There doesn’t seem to be enough education or catechism for lay people.   23:11  - Why are certain elements of the Levitical priesthood retained in the Catholic Mass and priesthood while other Old Testament laws are comp

Catholic Answers Live - Why It Matters to Be Catholic

 Why be a Catholic and not a member of another faith tradition? Questions Covered:   06:53  - I am having a discussion with a Protestant friend who doesn’t think Catholics will be saved. How can I best prepare for the conversation?   13:45  - I don’t believe you need to be Catholic to be saved. I have a personal relationship with  God,  and it doesn’t matter to him if I am Catholic. I was not comfortable in the Catholic Church because it was just a bunch of rituals.   29:08  - My brother recently left the Church. At his church, they take communion that his pastor says is the body and blood of Christ. He says, why be Catholic when I can have the True Presence in another church?   35:19  - Why would someone want to be Catholic when the Church messed with the 10 Commandments?   45:04  - When I am talking to Protestants, the conversation often turns historical. Distortions of history are presented and it is difficult to authoritatively address these misrepresentations of the Church. How do

Catholic Answers Live - Why It Matters to Be Catholic

 Why be a Catholic and not a member of another faith tradition? Questions Covered:   18:30  - In Lumen Gentium, it says that all religions participate in the truth of God. This is confusing. How can Catholicism be the one true faith, but a Church document also states that other religions kind of have it right, too?   33:05  - There seems to have been a shift in the Christian faith in general that the Lord is always merciful, and not about his justice. People say, yes, I am not Catholic, but I will be fine because God is merciful. How would I respond to someone who approaches being a part of the Church without conviction?   41:46  - My son is not Catholic because he agrees with Protestants who say that you just  have to  profess your life to God and that’s it. How do I speak to him about this?  

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   01:30  - As a new convert to the faith how can I be a strong Catholic witness in a predominantly protestant area?                       06:55  - What are  Trent’s  thoughts on Liberalism and if it is reconcilable with Catholic social teaching?                                            16:50  - How the teaching on Indulgences changed, or did it?   21:28  - Are my sacraments valid if I was baptized in the western right but confirmed in the eastern right? How  does  the validity of rights translate? Do you need permissions? Which Church do I belong to according to Canon law?   28:58  - How can I defend Baptism to a friend who doesn’t believe in it?   35:29  - If Adam and eve were immortal and God told them they could eat anything in the garden why did they sin by eating the forbidden fruit?   44:20  - Why was the head covering on the Shroud of Turin never mentioned?   41:10  - Since the St. Michael the archangel prayer has been prayed for over 60 years how come its

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

  Questions Covered:   06:30  - What are Trent’s analysis Arguments for atheism today?   14:31  - How can God’s power be his intellect and does the trinity disprove divine simplicity?   21:22  - Why does the Catholic church make you wait until  April /Easter to get baptized, and does that prevent salvation in the case of an accident or sudden death?   31:23  - Do humans have unique essential (not accidental) properties and if they do can that be the basis for free will? (& divine omnipotence)   45:30  - I am looking for clarification on Mark 13:30? Can Trent speak to how Muslim apologists claim  Jesus’  prediction in this verse is  embarrassing /invalid or shames Jesus’  divinity ?   52:26  - Is marriage a moral or social agreement considering marriage did not come to be until hunter-gatherer societies became Agricultural societies?    

Catholic Answers Live - Tips for Defending the Faith

  Questions Covered:   02:34  - How do you defend the  E astern  C atholic  C hurch against roman  Catholics  who say they are not part of the apostolic church?   15:08  -  H ow do you defend your reposition if the person opposes you defines the same term differently?   23:26  -  What  other bible passages can I use to explain to my protestant friend that Mary is our mother?   28:40  -  W hat are  Trent’s  top 3 book recommendations for someone who is just getting into apologetics?   33:23  - How do you defend the traditional  Latin  mass when it attacked often?   44:29  - How do you defend opposition to the saints?   52:08  - How do I approach my former catholic friend, who went to catholic school even throughout college who now claims she is Buddhist? How do I approach someone who has anger with Catholicism?  

Catholic Answers Live - Tips for Defending the Faith

  Questions Covered:   06:55  - How do I explain to my brother why we can ’ t  earn our salvation ,  but we can prevent it?   15:22  - How to defend human dignity when  Christian  prayer makes it seem like humans have no dignity in comparison to God?   24:33  -  H ow do you better deal with scientism-the belief that science is the only form of truth?   34:45  -  H ow to explain the Eucharist’s function historically versus how it functions in modern times?   42:15  - How to explain Marian apparitions to those who don’t believe in them?   48:10  - How do you discuss the arguments over faith alone or faith in works to protestants?