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Karlo Broussard
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Questions Covered:
- 02:18 – How can I explain to my 18-year-old son Purgatory and why there is suffering there?
- 10:10 – I think it to be expected that the crowd in John 6 wouldn’t take Jesus literally about the Eucharist, because they would have thought of that as cannibalism.
- 22:40 – Can you explain why 1 Tim 3:15 is translated differently? The RSV says the Church is pillar and bulwark, and the NIV says pillar and foundation.
- 28:55 – I’m Christian. Does the Church know what the most important wedding is mentioned in Rev. 19:9?
- 33:55 – In the miracles of the eucharist, science comes back with results of a specific part of the heart of a living man. How do we clarify this with your understanding of the real presence of the Eucharist?
- 43:07 – I’m a returning Catholic and bringing my protestant husband along. Is there a “basics” book you recommend because it’s overwhelming for him?
- 46:40 – I’m Protestant because of Act 2:42-47. I think the protestant vision of it is closer to that then modern-day Catholicism.
- 50:20 – Is part of the problem for Catholics evangelizing all the requisites to enter the Church?
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Questions Covered:
- 02:15 – We don’t have any indication that Christians invoked the saints until the fourth century. That’s too late for it to be part of the apostolic faith.
- 13:28 – My husband and I just lost a baby through miscarriage. We understand the Church has hope for lost babies’ salvation. But is there anything in Church teaching that would prohibit us from praying for our child’s soul?
- 18:45 – At the first Vatican Council they said outside of the Catholic Church there is no salvation. The Second Vatican Council said that salvation could be found in Protestant liturgy. Isn’t that a contradiction?
- 29:28 – I’m former New Age, and when I became Protestant I realized a lot of those practices were not right. I’m wondering how praying to the saints is okay, given that the Bible says not to speak to the dead.
- 41:55 – In the finding in the temple when Jesus says did you not know I would be in my Father’s house, is that a prefigurement the Eucharistic Jesus in the tabernacle?
- 51:17 – I consider myself Christian, but not Protestant or Catholic. When Jesus says if you don’t leave your father and mother you’re not worthy to call yourself his disciple, does that apply just to Catholics or to Christians as well?
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Questions Covered:
- 03:12 – Why do protestants not make the sign of the cross before praying like Catholics?
- 10:54 – Why do we confess our sins to a priest and not just go directly to God?
- 14:55 – Why do Catholics believe that they are the one true church if people from other denominations can make it to heaven without becoming Catholic?
- 20:57 – How do I answer the following protestant arguments: Transcendental argument for God and rejecting the Thomist view? The fallible list of infallible books argument?
- 48:58 – Why do Catholics have feast days where they carry statues of Mary?
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Questions Covered:
- 02:42 – Why do Catholics believe in Sacred Tradition?
- 05:51 – But those traditions aren’t some unwritten teachings that Christians are bound to believe. They’re simply the same stuff that Paul wrote down.
- 13:57 – Why do Catholics say the peace be with you during the mass?
- 19:39 – What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church and why do we follow it?
- 29:48 – why do we have holy days of obligation and when did they start?
- 37:20 – Why would God institute animal sacrifice in the old testament if it ultimately wouldn’t suffice?
- 46:59 – Is there an exhaustive list of infallible teaching? Why isn’t it written into a creed?
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Questions Covered:
- 07:11 – I have trouble with Marian dogmas because I believe they contradict the bible. The Assumption of Mary is never mentioned in scripture. How can Mary be sinless if the bible says that all have sinned and have fallen short.
- 18:15 – I’m going to leave Orthodoxy for either High Church Anglican or Catholicism. What advice do you have for me?
- 28:40 – I’ve studied Catholicism as a Protestant for years now. Does the Holy Spirit leave you when you commit a mortal sin and get the Holy Spirit back when you repent?
- 40:32 – I grew up protestant and was taught that worshipping idols is wrong. Praying to the dead seems wrong.
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Questions Covered:
- 5:40 – The Catholic Church teaches that the reason why we stand in a right relationship with God—that’s to say, the reason we’re justified—is because of the interior righteousness that is brought about within us when we’re initially justified. But if that’s the case, then the focus would move away from the perfection of the work of Christ to the believer who has to maintain the state or condition, thereby dividing the glory between the savior and the saved.
