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In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Karlo Broussard goes beyond proving that the saints in heaven are aware of our prayers—he tackles the deeper question: Should we actually invoke them? Karlo answers key Protestant objections such as the absence of early Christian practices, claims of necromancy or idolatry, and the charge that saints would need to be omniscient to hear so many prayers. With Scripture, Church history, and careful reasoning, Karlo shows why invoking the saints is not only legitimate but spiritually powerful—and not a substitute for going directly to Jesus, but a biblical expression of the communion of saints. Help us reach our goal by donating! Catholicanswersradio.com Join The CA Live Club Newsletter: Click Here Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:48 – Even if I concede that Revelation 5:8 proves the Christians in heaven are aware of our specific requests and intercede for us on account of those requests, it doesn't give us any sort of instruction to invoke them. Therefore, we shouldn't do it.   17:40 – Maybe we don't need an explicit instruction to invoke the saints. But you'd think that if it were appropriate to ask the saints to pray for us, then at least we'd have some examples of the first century Christians doing this. Since we don't, we shouldn't invoke the saints.   22:16 – But Karlo, we don't have any evidence of Christians invoking the saints' intercession for the first two hundred years plus of Christianity. The earliest evidence we have is the mid third century. Since this belief and practice is a historical accretion, we shouldn't engage in it.   28:30 – Perhaps the lack of evidence for Christians invoking the saints in the New Testament and the first two hundred years is because Christians believed it was wrong to communicate with the dead, given that Deuteronomy 18:12 forbids necromancy and calls it an “abomination to the Lord.   35:40 – Let's say I agree that the invocation of the saints isn't necromancy. But we still ought not to do it because it's idolatrous. Don't Catholics say, “we pray to the saints”? Prayer is something that we offer to God alone.   42:00 – It still seems that Catholics make “gods” out of the saints because by invoking them you're implying that they can do only what God can do—namely, know the hearts of men. 2 Chronicles 6:30 says, “God alone knows the hearts of men.   44:58 – Okay, maybe God can give some knowledge to the saints. But the amount of knowledge involved with the Catholic belief and practice would require omniscience. How could Mary hear 8 billion prayer requests, say, at the same time? She'd have to be God to do that.   48:50 – Maybe there's nothing wrong with invoking the saints in principle. But because it has led to so many abuses and violations of the Gospel that we should not do it.   52:45 – Practically speaking. Why would I invoke the saints when I can just go straight to Jesus? 

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Jon English Lee (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Pastor of Discipleship for Morningview Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and a professor at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary to discuss a biblical theology of the Sabbath from a 1689 Federalist/Reformed Baptist perspective.ResourcesThere Remains a Sabbath Rest for the People of God: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Defense of Sabbath Rest as a Creation Ordinance by Jon English Lee (Forthcoming Spring 2024)The Christian Sabbath: Its Redemptive-Historical Foundation, Present Obligation, and Practical Observance by Robert Martin ⁠https://a.co/d/creD8yJ⁠Call the Sabbath a Delight by Walter Chantry ⁠https://a.co/d/8wqpqkK

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Jon English Lee (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Pastor of Discipleship for Morningview Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and a professor at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary to discuss a biblical theology of the Sabbath from a 1689 Federalist/Reformed Baptist perspective. Resources There Remains a Sabbath Rest for the People of God: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Defense of Sabbath Rest as a Creation Ordinance by Jon English Lee (Forthcoming Spring 2024) The Christian Sabbath: Its Redemptive-Historical Foundation, Present Obligation, and Practical Observance by Robert Martin https://a.co/d/creD8yJ Call the Sabbath a Delight by Walter Chantry https://a.co/d/8wqpqkK

