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Questions Covered:

02:00 – What is the necessity of purification after death but before heaven?
15:30 – What is the textual criticism of John 8 and the woman caught in adultery?
22:53 – Why is the pope pushing heresy by allowing people to receive communion after a divorce?
35:26 – How does one know if they believe in their heart?
41:20 – How does Jesus fulfill the prophecy of reuniting all the tribes of Israel?
46:18 – What are the requirements for being an apologist?
49:39 – My friend asked us to take their children if anything ever happened to them but told us to not baptize them. Would I have to honor that or are we morally obligated to baptize them?

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Questions Covered:

02:24 – Could life have come about naturalistically?
06:10 – My wife is agnostic. How do I reply to the questions, why should she care, and why should she believe that it’s the Christian God that exists?
16:39 – My convert friend is asking how do you know when something is dogma vs doctrine?
28:45 – Within the holy family, did Joseph have the spiritual authority of Mary and Jesus?
30:55 – What is the rule of the magisterium in regard to translation of the bible and why should we heed to those translations?
36:08 – How specific does my confession have to be for it to be valid?
41:55 – How do we know that St. Ignatius of Antioch’s letters are reliable?
45:05 – Can an unbaptized person receive the sacrament of confession?
47:35 – Has the use of extraordinary ministers of holy communion been abused?
52:20 – There are verses in the bible that say that miracles are signs, but it also says the devil will use them. How can the Church confidently say that the miracles it approved of are from God and not the devil?

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Questions Covered:

41:07 – What are your thoughts on the governor of Louisiana mandating every school to have the 10 commandments?
49:15 – What’s the purpose of the Synod on Synodality?

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Questions Covered:

20:31 – With so many people in the world who are suffering, why wouldn’t we look at it globally to help those suffering?
34:21 – It sounds like Father is not demarking differences in responsibility and culpability and I think it creates a worse problem.

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Questions Covered:

04:15 – Is it ok for me to attend a Bar Mitzvah?
06:10 – How do we know for sure that it was Samuel that the witch of Endor contacted?
12:19 – You can lose your salvation but what must happen for that to occur?
19:45 – Is the entire mass a sacrifice or just the Eucharist? Is the profession of faith essential?
24:20 – Do we as Catholics fall under any of the following categories; provisionist, open theists, Arminian? I know Calvinists use these categories.
34:41 – If God knows the future, then why does he regret making humans Gen 6:6?
44:17 – In the bible it says things like ‘ I chose you and you’re a chosen race. Why are some people chosen?
48:41 – Could you explain how we know that the saints can hear us, and why having statues doesn’t mean we worship them?
52:52 – What is the Beatific Vision?

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Questions Covered:

02:31 – My Methodist friend hasn’t been to church in a long time and doesn’t drive. How can I help her keep the Lords Day holy over the phone?
06:41 – Mark’s gospel was written first and based on Peter’s account. Are the others written based on the account of other apostles?
19:25 – How do we Catholics formulate our belief on assurance of salvation?
42:37 – What tips do you have for evangelizing one’s Baptist family?
50:15 – Does John 13:6-10 teach parental or judicial forgiveness?

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