Category: Mysteries

The Holy Fire? (Miracle, Jerusalem, Hagion Phos) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Each Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem emerges from the tomb of Christ with the Holy Fire that goes out around the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask if the fire is lit by God or does it have a natural source and what we can learn about this historic rite.

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Back from Hell? Negative Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Many reports of near-death experiences sound positive and uplifting and blissful. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss those that are reported as distinctly negative and distressing. What happens in them, what do they mean, and what are their implications?

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Can You Marry an Alien? (& More Weird Questions) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

It’s almost New Years, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like can you marry an alien; baptizing faeries or unborn babies; what the Soul Gem or the Borg do to your soul; time travel and alternate universes; and more weird questions.

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Questions covered:

  • Baptizing faeries
  • What does Marvel’s Soul Gem do to the eternal fate of a soul?
  • What happens to your soul if the Borg assimilate you?
  • Did Adam and Eve poop?
  • Can you baptize an unborn baby?
  • Is it possible to marry an alien?
  • Would time travel cause an alternate universe?
  • What implications do Deathbed Visions have?
  • Are there an infinite number of past timelines?
  • And more!

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Tim Shevlin’s Personal Fitness training for Catholics. Providing spiritual and physical wellness programs and daily accountability check-ins. Strengthen yourself to help further God’s kingdom. Work out for the right reason with the right mindset. Learn more by visiting fitcatholics.com.

The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

Great Lakes Customs Law, helping importers and individuals with seizures, penalties, and compliance with U.S. Customs matters throughout the United States. Visit GreatLakesCustomsLaw.com

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Alone Together for Christmas 2023

In what has become an annual tradition, Jimmy Akin spends a few hours on Christmas in a livestream, hanging out and answering questions, in particular for those who don’t have anyone to be with for the holiday.

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The Mystery of the Very First Christmas (What We Really Know) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In a Christmas special episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss the mystery of the very first Christmas, what we really know about Jesus’ birth, and how we know it.

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The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

Great Lakes Customs Law, helping importers and individuals with seizures, penalties, and compliance with U.S. Customs matters throughout the United States. Visit GreatLakesCustomsLaw.com

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Astrophysics & Cosmic Salvation – Pints with Jack S6E49 – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest on the Pints with Jack podcast hosted by David Bates, where they discuss C.S. Lewis’ scientific mistakes and the consequences for Christianity of finding intelligent life on other planets.

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The Tomb of Christ (Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Garden Tomb, Talpiot Tomb, Others) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Jesus of Nazareth is the most pivotal figure in world history and after his crucifixion he was buried for 3 days and rose from the dead. But where was he buried? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the various claims, look at the evidence, and identify the most likely place.

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The Mystery of Synesthesia (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Sounds, Perception, Psychic) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the mystery of synesthesia where colors, sounds, letters, and numbers can all mix together in perception. What is synesthesia? Who has it? And what is responsible for it?

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The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

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How Much Did Jesus Suffer? (& More Patrons’ Questions) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Jesus’ suffering; demons protecting us; Adam’s wife, Lilith; and more.

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Tim Shevlin’s Personal Fitness training for Catholics. Providing spiritual and physical wellness programs and daily accountability check-ins. Strengthen yourself to help further God’s kingdom. Work out for the right reason with the right mindset. Learn more by visiting fitcatholics.com.

The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

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Could Jesus Build an Airplane? Balaam’s Donkey, Asmodeus, Ed and Lorraine Warren, & More Weird Questions – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: what if mankind fell after Adam and Eve; did Jesus know how to build an airplane; what happened with Balaam’s donkey; Ed and Lorraine Warren; and more.

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The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

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