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dave Van Bebber discuss what inerrancy is, why it matters, how Christians should respond to attacks on inerrancy, along with his book, Did God Stutter: A Presuppositional and Historical Defense of Inerrancy. What you'll hear in this episode What inerrancy is and why it matters. The relationship between inerrancy and apologetics. How Christians should respond to attacks on inerrancy. Christ and the Apostle's view of inerrancy. The Church's view of inerrancy. Why the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy Matters. How Christians should respond to recent criticism on the doctrine of inerrancy. About Our Guest David Guy Van Bebber Jr. is the son of a Southern Baptist Pastor from Kansas. He is his committed husband to Valerie and father of four children (Jonathan, Evie, Violet, and Elisha Guy). He is pastor at Linn Valley Community Church in Linn Valley, KS. He currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Spurgeon College in Kansas City, MO, where he teaches in the Communications Department. David has authored and contributed to four books and continues contributing to the Christian Apologetics ministry TAG You're It! He is also a D.Min. Student at Columbia Evangelical Seminary. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you've heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

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Why would somebody convert from nondenominational evangelicalism to Catholicism? In today's episode, we will sit down with K. Albert Little of the Cordial Catholic podcast to talk about his conversion to the Catholic faith. Follow "What Is Truth?" on Instagram: @whatistruthpodContact me via email: pilatewhatistruth@gmail.comResources from today's episode:Church Fathershttps://www.churchfathers.org/Behold Your Mother: a Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Stapleshttps://www.thriftbooks.com/w/behold-your-mother_tim-staples/9620571/item/25754367/?mkwid=dtxSticS%7cdc&pcrid=11558858534&pkw=&pmt=be&slid=&product=25754367&plc=&pgrid=3970769608&ptaid=pla-1101002862606&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing+Shopping+%7c+Religion+&+Spirituality&utm_term=&utm_content=dtxSticS%7cdc%7cpcrid%7c11558858534%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7cbe%7cproduct%7c25754367%7cslid%7c%7cpgrid%7c3970769608%7cptaid%7cpla-1101002862606%7c&msclkid=a0436c25c6ed14953ea40cd3740e18d9#idiq=25754367&edition=19918311More resources on CatholicismOnline Version of the Catechism of the Catholic Churchhttps://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTMCase for Catholicismhttps://www.amazon.com/Case-Catholicism-Contemporary-Protestant-Objections/dp/1621641449/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=case+for+catholicism&qid=1624143335&sr=8-1Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrinehttps://www.amazon.com/Pope-Peter-Defending-Distinctive-Doctrine/dp/1683571800/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=FGHT3VAOGVUP&dchild=1&keywords=pope+peter+joe+heschmeyer&qid=1624143473&sprefix=pope+peter%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUURJOENKTDA2STlYJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDIyMDQ3MUdZQU9ZVVhTRlo4WiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDU1NjU1MTFYWDZKVVBMV0haQyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBOa-J_Xm-U&t=2s

Suan Sonna, Catholic convert, returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss a new paper he's written offering a biblical and historical case of Vatican 1 papal theology.  Related episode: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/the-biblical-case-for-the-papacy-with-suan-sonna/  Link's to Suan's Channel/Content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intellectualconservatism Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intellectual-conservatism/id1550879909 Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCCNjkpXEwIdH-jD8mPJwu_g

