Can Psychopaths Be Saved? And More Weird Questions – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

For New Year’s week, Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions posed by Cy Kellett, including whether psychopaths who feel no remorse can be saved; what happened to the saints who rose at the Resurrection; who was Peter’s wife; and more!

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Questions Asked:

  • 3:29 – Psychic healing v. miracles
  • 14:52 – Gen 1:26-Father speaking to the Son?
  • 21:25 – Can psychopaths be saved?
  • 28:28 – What happened to the saints who rose at the Resurrection?
  • 33:47 – Why does the Bible describe parents eating their children?
  • 37:45 – Who was Peter’s wife?
  • 41:37 – If aliens needed saving, would Jesus have two mothers?
  • 46:40 – Can someone be a Buddhist Catholic?

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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of John R. Dougherty’s followup novel in the Holy Terror trilogy, Holy Terror Quickened. As a riveting prequel, Holy Terror Quickened takes readers back to the origin story of the avenging angel, Thumos. It is an exciting, fictionalized retelling of many Bible stories, which also chronicles the life stories of your favorite characters from the first book.

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The Weekly Leo – 31 December 2025

Some 5,500 people gathered for the Vespers (@VATICAN MEDIA)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 26 December 2025 to 31 December 2025.

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Metamorphosis (TOS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

What if eternal life costs your humanity? This week, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler wrestle with love, consent, and immortality in Metamorphosis. Is Zefram Cochrane right to reject paradise—and who really pays the price?

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How Many Souls Do Twins Have? And More Weird Questions – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

It’s Christmas week so we’re bringing you a special weird questions episode where Jimmy Akin answers questions like: Can identical twins share a soul? What happens if you’re excommunicated unfairly? Could a living soul possess someone else? Are demons capable of repentance? Are we insignificant in a vast universe—or still uniquely special?

https://youtu.be/i8pXSE8zlgQ

Chapter Markers:

  • 00:00:23 – Intro
  • 00:01:53 – How many souls did my twins have before the egg split?
  • 00:07:00 – What if I was born on Ash Wednesday?
  • 00:11:22 – What if Luther had reformed from within the Church?
  • 00:14:11 – Can a living person’s spirit possess someone else?
  • 00:19:53 – Thank you to Patrons
  • 00:20:25 – Sponsor: Triumph of the Heart
  • 00:21:06 – Sponsor: François Flippen
  • 00:21:16 – Support Starquest with your gift
  • 00:22:06 – Can a parent’s desire baptize a child who dies unbaptized?
  • 00:27:58 – If someone was excommunicated unfairly, can they still go to heaven?
  • 00:33:56 – Can damned souls or demons ever repent?
  • 00:38:41 – If science shows we’re small and ordinary, how are humans still special?
  • 00:47:38 – Mysterious Feedback: #388 Spirit Communications
  • 00:54:25 – Your mysterious feedback
  • 00:55:03 – Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
  • 00:55:34 – Next Time: New Year’s weird questions
  • 00:56:13 – Share the show
  • 00:56:22 – Get your mysterious merch
  • 00:56:30 – Show notes
  • 00:56:38 – Become a Patron
  • 00:56:46 – Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary
  • 00:57:10 – Sponsor: The Grady Group
  • 00:57:27 – Outro

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The Weekly Leo – 25 December 2025

Pope Leo during his Urbi et Orbi Blessing (ANSA)

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Marauders (ENT) – The Secrets of Star Trek

When a bullied mining colony needs help, Archer steps in—but can a paint-by-numbers caper stand up to The Seven Samurai legacy? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler dissect “Marauders” and its clumsy caper.

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The Amazing Sea-Monkeys! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Starting in 1960, comic books began advertising mail order pets known as sea monkeys, the brainchild of inventor Harold von Braunhut. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the whimsical creatures, their creator, and a series of disappointing revelations connected to them.

https://youtu.be/kZv4EYtGy2A

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The Weekly Leo – 17 December 2025

Pope Leo opens his weekly General Audience with the Sign of the Cross (@Vatican Media)

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Warriors Gate – The Secrets of Doctor Who

What if the best thing to do… is nothing at all? A collapsing void, enslaved lion-men, and cryptic mirrors challenge the Fourth Doctor and Romana. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack this trippy farewell to Romana and the end of the E-space arc.

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Random Thoughts (VOY) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Are violent thoughts as dangerous as actions? A telepathic society says yes—and wants to erase B’Elanna’s memories. Jimmy Akin, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Dom Bettinelli dissect moral justice, mental privacy, and Voyager’s problematic First Contact policies.

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