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  Questions Covered: 02:35  - How do I explain to someone that when we pray and bow to God it’s worship, but when we do it to Mary it’s not? And how do I address someone who says that when we pray to saints it’s actually praying to demons?   15:14  - How do we respond to an atheist who says it doesn’t matter how you live because Catholics believe you just have to go to confession and get your sins forgiven?   22:40  - What’s the Catholic definition of apocryphal books? And why do we sometimes refer to the author of a book in the Bible as “the inspired author” when we usually know who they are?   28:40  - If we could convert aliens, could they become priests?   34:10  - Do you know anything about remote neural monitoring and whether that’s how the antichrist plans to take over the world?   42:14  - Why don’t Protestants accept that Peter is the rock that Jesus built his Church on?   45:00  - What’s ...

  Questions Covered: 03:35  - Can a Catholic date a non-Catholic who hasn’t had their annulment yet?   10:10  - Is it possible that the good thief, since he was crucified with Jesus, could have received the same effects from that as baptism?   14:30  - When I was young I heard that in the future we’d have backpacks that would allow us to transport through the air. Do you know if anything like that was ever developed?   17:35  - Pope Francis has said that all religions are willed by God. Is that actually a Catholic teaching if the Church has said there’s no salvation outside the Church?   21:20  - How can I talk about Catholicism with someone who doesn’t care about denominations and says it’s just about Jesus?   28:38  - At our final judgement, is it possible that God would let us simply choose heaven or hell?   38:00  - My protestant friend is asking me about the “Chrislam Temple,” which will ...

  Questions Covered: 05:00  - I’m not Catholic because I don’t think the Church stands up enough on social issues. 17:27  - Someone told me he “wants nothing to do with the white Jesus.” 22:13  - I believe many Catholic dogmas were not present in the early Church. 34:04  - I’m thinking about leaving the Church because of lukewarm preaching. When I joined it seemed like they were more courageous, but now it seems like it’s gotten bad. 42:57  - What makes Catholicism more true or accurate than other Christian sects?

  Questions Covered: 11:28  - I was raised Baptist, and I have an issue with the difference between the books in Catholic and Protestant bibles. 20:31  - I’m not Catholic because of the idol worship. 29:53  - I’m a Jehovah’s Witness. Why should I be Catholic? 42:21  - I believe the Catholic Church is a front for false worship. 49:35  - I have a huge issue with how the Church handled all the sexual abuse.

  Questions Covered:   01:19  - Is St. Thomas More’s “Dialogue of Comfort” consistent with the Catholic Church’s teaching on suffering today? 05:12  - Is everyone in heaven a saint? 07:14  - Is it safe to call St. Peter the Bishop of Pentecost? 12:20  - When the priest mentions “Those who sleep in Christ” during Mass, is that a different state from heaven, hell, and purgatory? 17:10  - I often read that some saints went to confession weekly. I thought you only went to confession when you committed a mortal sin. Does that mean these saints were committing mortal sins all the time, or is it ok to go to confession just for venial sins? 19:59  - Can thoughts be mortally sinful? 22:54  - How should I confront or correct priests who change things in the liturgy or teach things that aren’t correct? 29:01  - What can I do if I want to visit a seminary but they don’t want to allow exemptions for the COVID vaccine? 36:39  - How could anybody ...

  Questions Covered: 02:35  - Is it possible to sin in a dream? 05:47  - We know Jesus didn’t sin, but the Gospels say he matured. What does that mean? 11:39  - I read from Richard Rohr that Hell isn’t a real place, and that it isn’t so much a place as a state of being. What exactly is the difference between those? 18:59  - Why does the woman in Revelation wail aloud in labor pains if she was Mary and therefore born without sin? 22:23  - I’ve been told by Eastern Orthodox that they don’t believe in purgatory because of the treasury of merit. What is your take on that? 34:41  - How will we recognize when Jesus comes back? 37:17  - Are traditional indigenous dances allowed during Mass? 45:04  - Why is the Holy Spirit the third person in particular? 48:19  - Is it wrong to protest Nebraska Medical Center for not allowing EWTN on their televisions? 51:03  - Was Judas a sinner?  