- 7:11 – I have trouble with Marian dogmas because I believe they contradict the bible. The Assumption of Mary is never mentioned in scripture. How can Mary be sinless if the bible says that all have sinned and have fallen short.
- 18:04 – I’m Protestant interested in Catholicism. My Methodist church has fallen away from biblical teachings. Why aren’t divorced people allowed in the Church but people who advocate for abortion allowed to receive communion?
- 18:15 – I’m going to leave Orthodoxy for either High Church Anglican or Catholicism. What advice do you have for me?
- 28:40 – I’ve studied Catholicism as a Protestant for years now. Does the Holy Spirit leave you when you commit a mortal sin and get the Holy Spirit back when you repent?
- 30:54 – What’s the true faith and how can you know it’s true?
- 40:32 – I grew up protestant and was taught that worshipping idols is wrong. Praying to the dead seems wrong.
- 40:35 – I wasn’t raised with religion forced upon me. What is Protestantism?
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Questions Covered:
- 03:00 – He also has a friend that grew up in the Catholic church but has fallen away and does not believe in God any longer, how can he talk to her to try and encourage her that there is a God?
- 14:01 – What does the real presence in the Eucharist mean and why is it important, does God not exist elsewhere in the world?
- 22:05 – Did the early Christians offer sacrifices at the Jewish temple?
- 29:11 – In OCIA, would like some advice on properly processing the mixed emotions he is experiencing through his conversion?
- 40:55 – If a protestant believes in the real presence how do I explain that it needs to be consecrated from a valid priest?
- 46:16 – Why does the Eucharist have to be consumed repeatedly in order to receive eternal life, “like our fathers who ate the manna in the desert?”
- 52:08 – Why does it have to be a priest to consecrate the Eucharist?
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Questions Covered:
- 1:00 – Is the Eucharist the sign of a Deceptive God?
- 16:10 – His friend says she is afraid of going to hell, she is not sure if she believes in God or is just afraid of Eternal Damnation. How can he minister to her?
- 21:31 – What is the Catholic response regarding the possibility of the true presence in Lutheran communion?
- 29:54 – If the wine is transformed into the blood of Christ how does that square with the God’s command not to drink blood ?
- 35:32 – Epiouis meaning higher bread. Why do we not call “our daily bread” in the Our Father the Epiouis bread?
- 45:45 – Can we make anything out of the direction of the identity statements: I am the vine, I am the door, vs the bread is me, the wine is me?
- 52:32 – If one receives communion in a non-Catholic church is that a sin?
- 04:58 – He also has a friend that grew up in the Catholic church but has fallen away and does not believe in God any longer, how can he talk to her to try and encourage her that there is a God?
- 14:01 – What does the real presence in the Eucharist mean and why is it important, does God not exist elsewhere in the world?
- 22:05 – Did the early Christians offer sacrifices at the Jewish temple?
- 29:11 – In OCIA, would like some advice on properly processing the mixed emotions he is experiencing through his conversion?
- 40:55 – If a protestant believes in the real presence how do I explain that it needs to be consecrated from a valid priest?
- 46:16 – Why does the Eucharist have to be consumed repeatedly in order to receive eternal life, “like our fathers who ate the manna in the desert?”
- 52:08 – Why does it have to be a priest to consecrate the Eucharist?
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Episode 148: 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C
In today’s episode, there are two details that we reflect on from the second reading, taken from 1Timothy 2:1-8. The first detail has a two-fold relation to apologetics. One is that it relates to the topic of “Double Predestination.” The other detail relates to the topic of Hell, which is related to the previous topic of double predestination. The second detail is related to the topic of the invocation of Mary and the saints.
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Episode 97: Year B – 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, we focus on three details in the Mass readings for this upcoming 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. The first is found in the first reading, taken from Numbers 11:25-29. The relevant apologetical topic is Baptism. The second and third details come from the Gospel reading, taken from Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48. The two apologetical topics are the possibility of salvation outside the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church and Jesus’ teaching on the reality of Hell.
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Questions Covered:
- 01:48 – How can I trust that the whole of tradition is divine revelation rather than a false doctrine of human beings?
- 12:00 – What about people who feel so close to God, what about their authority?
- 18:51 – What’s the relationship between James and Peter and the authority of the two?
- 24:20 – If I didn’t go to Church on Sunday and wanted to watch football, then if I die, would I go to hell?
- 33:57 – I’m a catechist. What are the dogmas of the Church? Is there a definitive list?
