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Topics Covered:

3:00 – Mar Mari Emmanuel attacked
19:30 – Dignitas Infinita document released by the Vatican written by Cardinal Fernandez. Plus, CNN’s comments.

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Topics Covered:

4:45 – Bill Maher’s accepting that abortion is murder
34:40 – National Public Radio (NPR) is biased

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Questions Covered:

03:42 – How would I respond to my children if they grow up and ask why I never gave them the choice to be Catholic when I baptized them as babies?
16:12 – I believe life existed before Adam and Eve. Did those animals experience pain and fear? If so, how is that possible before the fall?
28:30 – As a Catholic I’m curious why we are allowed to have statues and painting when it says not to make any idol or icon.
35:05 – Is confession valid if you don’t receive a penance?
40:05 – If you can’t fast to the point of harming your body, what do we make of Catherine of Siena? How do we balance these extreme examples?
46:23 – Is using cannabis medicinally a sin?

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Questions Covered:

03:56 – I’m considering Catholicism from a protestant background. How do I defend against sola scriptura when their objection is that the declarations of the Church mean nothing?
16:08 – What did Jesus really mean when we said that no one knows the day and the hour?
23:49 – How can redemptive suffering be necessary for God’s plan?
43:45 – What is the role of Catholics individually interpreting Church history?
50:32 – How do I explain what the mass is to my non-Catholic friends?

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Questions Covered:

22:13 – Because theology develops over time and is impacted by culture, how does this affect morality since morality can’t change?
47:55 – Doesn’t Isaiah claim that the earth was a globe? When was this discovered?

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Questions Covered:

03:45 – Given the Church doesn’t have a set view on Zionism, how far can go in saying that the entire region belongs to Israel?
06:50 – Would it be morally wrong to avoid paying tax when you can?
14:45 – My fiancé went through RCIA but didn’t convert because he can’t get past the belief in the real presence of the eucharist. What advice Can you give?
17:18 – I was told that I received communion incorrectly by smiling. Is this true?
21:25 – When Jesus was tempted in the desert, was he actually tempted to fall into sin?
31:14 – When you take the Eucharist to the homebound, does it have to go directly to them, or can you wait overnight?
37:36 – I’m trying to figure out where I belong in religion, but I don’t know the difference between being Christian and Catholic.
45:29 – How does a priest deal with loneliness?
50:23 – Is it ethical for me to work at a non-Catholic dental office?
52:55 – Is there an indulgence gained using holy water? Is it ok to do work around the house on Sundays?

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