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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:33 – I'm a convert from Episcopalian church. Why can’t I receive communion at both churches when I go with my family? 17:35 – I'm interested in Catholicism. What is the thought of using products that have been associated with immorality? For example, buying shoes from a company that has produced shoes with a pentagram? 31:04 – I’m coming into the Church but am cohabiting. What should I do? 37:25 – A Protestant was arguing that we shouldn't have Marian intercession because it is based on the Old Testament. What’s the response? 45:23 – Is once saved always saved the sin of presumption? 48:29 – Is it okay to go to adoration and just sit in silence? 50:55 – Do Anglican priests have to be re-ordained when they convert to Catholicism? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:27 – Does Is. 53:10 support penal substitution? 17:42 – What is the best way to discuss the Marxist tendencies in the Grapes of Wrath from a Catholic perspective? 20:30 – How does Hebrews 10:14 not teach eternal security? 42:37 – Did God really forsake Christ on the cross? 47:30 – Why aren't the Church Fathers as popular among Protestants as they are with Catholics? 51:34 – I'm returning to the faith. Is it appropriate for me to read the bible and try to discern the word of God? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:58 – If a marriage is declared annulled, how do you refer to the former marriage if it was declared invalid? 08:44 – How do I talk to a Mormon about the Trinity? Resource mentioned: From the Susquehana to the Tiber 22:37 – How is one qualified as a valid Catholic? 28:37 – How do Catholics understand Mt 24:13 and Mt 24:22? 40:18 – How do I balance liberal and conservative theology within the Catholic Church? 47:46 – Do people become angels when they die? 51:42 – Is Marian devotion a requirement for a Catholic? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 02:15 – Is it okay for Catholics to use contraception for irregular cycles? 08:41 – If God is pure spirit then why does the bible suggest that he has a human body? 18:04 – Can Catholics be a part of Elks Clubs and other societies? 23:47 – How do you explain confession to non-Catholics? 37:28 – Is using words like, darn or heck, sinful? 45:44 – Did the early Church Fathers believe that the three angels who visited Abram were a physical manifestation of the Trinity? Are they right? 48:37 – How do we balance separating the body of relics and not allowing the scattering of the remains of loved ones? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:25 – Were the prophets in the New Testament Church prophesying about the future of the Church? 15:40 – CCC states the canon of the bible has apostolic origin but does the early Church disprove that? 31:00 – Why does a Catholic have to get married inside of the Church? 40:12 – I was invited to a Christian baptism. Is it okay for me to go? 47:18 – Who wrote Genesis? 50:03 – How do we reconcile John the Baptist being the greatest of the prophets and Mary being the greatest creation? …

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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:24 – Who was the very first Christian? 18:45 – This past Sunday’s reading Acts 8:14-17. Don’t we receive the Holy Spirit fully in baptism? 22:34 – What choir of angels are depicted only having a head and wings? 24:39 – How do you respond to the claim that St. Patrick was a Baptist minister and that the Catholics hijacked his story? 34:16 – by saying the Orthodox priesthood is valid, are we saying they are right in saying the papacy is wrong? 37:45 – Is it true that there are over millions of Satan clubs across the country? 46:02 – Chris, Thank you for your article in the magazine. Have your read Dr. Kreeft’s, How the weakness of the cross makes us strong? 49:03 – Why is there so much repetition in the bible, specifically in Exodus? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:01 – Is it moral for my Catholic boyfriend to make glass containers for cremated remains? 14:00 – Does the Church take a position on what the genetic makeup of Jesus would look like? 16:44 – If God is all knowing, then why would he allow atheists to be born? 31:17 – What kind of society would you want to see America become? One that respects all religions or just the Catholic faith? 46:41 – How did the concept of the immortal soul come to be in Christianity since the Jewish people didn't believe in that? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:33 – does the initial stage of justification differ from the process that happens after? 05:54 – What is the Catholic view on the 1000-year reign of Jesus in Revelation? 08:45 – Could you write a book on what the Catholic teaching on justification actually is and why we reject penal substitutionary atonement? 18:56 – Is it okay to pray the rosary in public? 22:14 – On what basis did the Orthodox dissent during the Great Schism? 29:25 – Why can't our protestant brothers and sisters who are baptized receive communion? 45:38 – Under what circumstances would a child or baby receive communion 49:06 – How is it possible to say that the Church can claim to be consistent in its apostolic tradition and yet claim that 5 degrees of minor orders are no longer real? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:56 – I've been getting a lot of Mormon missionaries. Is it fruitful to talk to them? 17:12 – Can you clarify Divine simplicity and the essence energies distinction? 21:51 – What is the nature of the Church's non infallible teachings? Could a theologian dissent from those opinions? 32:31 – How does Sola Scriptura affirm Tradition as meaningful and authoritative but claims only Scripture as infallible? 35:56 – Was it cruel for God to kill innocent babies during Noah's flood? 45:52 – Did Pope Leo the Great and Pope St. Gelasius I condemned communion under one form? 50:21 – How do we defend transubstantiation and reject transgenderism since both have the appearance of something they’re not? …

