Episodes
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Are Catholics Too Assimilated?
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
In his new book, Love Never Fails, Madison Wisconsin Bishop Donald Hying helps Christians to take up the adventure of living in Christ, even in the modern world, every day. We asked him if we Catholics have taken on too much of the culture and lost our distinctiveness.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is Religion Just a Coping Mechanism?
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Karlo Broussard, author of Prepare the Way: Overcoming Obstacles to God, the Gospel, and the Church, answers the common Freudian objection to belief in God—It’s just wish fulfillment.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Must We Accept Every Church Council?
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Tim Staples draws on his new School of Apologetics course — Evidence for the Church — to address the growing reluctance of some Catholics to accept the authority of church councils. Where do councils get their authority, and how much deference must a Catholic give them?
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is Salvation Guaranteed?
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Karlo Broussard takes up the challenge of those who say Romans chapter 8 assures the Christian that salvation cannot be lost. The author of Meeting the Protestant Challenge puts this passage within the context of the full teaching of Jesus and the Apostles in order to uncover the truth about salvation.
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Does the Church Act with the Authority of Jesus?
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Tim Staples returns to Focus with a question taken from his School of Apologetics course “Evidence for the Church“: Did Jesus really give his authority to a human institution?
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Holding Bishops Accountable
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Clearly Catholic bishops need closer collaboration with lay Catholics if we are ever going to get past the leadership models that led to the sex abuse crisis. But what is appropriate lay participation in keeping bishops honest? Jason Negri discusses one model being pursued by the Daniel Coalition, a local effort for reform in Lansing Michigan.
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - How to Evangelize Using Social Media
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Fr. Simon Esshaki talks about the call from Jesus Christ for all Christians to go out into the world, sharing the good news. The call to evangelize has only grown more important, though it may look different today than it did in 100 A.D. Cy and Fr. Simon discuss the great importance of using social media properly in order to introduce people to Jesus Christ.
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Why the Ascension and Pentecost Are Essential
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
With his death and resurrection, Jesus completes the great work of our salvation and gives us the perfect sign that he has conquered sin and death. So are the Ascension and Pentecost just add-ons? Apologist Tim Staples says no. They are essentials, and filled with power.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Calvinist Objections to Free Will
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Not all opposition to the idea of free will comes from atheists. In fact, a prominent strain of Christianity denies free will as it strives to defend the omnipotence of God. But does such a strategy turn God into a monster? Trent Horn explains.
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Atheist Objections to Free Will
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Does neuroscience, or any science, pose a challenge to believing human beings have free will? Trent Horn joins us for a discussion of today’s fashionable denial of the fact of free will.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is God an Egomaniac Narcissist?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Apologist Karlo Broussard responds to a common atheist critique of the God of the Bible, that he is a narcissist whose ego makes him hungry for the worship of his creatures. Does the Bible really give us such a creepy Lord? And even if he is not creepy, why does he insist on worship?
THE ARTICLE:
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/is-it-egotistical-for-god-to-demand-your-love
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Would Aliens Destroy Christianity?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
A common pop-culture assertion is that if there are intelligent extraterrestrials then Christianity is ruined. The idea is that such a discovery would disprove the Bible. Is that true? We asked astro-chemist Karin Oberg to give us her view.
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - The Writers Who Knew the Apostles
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Renowned scholar of St. Augustine, Father David Meconi, SJ, joins us for a discussion of the Apostolic Fathers. Did these men really know the Apostles? And if they did, what do they tell us about the kind of Faith the Apostles preached and lived?
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Did Jesus Allow Some Divorce?
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus seems to soften his usual crystal-clear teaching against divorce. But what is he saying? Is he saying that adultery is an exception that allows for divorce? Karlo Broussard tackles this tough question.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Does Conscience Trump Doctrine?
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
What if my conscience says one thing and the Church says another? The Catholic Church clearly teaches that I must follow my conscience at all times while also teaching that the Church has authority over me. Joe Heschmeyer offers some help for those who are confused about conscience.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Why Have Priests if We’re All Priests?
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Karlo Broussard, author of Meeting the Protestant Challenge, takes on a common challenge to the Catholic priesthood. If Peter says all Christians are priests — and he does — then what need have we of a Catholic priest?
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is Tradition Reliable?
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
It seems like Scripture is so solid, and Tradition is so ephemeral. Why should we trust that God has revealed himself to us in Sacred Tradition? And which traditions, exactly are revealed truths? Catholic Answers’ newest apologist, Joe Heschmeyer, explains.
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is Tithing Just a Tax?
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Canon lawyer and journalist Ed Condon from pillarcatholic.com joins us to answer some hard questions about tithing. Is tithing required of every Christian? If so, is it just a tax? And if not, then what is required?
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Religion Is Not Social Activism
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
As tempting as it may be to treat social activism as if it is our highest calling, in fact, it is not. Father Jeffery Kirby’s new book, Real Religion, attacks the idea that Biblical religion can be reduced to a kind of social activism. We asked him about how Christianity views social activism.
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Catholic Answers Focus - Is the Big Bang a Proof of God?
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Karin Oberg is a professor of astronomy at Harvard University who also teaches Aquinas at the Thomistic Institute. Who better to ask about whether or not the Big Bang gives us slam dunk evidence for the existence of God?