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  03:40  - Would you like to continue our Socratic dialogue on the argument from cosmology? 18:03  - Why do we have and need godparents for sacraments? 20:58  - Why do some translations have “blessed are you among women” in the story of the Annunciation but not in others? 24:06  - Can you compare the Catholic and Protestant understanding of 1 Corinth. 11? Was there both a feast and a liturgy? 32:00  - How do we talk to Protestants about the Deuterocanon? 41:34  - Why doesn’t the Church include the Didache and Clement’s letter to the Corinthians into the canon of scripture? 44:43  - What is sanctifying Grace? How do we get it? Did Jesus need it and how did He get it? 48:35  - Why did the translation change from “forgive us our debts” to “forgive us our trespasses?” 51:39  - Is it proper to take pictures of the Eucharist in the monstrance?

  04:55  - How does the annulment process work? If the process is approved, what does that imply?   14:30  - If I stand in line for confession but it ends, am I still able to receive communion even though I didn’t get to go to confession?   17:59  - Since Jesus is the only path to salvation, how is it possible to pray to Mary? Is it somewhere in the bible?   28:34  - Is there still purgatory after the final judgment?   33:09  - What is a lukewarm soul?   39:50  - Are you allowed to get married after your ex-wife dies? And if you remarry, can you receive communion?   43:33  - 1 Jn 3:6 My friends use this passage as evidence for once saved always saved. How do I respond?   48:50  - Is it likely that Joseph moved up the “engagement phase” with Mary? If Mary and Joseph had had marital relations during the betrothal, would it have been a stonable offense?  

  02:45  - Where’s the line for fraternal correction for a pope?   11:48  - Is increase in merit necessary to enter into heaven?   22:56  - One of my favorite saints is Padre Pio but I struggle with his severity in the confessional. How do we square his approach with our current approach of mercy?   35:19  - 1. Corinth 6:1-11 Why did the Church change the wording of Paul from condemning homosexuality to condemning boy prostitutes?    46:30  - Acts 2:41 Does it conflict with Peter’s promise that baptism will be for our children?   52:10  - Is it ok to attend a re-baptism of a friend or family member in a protestant church?  

  01:38  - A family member with dementia has me thinking a lot about this: Say you’re Catholic and maybe haven’t been the most charitable or loving, but you do your basic duty of Mass and Confession. Dementia creeps up–either slowly or quickly–and you get to the point where you don’t know what day it is, much less is able to make an examination of conscience for confession. I just wonder about the state of the soul that can’t improve or offer things up. I know you’re not responsible for your actions if you’re not in your right mind, but do you think they can gain any merit just for the trial of what they’re going through? 05:37  - Any thoughts/ideas about when the Great Pyramid was built? Some say 4000 BC, but others claim 10,000 BC is more like it, even pre-flood, where its air shaft would then point to a different Star. 16:36  - What’s the best way to talk to people who just don’t see anything good about what the church teaches? 18:17  - I have been in a few d...

  01:58  - If you were dying, could you relay your confession to another person and they tell it to a priest? Also, can you say a confession over the phone? 08:09  - Is there any evidence for or against St. Thomas evangelizing India? 12:48  - What would the Mass look like if the reforms of Vatican II were faithfully implemented?  Resource Mentioned: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/07/23/the-mass-of-vatican-ii/ 21:08  - How does remote cooperation with evil get defined and how does it apply to using the benefits of medical research? 24:46  - I would love to know how, exactly, the early Church knew that Mary had been assumed into heaven. Is there a gospel somewhere (small “g” because it’s not in the canon of Scripture) that attests to it? I believe it–I just would love to hear where it was written down what happened, and how everyone reacted, kind of like the Ascension narrative! 30:02  - After St. Peter died, what were the relative levels ...

  02:56  - What makes masturbation a mortal sin?   07:59  - If the protestants lost apostolic succession because of their errors, why did the Orthodox lose it?   12:45  - Act 5 and Joshua 7 because the stories are so similar, can we say that Peter is a new Joshua?   16:53  - What are the Catholic grounds for divorce?   20:18  - I watched a video that claimed Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were not related. Is this true?   24:28  - What’s the purpose of venerating saint relics?   31:05  - I found some Old Testament verses about illegitimate children and now I feel worthless. What does God say about us?   36:20  - When did the shift happen from calling priests by their last name to their first name?   42:13  - What drew you into the Catholic Church?   46:08  - Can you help clarify the difference between divorce and annulment?   49:42  - My parish depicted Adam and Eve as a parable. Was ...

  06:12  - How do I understand Mary from a Catholic perspective compared to an American Baptist? 13:20  - Why did God make poison ivy? 18:55  - What was Jesus’s vocation if he was high priest, carpenter ect? How does that compare to our understanding of our personal vocation? 29:09  - How do I respond to a protestant who holds Martin Luther in high regards in Christianity? 36:03  - When St. Paul was traveling around the world, did he do anything that today would be considered Catholic practices? 42:30  - Why are there so few canonized Latin American saints compared to European saints? 52:00  - Is there a difference between getting baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit verses in the name of Jesus?