Tim Staples answers questions submitted to the Radio Team via radio@catholic.com. Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 03:03 – How rare is it for a non-Catholic to be able to receive Communion at a Catholic Church? When is a person so mentally disabled that they don’t need confession?  12:15 – How do you defend the primacy of the pope?  21:23 – Catholics are more pro-birth than pro-life. How do you respond to that?  33:01 – Why do people have to spend so many months in RCIA before becoming a Christian?  42:10 – Why do Catholics baptize infants?  49:54 – I left the Catholic Church a long time ago, but my recent study has sort of landed me back in the Catholic Church! Do I have to start over again from the beginning? I did receive some of the sacraments as a child. Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 06:03 – Who is speaking in Joel 2:27?  16:48 – Where does the Church get its claim of Church authority? Didn’t authority end with Peter?  29:29 – How is the Church infallibly defined to be infallible?  45:10 – What was the last name of Jesus?  47:20 – I find Catholic apologetics arguments against Sola Scriptura bad. What is your argument against it?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 01:45 – What is required for a priest to leave the priesthood to get married?  05:30 – How do we react to the YouTube evangelists who are spouting hellfire and brimstone, and very anti-Catholic?  15:27 – How can I find hope in my life?  23:28 – What does chastity in marriage mean?  41:00 – Does predestination take away from free will? Is it possible that predestination is real?  49:00 – The USCCB’s document on voting is confusing. Can you help clarify what they say there about abortion?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Non-Catholics call with their questions. Questions Covered: 01:18 – When we get to heaven, will we be able to see the whole history of the Church?  06:29 – Can you explain absolute divine simplicity?  18:06 – Why isn’t speaking in tongues allowed in the Catholic Church?  29:00 – I was baptized yesterday in the Catholic Church but don’t know if it’s valid. He said, “I baptize you quickly in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Is it valid?  32:33 – If God sees all and Jesus is the mediator, why ask the Pope for forgiveness?  48:23 – Earlier you said, God is not in parts, but there is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. How do you reconcile that?  50:37 – Does the Catholic Church believe that Jesus is the son of God or a prophet?  51:42 – The history channel had on a friar who said that God was going to destroy the world in the first century, but Jesus stopped that plan and started salvation history. Is that true?   Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 09:24 – What will happen during the three days of darkness? What would happen to animals during that time?  17:23 – How does the Catholic Church interpret the book of Revelation? I am a Protestant.  29:07 – What are the attributes of God? Where can I learn more about them?  34:30 – When a person is born, do they automatically know right from wrong or are morals learned?  45:13 – If you weren’t an exemplary son for your parents, can praying for their souls now that they’re deceased gain some leniency after death?  47:18 – Can we prove the existence of hell?  52:01 – Does Jesus love Satan?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Non-Catholics call with their questions. Questions Covered: 07:07 – Last week, I heard on your show that Jesus did not take on the Father’s wrath when he died on the cross. Is this what Catholics believe?  21:28 – What is the evidence for the Assumption of Mary in ancient literature?  44:00 – How can we expect society to respect the Catholic Church as a source of morality with all their teachings against homosexuals?  51:02 – I am looking to join the Catholic Church. How long should I attend Mass as a non-Catholic before taking the next step?   Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

The Blessed Virgin Mary is a troubling figure for many Protestant Christians, but this is a relatively new phenomenon. In the early Church, Marian devotion was hardly debated and even the major Protestant reformers themselves, such as Martin Luther and King Henry VIII, wrote treatises defending Marian doctrines. In this episode, Brandon and Fr. Blake explore some of the key beliefs about Mary, her pivotal role in salvation history, and the revival of Marian theology during the last two centuries. Links Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant Pitre Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by Scott Hahn The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God by Fulton Sheen Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief by Joseph Ratzinger Mary: The Church at the Source by Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Urs von Balthasar Wider Than Heaven: Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God by Eastern Church Fathers (St. Vladimir Press) The Handmaid of the Lord by Adrienne von Speyr 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration by Fr. Michael Gaitley The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Staples

