Category: Podcasts

This was our sixth anniversary show, with Karl, Ros, and me doing the honors.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• A two-and-a-half minute snippet of the very first Catholic Answers Live.
• Which Church history books would you recommend?
• Is there any room in the liturgy for "charismatic praise"?
• Are the sacraments of the Society of St. Pius V and of the Society
  of St. Pius X valid?  Do you see these groups becoming denominations
  like the Old Catholic Church?
• How Jimmy and Karl Keating so cooly handle odd or aggressive
  questions on the show.
• Can attending frequent daily Mass replace one’s Sunday obligation?
• Must a child have a saint’s name to be baptized?  Any web resources
  to find saint’s names?
• What are the "Seven Sister" churches?
• When young Jesus was teaching in the temple (Luke 2), were the
  teachers really amazed or was this just hyperbole?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Does Jesus suffer anew in the Mass?
• Where does the GIRM say lay ministers can do more than one duty at Mass?
• Is the Holy Spirit the Love shared by the Father and the Son?
• Can laity give the blessing of throats on St. Blaise Day?
• What is the difference between religious priests’ vow of celibacy and diocesan priests’ promise of celibacy?
• Why isn’t the KJV authorized by the Catholic Church?
• How to square it when two councils say different and contradictory things.
• If God is really Present in the Eucharist, why can’t we confess our sins to Jesus when we take Communion?
• Must we take saints names at Confirmation?
• Can parochial schools turn over sacramental preparation for children to their parents?
• Should Catholics study The Purpose-Driven Life? What to do if your parish is doing this?
• How do you know if you’re called to a vocation?
• Are relics of the True Cross true?
• If Judas hadn’t betrayed Christ, would we have been saved?
• When Jesus forgave those who crucified him, was Judas included?
• Where is the best discussion of the dating of Christ’s birth? Did the Church Fathers believe it was December 25th?
• Can a mortal sin be accidental? Can Protestants who don’t believe in mortal sin mortally sin?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Does Jesus suffer anew in the Mass?
• Where does the GIRM say lay ministers can do more than one duty at Mass?
• Is the Holy Spirit the Love shared by the Father and the Son?
• Can laity give the blessing of throats on St. Blaise Day?
• What is the difference between religious priests’ vow of celibacy and diocesan priests’ promise of celibacy?
• Why isn’t the KJV authorized by the Catholic Church?
• How to square it when two councils say different and contradictory things.
• If God is really Present in the Eucharist, why can’t we confess our sins to Jesus when we take Communion?
• Must we take saints names at Confirmation?
• Can parochial schools turn over sacramental preparation for children to their parents?
• Should Catholics study The Purpose-Driven Life? What to do if your parish is doing this?
• How do you know if you’re called to a vocation?
• Are relics of the True Cross true?
• If Judas hadn’t betrayed Christ, would we have been saved?
• When Jesus forgave those who crucified him, was Judas included?
• Where is the best discussion of the dating of Christ’s birth? Did the Church Fathers believe it was December 25th?
• Can a mortal sin be accidental? Can Protestants who don’t believe in mortal sin mortally sin?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Is it permissible for someone not
  ordained to give a short"commentary" after the priest delivers the homily?
• After death, what happens to a person’s guardian angel?
• Does the Church support illegal immigration? 
• In the past few decades, is the Church’s language harsher toward the Society of St. Pius X than toward Protestants?  If so, why?
• To whom should one address a parish’s questionable liturgical practices: the pastor or the bishop?
• What is the proper posture for the congregation after Communion? Must that posture be uniform?
• Does the embryological development of the human fetus prove Darwinism?
• What was the intended nature of the marriage of Mary and Joseph? Did Joseph have children from a previous marriage?
• Does mortal sin not repented of result in damnation?  Is
  Confession always required for one to return to a state of grace?
• Is salvation possible for non-Christians?
• Is Mel Gibson a member of a specific Catholic sect?  Would this affect how Jews react to The Passion of the Christ?
• Was a dietary law imposed on Gentile Christians in Acts 15:29?  Is it still in effect?  If not, how is this reconcilable with it being a decision of Holy Spirit?
• 
  Commentary on the films The Passion of the Christ and The Gospel of
  John.
• When did the tradition of godparents start?
• How does one know if one’s contrition is perfect?  Is perfect contrition "difficult" to obtain?
• Can the Anglican Communion claim apostolic succession?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• At the conclusion of an exorcism, is the
  expulsion of the demon apparent?  Are there exorcists present in every diocese?
• Did Bishop Raymond Burke recently assert that all pro-abortion politicians should refrain of Communion?  Why single out abortion as a Communion disqualification?
• Countering the Protestant notion of salvation by "faith
  alone."
• Where in scripture would one find the distinction between mortal and venial sins?
• Can one prove the truth of transubstantiation over consubstantiation?
• Can priests in the Society of St. Pius X validly celebrate the sacrament of penance?  How about those in the Charismatic Episcopal Church?
• How many precepts of the Church are there?  Can they change?
  Who determines them?
• Is confession required before Communion if one misses Mass?  What are valid reasons for missing Mass?
• Must there be "full" knowledge or consent for a sin to be
  mortal? What if an individual knows that an act constitutes grave matter in the eyes of the Church yet chooses to ignore that fact?
• What Christian sects are custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?  Would the marriage of a Catholic in a Greek Orthodox church be valid?
• What is the minimum age for an extraordinary minister of Holy
  Communion?
• Is Catholic Family News a trustworthy publication?
• What are the "Lost Gospels"?
• To which scripture passages do proponents of the Rapture appeal? How should those same passages be properly interpreted?