  Questions Covered: 01:33  - Genetics seems to refute Catholic dogma because it shows that Adam never existed. 09:43  - If James says Abraham was justified when he offered Isaac as a sacrifice, but then Paul says he was justified when he believed God, isn’t that a contradiction? How could you still believe in the inerrancy of scripture? 14:37  - Most scholars seem to accept that Mark is the oldest of the Gospels, and also accept that the end isn’t original. They also say that the epistles of Paul are older, but Paul never met Jesus in the flesh. If that’s the case, is the historical reliability of the New Testament in doubt? 21:57  - How do I best spread the faith while maintaining my duties as a public school counselor? 33:28  - How do I begin in the field of apologetics? 41:07  - What do “works” mean in the Catholic Church, and are they what save you? 50:50  - How would you respond to this argument: if it’s morally permissible to remove a clone...

  Questions Covered: 05:36  - Sam Harris argues that free will is debunked by our inability to find an origin for our own thoughts. What is Trent’s response? 19:25  - If Jesus, who is God himself, admits that it would be better if Judas had never been born, isn’t he admitting that he made a mistake? How could he be all-good? 23:45  - What’s the best argument you’ve heard against theism? 31:51  - If God is all-powerful, how come so many awful things happen? 38:12  - My uncle is arguing that if humans were special and created by God, they’d all look the same at the beginning of the process and be created at the same time. But since that’s not the case, he says there’s no God. 48:30  - I believe that the universe has a creator, but I think he’s so distant from us that he doesn’t really care for us.

  Catholic Answers Quiz Show! Elisha vs. Angel Contestant One   1) Which of the following encyclicals was not written by Pope JPII? a) Pacem In Terris (Peace on Earth) b) Veritatis Splendor c) Evangelium Vitae 2)  Pope John Paul was the first non-Italian pope in: a) 1237 years b) 871 years c) 455 years 3) Pope John Paul II attended a) The First Vatican Council. b) The Second Vatican Council. c) Neither because he lived in communist Poland. Contestant Two 1) Pope John Paul gave his teaching, now called the Theology of the Body: a) In an encyclical b) At his weekly audiences. c) In a book called Fides Et Ratio. 2) Pope John Paul got lots of criticism because he once kissed: a)A copy of the Koran. b) Fidel Castro. c) A statue of the Buddha. 3) Pope John Paul II was shot: a) On the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. b) On the feast of the Divine Mercy. c) On the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. ROUND TWO Contestant One 1) The souls in Heaven: a) Are given faith in proportion to how the...

  Questions Covered: 19:15  - A few weeks after my miscarriage I saw JPII in a dream, and he said to me “You have a child.” I was pregnant again in the next week. That’s why he’s the patron of my daughter. 24:20  - Do you think JPII should be declared a Doctor of the Church? 31:25  - JPII’s intercession helped deliver my daughter safely, and also made for a special connection between her and Our Lady. 36:27  - I thought JPII was a great pope, but the religious summit at Assisi was problematic because it led to religious indifferentism. 51:50  - I really appreciated JPII’s theology on marriage and divorce.

  Questions Covered: 04:30  - What does metanoia mean? 11:00  - Are there any arguments from the early Church Fathers in favor of iconography? 13:00  - I have a question about preterism. Who is the man of lawlessness? Could it be Nero? 17:35  - How would you approach the topic of suicide with someone who hasn’t brought it up but might be showing hints? 23:55  - What are your thoughts on Jesus being able to custom-tailor Mary to be the perfect mother of him and the Church? 31:45  - How is the first chapter of Genesis compatible with science? What’s the general opinion of the Church on how it should be interpreted? 37:40  - How can I explain to a Protestant our understanding of cooperation with God’s grace? 44:20  - What’s the Catholic understanding of faith vs works and how they play into salvation? 46:10  - I spoke with some Protestants who talked about an idea of “Mother God.” They believed in the persons of the Trinity, but also believ...

