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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Fornication clarification.
• Prophecy of St. Nilus.
• A JimmyAkin.Org reader challenges me on the legal obligation for Friday penance.
• What sins cry out to heaven?
• Is the Trinity mentioned in the Old Testament and did the Jewish people expect the Messiah to be God?
• Does gaining an indulgence cut down on temporal punishment in this life or purgatory?
• What do I think of the New American Bible?
• Did John the Baptist hear the Voice from heaven at the Baptism of Jesus?
• Is Masonry Satanic?
• What about the Gospel of Thomas?
• Nostradamus: Friend or Foe?
• Tell me about the Greek Orthodox. (NOTE: This caller has a West Texas accent that you can contrast with my East Texas accent.)
• Why do people only reference Vatican II documents and not prior councils?
• Seder meals, the Last Supper, and did Transubstantiation happen at the Las Supper? Did Judas take Communion?
• A Lutheran asks if he can become Catholic and be a good Catholic without praying to the saints himself as long as he acknowledges the practice in principle.
• What is a commentator at Mass?
• How to respond to one who claims that the Virgin Birth is an Egyptian myth and that the papacy was founded by Constantine?
• Are we eating Jesus in the Eucharist?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• What
  is the difference between a disciple and an apostle?
• Do all
  bad people go to hell?
• Do
  American Indian religions have a legend of a virgin birth?
• Is the
  veneration of icons encouraged?
• What
  do “Nihil Obstat” and “Imprimatur” mean?
• Why aren’t bells rung at the consecration?
• If I forget to confess a mortal sin, is the absolution invalid? How much detail is required?
• Can
  the creed be omitted during Sunday Mass?
• Is kneeling required during Mass?
• Is it
  infallible that women can not be ordained?
• Why
  can’t those in RCIA receive the Eucharist?
• Is a
  saint a sinner who never gives up?

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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?

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• What is the church’s view of divorce?
• Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
• What can you tell me about the death of St. Joseph?
• Why would Moses expect the Israelites to ask for God’s name when he was sent to them after the revelation at the burning bush?
• Did the Romans ever scourge anyone to death?
• Why does the Apostles’ Creed say “he descended into hell?”
• Did Judas hang himself? How is that squared with Acts 1:18?
• Is there a difference between the International Church of Christ and the denomination the Church of Christ? Why is the Catholic Church the real church of Christ?
• How do angels fight a war?
• I don’t trust my bible study. What should I do?
• What do Lutherans believe about the presence of Christ in their communion?
• Are the Stations of the Cross unbiblical?
• Why does Mary wipe up the blood in the movie The Passion of the Christ?
• Does the description of God in the Koran agree with the Christian view of God?
• Why does the number of days in Lent not add up to forty?
• Why did Christ have to suffer?
• What do you think of the book The Passion of Jesus Christ: Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die?

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Highlights:

• Is it
       ok for a Catholic to attend a Catholic Mass and a Pentecostal service each
       Sunday?
• Why is
       Jesus called the Lamb of God?
• Was John
       Hus executed by the Council of Constance?  Why?
• Is
       Saint Anne the mother of the Virgin Mary?
• What
       type of economic system does the church endorse?
• Is the
       name Jehovah mentioned in the bible?
• Are
       declarations of nullity required every time someone wants to remarry in
       the church?
• Is Catholic Family News a credible publication?
• Is a
       non-Christian required to receive instruction before they can be baptized?

A special holler to Al for doing the March shows as part of the volunteer program!

On the March 3, 2004 show, Rosalind Moss and I did the honors.

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Highlights:

• How is
       the name of a new parish determined? 
• When
       writing a cardinal’s name, why is “cardinal” between the first and last
       name?
• Has
       the church always considered abortion a sin?
• What
       does the name Abijah mean and what is the potential of relationship to
       contemporary individuals?
• What
       is the church’s view of Feng Shui?
• What
       is Joseph’s (husband of Mary) last name?
• Are
       there enough youth programs to help young people come back to the church?
• What
       does the church teach about the fate of Judas?
• What
       crime did Barabbas commit?