What is keeping you from the Catholic Church? Questions Covered: 02:24 – I am not Catholic because the gospels are entirely different from each other.  15:52 – I am not Catholic, I am Baptist, but am very interested in the Catholic Church. Can you explain purgatory to me?  21:24 – I am not Catholic because Catholics don’t believe for certain that they’ll go to heaven – send why were catholic  29:35 – I am not Catholic because Catholics believe that Mary must be pure and holy to give birth to Jesus.   42:42 – I am not Catholic because I am still learning about Catholicism. One stumbling block for me is that I heard that Catholics will not allow gay men to be priests.  50:31 – I am not Catholic because I did not find peace in the Catholic Church.  Resources Mentioned: Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 06:07 – If one is Catholic, must one vote for Trump?  17:51 – During this time, are we still held to our first Saturday devotions which includes receiving the Eucharist? It is not available here.  21:30 – Is it true that praying to Mary was not present in the first four centuries of the Church?  35:45 – My husband and I lost our two-and-a-half-year-old daughter in December. My sister went to see a medium and told me she communicated with my daughter. How should I respond to her?  47:33 – Why did priests come with Christopher Columbus and others who came to conquer the new world? Did the priests bless the journey and mission?  51:02 – My friend is terminally ill, and she is Jewish. She is experiencing great pain. Are there verses in the Old Testament that I could give her as encouragement and for comfort?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 02:38 – Why is intersectionality wrong?  12:48 – What does Luke 23:28 mean?  16:05 – I want to become Catholic, but a lot of the Churches up here are not offering resources. What should I do?  23:04 – Is Jesus overturning the money changers tables in the Temple justification for protesting violently?  30:23 – Why do we have the importance placed on receiving Communion on the tongue, when the apostles probably received in the hand at the Last Supper?  37:24 – Did you ever question why you went to a Protestant church for so many years before coming Catholic? How do you understand God working through your life, even through those years?  46:00 – Does forgiveness of sins cover future sins?   Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 01:52 – Where do I get confirmation for my prayers?  06:43 – Why does Samuel tell Saul to go kill all the Amalekites? Why would God allow Saul to kill innocent people?  18:17 – What is the Catholic interpretation of John 10:27-30?   22:52 – Is the fact that all the churches in the world are closed a work of God so that we will respect his house more?  29:08 – How do I engage in dialogue with people who believe in “faith alone”?   41:36 – What is a book you could recommend for my Lutheran friend to help him to understand that the foundation of the Catholic Church is biblical?  46:10 – What is the best book for someone who is just learning about the Catholic faith for the first time?  48:45 – Is it showing disrespect to God if you have certain gifts and abilities that you choose not to use?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 06:27 – How are you supposed to watch Mass on TV? Do you do the actions or not?   11:46 – Why did the Protestants take certain books out of the Bible? Also, if we all have the same Holy Spirit, why do all the denominations teach so many different things?  18:38 – Why do you think that so many college students wind up abandoning their faith and traditions?  23:12 – What is objective morality and do Catholics truly have it when interpreting the Bible?  34:04 – Where in the Bible does it say that premarital sex is a sin?   42:14 – Where do you see the Church in the next ten to fifteen years? Will there be more or fewer people going to Church?  47:50 – Is canonization infallible?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

What is apostolic succession? Did the early Church believe in and practice apostolic succession? Find out here, with Tim Staples. Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host. There’s four marks to the church. It’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Pretty much every Christian would agree to that. So we focus on the apostolic nature of the early church this time with our guest, Tim Staples. Tim is director of apologetics and evangelization here at Catholic Answers, the author of Beyond Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of …