  Questions Covered: 04:25  - My spouse has a severe porn addiction. We’ve tried so many ways to break it but it seems like it’ll never stop. How can I raise my children so they won’t be harmed also? 14:41  - What does it mean when people say “Offer it up to God”? 16:30  - Do you believe that we’re coming close to the end times based on what we know from Revelation and what’s happening in the world today? 21:13  - When does Genesis go from being literal history to poetic, symbolic literature? 35:03  - How can I find a good priest in my area? Do you have any recommendations? 43:20  - Why do we believe that the deposit of faith ended with the Apostles? I’m in a discussion with Mormons who are strongly pressing me on this. 48:15  - Since one of the founders of the neocatechumenal way, Carmen Hernandez, is being considered for beatification, would that remove some of the negative perceptions surrounding it? 52:40  - When we say the Our Father, wh...

  Questions Covered: 01:13  - Is it alright to not thoroughly understand every single teaching of the Church and simply believe it on authority? 9:50 – What’s the morality of smoking marijuana, specifically when you don’t intend to get high? 17:04  - The Catechism of the Council of Trent seemed to say that Judas is in hell, but in the new Catechism it doesn’t declare that. If the Church is the pillar and bulwark of truth, how does that work? 22:33  - Why doesn’t the Catholic Church recognize Mormons as Christians? How do we get off saying that when other denominations say that about us? 31:33  - When Our Lady of Fatima spoke to the children, she called herself the Lady of the Rosary instead of the Mother of God, and seemed to demand that people pray to her instead of to Jesus. That seems kind of suspicious to me. 42:14  - If God already knows over all time who’s going to be saved in his plan, what’s the purpose of us trying to get to heaven? 49:43  - W...

  Questions Covered: 06:55  - Do I NEED to ask the help of the Saints and Mary? 14:53  - If the Church has the power and authority to give out indulgences, why is she so stringent about giving them out? 23:52  - Why can’t our parishioners receive the blood from the chalice since COVID started? If it’s truly the blood, and truly incorruptible, shouldn’t they have it? 31:09  - Why did Judas go to hell but the thief on the cross went to purgatory? 37:37  - I’m not sure how to defend the infallibility of the pope to my Protestant and atheist friends. They say that gives him supernatural power. 46:30  - My younger sister wonders why women can’t be priests because there’s plenty of holy women.

  Questions Covered: 17:13  - How did confusion about gender and gender ideology start?   21:03  - How am I to deal with the transition of my relatives when God’s truth tells me not to accept their new names/pronouns?   29:23  - Would you agree that one way to embrace people trapped in gender ideology is to acknowledge their feelings and that they feel extremely out of place? That could disarm the invective around this and reach them better.   32:44  - I’m a nursing student and I’m concerned about how I’m going to have to talk to patients who present themselves as transgender. How should I approach that without endangering my livelihood?   37:12  - My children go to school with a young boy who now thinks he’s a girl. The school and the mom are both supportive but it’s causing problems. Who do I start talking to about this?   43:02  - At what point should a public school teacher, who is being told to teach gender ideol...

  Questions Covered: 03:17  - Do vaccine mandates contradict the Catechism? 11:48  - I heard a rad-trad argue that the Novus Ordo is spiritually harmful, even though it’s licit, by comparing the two forms of the Mass to the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. How would you respond to that? 19:25  - Where can I find evidence of Jesus in the Old Testament outside of the Psalms? 24:41  - contacted Tim a few years ago and he helped me dig deeper into my faith and I’m so thankful for his help. 29:23  - What’s the Catholic stance on asexuality (not being attracted to either sex)? 36:16  - What does one have to do to devote themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary? 43:50  - When the priest is consecrating the sacred elements, because he’s in persona Christi, is it right for us to understand that in that moment he’s actually Christ? If that’s so, is it accurate to understand his body as accidental and his substance as Christ’s, just like the Eucharist? 48:51 ...

  Questions Covered: 13:10  - I heard a skeptics’ claim saying that the predictions Jesus made about his death and resurrection were actually made up after the fact in order to make Jesus look more credible. Is there a Catholic response to that?   21:14  - How do Christians resolve the inconsistencies between the four gospels?   44:03  - Why should I believe in Jesus?  