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Questions Covered: 02:25 – How many languages was the bible translated into around the year 500 AD? I find polemical stuff all around the internet that is trying to put down the Catholic Church by saying it was translated into 500 languages by then. 06:23 – What is the Church’s view on suffering well when the person doesn't really know what that means? My 8 y.o. daughter has been diagnosed with cancer. We as her parents offer up her suffering but how does the Lord view hers? 15:44 – Follow up question to Julian. Can you please give some clarification that we can go directly to Jesus rather than always through a mediator? 30:57 – If a husband and wife become one flesh in marriage and both die and end up in purgatory, do they first both need to be purged of their sin in order to go to heaven? 34:35 – I understand the concept of indulgences that if we do good works or pious actions it will reduce temporal punishment in purgatory. It seems like we're just doing indulgences to check a box. Are the indulgences in these big books real and what is their full purpose? 41:36 – Follow up to previous question – You said, “If you have a gun license, you’ve been deputized by the state to carry out capital punishment.” Can you give some more clarification on that statement? 47:27 – How do we reconcile the different factions and the division they cause within the Catholic Church, especially in the US? 52:09 – How do I explain the papacy to my Protestant friend? …

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Questions Covered: 04:04 – Does listening to an audio version meet the criteria of saying the rosary? 05:55 – Is it a licit theological opinion to think that Mary did not die before her assumption? On catholic.com, Fr. Hugh Barbour says the magisterium does not teach that she died but Michael Lofton says she did. 15:05 – What were the differences between presbyters and Bishops in the early Church? 20:38 – In Hebrews 4:15-16, it says, “We have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…Let us therefore come boldly…” Why do Catholics have priests if this passage says we can go boldly ourselves? 32:35 – I shared a video with a friend about how a monastery here in OC is going to be dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Mother. How can I respond to her when she says praying to the saints is demonic? 41:50 – Do our works play into the initial stage of justification? If they do, how so? 49:11 – If we were in an active shooter situation and have legal license to carry, would we be subject to the same rules regarding “Thou shalt not kill” as a soldier in war? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:14 – If God gives us free will while he doesn’t give us the option to opt out of heaven and hell? 16:42 – Mt 5:28 Does this apply to us thinking about any sin and not just lust? 23:23 – How can a person know he is going to heaven? 29:19 – Can you speak about numerology or angel numbers? Is it from God or from the devil? 33:02 – What does presbyteros mean? Does it have a different meaning in the tanakh? 45:18 – Does God not annihilate us because He makes us in His images? 48:28 – If God loves everyone does this also mean He loves Satan and his followers? 52:27 – Is it possible that we are actually living in hell right now? …

