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Episode 131: 6th Sunday of Easter | Year C In today's episode, we focus on two details in the first reading and one detail in the Gospel reading that are relevant for doing apologetics. The details in the first reading, which is taken from Acts 15:1-2, 22-29, relate to the topic of the magisterium and […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 07:45 – Is the sacrifice of the mass the sacrifice of Jesus being perpetuated or is it just symbolic? 30:14 – What's the difference between actual grace and sanctifying grace? 40:52 – How do you defend the claim that the Catholic Church is the oldest governance body in history? 47:55 – […]

Episode 130: Year C In today's episode, we focus on three details, one per reading for this upcoming 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C. The detail in the first reading, which is Acts 14:21-27, relates to the objection posed by some Protestants that there were no first century rank of bishops but merely elders/presbyters. The […]

Audio Download Questions covered: 06:53 – I read in the Catechism that you need to be in the state of grace to receive the sacrament of confirmation. What happens if you're not?  18:24 – If a Catholic and a non-Catholic both do something that's a mortal sin, and they both know what the Catholic Church […]

Audio Download Questions covered: 04:54 – Why do non-Catholics who want to join the Church need to go through OCIA instead of just joining immediately?  14:33 – How is the Catholic Church's apostolic succession compare to what other churches believe?  21:43 – How does the intercession of the saints work when the Bible says that […]

We shouldn't be surprised by a world containing pointless suffering if it's not set up with the welfare of conscious creatures in mind. But there's a deeper problem with theism and its demands. Affirming theism requires moral judgments, as it entails endorsing the permissibility of suffering allowed by a benevolent God, which feels like a … Continue reading CA138 The Demand of Theism – Is it immoral to believe in God? →

Episode 129: 4TH Sunday of Easter, Year C Explore whether Jesus' words in John 10:27–30 teach eternal security. Dr. Karlo Broussard examines the biblical evidence and explains why Catholics reject “once saved, always saved.” Readings: Click Here Looking for Sunday Catholic Word Merchandise? Look no further! Click Here Audio Download

Audio Download Questions Covered: 05:42 – Where is “purgatory” in the Bible? 12:50 – Catholics appeal to 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 for purgatory. But Paul doesn't say the person is tested by fire. Rather, he teaches “works” are tested by fire. 16:52 – Catholics appeal to Jesus' teaching about the unforgivable sin not being forgiven in […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 03:52 – Length of time in purgatory. How do we know how long we'll be in purgatory? 08:46 – When you're in purgatory do you get to meet your guardian angel? 29:29 – What does Philippians 2:10 mean? Is ‘under the earth' a reference to purgatory? 34:06 – My father died […]

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Audio Download Questions Covered:  06:49 – How is kneeling before a statue not worship?  14:04 – I don't understand the origin of Confession.  18:25 – Can you clarify about the super substantial bread in Matthew 6:11?  22:30 – Why would a Protestant not need to be Baptized again in the Catholic faith?  32:58 – If […]

Audio Download uestions Covered:  04:10 – How could an all-loving God send people to Hell?  16:25 – How do I explain that we should seek more than just feeling good?  30:00 – How could Peter be the Pope of Edomites and not the Israelites?  34:50 – How can I deal with family members with same-sex […]

Episode 127: Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday | Year C In today's episode, we focus only on the Gospel reading for this upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday, which is John 20:19-31, the famous passage where Jesus tells the apostles, “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins […]

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Episode 126: Year C | Easter Sunday In today's episode, we focus on the readings for this upcoming Resurrection of the Lord, Year C. I'd like to focus on the details in the first reading, taken from Acts 10:34a, 37-43, and the Gospel reading, taken from John 20:1-9, that relate to alternative theories to the […]

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Audio Download Questions Covered: 11:11 – My protestant friend is going through OCIA and has been struggling with the concept of praying to the dead. How can I help? 17:44 – Where in the bible does it say that Jesus descended into hell? 22:25 – I have an issue with Marian dogmas and the idea […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 04:55 – What's the basis for temporal punishment for sin? Where is it in the New Testament or Church Fathers? 14:04 – I'm getting confirmed this Saturday. Is the rapture a protestant invention? 19:15 – Why on the 2nd day of creation does God not say, “it was good”? 29:16 – […]

