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Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
- 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/
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
- 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?
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
- 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?
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
- 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?
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
- 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 supposed to baptize people in the name of Jehovah and Jesus since Jesus said we are supposed to baptize “In the name of?”
- 47:10 - How do we interpret St. Paul’s exhortation on obeying our rulers?
- 49:20 - It sounds like Mt. 13:20-21 and Mark 10:15 are at odds. Could you help clarify?
- 52:10 - Why does the Church accept Vatican 2 if it sounds like it contradicts Vatican 1 and other things the Church has taught?
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
- 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?
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
- 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?
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
- 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?
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
- 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?
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
- 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?
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
- 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?
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
- 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?
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
- 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 out until 20 years after being away from the Church?
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
- 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?
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
- 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?
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
- 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?
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
- 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 debates about “limbo.” Does it exist? And do un-baptized children go there?
- So many different thoughts on this from many different theologians
- 21:44 - Is the Latin Mass evil, good, or wonderful, and why does Francis hate it so much?
- 24:00 - How would you answer Atheist regard the problem of “unresistant unbelief”? If a fellow says he wants to believe in God and be a Christian (as one famous Atheist YouTuber said recently), but just needs some confirming sign to push him over the hump, what explanation can we give for why God refrains from doing so? Or is there some other reply?
- 28:26 - How is it possible that when a semi-trailer is carrying a bunch of honeybee hives, a honeybee can fly outside of the hive and just hover right there while the truck is moving 75 miles an hour and the honeybee doesn’t get left behind? This blows my mind lol I need Jimmy’s help
- 33:18 - I know it is illicit for someone like a grandparent to baptize a child in secret, against both parents’ wishes, and against their priest’s decision even though my understanding is valid. My question is, did the child ultimately benefit from this? If yes, why is it considered illicit? If not, how come?
- Was it just neutral?
- 36:23 - Do vampires have souls? Is it murder to slay a vampire (assuming the classical undead form)?
- 41:55 - What do you think of AI-created “art” (MidJourney, etc)? I used to think there could be a Turing test equivalent, i.e., that we’d always be able to tell the difference between computer-generated images and human-created art, but as I see what is being created by MidJourney and the like I’m having doubts
- 45:23 - Is there a distinction between Hell / Hades / Gehenna / Sheol (Shuh ull)/ Lake of Fire, or are they all the same thing?
- 50:08 - Why is sex outside of marriage sinful? This seems to be an overwhelming reality.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
- 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 of authority between the subsequent popes and the remaining apostles?
- 34:17 - If through Adam’s sin we all inherit original sin, and if Jesus is the new Adam, why do all of us after Jesus’ time who are children of baptized people still inherit original sin?
- 36:22 - How do we know (and explain) that the catechism doesn’t contradict prior Church teaching about there being “No salvation outside of the Catholic Church”?
- 44:11 - In the book “Ten Popes who Shook the World,” Eamon Duffy wrote: “The most famous of all ‘papal’ bible texts, Mathew 16:18 – ‘You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church…and I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven’—is quoted in no Roman source before the time of the Decian persecution in the middle of the third century, and the very roots of what may be called the foundation myth of the papacy are uncomfortably complicated.”
- True or not, what makes a “Roman” source definitive and what is the earliest/best source for this passage.
- 50:11 - Why do we kneel for prayer during Mass and yet we stand for The Lords Prayer??
- 51:32 - Was Moe Berg really a spy?
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
- 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 it a real story?