July 22, 2004

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Highlights:

  • Could the perception of Purgatory for some people for some people involve a conscious experience of the disintegration of the body?
  • Did the original King James version of the Bible have 80 books?
  • If the priest does not believe that he is changing the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ are we still receiving the Eucharist from him?
  • The New Testament seems to imply both that accepting Grace is our choice and that only God decides who has an open heart… what is the explanation?  Does everyone on earth get actual Grace?
  • What is the official Catholic position on the gift of Tongues?
  • Is it true that on Judgement Day we will be judged with the same degree of forgiveness we show others?  Are we also to forgive persons who have committed truly evil acts?
  • How do we distinguish between worshipping God and honoring Mary and the Saints when we pray?
  • Where does the word "Sunday" come from?
  • When did the Church decide that it was okay for women to fulfill certain liturgical roles in the Church?  Does the Church nullify certain Scriptural passages in doing this?
  • How unusual was it for a young man of Jesus’ age to be "teaching" during the finding of Jesus in the Temple?
  • How do Seventh Day Adventists regard the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar, i.e. did it change the day of the week?
  • Was Mary Magdalen a prostitute or an adultress?  What’s the difference between the two?
  • Is it a sin to go shopping on Sundays?  What if that shopping is entertainment?
  • Why does Jesus tell Mary Magdalen not to touch him after the Resurrection, but then encourage Thomas to touch him later?

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."