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Episode 125: Year C In today's episode, we highlight several details that are relevant for apologetics in the readings for this upcoming Palm Sunday, Year C. Many of the details, which are found in the Gospel reading for the procession of palms—Luke 19:28-40, and the second reading, taken from Philippians 2:6-11, we've already covered in […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 04:54 – How do we support the use of relics when Protestants see it as idolatry?  14:01 – I'm in OCIA. How are Catholics different from Gnostics and Protestants?  21:29 – The bible tells us not to seek mediums or speak to the deceased. How is it then you can speak […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 00:45 – The Bottom Line on The Natural Law  10:02 – What passages can I use as evidence for purgatory that a protestant will accept, especially 1 Corinthians?  14:32 – Why do Catholics believe there could only be one Church?  30:11 – I'm Protestant moving closer to Catholicism. How does Catholicism […]

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Episode 124: Year C – 5th Sunday of Lent In today's episode, we focus on two details in the second reading and Gospel for this upcoming Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C. The second reading is taken from Philippians 3:8-14, and the detail that has apologetical significance is Paul's teaching that we receive righteousness that […]

In this fourth installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs explores the complex relationship between divine providence and human freedom. What does it mean that God delegates subsovereignce to creation? And how does divine foreknowledge interact with human self-determination? Tune in as we examine biblical figures like Abraham, Job, and Saul alongside the desecration of goodness and the atheist's problem with evil. This episode lays crucial groundwork for understanding the synergistic nature of providence before our final exploration of theodicy.All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubstack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:13 The rational ordering principle00:13:17 What is the individual? 00:32:05 Divine foreknowledge 00:40:08 Abraham, Job, & Saul 00:52:06 Providence: blueprint or synergy? 01:01:29 The desecration of goodness01:08:28 The atheist's evil problem 01:18:51 So why doesn't God intervene? 01:34:30 God delegates subsovereignce  01:46:06 A critical feature of providence 01:49:51 What DOES God do? 01:56:49 The divine energies 02:16:40 The synergistic nature of providence 02:27:17 Engaging in self-determinationOther words for the algorithm… Leibniz, A defense of God, Epicurus, David Hume, Heraclitus, The Problem of Pain, The Problem of Divine Hiddenness, Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Orthodox Christian, Christianity, Evangelical, Protestant, Catholicism, Catholics, pantheism, Empedocles, body-soul dualism, metaphysical dualism, Manichaeism, Augustine of Hippo, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Nicene Creed, The Arian Dispute, Christology, Seven Ecumenical Councils, Jonathan Pageau, Fr. Josiah Trenham, Jordan Peterson, Pints With Aquinas, Christian apologetics, theology, Alex O'Connor, John of Damascus, Alvin Plantinga, modal logic, Scholastics, the consequent will of God, Origen, complex goods, Theism, philosophy of religion, natural theology, moral philosophy, ontological argument, teleological argument, cosmological argument, ancient philosophy, patristics, church fathers, suffering, existentialism, free will, determinism, sovereignty, divine attributes, omnipotence, omniscience, benevolence, theological ethics, moral evil, natural evil, comparative religion, religious epistemology, divine justice, meaning of suffering, spiritual formation, rationalism, empiricism, atheism, agnosticism, William Lane Craig, Ravi Zacharias, Bishop Barron, apologetics debate, philosophical theology, Thomas Aquinas, divine providence, spiritual warfare, eschatology, redemptive suffering, qualified omnipotence

Questions Covered: 07:16 – Why do Catholics follow the doctrines and orders of the pope even if it's not written in the bible? 19:00 – Why don't Catholics follow Sola Scriptura? 37:24 – Why is baptism different among Catholics vs Baptists? 47:20 – Why can't non-Catholics receive communion at a Catholic Church? How would one […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 14:40 – Why does the pope not follow Pope Paul VI's understanding of synods only being made up of Cardinals? Will he allow women priests and homosexual weddings? 20:50 – What does the Church require for a marriage to be valid? 24:36 – Why doesn't the Church have an articulated position […]

