Questions Covered:

00:58 – Does Time Travel exist?
04:39 – Granting that I time travel back to the past to Jesus’ crucifixion, I take videos of Jesus to prove he exists, and I join Mary and John in approaching him. Is there a possibility that I will be recorded in the Bible? And will the videos and photos that I have taken will be erased if I come back from the past?
09:35 – Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?
17:39 – Where are all the cryptid sightings coming from, especially in national parks?
28:44 – Archeologists have discovered that there was a small Christian community in the city of Pompeii before the Vesuvius eruption. What if, by some miracle, a scroll somehow survived in the city, with the text of something that claimed to be a “Letter of Paul to the Pompeians”? It follows the format of the universally accepted Pauline epistles, it doesn’t contradict anything Paul wrote previously, and it ultimately seems to be genuinely from Paul. How do you think the Church would respond to the situation?
41:48 – What are the top three (or any other arbitrary number) lost books you would love to have? Tell us about them, and tell us why you would love to have them. I’d like to read the Gospel of the Hebrews, for example, in its entirety (instead of the fragments left behind in writings by the early Church Fathers).
50:43 – Does the Highlander have a soul since he is immortal? Would an immortal being need a soul?
 52:13 – Does baptism apply to a person’s entire body? For example, if technology were such that my body died but one cell remained alive and I was regrown immediately from that cell, is my baptism still valid or does the regrown body need to be baptized? Similarly, if a baptized person’s heart (or other organ) is transplanted into another non-baptized person does the organ from the baptized body transmit its baptismal graces to the new body?

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#11010 Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered:

02:30 – In Genesis, the Lord told the serpent he would have to crawl on his belly and eat dirt. Did the serpent die, or is it still around? Did its descendants have to eat dust too? Are they still around? 
06:48 – How would a Catholic time lord know when to go to mass to fulfill the Sunday obligation? Are all the incarnations of the Doctor married to River Song, or just the eleventh doctor? Given that they both time traveled separately and could conceivably encounter each other at any point in time and space, at what point would he be considered a widower? 
12:59 – Jimmy Akin, how do you store information in your brain? Do you have a photographic memory? Have you been partially assimilated or turned into a cyber man, allowing you to call to mind detailed information at will? How exactly do you store the plethora of the facts and data that you keep in your head? 
28:43 – A news story described a couple that discovered they were not legally married because—after the service was performed—the marriage license was not sent to the proper civil department, so they needed to have a new civil wedding. Question 1 If this happens with a Catholic Wedding would anything need to be done when fixing the civil side? Question 2 What if there is clerical error with a Catholic Wedding and the need notation is NOT made in the church (baptism) records how would it be fixed? 
33:08 – If Jesus died once and for all and rose from the dead, if there are other planets that support life created in His image and likeness, how did we get so lucky that it all happened on our planet? Or do we need to spread the good news to all the ends of the universe too? 
35:10 – What would have happened if just Eve had eaten the apple and not Adam or vice versa? 
38:54 – A woman gets married then transported back in time 400-ish years. Thinking she’ll never make it back to her own time, and because she needs to be married for protection, she gets married, despite the fact she was married in her original time. Is the new marriage valid? 
44:58 – Deja Vu. What is it? Why does it happen? 

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#11009 Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:44 – What was in the holy of holies during the time of Jesus? 
12:20 – Has the Church taught exactly what we can know about God based on human reason? 
17:00 – Does God break his promises? 
23:03 – What’s the best way to interact socially with clergy? 
28:46 – I think there’s a ghost in my home and wanted to get your thoughts. 
33:24 – In the Luminous Mysteries, it says that the wedding at Cana was where his disciples started believing in Jesus. Why didn’t they believe in him before? 
40:40 – Could you explain what glory is? 
47:10 – I’m confused by all the mentions of John in the bible. The Gospel, letters, and revelation and also those Johns mentioned in the bible. Are they all different people? 