What is apostolic succession? Did the early Church believe in and practice apostolic succession? Find out here, with Tim Staples. Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host. There’s four marks to the church. It’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Pretty much every Christian would agree to that. So we focus on the apostolic nature of the early church this time with our guest, Tim Staples. Tim is director of apologetics and evangelization here at Catholic Answers, the author of Beyond Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 03:35 – What did St. Gregory of Nissa believe about the Eucharist?  14:42 – Is it true that at one point in Catholic history an empress was putting evil popes into office and was even married to one of them?   18:23 – What is the Catholic answer to the Protestant objection that there does not need to be an infallible authority to select the canon of Scripture?  32:43 – Is it true that two people can confer the sacrament of marriage upon one another in the absence of clergy?  37:05 – What is the current position of the Catholic Church on limbo?  46:04 – How did Jesus address the 5,000?   48:20 – Is it true that the particles left by the Eucharist are no longer important?  52:24 – Is it appropriate to pray, “Sweet and immaculate heart of Mary, be the salvation of my soul”?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 06:16 – I am having a difficult time with the presidential candidates this year. I don’t really want to vote for either, but I am very pro-life. What can I do?  20:36 – What are some Marian apparitions that are not approved?  28:18 – Why didn’t King Saul pray to Samuel like we do to the saints?  35:55 – What does the Catholic Church teach about UFOs?  41:30 – How can I know when the Bible should be taken literally and when it should be taken metaphorically? Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 03:55 – Is coronavirus the great chastisement that prophecies have foretold?  14:50 – How can you say that we won’t know if we are truly detached from sin until we are beyond this life? Maybe some people can tell if they are.  19:55 – How can I help my friend who does not believe in God anymore because science has disproved a lot of what he believed in?  33:33 – How can I respond to people who say that we don’t know that the gospels are primary sources?  46:39 – How can souls already be in heaven or purgatory; how can they rise from their graves at the Last Judgement?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 02:35 – Is it true that you can consecrate bread yourself along with the priest while watching Mass on the livestream?  14:00 – Why can’t I live with my girlfriend? We have love.  23:05 – Is it okay for priests to live stream the Mass to people in the Church parking lot and then to distribute the Eucharist to the line of cars?  31:55 – Is it wrong to receive the Eucharist in the hand?  42:10 – I am struggling with serious habitual sin. What can I do?   47:50 – If one partner in a marriage is using contraception but the other spouse is opposed to it, what can they do?   53:05 – What Bible translation is the best for a Catholic to use?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 00:41 – I have an American Bible from 1972. In John 6:62, it says the flesh is useless. Could this mean Jesus’ flesh?   12:27 – My younger sister is getting married. She is not a practicing Catholic. Should I attend the wedding?  18:23 – During Lent, how can I keep spiritual endurance when I am struggling already?  24:44 – When is it acceptable to receive ashes for Ash Wednesday?   28:42 – Why are Catholic Bibles Masoretic text with Septuagint influences?   35:14 – Is it theologically possible for an all-powerful, all-knowing God to be evil?  38:15 – Why do they call it the Mass and not Church?   43:35 – How do Catholics view Ephesians 6:10, “the armor of God”?   49:00 – Is it true that not many people will be saved? If so, how can we remain joyful?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 04:10 – How do we know when Jesus is being figurative and when he is being literal?  17:20 – Why do you think so many scientists become atheists?  24:09 – Does the Catholic Church recognize couples living together as having the grace of marriage?   29:46 – In Matthew 5:18, what needs to be accomplished?  44:04 – During Lent, can you have lemon in your tea during the fasting periods?  47:14 – I frequently hear Baptists say, “The Church didn’t give us the Bible, the Bible gave us the Church.” How can I respond to this?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 06:45 – Is baptism by desire valid in the Church’s eyes?  13:25 – A priest told me that I cannot be absolved for my sins. What can I do?  20:26 – How does Lucifer tie into the book of Enoch?  28:35 – What is required in order to become a saint of the Church?  35:10 – Who was Annas. the high priest?  39:47 – Does getting Last Rites guarantee that you’ll go straight to heaven?  44:23 – How does the Magisterium view Catholics praying with non-Catholics?  47:44 – There are people saying that the Novus Ordo is not valid and that all people who attend it are liberals. Who are these people and why do they say this? Is this a new schismatic movement?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 05:08 – How are communion services supposed to look and sound?  12:57 – What is the Church’s teaching on hypnosis for weight loss or to quit smoking?  14:23 – What are the advantages of sitting in front of the Blessed Sacrament?  17:46 – What does the Church teach about a marriage between people of different faiths?  29:22 – What does justification by faith and works really mean?  42:02 – How do I explain apostolic succession to my Protestant friend who believes that succession ended when the apostles died?  51:04 – Why did everyone before Noah live for so long?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 01:47 – Why would God create the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden if Adam and Eve were not meant to eat from it?  07:59 – Is it true to say that God the Father was born of Mary?   13:21 – Why is the Assumption of Mary a dogma?  21:36 – Is suffering required in order to attain heaven? If so, how could God be loving to require such a thing?  33:49 – Did the Father beget the Son through knowledge?  39:55 – What evidence is there for the Immaculate Conception?  48:40 – How do I navigate a family relationship with someone who is flirting with the occult?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 02:32 – Why isn’t purgatory defined dogmatically?  07:21 – Is there a ban on yoga by the Church? Is the Magisterium the law of the Church or the Bible?  15:13 – Is embryo research ethical?  21:35 – Is the ordinary form of the Mass valid? Some traditional Catholics have told me it is not.  35:55 – My Methodist friends asked me if I could be a godparent for their baby. Can I accept?  46:50 – Why did Jesus tell Mary that it was “not his time” at the wedding at Cana?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 00:34 – Is it okay to live in the neocatechumenal way?  05:49 – With the Lunar New Year currently being celebrated, what are your thoughts on offering incense to the dead in a Mass setting?  11:48 – Did God command the Israelites to commit genocide, especially regarding the Malachites?  19:49 – What was the role of Mary during the Passion and Crucifixion? Also, what was she doing between the Resurrection and Pentecost?  28:34 – What are your thoughts on “The Book of Truth” which are prophecies from Marie Divine Mercy? They are prophecies about the end of the world.  31:40 – I am a Protestant pastor and am going to wedding a couple. The bride is Catholic. How can I best honor her Catholic faith in this?  42:20 – When did the tradition of praying to the saints and using relics start?   49:00 – An atheist told me that the origins of Judaism is a pagan Canaanite god. Is that true? What are the origins of Judaism?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 03:55 – What was the earliest record of the idea of the papacy?   15:06 – What does 1 Cor. 1:17 mean?  21:13 – Do you recommend the Alpha program?  29:58 – What will distinguish the final trials of the Church from the trials that the Church is currently experiencing?  37:14 – How can we be perfect like God in the way that Jesus asks us?   46:56 – Does Revelation 20:5 prove that there are two resurrections?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 03:25 – As technology is progressing, will virtual reality baptism something that could become valid?  12:23 – At the end of time, will the persecution against Christians be violent?  16:20 – What is the Catholic stance on abortion?  34:58 – Why is the mother tongue of the Church Latin and not Hebrew?  41:50 – Are unbaptized babies who pass away present with us at the Mass?  45:58 – How do I defend Mary’s perpetual virginity?  51:52 – Can you suggest a Bible study for new Christians? Also, why do the Catholic and Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas and Easter on different days?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.  Questions Covered: 04:27 – St. Irenaeus says that Eve and Mary, the New Eve, are both virgins. How can this be?  16:58 – If you go to confession and the priest says, “I forgive you,” instead of the traditional absolution, is it valid? Are there any variations of the absolution that are valid?  21:36 – Is there a licit, feasible means of rescuing frozen, abandoned embryos?  44:43 – What is your opinion of the ESV Bible translation?  46:43 – How can I prove to someone who is not a Catholic that the early Christians really were Catholics?  52:37 – How can I better understand the Church’s teaching on “no salvation outside of the Catholic Church”?  Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.  Want more from Tim Staples?  Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines  Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic  Catholic Answers to Common Objections  The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings  Living Bread (CD)  Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell  …

