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  01:23  - I’ve heard an argument from Protestants that Mary did have original sin because it was transferred through the male parent. This would solve the issue of Jesus being associated with sin. How do I respond?   06:19 -Where do near death experiences fall into the Church’s understanding of the afterlife?   13:49  - What empire treated the Israelites best in the Old Testament?   17:55  - How do I reconcile the violence in the Old Testament compared to what Jesus taught in the New Testament?   28:58  - Does the prophecy in Daniel 7 prove that the Catholic Church is going to mislead the world?   36:30  - How do you respond to someone who claims that scripture supports or condones slavery?   44:04  - Could a non-Christians receive absolution in a case of emergency?   49:55  - Where did the people that died before the coming of Jesus go?   52:13  - I’m interested in going to a bible school. Are there a...

  03:12  - How do the motives of credibility prove the cause of miracles are of an omnipotent being as opposed to a being with sufficient power to cause the miracles?   08:38  - When patients stop taking food orally, are we obligated to start IVs for nutrition?   16:55  - How do I respond to a friend who says we no longer need to use a crucifix since Jesus is no longer on the cross?   22:11  - How do you interpret 1 Cor. 15:50? How do you reconcile this with the resurrection of Jesus?   28:47  - Why did God allow war in heaven during the fall of the angels?   42:59  - How do you justify not believing in justification by faith alone specifically regarding Romans 6:1-7?   47:56  - Do college fraternities and sororities fall under the category of secret societies?  

  24:13  - Do you see that seeing scripture as sola scriptura made the pendulum swing in the opposite direction today saying that scripture is unreliable and biased?  https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/slavery-homosexuality-and-sola-scriptura   31:46  - I disagree with the idea sola scriptura are what cause racism and slavery. The Spanish Catholics encouraged lack slaves in the Caribbean. What are your thoughts?   47:44  - What’s the Eastern Orthodox response to slavery?  

  12:34  - How can the Catholic Church claim to be united when Byzantines are allowed to venerate saints that are only recognized in Orthodoxy?   18:06  - What are your thoughts on the east and west finally being united? Is there a chance to reconcile with the Russian Orthodox Church?   23:29  - Shouldn’t the form of the Eucharist be important for unity? Shouldn’t Catholics use a loaf instead of an individual host to symbolize unity?   29:47  - Shouldn’t the emphasis be on unity instead of governance style and organization?   36:55  - It’s my opinion that if we unite on the date that we celebrate Easter we will usher in unity. What are your thoughts on that?   42:45  - If I decide to go to confession to an orthodox priest, would it be accepted as normal in the Catholic Church?   46:20  - Is there a particular reason why the Latin won’t use the three-bar crucifix?   48:02  - Why is there a large difference am...

  05:29  - How do I explain Mary to my Baptist friends?   13:50  - What’s the rule for the laity on folding hands and placement of hands during Mass?   15:20  - Is it necessary to go to confession before going to communion?   20:30  - Are chastisements part of Church teaching or just folk Catholicism?   28:35  - I’m Protestant. What’s your interpretation of Gal. 1:8-9 especially in light of the Marian dogmas as a necessity to become Catholic?   42:00  - Does keeping holy the sabbath apply to both Jews and non-believers?   46:44  - Did the English take up a different accent after the American revolution to distinguish themselves apart from Americans?   50:41  - Could you expound on your comment on lying that you mentioned at the conference?  

  04:27  - What is the Catholic teaching on dispensationalism compared to covenant theology?   15:36  - How does the universe expand faster than the speed of light?   20:38  - What kind of kinship did St. Elizabeth have with Mary? Was she actually her cousin?   22:47  - When is a saint incorruptible? Are there different levels of incorruptibility?   25:07  - In order for evolution to be true, the genome size of all life forms needs to be increasing. Has this been observed? If so, what is this process called?   33:50  - My diocese is not offering the chalice for communion. Is this just a diocesan rule or is it a universal rule? When will this be lifted?   40:18  - There’s a couple at my parish that use contraception and are also extraordinary ministers of holy communion. When I approached the priest, he had no issue with it. What does the Church officially say about this?   42:17  - I’m a catechist. How do I ...

  Emmaus Road Press is the publishing arm of St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology Questions Covered: 28:59  - Should I join the Catholic Church or stay in a protestant church that has a good strong loving community?   35:12  - Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?   48:39  - Why did Jesus cry? How does this fit into our understanding of who he is?  