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Highlights:

• Why did Jesus tell the guy not to bury his father and the other guy not to say goodbye to his parents?
• Roman Catholics & Evangelicals: Agreements & Differences by Geisler & Mackenzie: Friend or foe?
• Is there a conspiracy to silence Sr. Lucia?
• To what extent is Catholic social teaching on economics binding on our conscience?
• Why don’t Catholics talk about the Rapture?
• Praying to the saints.
• Did the Spanish bishops approve condoms for preventing AIDS and could a conference of bishops do that?
• Are popes prevented from ever contradicting prior popes on any points, no matter how small?  Any examples of popes correcting prior popes?
• How do dinosaurs fit in to Genesis?
• Is it possible for a person without mortal sin to still go to hell? What does Jesus mean when he talks about spitting out the lukewarm?
• What is fornication?
• What does Paul mean when he tells Timothy not to lay hands too hastily on somebody?
• Do ghosts exist?
• Any extra-biblical evidence for the Temple veil splitting?
• What are prayer intentions?

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Highlights:

• Why did Jesus tell the guy not to bury his father and the other guy not to say goodbye to his parents?
• Roman Catholics & Evangelicals: Agreements & Differences by Geisler & Mackenzie: Friend or foe?
• Is there a conspiracy to silence Sr. Lucia?
• To what extent is Catholic social teaching on economics binding on our conscience?
• Why don’t Catholics talk about the Rapture?
• Praying to the saints.
• Did the Spanish bishops approve condoms for preventing AIDS and could a conference of bishops do that?
• Are popes prevented from ever contradicting prior popes on any points, no matter how small?  Any examples of popes correcting prior popes?
• How do dinosaurs fit in to Genesis?
• Is it possible for a person without mortal sin to still go to hell? What does Jesus mean when he talks about spitting out the lukewarm?
• What is fornication?
• What does Paul mean when he tells Timothy not to lay hands too hastily on somebody?
• Do ghosts exist?
• Any extra-biblical evidence for the Temple veil splitting?
• What are prayer intentions?

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Highlights:

• Does the Church have a position of the genetic presence of Mary in Jesus’ body and blood in the Eucharist?
• Where did the Church get the practice of infant baptism?
• Recommend a good bible for young students?  What is a dynamic equivalence translation?
• Can you explain the Catholic practice of praying to the Saints?
• Recommend a good book for a Fundamentalist to learn about the Catholic Church?
• Explain the concept of God not forgiving the unrepentant?
• Is the Lutheran doctrine of Jesus being present with the bread proved by 1 Cor 10:16?
• Doesn’t it benefit us be forgiving and go beyond bitterness even when we don’t get a repentant signal from the other person?
• Can we use the parallel verses in Deut 17 and Mt 18 to prove that disagreements about Scripture should be taken to the Church?
• When we consume the body and blood of Christ are we consuming the resurrected body of Christ or His sacraficed Body?
• Why did Jesus need to be crucified in order to save us?
• What would change about Christianity if we knew Jesus had been married, as he was portrayed in the Da Vinci Code?

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Highlights:

• Are mixed marriages considered good or bad in the Church?
• How about individuals advocating separation of church and state sitting in on religious services to catch people pushing political agendas?
• When did the chapter and verse divisions in the Bible come into use and who introduced them?  Longest chapter in the Bible?
• Were James who spoke in Acts 15 and James the Apostle different people?
• Are there any historical arguments of societies which have fallen into disarray because of homosexuality?
• What happens during the Mass regarding Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross?
• Are there moral types of stem cell research?
• Who is the Apostle "whom Jesus loves" in the Gospel of John?
• Were Adam and Eve real people?
• What does it mean to consecrate your life and how is that done?
• What would be the state of a marriage done by an ex-priest?
• Is anything other than a white cloth allowed to be placed on the casket during a funeral?
• Is it immoral to benefit from a previous immoral act, e.g. stem cell lines which have already been derived?