  Questions Covered: 05:24  - Do you think pro-life people are guilty of making red herring arguments? Do we need to change our arguments?   14:15  - Does the Church teach that Adam and Eve did not have any children before the Fall?   18:07  - How do I defend the Catholic Church’s claim that it’s not the schismatic Church in the east/west split?   22:58  - What are the best defenses of Christianity as opposed to some other faith?   30:48  - Someone in a coffee shop told me she wasn’t comfortable with me praying in public because not everyone believes what I believe and we weren’t in a Church. What’s a good Catholic response to that?   37:10  - How do Catholics interpret Romans 9 in the context of debate with Calvinists about the elect and predestination?   43:10  - If I follow God’s will, am I abdicating my free will, which is a great gift from God?   48:34  - How do I explain why non-Catholics sho...

  Questions Covered: 45:15  - I’m in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The idea of Beacons of Light is to consolidate into families of parishes to better allocate priests and resources to serve the needs of the people.

  Questions Covered: 00:57  - If Calvin and Luther believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary, why, when, and who put a stop to this belief? Why was the doctrine of the Assumption defined? 04:28  - What is the Catholic justification for adding in the Filioque? 07:20  - Can you explain how Catholics should balance the worship/adoration of God and Mary? 14:17  - Where did the idea/ name for purgatory come from? And why don’t Protestants believe in it? 17:55  - I have a hard time joining together the common apologetics and the early Church history, especially with the letter of 1st Clement. When I read historians, I have a hard time connecting the two because the apologetic realm seems to be heavy and strict while the history realm tends to have a lighter take. 29:22  - I’ve learned that someone has to know that they’re committing a sin for it to be truly considered a sin. If someone was totally incapacitated, would they not be committing a sin if they’re...

  Questions Covered: 04:23  - I have a theory that when Christ said he emptied himself, he removed all his ability to stop what was going to happen to him because that was the only way for him to truly put himself. Could Jimmy give his opinion on this?   15:49  - I’ve heard that approximately ⅔ of Catholics don’t believe in the real presence. If it’s a dogma, why would the 2/3s who don’t believe still be considered Catholics?   22:48  - I was visiting another parish and the priest distributing the Eucharist said, “The body and blood of Christ” rather than just “The body of Christ”. Is it ok that he said this? And how did the early Church discern that we’re fully under one species?   28:41  - I have a view of purgatory in which the people there are able to pray for people on earth. That they grow closer to God and eventually closer to heaven. Does this go along with Catholic teaching? Could you give me some insight...

  Questions Covered: 01:18  - When Jesus tells the 12 apostles to receive the holy spirit, could you tell me how that plays out to the rest of the generations of the world? And how can we actually discern the Spirit? 12:32  - Did the apostle John write the Gospel of John or was it someone else? 22:23  - My 17 yo daughter asked me why the God in the Old Testament seems much more harsh than the one in the New Testament. Why does it seem this way? 28:51  - In Luke 16:9 it says “Make friends with dishonest wealth so that when it fails you, they may receive you into the eternal dwelling.” Could you tell me what it means by this? 33:04  - How does God never have a beginning? 35:50  - In Mark 10:17-18, why did Jesus say “Why do you call me good when only God is good?” 42:30  - What does it mean that Jesus was “perfected” or “sanctified”? 49:50  - In the bible does it say there’s no purgatory for children? And what would it be like for unbaptized chi...

  Questions Covered: 03:59  - I’m a Protestant and I’m wondering about regenerative baptism and Acts 10. How does it fit in with the Holy Spirit being upon them before and them being baptized because of it?   11:38  - Last Sunday the gospel was “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a wealthy person to get to heaven”. What does Jesus truly mean by that?   21:52  - What is the true name of the Messiah? I’ve heard that it’s Jesus but I’ve heard others as well.   28:49  - I read in the New Testament that Jesus had brothers. Is this true?   35:51  - Could you compare the passage Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” with Sirach 3:18-19 in terms of humility?   42:05  - In 1 Corinthians chapter 7 when St. Paul tells those who he’s speaking to to be celibate like him, is he speaking to administrators or the congregation of laity?   49:20  - In...