 

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• What is the purpose of the brown
  scapular?
• What is the precise dating of the Christmas season?
• How does a previous, unconfessed abortion by the bride affect the validity of a later marriage?
• In the early centuries of the Church, how did the administration of the sacraments–particularly matrimony–differ from modern day practice?
• Was the Rabbinical meeting at Jamnia in c. A.D. 90 a council?
• How to counter the accusation that Catholics worship "graven images" in violation of the Ten Commandments.
• Can the promise of John 16:13 that the Spirit "will teach you all truth" be applied to all Christians personally?
• Must confession be performed in a confessional?
• What is the motive for the different postures in Mass?
• What is the Lutheran teaching on infant baptism?
• Do the scripture study classes of Bible Study Fellowship International follow a Protestant approach?  Did the Church ever sell indulgences?
• What is the point of Catholic religious statues?
• May Catholics still not join the Masons?
• Were there any miraculous occurrences in the life of Mary or her Parents before Jesus’ conception?
• Is it morally licit to receive artificial insemination or have embryos implanted in oneself in order to bear a child for an infertile couple?
• May a Catholic fulfill his Sunday obligation at a parish far from home on a regular basis?
• Has the ossuary of James "the brother of Jesus" been proved
  inauthentic?
• What criteria did some Jewish contemporaries of Jesus use to reject
  Him?
• If a priest does not fully believe in Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist, can he validly consecrate the Sacrament?

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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?

A special holler out to Chris St. Jean for doing the January 2004 shows! (Part of the Volunteer Program.)

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Despite his assertion to the contrary in
  Matthew 24:36, does Jesus in fact know the "day and hour" of the end of the world?
• How should we interpret Jesus’ prophecy in Mark 13:30 that "this generation shall not pass, until all these things be done"?
• If heaven is a place, then why isn’t it visible?
• What objective histories of the Inquisition would you recommend for Protestant readers?
• Is a marriage in a Catholic church between a Catholic and an unbaptized person valid and/or sacramental?
• What did the Council of Trent mean when it declared that Catholics must accept all the books of the Latin Vulgate "with all their
  parts"?
• Which churches in Christendom accept the existence of purgatory?
• In reciting the Our Father, should we forgive those who "trespass against us" or who "have trespassed against us"?
• Are spouses directly responsible for each other’s salvation?
• Is the sacrament of penance valid in the Eastern Orthodox Church? If so, why might Eastern Orthodox priests validly celebrate thesacrament yet members of the Society of St. Pius X cannot, being thatboth groups are in schism?
• Can we identify as Antichrist those who do not believe in Jesus as Savior?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Is it
       morally acceptable to have the government support a parent when other
       money is available?
• Did
       the bishop of

  Rome

  attempt a
       power grab from the other patriarchs in the early church?

• What
       does John 16:8-9 mean?
• Was
       Jesus ignorant of the time of the last judgment?
• What
       does the church teach about the rapture?
• How do
       you deal with Mormon claims of an apostasy?
• What
       is the difference between forgiveness and absolution?
• Why
       are converts so involved in teaching in the church?
• Were Queen
       Elizabeth and the Pope friends?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• How
       can the soul remember after death? Is the mind part of the soul or the brain?
• Why
       can’t an Episcopalian receive the Eucharist?
• An
       acquaintance is getting married outside the church, what should I do?
• If the
       priest mistakenly used the words for the consecration of the wine over the
       bread, is that invalid?
• What
       are deacons responsible for and are there women deacons?
• Is it
       appropriate for women to represent the apostles during a last supper
       reenactment?
• Was
       cannibalism practiced during the crusades?
• Can
       the congregation wash each others feet during the Mass of the Lord’s
       Supper?
• Is a
       glass goblet an allowed container for the Precious Blood?
• Why
       are church authorities not more forceful with recalcitrant Catholic politicians
       and what can the laity do about it?
• My
       sister is remarrying without a declaration of nullity, what should I do?