- 40:07 – I don’t know what kind of Christian I am. Can you help me to clarify where I stand?
- 47:15 – In Matthew Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and tells his people to listen to them. Why did you use that story as evidence to follow authority?
- 52:42 – What would be the main way to bring a friend to Catholicism who is interested in Orthodoxy?
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Questions Covered:
- 05:08 – Is it accurate to put scripture and tradition in the same level of authority?
- 08:49 – Why should we believe the magisterium over a Protestant pastor?
- 20:11 – What gives priests and bishops authority to consecrate the Eucharist?
- 29:31 – How does a Catholic reconcile 1 John 2:27 and the authority of the magisterium?
- 36:40 – What’s the difference between big “T” traditions and small “t” traditions?
- 43:52 – How do we show that from authority that apostasy is not the only mortal sin but also includes the breaking of the 10 commandments?
- 51:28 – Why does the Church give authority to the Protoevangelium of James?
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Episode 96: Year B – 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, we focus on four apologetical themes for this upcoming 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. The first theme, which is the nature of justification as interior righteousness, comes from the entirety of the second reading, which is taken from James 3:16-4:3. The other three themes map on with specific details from the Gospel reading, which is taken from Mark 9:30-37. The topics are as follows: the divinity of Jesus, the Papacy, and the good of children.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:32 – What does the Church say about married who are on the way to converting and should they abstain from relations?
- 15:23 – My protestant friend believes that sexual relations make 2 people one flesh and equal spiritual ties. What is the Church’s role in annulment and divorces?
- 22:15 – I’m a convert. How do I address the lady on Rev 12 and my protestant friend who claim she is Israel?
- 31:48 – Does the Church teach we can be perfectly sinless on this side of heaven?
- 37:44 – How do we reconcile God being all good if he created the devil knowing he would end up evil or Adam and Eve falling?
- 45:08 – How does the Church know which saints have bodies in Revelation?
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Questions Covered:
- 05:48 – How does one rightly critique Marian devotion?
- 24:41 – Does the account of the Ethiopian eunuch disprove apostolic succession?
- 33:31 – Does Mary need a savior?
- 40:31 – How am I supposed to properly understand the title of Queen of Heaven in light of Jer. 7:17-18?
- 47:12 – Has anyone ever looked into what heaven is and the details?
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Episode 95: Year B – 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, there are four apologetical details that we focus on that come from the readings for this upcoming 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B. The first two are found in the first reading, which is taken from Isaiah 50:5-9a, and it has to do with Jesus being the fulfillment of prophecy concerning the suffering servant. The third detail comes from the second reading, which is taken from James 2:14-18, and the relevant apologetical topic is the role works play in our salvation. Finally, the detail that we will focus on in the Gospel reading, taken from Mark 8:27-35, is Jesus’ rebuke of Peter. Some Protestants appeal to this verse as a counter-response to the Catholic argument that Peter alone receives the keys of the kingdom.
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Episode 94: Year B – 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, we focus on several details that come from the Gospel reading for this upcoming 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, taken from Mark 7:31-37, two of which tie into the first reading, taken from Isaiah 35:4-7a. The key apologetical themes for the details that tie into the first reading are Jesus’ Messiahship and Divinity. The other details in the Gospel reading give rise to the opportunity to talk about the historical reliability of the event recorded in this Gospel reading, which is Jesus’ healing of the deaf man, along with the Sacraments.
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Episode 86: Year B – 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focuse on three details in the readings for this upcoming 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, one of which comes from the second reading, taken from Ephesians 1: 3-14. The relevant apologetical topic is the gratuity of the initial grace of salvation. The other two details are found in the Gospel reading, which is taken from Mark 6:7-13. The first detail has to do with the topic of Jesus’ authority over unclean spirits, which he gives to the apostles. The second detail is the report that the twelve went out anointing the sick with oil and healing them. This, of course, relates to the topic of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:30 – Why can only a priest consecrate the Eucharist if anyone can baptize with the right intention?
- 06:38 – How much of saintly intercession would apply to old testament figures?
- 13:41 – Is there a connection between Jesus entering into hades to retrieve the souls and the Catholic understanding of Purgatory?
- 17:13 – Regarding Isaiah 53:4, the story of a suffering servant. It says that the servant smitten is by God. How do we as Catholics understand this?
