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Open Forum – Questions Covered:07:07 – Why did Jesus pick John and James to witness the Transfiguration?12:47 – Jesus made a strong statement towards Judas “better not to have been born.” What is your interpretation of that verse?19:57 – We hear that all the angels and saints are always present at Mass. What does that look like on a practical level…
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Dr. Craig Turczynski, the former director of in-vitro fertilization, andrology, and hormone assay laboratories at Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport explains how IVF is done, and why it raises grave moral concerns.CORRECTIONS:1. The number of IVF procedures annually is about 250,000 not 250.2. Cytoplasmic transfer is taking cytopl…
Questions Covered:13:26 – you give me advice on how to successfully discuss these matters with someone who is having a crisis of faith and trying to make Christianity fit with the gay lifestyle?20:32 – Could people living in a publicly known same-sex relationship serve in public ministry like lectoring?30:49 – It feels as though the bigotry of the …
Open Forum – Questions Covered:04:48 – How would you respond to the claim that the Church has tried to keep the bible from people?15:21 – Is there a book that gives a summary of the major theological differences and mainline protestant denominations?19:33 – Should you genuflect every time to enter or exit a pew?22:43 – Judges in the bible sometimes…
Open Forum – Questions Covered:03:33 – Is it immoral to sell one’s blood plasma?6:57 – Is it ok for a woman to be a surrogate for her sister?13:55 – If God never says no to our prayers, and we pray for someone not to die but they do anyway. Does God fulfill those prayers by taking that person to heaven?19:44 – I’m trying to return to the Catholic C…
Questions Covered:05:19 – I’m struggling connecting and loving a God setting up things how he wants and having no input from us.18:55 – Slavery in the bible. Why isn’t it more clear in condemning it?29:12 – I want to ask about opulence in the Catholic Church.36:28 – the Western Schism is a big obstacle. How does the Church explain the multiple pope…
Questions Covered:05:18 – Eastern Catholicism seems like they follow the theology of Orthodox and not the west.12:13 – The Church’s stance on capital punishment bothers me.23:03 – I’m Protestant, when do Catholics actually make time for the bible?36:29 – I’ve always had a problem with kids not being able to be baptized if the parents are not practi…
Open Forum – Questions Covered:01:59 – I think 1 Cor. 3:15 is not actually evidence for purgatory as Catholics claim. What’s your response?14:11 – I’m Protestant, I notice a lot of ads to respond to protestants but are there any initiatives by Catholics to call for reunification with us?29:55 – Why did God create predator animals that cause death a…
Open Forum – Questions Covered:06:30 – What does a scapular do?08:47 – For an ecumenical council to be ecumenical does it need the majority of the world’s bishops to be valid?15:37 – Is there a specific time in the gospel where the apostles received holy orders?18:22 – How do I explain to my non-Catholic wife why we pray for the dead even though we…
Questions Covered:09:02 – Is the situation in Germany going to permeate into the Church in the US?18:54 – How do you get over being treated wrong in the Church?30:18 – I’m a huge fan of Dcn Harold and I wanted to know if you plan to visit New Jersey?33:25 – How do I talk to my daughter since I feel there is a divide happening between us due to our …
Questions Covered:07:54 – Does the bible tell us if we can be certain that someone goes to heaven?11:47 – What is your favorite book of the bible? What is your favorite verse of the bible?15:19 – The bible says one receives a crown in heaven. Does one get a crown if one has to pass through purgatory first?18:54 – Are plenary indulgences in the bibl…
Questions Covered:06:14 – What is the Catholic response to the accusation that the church is a “revamped/updated” version of Judaism? 11:11 – How did the Apostles know what to say after the Last Supper? How do we know that their words do indeed consecrate the host? 18:22 – I had a mass said by my priest at Christmastime for a late term abortionist …
Questions Covered:17:40 – Sometimes people do things that they did not intend but had the same consequence. And It was something they should have known. How does that fit into this calculus? 25:06 – I tried to forgive my father but hung up on him. He then passed away. How do I forgive myself for that? 35:38 – Do you find it important to not detract…
Open Forum – Questions Covered:07:00 – As a practicing Catholic, can I get ordained as a minister to marry my non-Catholic niece and her fiance?12:00 – What is faith working through charity?17:31 – How can we explain to Jews that the New Covenant fulfills the Jewish law, especially concerning Jesus as the Messiah?22:07 – Are ghosts real?29:46 – Can…
Questions Covered:10:52 – I have visitation every other week. What’s the best thing I can do?14:13 – As a mother, should I be limiting the time my daughter is with my ex who mistreated me?30:01 – When my daughters were growing up, my husband had the idea of disciplining them by having them stand with their arms out like Jesus so they understood wha…
Topics Covered:04:22 – Daylight savings07:32 – With the recent vote by the German bishops and the pope’s comments, is homosexuality mainly wrong for the same reasons as adultery?29:50 – What is Pope Francis doing?…
Topic Covered:05:31 – Rainn Wilson and Christian villains in the HBO show Last of Us16:50 – Baby announcements29:04 – Chris forgot to mention on important part of show Manifest34:00 – The Flannel Panel is going to Rome!41:20 – Why is no one mentioning Blue Bloods! It shows Catholicism in a good light.43:06 – Spiritual fads. What’s the next mindfuln…
American racism was given the power of religious fervor by those who thought the Bible alone provided the rule of faith. Don Johnson, author of “Twisted Unto Destruction: How ‘Bible Alone’ Theology Made the World a Worse Place,” explains.Cy Kellett:Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding, and defending you…