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#11008 Did My Baby See a Ghost? - Jimmy Akin

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:43 – Where did the tradition of taking a papal name come from?
07:17 – RCIA. My protestant friends are rejecting me and are refusing to talk to me. What can I do?
13:50 – 1 Cor. 3:14-15 makes it sound like it’s talking about purgatory. Is this true?
17:53 – Jn 3:16, Is Jesus advocating Sola Fide?
23:05 – What are signal graces?
30:21 – Why do some priests have “Mary” in their name, and some nuns have male saint names in their names?
35:43 – I’ve seen a quote going around social media from Teilhard de Chardin saying there’s no such thing as original sin and it’s a “theology of entrapment.” This seems wrong but I’m not sure how to discuss it with people.
42:13 – When are human souls created?
44:40 – How does Jesus define faith?
48:06 – When were crucifixes first used in Catholic churches?
50:45 – How do I answer my Protestant co-worker who says the Immaculate Conception takes away from Jesus?
52:45 – Romans 2:14-15 and Romans 7 seems to contradict itself.

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#11007 Does John 3:16 Prove Sola Fide? - Tom Nash

Questions Covered:

02:10 – Did God create the earth with oil as a necessity for it to function and rotate the way it does or did he only make oil to be a resource to man? 
05:53 – I have my moms ashes and she wasn’t Catholic. Would I be able to get them blessed by a priest? 
10:30 – As a Catholic, how can I explain to protestant girlfriend that going to her church doesn’t fulfill my Sunday obligation? 
15:55 – I was married civilly in another country and then divorced. Could I remarry in the Church? 
19:06 – I want to marry in the Church but my significant other is divorced. The priest did bless that marriage after being bribed. Can we get married and if not, how do we live in the good graces of the Church? 
23:07 – What is the Church’s teaching on what happens after death? What does the Church teach about ghosts? 
30:36 – If Mary has free will, how can she be kept from sinning? 
37:30 – Is baptism necessary for salvation? 
46:47 – A Baptist minister claimed that Catholics have the wrong bible translation. He claimed that the real manuscripts are sitting in a safety deposit box in Texas. Have you heard of this? How do I respond? 
50:40 – What’s the process to join the Ordinariate? 
52:35 – What happens to the souls in purgatory when Christ returns? 

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#11006 Ask a Priest - Fr. Samuel Keyes

Questions Covered:

04:41 – My wife is pregnant. When she partakes in communion, does that mean that the baby also partakes in communion? 
08:37 – Did Jesus have brothers? 
14:14 – Is it appropriate to receive communion twice? 
16:03 – What is the morality of a car accident? At what point would you be sinning mortally? 
20:49 – How is Genesis 3:15 translated from the Jewish perspective compared to the Catholic perspective? 
24:09 – How does one address a bishop or cardinal? What title does one use? 
32:50 – Why did Jesus have to die? 
42:33 – Where did God come from? 
49:09 – I’m returning to the faith. My parish is getting a priest from Ghana, and he will be serving 2 parishes.  I know he will be overwhelmed but how do I approach asking questions without adding to his stress? 
51:55 – Why would my 8-year-old grandson have to go through RCIA to get baptized and to receive communion? 

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#11005 Ask a Priest - Fr. Samuel Keyes

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:25 – What are the fasting obligations for the elderly and those in elderly homes? 
13:07 – Why does it take so long to enter the Church? 
18:50 – Did Mary experience labor pains? If she did, why if she didn’t have sin? 
24:36 – What’s the science behind transubstantiation? 
40:49 – 1 Tim. 2:11-12 What’s the Church’s stance on women in teaching ministry? 
49:25 – I teach RCIA and I have a candidate struggling with Sunday Mass obligations. Can you help explain? 

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#11004 Did Mary Have Labor Pains? - Karlo Broussard

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:26 – Is it possible for babies in the womb to receive grace from their mother receiving communion?
14:49 – The early Church seemed to be pacifist. After Constantine the tone changed, why is that?
21:31 – Am I required to send my kids to religious education after confirmation?
28:36 – Could we Catholics start implementing prayer mats into our services?
30:26 – Why did God allow polygamy in the Old Testament?
38:32 – Are all of the priest’s sins absolved when he washes his hands during mass?
42:19 – Why do Catholics worship Mary and the saints through prayer?
46:42 – How much weight should we give to dreams and try to interpret them?
51:16 – Could you clarify whether Mary and Joseph were married or unmarried. Can you clarify why betrothal?