- 22:19 – Is there some way to determine if someone is in a state of grace?
- 30:01 – Was Judas ever given the grace to be saved or was he doomed to fail?
- 35:12 – I just became Catholic. My biggest issue was infant baptism. What am I supposed to say to my children if they grow up and question me why i didn’t give them a choice?
- 37:24 – Does God love some more than others?
- 41:43 – The Eucharist liturgy doesn’t make sense, especially transubstantiation.
- 45:34 – The Church claims infallibility but why should we believe the rest of the teachings that aren’t declared infallibly?
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Questions Covered:
- 03:11 – How do I make sense of 1 Corinth 11:5 on the topic of head coverings?
- 16:01 – How do I respond to someone who says they don’t adhere to the biblical interpretation of condemning homosexuality because times have changed?
- 20:55 – With Mary being called woman and the woman at the well being called woman, what’s the distinction in Jesus calling them both by the same title?
- 28:50 – Can you clarify and navigate the stern and loose interpretations of Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus? What’s the clear correct understanding?
- 36:45 – If Catholics take John 6 literally, how can we call Protestants our separated brothers and sisters since they “have no life in them?”
- 43:47 – What’s the role of Mary in the Church? Is she being worshiped?
- 48:00 – I’m a convert. Is Mary the dispenser of all graces? How can all the saints hear all of our prayers?
Episode 85: Year B – 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday of Catholic Word, we focus on one detail from the Gospel reading for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, taken from Mark 6:1-6—namely, the mention of Jesus’ brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Jude, along with his “sisters.” Obviously, the topic of concern is the Catholic belief of Mary’s perpetual virginity.
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Questions Covered:
- 05:35 – My youngest daughter decided to leave the Church and became Lutheran. She will be getting married with a Lutheran pastor officiating. Can I attend?
- 17:58 – Why don’t we point to images of angels of death and say that it’s St. Michael the Archangel? Doesn’t he do God’s work of bringing death to the earth?
- 20:25 – How does NFP fit into a Catholic life and being open to life?
- 34:35 – Is pirating games online immoral?
- 40:54 – I’m not Catholic. What is the Catholic view of the rapture?
- 46:37 – I pray the Divine Mercy novena for family who has left the Church. Will this help them when they pass away to avoid hell?
- 50:36 – Why didn’t the Church make exorcism into a sacrament?
- 53:03 – Does the Church uphold the validity of a marriage outside of the Catholic Church in the situation of the previous caller’s daughter?
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Episode 84: Year B – 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, we focus on three details for this upcoming Sunday Mass Readings. Two of the details come from the first reading, taken from Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24, and both have to do with theological questions concerning death—God’s causal relation to it, and its relation to the fall of Adam. The third detail is Jesus’ raising of Jairus’ daughter in the Gospel reading, taken from Mark 5:21-24, 35b-43, which is the shorter version that leaves out the story of the hemorrhaging woman. The apologetical topic is the historicity of the story itself, which provides rational grounds for someone to believe Jesus’ claims to be divine.
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Questions Covered:
- 05:42 – How is it that we can’t keep cremated remains on the mantle but we can keep relics of saints?
- 13:10 – Do most Catholics believe that most people go to hell or most people go to purgatory?
- 19:00 – After purification in purgatory, do you think we’d even have the ability to think the same kind of thoughts we have here on Earth?
- 22:18 – In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, is the Rich man in purgatory or hell?
- 37:02 – Can the souls in purgatory pray for themselves?
- 41:54 – What do people do in Heaven? Also, what is this whole new heaven and new earth thing all about?
- 46:45 – Did Vatican II change the Catholic understanding of baptismal ecclesiology? My pre-conciliar catechism says we are born as soldiers of Christ, and priests are the officers. I like that. But now it feels like priests and laity are more like colleagues.
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Questions Covered:
- 12:46 – In Purgatory, are human memories saved in the soul or in the body?
- 19:16 – I’m Protestant and it seems to me that scripture indicates that upon death one immediately either goes to Heaven or Hell. Is that not the Catholic view?
- 30:32 – How did people come up with the idea of Universalism when it seems clear in scripture that people will be lost?
- 39:52 – I want to pray for people in purgatory, but there’s so many people I know who have died, some from long ago. How do I know who I should be praying for, or if that person is even still in purgatory?