Episode 123: Year C – 4th Sunday of Lent In today's episode, we focus on three details that are relevant for doing apologetics. The first comes from the first reading, which is taken from Joshua 5:9a, 10-12. The relevant apologetic topic is the Eucharist, and more specifically the belief that the Eucharist is not merely […]

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Audio Download Questions Covered: 04:44 – Many prayers to Mary say we have recourse to her. What is the origin of that? Is it required to believe that?  08:12 – In the liturgy it says that Christ was conceived through the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit. Doesn't the bible say “the most high” overshadowed her?  […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 04:15 – I constantly hear that God knows everything that's going to happen, but in the Old Testament He changed His mind. It sounds like a contradiction. 10:02 – How seriously should I take the ancient church fathers given that they are not sacred scripture? 13:50 – How do I get […]

Episode 122: Year C – 3rd Sunday of Lent In today's episode, we focus on two details that have apologetical significance. The first comes from the first reading, which is taken from Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15. The related topics are the relation between the God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible, along with […]

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Are We Looking at the End of Atheism? Dr. Christopher Sernaque sits down with Otangelo Grassio, an advocate for Intelligent Design, to break down the biggest questions in science and faith! In the final episode of Current Topics in Science Season 6, we dive deep into his latest book, Unraveling the Theistic Worldview, tackling Bayesian probability, the limits of naturalism, and why the demand for definitive proof of God might be a trap! Don't miss this eye-opening discussion that could change the way you see science forever! Watch now and decide for yourself!

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Audio Download Questions Covered:  06:31 – I find more people coming to OCIA with no knowledge of Jesus Christ? How would you approach this? 22:08 – How do I explain to others the temporal punishment for sin? My example was drinking and the effects on your liver. 31:02 – Can you tell me about early […]

Audio Download Questions Covered:  03:08 – What are we supposed to confess at First Confession?  05:30 – What is the standard to know if Catholic Doctrine has changed versus developed?  14:51 – Why can't I receive Communion unless I'm in a state of grace?  32:17 – Why is it okay for Catholics to only receive […]

Dismantling David Hume We start dismantling David Hume at the best place to start - the beginning. Hume's definition of miracles, his epistemology, and his claim of neutrality are the best places to see if the foundation of his critique cracks or even fails to support his claims. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - Hume & The Philosophy Of Science 02:55 - Hume As Rhetorician Of Old Ideas 03:44 - Not All Empiricists Followed Hume's Skepticism 04:34 - The Real Rise Of Anti-Miracles During The Time Of Hume 05:26 - Hume's Basis For Being Anti-Miracle 07:46 - Where Could One Allow For Miracles To Be Considered On A Regular Basis 09:01 - Miracles - Theology Over Science 10:39 - Hume's Violations Of Natural Law - For No Reason 16:49 - Theism's Definition Of Natural Law Vs. Hume's 18:54 - Hume's Own Violation Of His Epistemology - Induction 24:13 - Hume's Not Neutral Argument For Miracles 30:12 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Main Book - Miracles by Craig Keener: Kindle Hardcover Logos ChristianBook.com     Other Book - Miracles Today by Craig Keener: Kindle Paperback Audible Logos ChristianBook.com All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com