Questions Covered: 03:35  - Does Jesus have a created soul from his human soul in reference to “begotten not made” in the Nicene Creed? And what does the “not made” mean in reference to both His human and divine nature, if He has both?  07:17  - How biblical are dreams and how much faith should I put into them?  16:08  - My friend is convinced that Jesus was married. Could you tell me how to get through to her that He wasn’t?  20:36  - I was away from the Church for about 48 years and I’ve recently come back. In a guide book I was reading on St. Peter, it said to refer to Joel 2:28. When I went to my NASV bible, there was no Joel 2:28, but there was when I went to my RSV bible. Why is it in one and not the other?  24:22  - Before my husband and I got married in the Catholic Church, his parents said he was baptized, just not in the Catholic Church. He ended up becoming Catholic after we were married and we learned...

  Questions Covered: 05:40  - Is the Pope a dictator?   14:10  - Was the perpetual virginity of Mary defined at a council, and who were the other women at the foot of the cross other than John and Mary?   19:05  - Is there no outreach from the Catholic Church compared to others? For example, going door to door or actively trying to convert people in public.   28:48  - Could I get some pointers on how to defend Mary’s perpetual virginity?   39:00  - I have family members that are Pentecostal. They say the saints are sleeping and there’s no way they can intercede for us at this point until the second coming of the Lord. Are they really sleeping or are they 100 percent alive? And where are our family members that have already departed? Can they intercede?   44:55  - I’m looking for a one-stop-shop resource that’s a defense of Catholicism. Could you recommend one?   47:42  - Is the “Oneness” doctr...

  Questions Covered: 13:50  - If someone created a truly artificially intelligent being, would it be a sin to kill it?   18:30  - My husband had a brain aneurysm and I ended up donating some of his organs but I never talked to a priest about it. Would you be able to tell me how to discern this matter?   23:50  - Could you define what the church means by “extraordinary means to support life”?   29:26  - What does the Catholic Church teach about Catholics practicing Yoga? I have heard about how just doing the poses can invite demons.   33:25  - Could you elaborate on the Catholic response towards someone who’s “brain dead”? My stepdad passed away with oxygen to his brain. I wanted to talk about this experience and was wondering if Father could talk about what happened.   43:15  - Could you talk about the pneumonia and shingles vaccines and the use of aborted fetal cells in them?   45:32  - ...

  Questions Covered: 07:16  - How could someone be a good “Berean” and know what tradition teaches if it’s not in scripture? If sacred tradition is true, why is so much of it not spoken about in the bible?   16:16  - When a bishop publishes a book, does that count as holy scripture as well?   25:08  - During the Church’s 1054 bipolar split, did sacred tradition prevail against the gates of hell?   29:32  - How do we identify what you call “sacred tradition” in its present form?   41:17  - I’m an Anglican but I agree with the importance of Sacred Tradition.  

Questions Covered: 22:41  - I’ve always been told that the Kingdom of God is unfolding through time. Is technology a manifestation of that? 38:14  - I think there’s possibilities of extraterrestrial life because Jesus said he has other sheep not of this fold, and because the Bible mentions the word “cloud” a lot. 47:52  - When does technology addiction become a sin?

  Questions Covered: 07:30  - Why is it better to be Catholic than non-religious? 17:05  - Is God a wrathful god that destroys, or a loving god who saves? What’s the Catholic position? 34:45  - If Jesus says we must eat his flesh and drink his blood to have life, how is that reconciled with the Church teaching that Protestants and atheists and other non-Catholics can possibly be saved? 44:35  - What do Catholics believe about how to get to Heaven? 52:25  - Who is the patron saint of the internet, and why do we need one?