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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:13 – What book does the following quote come from? “Let your yes be yes and your no be no. If you are lukewarm, I will spit, you out.”   16:02 – Do baptism and repentance save? How efficacious are they if you can still lose salvation and go to hell?  23:30 – I have a daughter with intellectual disabilities with limited understanding and she is nonverbal. What is the Church's stance on her being able to receive the sacraments?  31:58 – What am I supposed to contemplate while on the transfiguration in the Luminous mysteries?  38:48 – Why do Catholics call priests father? Doesn't the bible prohibit that?  46:21 – Will the chalice ever be restored for communion?  53:09 – I have family who don't know anything about Catholicism and they’re looking for a book recommendation that lays out the very basics. What do you recommend?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:07 – Why do non-Catholics often refer to the pope as the antichrist? 13:12 – What resources should I read in order to find the real Church? 22:16 – Are all lies mortal sin? 39:56 – The wedding at Cana. Did the jars already have water? I asked my pastor and I disagreed with him. He told me I needed to believe exactly what he believed. Is this true? 50:16 – How does one get saved in the Catholic Church? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:47 – I heard a claim that the Romans created the idea of Jesus. That the Flavian Dynasty created it to suppress rebellion. What’s the rebuttal? 13:50 – I just discovered you 6 months ago and am now a donor! I just want to thank Cy for making the show great! 20:27 – If the eucharistic miracles are true, would protestants go back to calling us cannibals? 36:29 – How do I respond to “nothing but Jesus matters?” 49:06 – How long was Jesus on the cross? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:43 – What happens if you die wearing a scapular but are in mortal sin? Will you go to hell? 16:44 – Is there additional grace needed for salvation apart from sufficient grace? 34:18 – When you say “forgive these sins and all of my others” in confession, are the sins that you forgot forgiven? 47:10 – How do you respond to someone who claims that the devil can intercept prayer and falsely answer it to mislead? 52:55 – Jn 6:37 Is this evidence for not needing the Catholic? …

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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 08:39 – Does Pope Pius IX definition of the Immaculate Conception include Mary crushing the head of the serpent? And what does that mean? 19:25 – What should one do with wedding rings after an annulment according to the Church? 33:10 – Did God will Mary to be the Mediatrix of all grace? 44:42 – If you make a vow to God can you make a request of him that the vow is contingent upon? 52:04 – What is the bible and Church Fathers view of intercession of the saint? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:03 – Why do other religions criticize Catholics, but we don’t criticize other religions?  13:52 – How do we help non-denominational Christians understand the truth of Catholicism?  31:19 – How do we reconcile Jesus’ promise to the good thief being with him in paradise that day and Jesus’ descent into hell for 3 days?  41:16 – Can Catholics donate their body to science?  46:22 – Is there a scriptural distinction between intercessor and mediator?  51:51 – Can a Catholic morally officiate a protestant wedding?  …

April 29th, 2023 - Experts Debbie Georgianni and Adam Blai take questions on angels, prayer, demons, new age, and much more.

Questions Covered: 01:30 – While I was praying my rosary, it broke. Does this mean anything?  05:07 – Could 1 John 5:7 be used as evidence for the Trinity in scripture?  14:16 – How can I become an apologist?  18:40 – Why are the angels fighting in Revelation 12? And is that describing something current?  22:33 – How would you prove to a protestant that the woman in Genesis 3:15 is Mary?  29:53 – Does the Church have any literature on the topic of why men are leaders in the Church and the home?  35:13 – Is there historical evidence of dragons? Is it possible that they are what we currently think of as the dinosaurs?  45:23 – Is it required to have your first reconciliation before your first Communion? Are we supposed to have a CCD program at our parish for this?  48:32 – Is it better for an atheist to come to believe in some kind of God even if they don't get all the way to the Christian God?  …

Questions Covered: 04:24 – My Catholic son married a non-denominational Christian who's trying to get him to raise their kids. What can we do?  15:08 – I went to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky recently, and they showed dinosaurs on the ark. How does that, and the extremely literal interpretation of Genesis they took, fit in with the Catholic view?  28:29 – What was the first Catechism officially accepted by the Church?  30:47 – Was it a sin for me to be the best man at a non-Catholic wedding?  34:18 – Did the war between the faithful angels and the fallen angels take place in heaven or on earth?  43:40 – What kind of fruit was on the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  47:58 – I've heard from some non-Catholic sources that the Council of Rome didn't set the Canon of Scripture. Is that true?  51:32 – Could the Catholic Church end up revising its declaration that Anglican orders are null and void?  …