  06:34  - I’m a brand new Catholic but I’ve had sacraments in the Orthodox Church, how do I make them recognized in the west? 14:37  - Is it wrong to use the names of pagan gods in stories or to name your children? 20:38  - Where’s the line with passion kissing before marriage? 29:35  - I haven’t been going to Mass because of my disability. Should I not receive communion when I do go because I don’t go consistently? 34:48  - Does mortal sin affect a priest’s ordination? Would an unconfessed mortal sin invalidate their ordination? 42:27  - I’m in my 50’s and I want to get married. Do I have to be open to life at this age? 48:54  - Why is it ok for popes to worship with other religions? 52:45  - Did the pope have the authority to add the filioque to the creed much later after the council?

  03:08  - If God forgets our sins, what happens in the final judgment when our sins are revealed?   08:00  - My son entered in a same sex union, how do I deal with this in the family dynamic especially when some celebrate it and other reject it?    15:08  - How do we as the extended family deal with a same sex family member   19:09  - How do you discount the theory of the bible alone in a nice way?   23:10  - If God doesn’t change his mind, what’s the purpose of prayer?   34:41  - Is the holy eucharist a prerequisite for entrance to heaven?   36:45  - When God uses singular pronouns in the Old Testament, is it safe to assume that He’s referring to the Father alone?   42:55  - When does transubstantiation occur during the mass?   47:16  - How efficacious are the sacraments celebrated by bad clergy?  

  03:01  - The Synod claims the Church is unwelcoming because of rules and regulations. Do you see this as an issue? 23:11  - How do I respond to my friend who says she doesn’t believe in structured prayer? 34:13  - How do we address the continuation of the magisterium in light of previous schism and perhaps Germany? 43:14  - How does fasting and mortification enhance prayer? 51:14  - Is it incorrect to say that Jesus is physically present in the Eucharist?

  06:50  - Are you conscious of other people that are in purgatory with you?   12:14  - Am I supposed to take stories like Paradise Lost and Dante’s Divine Comedy literally?   17:30  - I know there are demons in hell and on earth. How do you overcome the temptations of demons?   28:50  - When people go to heaven, does it look like earth?   41:47  - Wouldn’t only using one scripture verse be shaky ground for explaining purgatory?   51:30 – Can you talk about visions of hell?  

  02:10  - Gavin Newsom and promoting abortion across state lines. https://www.catholic.com/prolife   21:05  - Does the bible teach that few people go to heaven? Referencing the road to hell is wide and the road to heaven is narrow. https://www.firstthings.com/article/2003/05/the-population-of-hell   28:49  - Why don’t we do away with euphemisms and water down hell?   34:42  - Will perpetual mortal sins like addictions get you into hell?   48:26  - What can I do for a person who was killed 100 years ago? Can I still pray for them?  

  06:29  - What happens after we die? What’s the Church’s teaching on a new earth?   13:40  - Does the SSPX have authority to bless items such as miraculous medals?   18:11  - Why don’t all Catholic churches have the tabernacle at the center of the sanctuary, or in the sanctuary at all?   23:45  - Is not being in the state of mortal sin the only qualification to go to heaven? What’s necessary for something to be considered a mortal sin?   35:45  - Why were only men circumcised in Old Testament times? What rite was there for women to be initiated into the chosen people?   43:24  - Will unbaptized babies who are in limbo be allowed into heaven after the resurrection?   48:00  - How did the words get written in scripture in the cases where Jesus was alone, and nothing was said   51:16  - Jn 14:12 How can Jesus be present in the Eucharist if he sent the Holy Spirit after he left? Would he have to be no longer ar...

03:23  - When the church’s dicastery has approved all miracles and is ready to be declared a saint, how do they decide what they will be the patron saint of? 09:30  - Does one spouse receive grace from the other spouses’ works? 14:54  - Where is purgatory in the bible? How do I better explain purgatory to my protestant friend? 23:02  - Would there be a sacramental characteristic that will be visible to us in the next life? Would the 3 levels of holy orders be visible? 24:52  - When Paul was headed to trial before Caesar, would it really have been before CAESAR HIMSELF or just a magistrate, or appointee who heard cases? 33:46  - Why do Catholics collect pieces of the saint’s body? 37:06  - Was Joan of Arc schizophrenic? 47:58  - What was the purpose of the Transfiguration? 53:30  - What is a novena? Is it a specific type of prayer?

08:42  - How do we know that the Holy Spirit inspired the books of the bible? 13:52  - I grew up protestant and divorced because of abuse. I remarried and now want to know what step I would have to take to enter into the Catholic Church? 21:32  - Are godparents by proxy still a thing? 24:35  - Why have the German bishops who have been preaching heresy never been excommunicated? 32:29  - Can Abortion be forgiven by a priest? 34:50  - The visiting priest at my parish changed the wording during the consecration. Was it a valid consecration? 40:19  - What does it take to become a priest? I’ve been feeling a call. 44:05  - If you are a Catholic priest, how are you married? 48:00  - How should I handle my relationship with my cousin who’s living with a divorced woman? 51:52  - At my parish the priest has asked us to wait till he has processed down the aisle before we can pray the St. Michael prayer. Is this a common practice?