  Questions Covered: 04:13  - My understanding is that according to Catholic Teaching, you’re not supposed to deprive your spouse. Given that Mary took a vow of perpetual virginity, why did she enter into marriage if she knew that she and Joseph would not create a child?   17:37  - Was Jesus ever married and what language did he speak?   24:13  - Could there be new doctrines formulated in the next 500 years as The Church changes? Specifically ones about St. Joseph (how we honor him, how he could be more important, etc.)  46:24  - In the Apostle’s Creed when it says “He descended into hell and on the third day…”, are those three days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?   52:14  - Is it ok for me as a Catholic to attend a Protestant bible study? I was invited by a friend.    

  Questions Covered: 04:41  - I know the bible was divinely inspired, but I don’t understand the discrepancies between the gospels.   14:20  - How can I explain original sin without Adam and Eve?   19:53  - Could you explain the part of the Nicene creed where it says “begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father”?   29:00  - I have bought candles from the store and got them blessed. All the candle wax has been used, is the glass blessed as well? If so, is there a certain way I have to dispose of it?   30:33  - Did John the Baptist have a beatific vision about himself when Mary went to visit her cousin and he leapt in the womb?   36:02  - I heard Adam had a helper before Eve named Lillith, is this true?   41:25  - I believe the Holy Spirit is the female side of God because I think there has to be some sort of female part of him to have brought a spouse for Adam. Could you explain why ...

  Questions Covered: 03:50  - In Matthew  12:48  - 50, Jesus asks “who is my brother?” what does he mean by this? And in the Hail Mary, why do we say Mary is the mother of God if she is only the mother of the 2nd person of the trinity?   14:50  - I’m a cradle Catholic but my father was a Presbyterian and we have had discussions about Mary having other children. I accept the dogma, but I’ve never quite had a definitive answer for it. 22:45  - I have a friend who became Protestant, and he was wondering how the saints can hear our prayers.   31:00  - I was a protestant but became Catholic two years ago. I was baptized at 12 years old, and when I went to RCIA they said that was ok. Why do we not have to be baptized again in the Catholic church?   34:40  - The church says Mary and Joseph were virgins, but if they were married, don’t you need to have consummated the marriage to be considered husband and wife?...

  Questions Covered: 07:15  - I’m Catholic but my barber is Jehovah’s Witness, and he says Easter is a pagan holiday. He says one of the problems with Catholicism we celebrate holidays like Easter and Christmas.   13:40  - A Protestant friend of mine was talking about Mary as the “co-redemptrix”. I was trying to explain through her response to the angel Gabriel and that she actually gave God permission through her “yes”. Could you give your comments on his thoughts?   20:30  - I’m Catholic, how can we better defend apostolic succession?   29:45  - I’ve never been to a Catholic church, but why do Catholics and other organized religions all claim that they’re the ones that are better than the others? Where in the bible does it say that we have to be a part of any one?   44:40  - In 2nd Peter, Peter says to his followers if you have questions, you should really follow Paul. Why does he say this?

  Questions Covered: 01:45  - I called a couple months ago about why I should be Catholic, and I’m now in RCIA. What advice would you give to people that are in RCIA?   07:30  - I heard your previous answer to how we can believe in evolution and still be Catholic. The one thing that trips me up though is how Jesus will sometimes refer to Adam and Eve, so is this Jesus saying himself and confirming that they were the first people?   17:30  - Could you talk about dying in a state of grace? If you die and haven’t been to confession, what happens?   21:30  - As an Anglican converting to Catholicism, indulgences and purgatory are new to me. Could you explain them?   36:40  - Why do people call Mary holy? I’m pretty sure it isn’t stated anywhere in the bible.    45:38  - In scripture or in writings of the church fathers, did Saint Paul acknowledge and submit to Saint Peter’s authority?   51:12  - How do ...

  Questions Covered: 03:20  - How can we apply faith from Hebrews 11 to today’s world?   17:30  - How can you believe in evolution and “The Big Bang” and still be Catholic?   30:17  - What makes certain saints incorruptible? Why them and not others?   37:05  - Why do we have bodies in the new earth/ after the resurrection? 44:57  - What is the process of priests wanting to celebrate the Latin Mass as opposed to the Novus Ordo mass now? I know they have to get special permission but what about establishing it within their parish?   47:35  - What is the Catholic Response to the reformation? I feel like no one has had a definitive answer to it. Could you also recommend some material to look into it more?