- 43:53 – My Protestant friend thinks purgatory is very legalistic or transactional, in that mortal sins send you to hell but venial sins only to purgatory. How can I answer him?
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Episode 83: Year B – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on three details from the second reading and Gospel reading that are relevant for doing apologetics. The detail in the second reading, taken from 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, is Paul’s teaching that in Christ we are a new creation. The topic that comes to fore here is the nature of justification as intrinsic righteousness. One of the details in the Gospel reading, taken from Mark 4:35-41, is Mark’s report of Jesus calming the winds and the sea. As we will see, when read in light of the Old Testament backdrop, this detail provides evidence of Jesus’ divinity. The other detail is Jesus’ “rebuke” of the winds, which, when read in the Greek, might suggest demonic forces were behind the raging winds and Jesus rebukes such forces, thereby revealing his authority over demons.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:15 – Is it ok for me to attend a Bar Mitzvah?
- 06:10 – How do we know for sure that it was Samuel that the witch of Endor contacted?
- 12:19 – You can lose your salvation but what must happen for that to occur?
- 19:45 – Is the entire mass a sacrifice or just the Eucharist? Is the profession of faith essential?
- 24:20 – Do we as Catholics fall under any of the following categories; provisionist, open theists, Arminian? I know Calvinists use these categories.
- 34:41 – If God knows the future, then why does he regret making humans Gen 6:6?
- 44:17 – In the bible it says things like ‘ I chose you and you’re a chosen race. Why are some people chosen?
- 48:41 – Could you explain how we know that the saints can hear us, and why having statues doesn’t mean we worship them?
- 52:52 – What is the Beatific Vision?
Episode 82: Year B – 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on three details in all, two of the three coming from the second reading, taken from 2 Corinthians 5:6-10. The relevant apologetical topics are Purgatory and the causal effect that our good works have on receiving eternal life at judgment. The third detail, found in the Gospel reading Mark 4:26-34, relates to the topic of Sacred Tradition.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:00 – Did the people who were resurrected after Jesus’ resurrection in Matthew 27:53 go to heaven?
- 11:12 – How do I respond to the claim that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday? See: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/crucifixion-wednesday See my article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-timing-of-jesus-death
- 15:38 – It sounds like Catholics disagree with Christ’s teaching of eternal security in John 5:24. Can we still perish even if we believe in Christ? See article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/dont-take-eternal-life-for-granted
- 19:48 – Why is the Catholic Church always in the defensive position when it comes to apologetics?
- 24:23 – Why do we have to explain anything out of our faith? Why do we concentrate so much on defending the faith?
- 30:20 – Can the terms priest and pastor be used interchangeably?
- 34:28 – I heard a protestant say that Mt 12:32 has nothing to do with purgatory because there’s no forgiveness after we’re dead. How do I respond?
- 42:24 – Why did Mary say “My God and My Savior” in Luke?
- 46:49 – Is a crucifix a graven image that the bible condemns?
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Questions Covered:
- 04:51 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too?
- 15:30 – If Satan had not fallen, would humans have fallen?
- 17:18 – How do I respond to a 2nd grader who doesn’t understand why women can’t be priests? I gave the typical answer about the apostles but got pushback. What do I do now?
- 20:41 – Where in the bible does it say that women can’t be priests?
- 32:27 – In the martyrdom of Perpetua, it says that she had a vision of her brother suffering and then another where he no longer was. Is this an early account for purgatory? Are there other documented accounts of purgatory in the first 300 years of the Church?
- 42:39 – How do you reconcile papal primacy and the necessity to submit to the Roman pontiff and salvation only coming from the Lord?
- 46:03 – How do we know Jesus isn’t using a metaphor when he says that He is the Bread in John 6 since Jesus later says in John 10:9 and 15:5 that He is the door and a gate?
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Questions Covered:
- 02:10 – Would it be illicit to call Protestants heretics?
- 10:42 – What is the difference in significance to Jesus calling Mary “woman” and the woman at the well “woman”?
- 17:25 – How can I respond to someone who brings up the Serpent church in the Vatican?
- 23:08 – Can you claim to be Catholic and only attend Protestant services?
- 30:28 – Is there a difference between God in the Old Testament compared to the New Testament?
- 40:05 – What is the Catholic position on the moral righteousness of God ordering the Israelites to kill women and animals?
- 47:34 – How can I compromise with my ex-wife on the Baptism of my daughter?
