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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?

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Highlights:

• Could the perception of Purgatory for some people for some people involve a conscious experience of the disintegration of the body?
• Did the original King James version of the Bible have 80 books?
• If the priest does not believe that he is changing the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ are we still receiving the Eucharist from him?
• The New Testament seems to imply both that accepting Grace is our choice and that only God decides who has an open heart… what is the explanation?  Does everyone on earth get actual Grace?
• What is the official Catholic position on the gift of Tongues?
• Is it true that on Judgement Day we will be judged with the same degree of forgiveness we show others?  Are we also to forgive persons who have committed truly evil acts?
• How do we distinguish between worshipping God and honoring Mary and the Saints when we pray?
• Where does the word "Sunday" come from?
• When did the Church decide that it was okay for women to fulfill certain liturgical roles in the Church?  Does the Church nullify certain Scriptural passages in doing this?
• How unusual was it for a young man of Jesus’ age to be "teaching" during the finding of Jesus in the Temple?
• How do Seventh Day Adventists regard the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar, i.e. did it change the day of the week?
• Was Mary Magdalen a prostitute or an adultress?  What’s the difference between the two?
• Is it a sin to go shopping on Sundays?  What if that shopping is entertainment?
• Why does Jesus tell Mary Magdalen not to touch him after the Resurrection, but then encourage Thomas to touch him later?