  Questions Covered: 03:18  - Could you talk about the history of the Catholic Faith in Britain in relation to the Anglican church?   14:18  - Angels are supposed to be pure spirits, do they also have souls like humans?   21:26  - What is a sacrament?   28:30  - From a Catholic standpoint, what is the role of the woman in the family? And what should a man look for in a “good”, practicing Catholic woman?   38:17  - Some Muslims don’t believe that Jesus didn’t die, how do you combat this and other arguments Muslims have against Christianity?   44:44  - Could you explain the allegories surrounding the 24th, 25th, and 26th chapters of 1st Clement?   48:45  - The euphemism of natural death is anything but natural and is a pit from the tree of knowledge, but how does Mother Mary succumb to face a natural death?   52:25  - What’s the point of miracles? Do you think they function past church authority? ...

  Questions Covered: 05:15  - In the Roman Catholic Church we are told to ask Saints for their intercession. Why are we not encouraged to pray to those of the Old Testament that don’t have the title “Saint”?   10:00  - Why are there so many questions that come into Catholic Answers about the difference/confusion between predestination vs earned salvation?   17:35  - Are Christians who die defending the faith martyrs?   23:00  - Are our Guardian Angels “reassigned” after our deaths? And are the choirs of angels mirrored in hell?   28:48  - How are we to understand the story of Jonah without believing he was actually swallowed by a whale and lived in one for 3 days?   31:47  - Does the church have any reasoning to say whether Adam, the first man, was a modern human or a precursor?   35:05  - If we believe that Mary is without sin, and since Jesus died for our sins because he was without sin, why couldn’t Mary ...

  04:23  - How as Catholics do we understand the Nephilim and Og without sacrificing history and science?   16:14  - Reading different Catholic publications, I come upon saints who don’t have a date on the liturgical calendar, and who are, speaking frankly, obscure.  They are honored on All Saints Day.  Would asking for their intercession be more efficacious given that the more popular saints are very busy with the prayers directed to them?   18:42  - I read a quote on Twitter attributed to St. Padre Pío, in which he told someone he prayed regularly for the good death of his Uncle, to which the other person replied confused because his uncle had passed away years ago. St. Padre Pío replied that it didn’t matter because God was not bound by time and He would make use of his prayer if that was His wish.   Regardless of the veracity of this quote. Is this possible? Can we pray for the good death of someone who ...

  Questions Covered: 22:54 – All of my children have left the faith and a large part of why we won’t talk to them about it is because we’re afraid, like how Rose mentioned fear dictating our actions. What should I do?   29:29  - I’ve been in a relationship where I’m trying to bring the person to Jesus. Now I think I want to break up and discern the priesthood, but I’m afraid that might lead her down a bad path.   36:46  - How do I honor my father who abandoned me when I was young and has no relationship with me?   42:54  - I ended a relationship in which I felt a bit emotionally unsafe. How can I move on from the things I feel sorry about?   49:14  - I’m a domestic abuse survivor with PTSD and have plans to get euthanasia-assisted suicide because I have no reason to live. If I do that, will I go to hell?  

  Questions Covered: 03:59  - What is purgatory?   13:35  - I want to know about the reach of papal infallibility and the limits to which it binds. Am I duty bound that it’s prudent to dogmatize its truths? Do we have to believe the 3rd and 4th Marian doctrines are all of the truth or can we be good Christians and believe in what Eastern Catholics say about it?   20:46  - What are the sacraments?   29:10  - Why does the Catholic Church find something substantial in Plato’s philosophy? Specifically St. Augustine has referred to it.   45:52  - Does one have to be in a state of grace for God to sincerely hear their requests or what they’re praying for?   49:24  - Have you heard anything about the “one world religion” that the pope is supporting? What are your thoughts on it?   52:16  - What is the definition of Hell? Resources Mentioned: Purgation Station