Welcome to the ALL THINGS BMX SHOW We hope you are ready for episode 153. Well we had to call an audible, Tom's plane to Columbia was bumped back and he couldn't make the show. No worries we have his already scheduled for an upcoming show. This week's show we are going to bring an open forum style show with Brian Fell. This show we will be counting on you, our viewers and listeners to chime in as we discuss the burning bmx topics you want to hear. Brian is the owner of Mega Design and BrandedPopupscom and one of the main people behind the BMX scene. Mega Design Group is a full service marketing and BrandedPopups.com is the way you as fan or brand supporter have the opportunity to purchase a branded popup-style canopy of your favorite company. Brian will be joining us on the Danger Snacks Satellite Video Line.Our open song is brought to you by the Boogie Man. Check him out on Spotify by clicking the link below.https://open.spotify.com/artist/3APaaouPhrNFJHQ25v6KC7?si=9nk-_qFZQWGOYFVl5ENffQ&dl_branch=1Our Michigan studio is brought to you by Desoto BMX “Under The Big Top” https://www.facebook.com/desototxbmxBrian Fell Contact Infohttps://www.facebook.com/https://www.instagram.com/bfell/https://www.facebook.com/megadesigngrouphttps://www.instagram.com/megadesigngroup/https://megadesigngroup.com/https://wwwup.facebook.com/BrandedPopshttps://www.instagram.com/brandedpopups/https://brandedpopups.com/www.mtbsx.comLIGHTNING ROUNDhttps://www.brandedpopups.com954-594-2690sales@brandedpopups.comBMX Newsmakers is brought to you by 110% Nutrition. You can find them at www.110nutrition.com Where Is The Captainhttps://www.facebook.com/nicholas.long.5817https://www.instagram.com/niclong64Join us next when we welcome Tom Ritz back for Moto 2 to the ATB show. BMX Showcase Links Dirty Knobs Podcasthttps://youtu.be/CVoS8lci2xsMom's Talk BMX Podcastwww.facebook.com/MomsTalkBMXBeer Budget BMX Showhttps://www.f

Questions Covered: 02:30 – I had a family member convert to fundamentalism. They typically tend to run away from their problems and look for the next new thing. How do I bring them back to the Catholic faith in which they were raised? 12:32 – Taking into account evolution, at what point in time was our race “human enough” to engulf the soul and spirit so we could start partaking with God? Also, is there a point during fermentation of grape juice in which it is considered fit for consecration? Why aren't we able to use grape juice like Protestants? 22:33 – Are indulgences just shortcuts to heaven? How are they ok? 40:26 – Why do we call on Mary as a particular apparition in certain prayers rather than just calling on her as a whole? 48:51 – Is it wrong to refuse the blood of Jesus at Mass when offered due to germs on the cup? 52:13 – What did God really mean by telling Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree of knowledge? What is the true meaning of the tree of knowledge? Did each of these things have deeper meaning? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:45 – Why do we say that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilot in the Creed? 13:18 – If a gay couple can offer a good well balanced homelife why would the Church's teaching be relevant anymore? 23:01 – What are your thoughts on the bible claim that few go to heaven, and many go to hell? 32:58 – Matthew 5:27, Dennis Prager said that this quote is mistranslated, and the term is not actually “lust” but instead “covet.” Is this true? 40:30 – You wrote an article that said that not everything in the bible is historically accurate. Could you expound on that? 46:04 – Have you ever run into an argument that would try to discredit the papacy and the name change of Peter? 51:03 – How can we claim that Moses was a prophet since in Numbers he was so violent? …