In today's episode of the Truth Wanted, Objectivity Dan and Dr. Blitz, slow a star down to drive it towards another star to avoid the word salad bar in this universe that is still not fine tuned. Steve in NE cites a paper The Spider Stellar Engine: a Fully Steerable Extraterrestrial Design? https://ress.at/news_uploads/2411.05038v1.pdf This describes a nearby star with some spectroscopic signals that show the star is decelerating where one explanation is extraterrestrial design. What other solutions could there be for this star slowing down? Who says these are artificially generated? Whenever there are claims with, “probably” we need to be careful. We need several pieces of data that point to the same thing. The discussion continues with a different claim of wreckage material that has a date older than our solar system. Why are you convinced these claims are true and why would you believe his own counter arguments to the criticisms? If you start with the conclusion, you will always find some stuff. Whether that stuff supports your conclusion is a different story. Catholic Traditionalist (CT) wants to talk about ontological intelligibility where god is defined as an intelligent agent that has no beginning. We might have a basic understanding of how things work, but how do we get to god from that? What does it mean to understand things on a basic level? People perceive things without understanding them all the time. If we have this agreed upon definition of understanding what is around us, what next? Do properties exist on their own or are there features of minds interacting with things on the ontological status? CT fails at his attempt to put the hosts in a different world by comparing their perception to “other atheists”. If you claim to speak with hundreds of atheists online, why doesn't your script cover nominalism? Your projection of word salad is hilarious and if you are going to use words like “ontological” you need to know what nominalism is. Gregory in TN asks Dr. Blitz about the fine tuning argument that we get all the time and whether it is a non-starter or if we should try to take it apart. Dr. Blitz describes how this argument has at least two problems: 1. We must first know how the universe could have been and we can't evaluate this probability. 2. From a theist's point of view, the assumption must be made that not only god exists, but this god must want life to exist. How can we determine the likelihood of parameters if we don't know the likelihood or the parameters? How fine tuned are god's desires and why is his will so fine tuned?Thank you for tuning in this week! AJ, our backup host, joins us to close out the show. Prompt of the week is: Combine two conspiracy theories to make the ultimate conspiracy theory. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/truth-wanted--3195473/support.

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Episode 120: Year C – 1st Sunday of Lent In today's episode, we explore key apologetics topics from the 1st Sunday of Lent, Year C readings. We focus on two critical theological discussions that often arise in Christian apologetics. The first topic comes from the second reading—Romans 10:8-13—which raises the question: Does faith in Christ […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 03:58 – Why do we do penance to satisfy the temporal debt of our venial and mortal sins rather than indulgences?  10:28 – Why is Catechism vague about what “an act of charity” is that works towards sanctification? Why don't they have a concrete list?  15:02 – Why are there so […]

Audio Download Questions Covered:  03:55 – Why is breaking the fast on a Friday considered a grave matter? How do we know if something is a grave matter?  12:42 – Why do I have to be in second grade to receive my First Communion (I'm currently in first grade)?  17:30 – Why does the Church […]

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. If there is one thing that has been exposed through our hyper-politicized climate over the past decade, it has been the political and ethnic idolatry that is deeply rooted in our society. One of those idols is erected in what is colloquially called, 'The Black Church". Brandon calls it "bibliocentric, ethnic Theism". However, boiled down to the core it is idolatry and it is disheartening to see how many don't recognize it. Pastors like Jamal Bryant, who was run out of Baltimore, spend their time behind the Lord's pulpit rallying people toward hatred and covetousness. We set up a live stream to discuss it all and interacted with some listeners live while we analyzed some videos surrounding this issue. Support the showPlease Rate & Comment!Hosts: Brandon and Daren SmithWebsite: www.blackandblurred.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

Episode 119: Year C – 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time In today's episode, there are four details that we focus on, each of which has some relevance to apologetical discussions. The first one comes from the second reading, which is taken from 1 Corinthians 15:54-58. The relevant apologetical topic is the bodily nature of Jesus' […]

Audio Download Questions Covered:  05:40 – Where can I learn more about St. Stephen, the proto-martyr? 19:37 – How does devotion to Mary's Immaculate Heart not take away from Jesus? 29:26 – Does John 6:37 contradict the Catholic view of Salvation? 40:53 – Why are Catholics allowed to marry non-Catholics including non-Christians with a dispensation? […]

Audio Download Questions Covered:  04:01 – I'm a Protestant considering to convert, but I need help explaining this to friends and talking about the Catholic Faith?  15:01 – Why would God allow for some people to know all the proofs of the existence of God and yet still not believe?  29:25 – Was Judas forgiven? […]

Audio Download Questions Covered: 06:05 – Catholicism seems to be rules obsessed. 17:52 – How do I explain to protestants that they have tradition also? 23:45 – It seems like Catholics are inconsistent with their interpretation of the use of the word “until” in Scripture. 35:40 – How do Catholics reconcile the idea of a […]

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