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#11003 Why Was Polygamy Allowed in the Old Testament? - Tim Staples

Questions Covered:

20:31 – Has the east dogmatized icons? Is that similar in the west? 
23:42 – Didn’t Jesus say that we are all gods? Shouldn’t we then venerate ourselves? Are we in competition with God? 
36:28 – I am an Orthodox convert to Eastern Catholicism. I would be so let down if I walked into a church without Icons. 
38:05 – Prayer to saints seems to be more than just venerating. Can you help clarify? 
48:27 – I think Elijah’s condemnation of worshiping demons is a warning to not worship saints. What are your thoughts on this? 

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#11002 Does the Bible Prohibit Veneration of Icons? - Suan Sonna

Questions Covered:

18:03 – Do you think this movement is driven by a lack of fathers and profiting off people’s feelings? 
22:24 – Can You clarify your statement on God’s plan to put this confusion into our kids? 
29:59 – My godson is transitioning and taking hormones. How do I approach this especially since his mom is approving? 
36:05 – Can you help break down what non-binary means? 
43:36 – What do you think about the argument that no matter the hormones and surgeries, one’s DNA will always be either male or female? 
52:39 – How far will third wave feminism go in its radical ideology? 

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#11001 Gender - Jason Evert

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

02:34 – I’m a returning Catholic. Should I confess sins that I have recalled after a confession from my past?
08:39 – I’m a convert and my dad has fallen away. How do I help him return to the faith?
11:57 – Am I allowed to get married in a Catholic Church since my first marriage was not in the Church? Do I need to get an annulment?
16:33 – I’m on a methadone program that allows me to function. Am I sinning for consuming this?
22:00 – What is the agreement that Pope Francis has made with the Chinese Government?
28:41 – Thank you for your answer from last week!
32:20 – I’m blind and I enjoyed the Bible is a Catholic Book on Audible. It was so helpful! Do you have any other books that you’ve read for Audible?
37:57 – Why is the bible structured and punctuated the way it is? There seems to be a lot of run-on sentences.
48:24 – What are our thoughts on deliverance ministry? How should one approach someone who potentially has a demonic oppression?

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#11000 How Do I Know When There is Demonic Oppression? - Jimmy Akin

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:29 – Can purgatory be experienced on earth? 
12:08 – When did Jesus realize he was God? 
17:21 – My mother with dementia sometimes goes to mass with us. She’s protestant and sometimes gets confused on receiving communion. How should I approach this? 
21:54 – I go to an Institute of Christ the King parish . I heard the pope was going to ban all Latin masses. Is this true? 
29:03 – Are Adam and Eve symbolic or real people that existed? 
32:12 – The bible says that Jesus could not do miracles in Nazareth. Why does it say that he could not instead choose not to? 
35:57 – What is an indulgence? 
42:24 – I was challenged by a Catholic that the pope can attempt to bind the faithful to heresy. Is this true? 
47:11 – How do we know that Peter was in Rome? 
52:11 – Can an absolving priest make a positive endorsement of the penitent saying that there is no impediment to allowing them to move forward? 

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#10999 How Do We Know Peter Went to Rome? - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered:

02:30 – Why did God create Satan if God knew he would cause so much evil? 
07:35 – Why would putting money in front of a statue not be considered idolatry? 
14:12 – Why do we insist on saying that the body and blood is in the form of bread and wine? Why not say that it’s both? 
19:15 – Why is it not emphasized that we should not receive communion if we are in mortal sin? 
24:42 – Why do Catholics justify war theory when Jesus says to turn the other cheek? 
36:09 – Why does the Holy Father have free will if it’s not possible to lead the Church into error? 
42:55 – Why can’t converts be rebaptized? 
47:53 – Why is the point that Romans in speaking to baptized Christians, never mentioned when discussing Romans 10:9? 

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#10996 The Why&#8217;s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard

Questions Covered:

05:47 – Why do we connect the Old Testament with the New Testament? Sometimes connecting the themes is a stretch.
13:12 – Do Catholics believe in an unholy trinity?
18:18 – Why do Catholics acknowledge Jesus as God and not just the son of God as the bible says?
24:24 – Why don’t Catholics recognize Jesus’ brothers and sisters?
37:20 – Why do we sometimes say the author of Hebrews as Paul but other times we don’t?
41:54 – Why would a priest allow non-Catholics to receive communion?
45:35 – Why do Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the one true Church based on the Eucharist instead of the presence of the Trinity at Mass?
52:00 – Why should we abide by the 5 precepts of the Church?