Questions Covered: 17:12 – I have debated with people that deny Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant due to how holy the old Ark was. What would be some good questions for me to ask them to get their minds going? 29:18 – What is the Catholic Church's stance on editing baby genes for things like down syndrome? 33:55 – I have seen an image of Our Lady and it seems like she has a scar on her right cheek. Are you familiar with this image and do you have any information on it? 36:54 – I've found Protestants online saying that the shepherds in Jesus' time were Levitical shepherds that took care of sheep used in a sacrifice. They also say the cave where Jesus was born was where sacrificial lambs were kept so it was spotless. Why haven't I heard these things in Catholic tradition? 44:18 – What is the trinity and did it exist before Jesus descended onto Earth? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 03:14 – If my son is incapable of committing mortal sin, does he still have to go to confession? 07:57 – Why wasn't St. Peter arrested for cutting off the soldier’s ear? 16:43 – What is the biblical evidence for Mary's bodily assumption? 30:35 – What are your issues with sola scriptura? 33:47 – What was the purpose of bringing Lazarus back to life? Where was Lazarus while he was dead? 42:16 – I've read Early Church was the Catholic Church and now I want to read the original documents. Which collection of writings do you recommend me reading? 48:48 – How do I respond to my atheist friends that say the apostles experience mass hysteria after Jesus’ death? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:34 – I'm struggling with family members who are in a same sex relationship, especially with kids around. Now they are adopting a child. Should I be more welcoming? 16:00 – I disagree with some of Joe's points on the resurrection that he made on Shameless Popery. Could you clarify? 23:20 – Wouldn't it be better for the Church to relax the strictness on the seal of confession if it would help save people? 31:05 – Is it proper for a lay person to start the Agnus Dei. Is there a rule that says you can start the mass not singing but can change it halfway through the mass and start singing? 37:56 – I've been told I need an annulment. It’s causing me great anxiety. Why would I need one? 45:11 – Why would God allow John the Baptist to be beheaded? 48:59 – I'm curious about the contradiction of ecumenism. Can you clarify? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 11:29 – Are you familiar with the deification of Mary? Is this a Protestant teaching? 14:03 – How do I overcome my fear of exorcist movies? I really want to watch Nefarious now. 20:20 – Can I pray with a Jehovah Witness since we don't know which God they're praying to? 22:44 – What’s the justification for the death penalty? 31:15 – Why doesn't the Church make the Feast of the Annunciation a Holy Day of Obligation? 34:25 – what’s the argument against the claim that Jesus might have been the Messiah but wasn’t divine? 40:35 – What are the differences between experiencing a conversion like Paul vs like Peter? 44:18 – Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew. Why does it follow Joseph's line if that’s not his blood? 48:10 – Why would categorize nudity in the Pope Exorcist a near occasion of sin? 52:18 – Are health problems a punishment from God? …

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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 05:24 – Canon 932 seems like it says that Mass needs to be in a sacred place unless out of necessity. With this in mind, would it be licit for a priest to celebrate mass on a hike? 12:10 – What is the process of getting a spiritual director? 16:45 – I'm going to start RCIA soon. How do you recommend me leaving my Lutheran community? 21:29 – What are your thoughts on the claim that Paul and Peter didn’t write their letters? 35:41 – What happens if someone that is connected to an evil spirit tries to enter a blessed building? 41:04 – What’s the difference between spirit and soul? 46:15 – What is the role of lay people as spiritual directors? 51:07 – Does God have a sense of humor? Is there evidence of this in the bible? …

