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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
- 01:47 - Why do Catholics believe you can pray to the dead when the bible says the opposite?
- 12:22 - Why does the Church believe that Mary is sinless?
- 18:08 - Were the Assumption of Mary and JP2’s declaration on the male only priesthood fall under ex cathedra?
- 23:00 - Could you help explain why we use relics?
- 32:32 - Why do we use the phrase “Mother of God” instead of “Mother of God Incarnate” in the Hail Mary prayer?
- 43:23 - If you’re in a relationship with someone who is going through RCIA, why do you have to be married to them to be their sponsor?
- 51:52 - Why do we Catholics find it easier to accept scientific discoveries over protestants if we have a lot of the same materials?
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
- 08:45 - How did the Church come up with the idea that Mary was conceived without sin?
- 17:39 - Why does the pope only speak ex cathedra on morals? What exactly is ex cathedra?
- 29:32 - My friend passed away and left her kids behind. Why would God allow that?
- 37:29 - Why do we celebrate Easter when we do? Did we replace Passover with Easter to follow a pagan holiday?
- 44:07 - How many times has ex cathedra been used? And why?
- 47:48 - Is organ donation licit as a Catholic? Why or Why not?
- 50:41 - What does the Church teach about creationism and evolution? What are the boundaries and why?
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
- 01:33 - Why are there some Catholic churches that feel like they don’t want people with mental disabilities?
- 11:13 - Can you explain the presumption of mercy?
- 18:12 - A lot of non-religious and native Americans use sage for purification. Can we as Catholics use it if we get it blessed?
- 21:31 - What’s a good response to once saved always saved?
- 31:56 - Why was the fall of the angels irreparable? Why can’t they repent?
- 36:15 - If Vatican 2 was successful then why are those who prefer the Latin Mass being attacked?
- 45:58 - How does one know when you are going to heaven?
- 51:00 - I’m divorced and have been banned from receiving communion. How am I supposed to be nourished?
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
- 08:55 - Did God know the devil would become a fallen angel? Were there other fallen angels apart from the devil?
- 14:41 - Is it Catholic to say that God is consistently pouring out his grace and by cooperation we come into a closer relationship with him?
- 18:18 - What is the official position on eschatology?
- 23:27 - I’m Lutheran. I see saints say contradictory things about Mary. Some say we should be slaves to her and others say don’t put Mary above God. Can you clarify?
- 36:40 - What would be a good response to a protestant who rejects private revelation?
- 42:05 - What is the mechanism by which we have the hope for salvation?
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
- 06:02 - How does one respond to an atheist who says every theist version of evolution puts sin before death, that death didn’t exist until sin. How does one respond?
- 15:04 - Is divorce a sin? Is it okay to date before an annulment has been given?
- 22:08 - If you kill 3 people do you have to name them in confession? Do you have to name each individual instance?
- 29:37 - How can the laity make sense of priests and bishops who speak out against the pope?
- 33:07 - My wife doesn’t feel loved by me, and I don’t know how to show her. How do I approach her and suggest we go to therapy?
- 40:36 - I’m a medical student and help with surgeries including tying tubes. What is my culpability in those surgeries?
- 46:08 - If you’re destined for heaven, why are souls tortured in purgatory?
- 50:22 - We hear a lot about the second coming, but what was the first coming? Who was that?
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
- 14:31 - Does atheism lead to nihilism?
- 21:13 - Why do so many Christians fall into atheism?
- 23:02 - Is the intelligent design argument against evolution helpful, unhelpful or irrelevant in the debate about God?
- 33:41 - Why the Judeo-Christian God instead of any other God?
- 40:58 - What are good resources for atheists who want to get into philosophy?
- 48:38 - My belief in God stems from my illness.
- 52:05 - I just discovered the idea that we are born seeking God. Can you comment on that?
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
- 04:08 - I have been struggling with a lot of anxiety. When I pray, sometimes I get peace and sometimes I don’t. I pray the rosary, I do devotions, etc. Can you help me know if maybe I’m missing something so I can be at peace?
- 12:54 - One version of Matthew 1:25 says Joseph did not have marital relations until Mary had the firstborn son. But does that mean Mary wasn’t a perpetual virgin?
- 21:52 - Why did the 12 Apostles end with the apostolic age? Why didn’t they keep reinstituting the 12?
- 35:00 - My wife is a nutritionist and doesn’t fully understand fasting and that it’s harmful for our hormone balance and metabolism. She wants to know how you could be doing something harmful to your body for the sake of spiritual gain.
- 42:13 - Tim said he used to be pro-death penalty but now that he’s a Catholic, does not because the Pope says it’s a development of doctrine and supersedes the bible. How can he do that?
- 50:25 - I’m a new Catholic. How can the Church maintain unity within the setting of having different “branches”, like the SSPX?