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Episode 81: Year B – 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time
In this episode, we focus on two details found in the readings for this upcoming 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, both of which have to do with Mary. The first detail, found in the first reading, taken from Genesis 3:9-15, is the enmity that God promises to set between the devil and the “woman.” For Catholics, as we shall see, this relates to Mary’s freedom from sin: both original and personal. The other detail is found in the Gospel reading, taken from Mark 3:20-35, where Jesus seems to downplay the role of Mary by talking about who truly is his “mother” and “brothers.” Of course, this has apologetical significance for Catholics because it would seem to provide biblical evidence that Catholics make too big of a deal about Mary being the Mother of God.
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Episode 80: Year B – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord
In this episode, we focus on two details found in the first and second readings, along with the Gospel, for this upcoming Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord, Year B. Both of them pertain to the Eucharist. The detail in the first reading, taken from Exodus 24:3-8, overlaps with the one detail in the Gospel that we’re going to focus on—“the blood of the covenant.” For the second reading, we focus on the teaching that Christ has entered the heavenly sanctuary with his blood once for all and its relation to the Catholic understanding of the Mass as Christ’s sacrifice.
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Episode 77: Year B – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
In today’s episode, we reflect on several details found in the readings for this upcoming Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B, that are relevant for doing apologetics. We’ve already had the opportunity to reflect on some of them for the Solemnity of the Ascension, Year A in episode 26 of the Sunday Catholic Word. The others, however, do not overlap with Year A due to the optional second reading from Ephesians 4:1-13 and a different Gospel, taken from Mark 16:15-20
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Questions Covered:
- 05:27 – How can we explain the view of predestination according to Augustine and Aquinas?
- 17:45 – What tips would you give to someone who was raised Christian but now doesn’t even believe Jesus existed?
- 31:57 – If my husband were to go through RCIA would he have to do anything else to make our marriage sacramental?
- 33:58 – Is it plausible to say that St. Ignatius of Antioch’s famous quote on ‘the is the Catholic Church’ a reference to Peter being bishop of Antioch?
- 45:26 – Why are the letters of St. Paul so confusing regarding grace and law?
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- 01:38 – If we receive the Holy Spirit and He’s supposed to guide us, then why don’t all Christians arrive at the same conclusions?
- 16:40 – Question from a Muslim friend, If God is unchanging in his nature how can Christians claim that their God is unchanging when the second person became man?
- 22:05 – How did infants have original sin forgiven before the covenant with Jesus?
- 30:13 – Can you help me understand purgatory and where we see it in the bible?
- 47:55 – What does the Catholic Church do to a bishop after they are let go from they’re duty? Do the Just gland pick up any job?
- 50:55 – Is the baptism of John different from Catholic baptism?
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Episode 76: Year B – 6th Sunday of Easter
There are three details that I want to focus on in the readings for this upcoming 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B. The first two come from the first reading, which recounts the event involving. Cornelius and his Gentile friends, taken from Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48. The apologetical topic that both details relate to is the Sacrament of Baptism. The third detail is found in the Gospel reading, taken from John 15:9-17. The topic that comes to the fore, like in last week’s Gospel, is the relationship that our good works have with our salvation.
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- 02:02 – The Catholic Church says that no evil thing can enter into heaven. Then how can Satan enter heaven accuse the brethren before God?
- 07:31 – Who can bless people? Can we only bless our children? If someone baptizes their child in a non-emergency situation, would it be valid and would it be a sin?
- 15:27 – My parents are Pentecostal and have recently been asking why we don’t celebrate Easter on Passover or any other Jewish feasts? How should I respond?
- 22:16 – I’ve been meeting with Jehovah’s Witnesses. They claim that the bible says that the name of God (Jehovah) must be used. How do I respond?
- 29:04 – I was arguing with a protestant who said Jesus can’t be sacramentally present in the Eucharist because of Hebrew 9:28. What is the
- 35:28 – Does the Church teach that all truths that are necessary for salvation are found in the bible?
- 43:01 – Are the 3 persons of the Trinity co-equal?
- 47:54 – What if a person baptized a child without the knowledge that they weren’t supposed to? Is that sinful?
- 51:16 – I disagree with your comment that God did away with the law
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- 03:41 – This YouTube user’s main stumbling block to Catholicism was Divine Hiddenness. Why doesn’t God show himself to us?