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Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:50 – How did the animals on Noah's ark reproduce without deformities? 10:07 – I am a new Catholic and am drawn to the Latin Mass but the community is not very welcoming. What can we do to be more relevant in our services and be welcoming to newcomers. 21:04 – We get frustrated with our parishes for not doing things and sometimes we have to do them on our own. 29:02 – I'm a revert. How do I become a better apologist? How do I respond to the claim that Catholics aren't Christians? 34:58 – A priest said that the teaching on homosexuality will evolve and in 50 years will be accepted. Is this true? 44:15 – How do I talk to my protestant brother about sola scriptura without being confrontational? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:26 – Is our view of purgatory similar to the Jewish perspective? 11:14 – My sister believes that everyone goes to heaven because no one can say no to God. How do I refute that? 18:41 – If we are made in the image and likeness of God, but Jesus came in a lot later in history, then how is that possible? 21:29 – If we are not judged by good works but by faith and the CCC says faith is a gift from God, then how can we be judged for a gift that we have not received? 29:00 – How can Zachariah be in the priesthood while being of advanced age if the Levitical priesthood is restricted to 30-50 years old? 32:07 – 2 Tim 3:16. How can you say that purgatory perfects you when the bible says that the bible perfects you? 36:35 – Gen 1:27 What is the image and likeness of God? 41:22 – How do we justify not allowing spreading ashes of loved ones but being okay with separating relics across the world? 45:40 – The bible says only the humble and meek will enter heaven. What advice do you give to become humble and meek? 50:25 – If God is outside of time, did he make people knowing they were going to suffer in hell for eternity? 52:50 – What is the purpose of canonizing men and women saints? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 01:37 – Would everything have played out the way it did whether Mary had said yes or no? 12:54 – Can 2 year olds be confirmed? 17:01 – I'm protestant considering conversion but I’m having a lot of trouble with Mary being the Queen of heaven. Can you help clarify 42:30 – What’s a good way to explain Transubstantiation to a Lutheran pastor? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 07:47 – How is the Catholic Church the first church if there was no Catholic Church till the Great Schism around 1050 AD? 16:04 – J. Warner Wallace uses Origen and other early Church sources as evidence against the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. What’s the response to that? 21:52 – Are we allowed to use the earth for our own benefit or only use it for God's glory? 30:10 – What are the exceptions to being able to go to weddings that are generally scandalous for a Catholic to attend? 34:28 – How was it possible for one pope to override a previous one specifically in the event of the suppression of the Jesuit? 36:26 – John 20:17, Why does Jesus Make a distinction between his God and Mary's God? Why doesn't Jesus let Mary touch him? 41:10 – What is Soli Deo Gloria and how could I talk to Protestant about it? 44:26 – How is Transubstantiation taken from scripture? 48:12 – A priest said that Moses actually parted the Reed Sea, not the Red Sea. He also said that Marian intercession wasn't invented until the black plague. Are these things true? 53:05 – When is the need for universal acceptance of the Church properly applied? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 15:58 – Is the fact that Mary went to prepare Jesus' body 3 days after his death evidence against the resurrection?  21:23 – In Paul’s letters to Timothy, what is the meaning of the laying of hands?  23:41 – Is it scandalous for me to attend a civil wedding if the people getting married haven't finalized an annulment?  31:07 – A friend of mine visited Rome and said “it says a lot about a religion when the streets are made of gold” referring to the Vatican. How should I respond to that?  36:52 – Lev 27:29 Could you explain the harsh consequence if a person is rejected in their vote of offering?  40:57 – St. Alphonsus Liguori says all graces flow through Mary. Is that true?  47:40 – Why didn't the rabbi's take note and cause a stir when Jesus was circumcised if Simeon knew he was the Messiah?  …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:22 – What can I tell my mom who makes comments about hypothetically wanting to be taken off life support instead of suffering? 13:39 – Who really was Mary Magdalene? The woman who was delivered from demons or the woman caught in adultery? 15:39 – Regarding Pope Francis’ recent statements on the TLM and German bishops. It seems imprudent with how he handles both situations? What can we lay people do in a situation like this? 19:41 – Can a person change one’s confirmation name? 22:05 – Mt 27:52-53. It seems like a singular event and why isn’t it recorded in the other gospels? 