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#10995 The Why&#8217;s of Catholic Belief - Karlo Broussard

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

01:54 – Why did Joseph receive the birthright, but the blessing went to Judah? Weren’t they usually given to the same person? Why were they separated?
08:31 – Is it a sin to look at pictures of women in bikinis?
13:28 – Is the rosary the high form of devotional prayer? Does praying rosary without focusing on the prayers fall under vain repetition?
23:35 – Would asking saints to reveal the future count as necromancy?
28:51 – Why are extraordinary ministers not allowed to do intinction?
31:55 – What Church is the Church mentioned in the book of Revelation?
36:25 – How do you explain grace to kids about to do their first communion?
41:25 – What do the hand placements of the Infant of Prague statue mean? Does it have something to do with Tarot cards?
47:00 – 2 Sam 6-7 mentions someone being struck down after reaching up to touch the Ark. Is it possible that this might have happened to St. Joseph when potentially reaching to touch Mary?
51:12 – Regarding the second commandment, how should one take it into consideration in daily life? For example, in conversations and watching movies.

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#10994 How Do You Explain Grace to Children? - Tim Staples

Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:40 – I recently went to confession and the priest mumbled and possibly skipped some of the words of absolution. Would this make the confession invalid?
07:00 – What is the origin of Satan?
18:36 – Rev. 11 you refer to the Ark being Mary in your book. But in Rev 12 it introduces Mary. Isn’t that a bit redundant of the ark is Mary?
23:33 – How can the Church say its teaching has never erred when the Council of Constance 2 said that it was forbidden to receive communion in both species?
36:45 – Where is the Trinity in the Mass?
40:32 – If you go to Mass and are in a state of grace but willingly choose not to receive the Eucharist, is that a sin?
44:16 – What would be a good way to start a conversation with non-Catholics to evangelize?
49:49 – Why do you need a gluten free host if it becomes the body and blood of Christ?

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#10993 Has the Church Historically Committed Errors? - Tim Staples

Questions Covered:

17:57 – We should be doing things with young couples to keep them in the Church? 
29:24 – We need to be very careful when bringing in the new generation by not pushing out the old community. 
40:36 – How do I help my 15-year-old grandson engage in the parish, and should he even be confirmed? 
51:28 – My friend and I are trying to start a Catholic skateboarding men’s group. Can you give us some practical tips to get going? 

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#10992 Raising Up the Next Generation of Catholic Leaders - Everett Fritz

Questions Covered:

11:51 – I believe science used to be a study in philosophy. 
18:45 – I had a conversation on science and religion and realized that even the most complex equations are still less than God. 
22:12 – If the universe operates on quantum mechanics and has no beginning or end, how do we reconcile this with the Christian understanding of creation? 
28:41 – Are you familiar with Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse? What are your thoughts on that? 
33:00 – Where do you stand on the idea of God implementing evolution to develop creation? 
35:53 – How do we come to the understanding of the incarnation if there was no way he would have been provided with a Y chromosome? 
41:08 – How could God be good if he can create us with dangerous things like gamma radiation everywhere that can kill us simply by being in its presence? 
48:33 – Wouldn’t the story of the loaves and fishes suspend the laws of physics? 

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#10991 Faith and Science - Stacy Trasancos

Questions Covered:

09:16 – Are Catholics finding it difficult to argue for certain moral issues since the issuance of Vatican II documents that emphasize the primacy of conscience?
17:47 – I think if we followed what the Council said things would be a lot better, and fewer people would receive Communion unworthily.
19:59 – Do you think we can get back to what the documents of the council truly say?
24:15 – If we believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, why did Vatican II change the way of receiving communion to the hand?
32:16 – Why would anyone become Catholic if we teach ecumenism?
35:06 – Why were Protestants involved in Vatican II?
39:10 – How can Lumen Gentium 16 be true since the Muslims deny the Trinity?
45:57 – The faithful never received what the bishops voted on at the Council. So it’s hard to discern the fruits of the council.
49:04 – Why do all the Vatican II popes have all these ecumenical events with other world religions, like the Assisi events, that are explicit violations of the first commandment?

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#10990 Challenges to Vatican II - Michael Lofton

Questions Covered:

32:28 – I’m post-abortive. I’ve repented and converted to Catholicism. But I still struggle in that I feel on some level that people should have a choice.

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