- 15:36 – My son is scrupulous. If my son is in a state of mortal sin but desires to go to confession and suddenly dies, what is the disposition of his soul?
- 20:12 – Hypothetical Question: Would lay people be able to offer the sacraments if there were no more clergy?
- 25:09 – CCC 83 says sacred tradition needs to be of apostolic origin. Why isn’t there a consensus on the number of sacraments?
- 44:30 – Is the essence of the Trinity the first person of the trinity, the Father?
- 50:22 – My husband says he doesn’t believe in the Catholic Church anymore. Is he committing a mortal sin if he continues to receive communion?
Episode 75: Year B – 5th Sunday of Easter
There are three details that we focus on in the readings for this upcoming 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B. One detail comes from the second reading, taken from 1 John 3:18-24. The relevant topic is the role good works play in our salvation. The other two details are found in the Gospel reading, which taken from John 15:1-8. The apologetical topics that come to the fore are the Catholic interpretation of Jesus’ words “eat my flesh . . . drink my blood” in his Bread of Life Discourse in John 6 and the possibility for a Christian to lose the gift of salvation.
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Episode 74: Year B – 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday
There are three details that we highlight in the readings for this upcoming 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B, also called Good Shepherd Sunday. The first two details come from the first reading, taken from Acts 4:8-12. The relevant apologetical topics are Peter the Rock (and thus the Papacy) and Jesus’ divinity. The third detail is the major theme of the Gospel—Jesus the Good Shepherd. The passage is John 10:11-18. The apologetical topics that come to fore with this theme is Jesus’ divinity and Peter’s role as the first pope.
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Episode 73: Year B – 3rd Sunday of Easter
There are four details that we focus on for this upcoming Sunday Mass Readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter. The first two come from the first reading, taken from Acts 3:13-15, 17-19. The relevant topics that come to fore are the early Church’s belief about Christ’s divinity and the Church’s teaching on invincible ignorance when it comes to sin. Details three and four are in the Gospel reading, taken from Luke 24:35-48. There are two apologetical topics that come into play: the bodily nature of Jesus’ resurrection and its significance for countering alternative explanations to Christ’s literal resurrection and the Catholic appeal to John 20:23 as biblical support for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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Questions Covered:
- 06:21 – I’m a United Methodist minister. What more resources do you recommend in my exploration of Catholicism?
- 20:01 – Surely God hears the prayers and offers signs to people outside of Christianity. How do we make sense of these signs that might offer people in their faith outside of Christ?
- 31:01 – What do Catholics believe in what’s going to get them into heaven? I’m Catholic, but some say it’s good works; but I keep saying it’s through Jesus Christ
- 37:11 – My Catholic cousin is not going to get married in a church. Can I attend?
- 45:37 – I’m reading a book that claims that the Catholic doctrine of atonement has changed since Trent to Vatican II. Is this true?
- 51:43 – You mention a lot the appeal to natural law. Why should we live according to our nature?
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- 03:24 – Did God ordain that women cannot be priests?
- 07:22 – Is there other meaning of “baptism” other than immersion?
- 15:04 – When God created the first humans, were they already fallen?
- 19:10 – Is it essential to affirm people by their biological identity especially to our youth in Catholic schools?
- 29:15 – Why don’t we baptize children in the womb especially if they are at risk of being miscarried?
- 36:04 – How can I defend the Church’s teaching against Sola Fide?
- 41:48 – Were there more people around when Adam and Eve were around? Resources: Kenneth W. Kemp, “The Science of Adam” first things, Kenneth W. Kemp, “Science, Theology, and Monogenesis,” 2011, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 85, No. 2, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, “The Historicity of Adam” and “Defending Adam After Darwin.”
- 49:24 – What does Hebrew 6:4-7 mean in light of going to confession?
- 52:46 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too?
Episode 72: Year B – Divine Mercy Sunday
In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on three details that are relevant for apologetics in this upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday readings. The first comes from the first reading, which is taken from Acts 4:32-35, where we’re told the early Christians didn’t claim any possessions to be his own but had everything in common. Of course, the relevant topic is whether this provides biblical justification for socialism. The remaining two details are taken from the Gospel reading, which is taken from John 20:19-31. The relevant topics that we focus on are the apostolic power to forgive sins (and its corresponding Sacrament, the Sacrament of Reconciliation), and the early Christian belief in the divinity of Jesus.
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