In most social circles today, if you announce that you’re a Buddhist, that’s cool; you’re like a celebrity. If you say you’re into yoga retreats, that’s wonderful. Even if you say you’re a Christian (understood as Protestant) everything is still more or less groovy, unless you’re one of those fundamentalist types that believes Jesus really rose from the dead. But announce you’re Catholic? Better get ready for the inquisition. Tim Staples knows all about it. Tim was raised Southern Baptist, later became an Assemblies of God youth pastor, and is now the director of apologetics and evangelization at Catholic Answers. In this interview, Tim goes off-road to talk about life as a Catholic in a post-modern culture. How has the papacy of Pope Francis been a game changer? Some have implied or accused Pope Francis of being a heretic. Tim weighs in with his take. Last year was the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the revolt now called the Protestant Reformation. How can Catholics talk about about the breakaway that had led to constant, and predictable, splinterization of so many different denominations, each contradicting the others is various ways? And what is ecumenism, anyway? What should the endgame be for our prayers “for Christian unity”? Tim Staples has been debating, writing about, and pondering all these questions for 30 years. Listen and learn.   In this episode you will learn: Specific examples of how to interact with people who disagree How life as a Catholic is, in a certain sense, different under the unpredictable papacy of Pope Francis Why ecumenism can’t possibly mean merely being nice and collaborating on projects How to recover from an awkward start to an interview! That Jesus Christ founded one Church Much more! Recommended Reading Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines   by Tim Staples Catechism of the Catholic Church    Join the Conversation Question of the week: Why is it important to get the definition of ecumenism right?   Don't forget to Subscribe and Review!

Featuring: Tim Staples of Catholic Answers discusses the Assumption of Mary Readings for Saturday, August 15, 2015 Pope Pius XII on the Assumption of Mary Mary's place in Salvation History. Seeing Mary through the eyes of the Church. Giveaway – 'Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines' by Tim Staples