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
- 17:05 - I’m worried about my upcoming marriage. Is there any way to accommodate my Protestant fiancé in the way he wants to be married? I just don’t want to be in a state of mortal sin.
- 22:22 - If I’m doing the Lenten devotional and trying to have it help me with worrying about my vocation. Is there any advice for how to deal with when I do start worrying a lot about my vocation?
- 30:57 - I’m currently an addict and worried about relapsing. How can I worry less about relapsing?
- 36:30 - I got your book last year and really devoured it. My husband has been recently diagnosed with throat cancer but because of your book I feel at peace with it.
- 39:30 - I lost my 18 y.o. son two years ago Christmas morning to leukemia. I just don’t know how to get past it.
- 49:45 - My work involves being on a temporary contract. Can you give me advice on how not to dwell on my work issues so much?
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Questions Covered:
- 02:29 - I attend a protestant bible study often and in the coming weeks we’re getting to John 20. What are some common Protestant arguments for it and how can I respond to them?
- 11:52 - Something Jimmy quotes in The Fathers Know Best on St Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans is that some people abstain from the Eucharist because they don’t believe it’s the flesh. Since this is in the short version and there is a longer version, how do we know which versions of these early Christian writings are reliable or if any of them are?
- 21:04 - A fellow parishioner said the Devil must have been surprised at the resurrection. Of course, Satan knew Jesus was the son of God but how can I point him in the right direction?
- 29:47 - Can you explain how you know Jesus and God exist without making any biblical references? I have adult children who were raised Catholic, left the faith, and nothing I say works to convince them of the existence of Jesus and God.
- 36:16 - Can a Catholic who married in the Baptist church, and got divorced, then get married in the Catholic Church?
- 41:56 - Is it possible to know the existence of angels through natural reasons alone?
Resources Mentioned:
https://jimmyakin.com/2013/08/did-jesus-exist-an-alternate-approach.html
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Open Forum – Questions Covered:
- 10:38 - How can we rightly talk about the soul in terms of relational but not physical terms?
- 20:44 - If we’re not in a state of grace and we’re praying, do the prayers not get through to God because we’re not in a state of grace? Will they then get retroactively answered after confession?
- 24:13 - Jimmy writes that the verse about cutting sin off is not literal. How are we so confident that if we were to be literal about it that it would not be a grave sin?
- 33:58 - What’s the difference between Catholic and someone that calls themselves just Christian? Do Catholics believe everything they do but not vice versa?
- 37:54 - How should we as Catholics respond to the Asbury University revival? Also, can a Catholic receive communion at an Orthodox church and vice versa?
- 45:54 - In Deuteronomy 21:10-14, is the captive war bride being raped or not?
- 51:37 - In the gospel of John, why would it be unfitting for Jesus to say, “When you see me, you see the Holy Spirit”?
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Questions Covered:
- 05:25 - I’m just entering the Catholic Church. A lot of my friends see me as a spiritual father. These friends will follow me if I convert. That makes me very uncomfortable. Can you offer some advice?
- 14:40 - What happens if you’re going through RCIA and you can’t find a Confirmation sponsor?
- 16:41 - How is the presence of Christ in the Eucharist different from the way God is always present to us, as Scripture says?
- 29:27 - I’m not Catholic. How can I better understand the real presence? Where in the Old Testament does God prophecy that he was going to reveal himself as bread and wine?
- 38:00 - Does the bible lose its impact when it is translated?
- 45:59 - I’m not Catholic but I would like to be. Why would being divorced preclude me from becoming Catholic?
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Questions Covered:
- 13:00 - I grew up Catholic. I had an abortion as a young woman and was told it was no big deal. I felt guilt because of this. All my friends go to an evangelical Church. What church do I go to?
- 31:35 - I work in a prison and some of the guards were playing with consecrated hosts that fell out of the tabernacle. I have the hosts now, what do I do with them?
- 36:22 - I’m thinking of converting. Where in the Bible does it say that Mary was assumed into heaven? And where does it say that she was born without original sin? Why go to a priest to confess?
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
- 20:31 - Has the east dogmatized icons? Is that similar in the west?
- 23:42 - Didn’t Jesus say that we are all gods? Shouldn’t we then venerate ourselves? Are we in competition with God?
- 36:28 - I am an Orthodox convert to Eastern Catholicism. I would be so let down if I walked into a church without Icons.
- 38:05 - Prayer to saints seems to be more than just venerating. Can you help clarify?
- 48:27 - I think Elijah’s condemnation of worshiping demons is a warning to not worship saints. What are your thoughts on this?
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
- 18:03 - Do you think this movement is driven by a lack of fathers and profiting off people’s feelings?
- 22:24 - Can You clarify your statement on God’s plan to put this confusion into our kids?
- 29:59 - My godson is transitioning and taking hormones. How do I approach this especially since his mom is approving?
