March 15, 2004 Show

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Can
  the RCIA director participate in giving blessings during the scrutinies?
• Is the
  musical Jesus Christ Superstar
  appropriate for ten year olds?
• If the
  thief on the cross went to heaven immediately, doesn’t that conflict with
  purgatory?
• What
  is the difference between the Thomist and Molinist view of predestination?
• Where
  did the word apologetics come from?
• Are
  there secret codes in the Bible?
• Is the
  Italian mafia a widespread problem in the church?
• How do
  we understand what the Bible says about assurance of salvation?
• Are
  pregnant women bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
• How
  can I find out what is and is not a liturgical abuse?

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." View all posts by Jimmy Akin