  12:37  - What’s the difference between Catholics and Eastern Orthodoxy? 17:26  - Does the pope have the authority to order the bishops to celebrate the Tridentine Mass? 29:33  - How can you explain violent acts that the church used to get rid of people who opposed it? 34:23  - When did the Church start instituting daily mass? 37:47  - What does the Catholic Church think about the traditions of other religions? 43:50  - Could you give me your thoughts on my understanding of tradition based on the family and its basis and its importance to culture? 50:16  - Is the communion fast biblical?

  03:30  - German Synod.   42:00  - Pray for Nicaragua and the Queen   47:35  - A really interesting article on the collapse of Catholic practice in 1965  https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/09/13/anatomist-of-the-catholic-collapse-in-france-and-beyond/  

  5:30 – Shia LaBeouf and New Catholics   22:10  - How to talk to your children about abortion from National Public Radio

  04:15  - Is it moral to eat meat from factory farms   08:52  - Is there a logical inconsistency of NFP with other methods of contraception?   15:10  - Was the Church involved in killing of the reformers such as Jan Hus?   24:36  - My non-Catholic friend said that it’s wrong for the Church to deny communion to non-Catholics because not even Jesus denied communion to Judas. Is that a good argument? What’s a good response to this?   38:29  - What’s the reason we go to Mass?   47:26  - How can I be a good Catholic teacher in a secular school?   50:25 – Why did the Church treat Copernicus and Galileo differently?  

  22:14  - I found out a Catholic family member has an IUD. She said a priest told her it’s ok to use it to maintain her mental health. What can I do to guide her? 29:15  - Genesis explains that gender and day and night are binary. The opposition claims that since day and night are not actually binary because we have a sunrise and a sunset, this disproves that Genesis really doesn’t support a binary gender either. How do I respond to that argument? 34:22  - Do you have any thoughts on Stephen Fry’s debate on putting the Church on trial for being sex obsessed? 41:51  - Do people need to start focusing on preaching and education on sexual ethics in order to bring it to light. What are your thoughts? 47:42  - Is there hope for our culture to turn around?

  04:13  - Why is the church very conservative when it comes to sexual teaching compared to protestant churches?   13:18  - How can Catholicism be true if the Church forbade Jewish Christians from keeping practices?   22:48  - How can you declare someone a saint? What do they have to do? Wouldn’t that imply that there’s a checklist they have to fulfill?   34:06  - If a Catholic were to adhere to the teachings of the Church but were to find out on the last day that the Church was wrong, do they get a “get out of jail free card” because we were just being obedient?   42:34  - What do I need to accept regarding Mary becoming Catholic?   43:59  - Why does everyone use a different translation of the bible?   47:28  - Why do Catholics claim to be the one true Church?  

  03:23  - How do we know when it is wrong to use medical drugs that affect brain chemistry?   09:07  - How do I respond to my Pentecostal friends’ challenge on what the Catholic church’s plan for salvation is?   10:44  - Do we Catholics believe in things like fairies and other things heard in fairy tales?   15:03  - Jesus says we do not have life in us if we do not consume the eucharist (Jn. 6). Would not Jesus’ words trump St. Paul’s words in 1 Corinth. 11?   22:00  - What’s the proper devotion to the scapular and what are its origins?   23:43  - Would God create people who He knows are going to hell only because that person would have offspring that would be saved?   32:20  - When venerating saints, is there a line that would cross us into necromancy?   39:52  - Is Zechariah 14:9 evidence for the validity of baptism in the name of Jesus instead of the Trinitarian formula?   41:54  - Are we suppo...

  02:42  - Does the Church consider the Greek language scripture and inspired scripture or only the original Aramaic?   12:33  - In Sacrosanctum  Concilium 36 it says that Latin needs to be preserved in the mass. Why hasn’t it been preserved?   21:17  - Who made the decision to change the word during the distribution of holy communion? What is the proper way of disposing of fragments and crumbs of the Eucharist?   29:26  - How do I balance my faith life and my life living in the world?   39:54  - What does the Church base its teaching on no premarital relations?   45:52  - Why don’t we have a specific name for God?   50:11  - Why was the mass changed from Latin to the vernacular?  