24:37 – My friend recently converted to Christianity. How do I explain to my friend the need to confess our sins to a priest? 32:11 – Sorry but Jesus didn't create the Catholic Church. Show me in the Bible please. He told his disciples to go spread the Good News. 39:13 – Is it possible for a demon to intercept a petition prayer? 44:43 – Is the Easter Vigil Mass mandatory to attend? 46:29 – How would one respond to the claim that you’re not supposed to baptize babies because Jesus was baptized at 30? 50:02 – How specific does a person need to be in the confessional? If you remember a sin while the priest is giving absolution, what should you do? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 10:35 – Can you help me understand salvation history especially regarding substitutionary atonement? 22:00 – My protestant friend claims that Catholics put Mary and the saints above God. I'm a convert and I just want some clarification. 25:08 – Is the Aramaic word God Allah? 35:35 – Why does the gospel of John not have the institution narrative? 43:12 – How did Joseph and Mary deal with temptation if they didn’t have concupiscence? 47:00 – How do we counter the claim that the parable of the wheat and the weeds is evidence for double predestination? 51:18 – Could the church have made the change that they did at Vatican 2 without having an ecumenical council? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 04:53 – On Sunday the priest talked about Palm Sunday; that some people who welcomed Jesus were also the ones who condemned him. Why was there such a change in viewing Jesus? 07:50 – In the Penguins Classic version of City of God, the author of the forward states “St. Augustine showed typical signs of someone on the verge of metanoia” What are those signs? 12:58 – Why did God harden the heart of people in the bible? 17:00 – Can Catholics attend protestant worship services? 23:50 – We had a situation where the mass couldn't be completed. I had a question about how they concluded it was appropriate. 31:58 – Why does Jesus put his hands on the blind man twice in order to heal him? Why not just once? 35:50 – I'm considering converting. Will I still be able to serve and play guitar at protestant services? 45:01 – Why can't God create another god? 50:06 – Is it okay to take communion twice in one day? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 06:14 – What is accidental glory? 13:11 – St. Paul refers to people alive as saints. A protestant argued that this was evidence for once saved always saved. How do I refute this? 19:50 – I'm protestant and am considering converting to Catholicism. I was married to 2 married Muslim men and now I'm married to a Jewish man. What would I have to do to convert? 29:18 – I've seen the Latin mass in the news a lot and who has authority to celebrate it. Do priests who travel from diocese to diocese have authority to celebrate it? 32:34 – I'm listening to the Bible and a Year podcast and have a question about Joshua. Why were the Israelites ordered to leave no Canaanite alive? How can we believe in a good God knowing this? 37:48 – Why do we pray in the apostles’ creed that our bodies will be in heaven? Isn't it clear that we know that there are only two bodies in heaven, Mary and Jesus? 44:21 – How does one apply indulgences in real life? 52:16 – What’s the rule for going to Mass this Friday since it’s both Good Friday and First Friday? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered: 09:12 – Did anyone in the early church interprets Matthew 16:18-19 as referring to anything other than Peter? 16:58 – There were African Martyrs who were a mix of Catholics and Anglicans. Would we Catholics consider those Anglicans as saints in heaven? 20:02 – How does confession work? 29:50 – Is it okay to receive communion if you have doubts about some teachings of the Church? 35:42 – I'm Protestant. How does the Magisterium get the interpretation of scripture right as opposed to protestant pastors and churches? 44:21 – I have some very anti-Catholic friends. They say that the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican is satanic because it has the shape of a snake. How do I debunk it? 49:30 – Is it okay to wear a zodiac symbol necklace? …

Open Forum – Questions Covered 06:27 – According to National Catholic Register, you don't have to meet the three usual conditions of a plenary indulgence in order to receive an apostolic pardon, provided you have a regular prayer life. Is this accurate? 12:40 – I’m a weekly adorer and a cradle Catholic. As I get older I've become more aware of my sinful nature and I’m beginning to receive communion less and less. I'm starting to really struggle with this obstacle. 17:50 – I'm troubled by whether Catholics have to care about climate change if the world's going to end anyway. 28:49 – I've heard the Catholic Church teaches social justice, and I'm not sure how to agree with that. 44:33 – Why would God ask Moses to build a bronze serpent if the serpent is the symbol of Satan? 49:19 – One of my family members thinks the world is going to end. He claims that there will be 3 days of darkness and the only candles that will light will be made of beeswax. Are you familiar with this apparition? …