- 36:05 - Can you help break down what non-binary means?
- 43:36 - What do you think about the argument that no matter the hormones and surgeries, one’s DNA will always be either male or female?
- 52:39 - How far will third wave feminism go in its radical ideology?
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Questions Covered:
- 14:55 -What do you think about the science of artificial womb technology? Do you think it might have any relation to the end of abortion?
- 19:43 - Ethically, how much as Catholics can we trust that scientists are doing the right thing? Is using stem cells for cancer treatment ethical? I’m asking as a parent that has a child dying from cancer.
- 29:24 - I work as a clinical research coordinator with humans. Is it ok for me as a faithful Catholic to present contraceptive options for women going into a trial?
- 37:30 - Is insulin a necessity at the end of life?
- 45:20 - My mother has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She’s also on dialysis for kidney failure. How long, morally, should she continue dialysis as her dementia progresses?
- 50:17 – I’m 75 y.o. my adult children have all left the faith and don’t care about me anymore. What do I do if I’m hospitalized and have no advocate?
Resources mentioned:
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
- 10:04 - How would the church feel about a woman that was raped and must share custody with the rapist? Does that make it justified to kill the baby?
- 17:22 - I’m pro-life but can you explain why IVF is not pro-life? My wife was conceived that way and now that she’s becoming a doctor, I feel that will influence how she deals with IVF and contraception.
- 24:09 - I think it’s awful but I think women are going to have abortions whether we want them to or not and I want it done in a doctor’s office.
- 35:20 - I was pro-choice for a long time throughout my 20s and 30s. I then studied Buddhism and they talk in detail about how the soul enters at the time of the union of the sperm and egg. I am now going back to the beginning when I was baptized Catholic and comparing things to find my way
- 41:22 - I’m pro-life, for babies who survive late term abortions, aren’t they automatically American citizens?
- 46:52 - When I was younger, I went through two abortions and came to really regret them.
- 48:30 - I believe that there are times when pregnancies are dangerous for women.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
- 12:13 - The bible has passages where God is bargaining with Satan. How do I understand these passages?
- 16:44 - The teaching of purgatory bothers me. Where is it explicitly in the bible?
- 20:52 - I want to push back on who was left behind. Maybe the protestant conclusion is right. Were those who were left behind actually left behind to experience destruction?
- 24:01 - Mk. 10 says some will not taste death. Is that Jesus predicting his death in the 1st century and was he wrong?
- 38:04 - How do I respond to the claim that Mary had more children?
- 44:20 - How could one be baptized with fire and spirit? Could you elaborate?
- 46:50 - Have you asked protestants to protect their positions from the historical perspective?
- 52:03 - In Acts it was said that the gentiles should not eat meat of strangled animals. How does that tie to Jesus’ death on the cross?
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
- 04:42 - I’m not Catholic because I’m confused. I’m protestant but I have gone through RCIA. I’ve recently started exploring Orthodoxy.
- 13:30 - I’ve never been to Mass, but I keep hearing that Catholics pray to saints and Mary.
- 28:45 - I have not been to church in 2 years. When I did go last week, I was chastised by the warden in front of other parishioners for being late. Is it wrong?
- 34:50 - I don’t understand how the saints can hear us if they’re not God. If they’re not omniscient, how can they hear so many people at once?
- 43:38 - I’m not Catholic because of the Catholic view on predestination.
- 51:53 -What was Jesus’ real last name?
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
- 05:28 - Can you clarify the theological status of natural marriage and Pauline privilege (1 Corn. 7:10-15)
- 14:30 - If God is omniscient, doesn’t that mean that I last forever in the mind of God? If that’s true doesn’t that make me immortal?
- 24:08 - I do respond to the question: Why pray for the dead after they die if they can no longer turn to God?
- 30:45 - Does God have a soul?
- 36:00 - What does the Church teach about exorcisms, and how to heal people from a spiritual affliction?
- 41:11 - If people don’t have free will after they die, then how can saints in heaven pray and have miracles?
- 44:58 - On praying for the dead: We don’t know if they went to heaven or hell, but we still should pray for them.
- 49:36 - Does Jesus need the grace of faith?
- 52:19 - Does God the Father have a body?
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
- 06:52 - How to I respond to a protestant who says “God told me this is wrong”
- 14:45 - Do we have any knowledge of what Jesus would have been like as a child?
- 20:17 - I’m Pentacostal and just stumbled upon this show. What is the Catholic view on baptism?
- 30:26 - Are we supposed to adhere to the law of Moses? If so, why are we feasting on foods that are condemned according to the mosaic law?
- 35:56 - How do I respond to the protestant claim that the moment the Church embraced priestly celibacy it became demonic?
- 45:20 - I’ve noticed a lot of Catholic influencers have been uncharitable with the passing of P. Benedict XVI. How do we have conversations with people when emotions are still high?