00:56 Is biblical Hebrew different from the Hebrew spoken today? If so, how different are they? 9:50 – How did God make Satan a snake in the garden of Eden? 10:42  - I’m not Catholic. Do Romans 8 and 1 Timothy 2:4 contradict about predestination? 19:02  - Is there a significance in the name changes in the bible and why they are sometimes used interchangeably? 27:57  - Matthew 24:29-31 Could you give me more information on the illumination of conscience? 43:30  - What was the first angel? 46:15  - Lev. 5. When in the bible did, they become aware that they stopped practicing the jubilee? 50:10  - What are the biblical teachings on tribulation, millennium and the final judgment? Does the Catechism say anything about these?

  00:56 Is biblical Hebrew different from the Hebrew spoken today? If so, how different are they? 9:50 – How did God make Satan a snake in the garden of Eden? 10:42  - I’m not Catholic. Do Romans 8 and 1 Timothy 2:4 contradict about predestination? 19:02  - Is there a significance in the name changes in the bible and why they are sometimes used interchangeably? 27:57  - Matthew 24:29-31 Could you give me more information on the illumination of conscience? 43:30  - What was the first angel? 46:15  - Lev. 5. When in the bible did, they become aware that they stopped practicing the jubilee? 50:10  - What are the biblical teachings on tribulation, millennium and the final judgment? Does the Catechism say anything about these?

  03:14  - Could you give me a brief summary on how the mass came to be?   12:18  - What made you become Catholic instead of Orthodox?   18:46  - How do you properly consecrate yourself to Jesus and Mary?   23:54  - I sometimes have a hard time understanding because of the thick accent. I heard that you have to understand certain things he said that the priest said to receive communion. Is this true?   31:56  - Do priests have training to help people from other religions to figure out why they should convert to Catholicism over other religions?   42:37  - I’m Orthodox. What was your timeframe when you were considering Catholicism vs Orthodoxy? What has been your development of ideas since converting regarding the national ties to Orthodoxy compared to the historical national ties in Catholicism?   50:33  - Why are celibate gay men allowed into the priesthood?

  20:59  - What gives the German bishops the authority to do what they’re doing? If they don’t have authority why doesn’t the pope reprimand them?   23:29  - What are your thoughts on establishing a Catholic monarchy?   30:06  - This disunity is what’s keeping me from being Catholic. How should I approach this?   34:16  - I know there’s a pope who, when he was elected, immediately got rid of the bishops and appointed new ones. Do you happen to know who this pope was?   45:35  - Is it fair to make a comparison of the surveys the protestant churches sent out to the survey the bishops sent out for this synod?   50:54  - Is there a similar disparity within the German bishops as to the US bishops?  

  01:55  - How much of a hand does God have in our suffering?   08:04  - Why does Jesus refer to himself as “son of man?”   15:12  - What did Jesus mean when He said “the end of the age” in Matthew 24:3?   23:58  - What criteria did the Church use to choose which book is canonical and which is not?   37:15  - Is it valid to think that souls of those who only had a baptism of desire can enter purgatory?   42:01  - When did the apostles begin believing in the Trinity?   48:50  - Why did some songs change from using the name Yahweh to God?   52:30  - Did the Jews believe that the soul is mortal?  

  06:15  - Why do Catholics pray to the saints and Mary?   15:10  - Was St. Ann cleansed of original sin because of her conceiving of Mary?   19:12  - Will we be able to teleport to other planets in our resurrected bodies?   24:07  - A Oneness Pentecostal argued that the saints praying for us places a burden on them and that’s why it’s impossible for them to pray for us. How do I respond?   33:52  - Is there any explanation on the sinless Mary that is biblically founded? I’d love to hear concretely why we can assume she’s free of sin.   39:42  - What power does Mary have as intercessor?   46:00  - What are your thoughts on astral spiders? Are they demons or of a demonic nature?   52:03  - I heard a prophecy that said that once Queen Elizabeth died, Jesus would return. Is this true? What are your thoughts on this prophecy?  

  03:46  - Is it appropriate for a Catholic to use the practice of accessing your inner child by using your non-dominant hand to write with?   10:37  - My dad is very close to converting to Catholicism. His wife is more hesitant, do you know any books in Chinese that I could give her?   14:00  - Why doesn’t the Church come out and say marijuana isn’t an intrinsic evil and actually has good potential for medical use?   21:42  - What would happen is a mega church pastor converted to Catholicism, would he be able to be ordained as a priest?   31:57  - What is the Catholic interpretation of Hebrews 6:4-6?   41:36  - My catechism book says that if you feel guilty for a sin that you have already been forgiven for, that you should still confess it. Is this true?   46:57  - Is it alright to ask Jesus to pray for you?   52:50  - What’s the proper term for a person who received all the sacraments but didn’t live it ou...