January 8, 2004 Show

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • What’s the proper way for extraordinary
    ministers of Holy Communion to bless those who approach yet choose not to receive?
  • Has there ever been a moral proscription taught by Scripture and the Church that was later lifted?
  • How can a non-Catholic Christian obtain sanctifying grace?
  • Does Jeremiah 17:9 assert that humans are totally depraved?
  • How can one counter the allegation that the Catholic Church "conveniently" decides post facto whether or not a papal pronouncement was infallible?  When was papal infallibility first instituted?
  • Does Galatians 2:11-14 argue against papal infallibility?
  • Is it improper to sell blessed items?
  • In a state of grace, are all seven virtues necessarily manifested in a Catholic’s life?
  • How does a previous, unconfessed abortion by the bride affect the validity of a later marriage?
  • Revisiting the first question of the program, how could an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion be able to distribute the Body of Christ yet not be able to give a simple blessing?
  • How should a lector handle being pressured to use an inclusive-language lectionary?
  • At the Last Supper, did Judas leave before Jesus consecrated the
    Eucharist?
  • What scriptural evidence is there for the use of relics?
  • Did the USCCB recently declare that communicants in line may no longer kneel before receiving?