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Questions Covered:

06:14 – Did Mary ever die? Wouldn’t there be a record of that?
10:07 – Why does the Church promote the use of hospice care? It feels like mercy killing.
19:04 – How can a Catholic best explain Pentecost and the birth of the Church to a Protestant?
24:10 – I’m taking a college course and there’s a group of people who are taking the course in not a good direction. How can I as a Catholic be charitable to them while trying to keep us on track?
30:20 – When is typology the legitimate exercise in pattern recognition?
34:47 – What is the great war in heaven mentioned in Rev. 12, going to look like?
40:38 – In relation to the earlier call on hospice. How does Terri Shaivo innocent look from the Catholic perspective?
46:00 – Pope Francis allegedly made a comment saying that homosexuals live the gift of love. Is this true?
49:06 – Do we have to pray aloud to Mary?
50:40 – Does faith/believe or repentance need to be present for baptism to be valid? If it does, how is infant baptism valid?

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Questions Covered:

02:48 – A gym that I want to join does yoga and reiki. Is it ok for me to join even if I wouldn’t partake in those activities?
05:38 – Why does our Lord tell us to pray and ask him for what we want but also tell us to radically surrender to him? This seems contradictory.
10:10 – Regarding your debate alongside Trent on salvation. What are you depending upon when it comes to salvation?
18:38 – Is there biblical proof for different levels of heaven?
23:53 – Regarding the infallibility of the pope. Should we never question what the pope says or does?
29:20 – My friend asked why we pray to saints. How do I reply?
33:03 – How do we find out what is actually Church teaching vs what’s just popular opinion?
35:25 – How can the Catholic Church view Orthodox weddings valid if there is no exchange of vows during the liturgy?
41:22 – What’s the Church’s teaching on if Mary had knowledge of Jesus’ divinity?
44:35 – How does sanctification fit into the conversation of justification?
48:42 – When we talk to Protestants, what should be the approach to a lifelong Protestant vs a convert from Catholicism?
51:06 – Germanus of Constantinople said we did not need any other mediator besides Jesus. What’s the Church’s response to this?

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Questions Covered: 

03:08 – Regarding Mary’s bodily death, is it a valid theology opinion or position to take that she did not die but was assumed without dying first, given its not part of the dogma itself? 
05:46 – I heard a priest say that even an atheist can get to heaven, is this true? 
16:52 – Why does the rosary have ten Hail Marys in a row? Is there a significance to this? 
22:28 – Do rights exist or are rights just something that came out of the enlightenment period?  
35:13 – Can the verse Act 8:16 and Acts 19:1-6 be used in an argument for the efficacy of Baptism?  
44:35 – Is there any connection of “That which dwells” from the Old Testament to the Holy Spirit? 
52:47 – Why are the Gospels written in third person?  

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Questions Covered: 

04:24 – Is evangelizing through content creation of video games good?
11:52 – I read in a Lutheran book that “the reason the church used to only provide the bread not the blood is because the congregation is not holy enough” can Joe speak to this?
18:38 – What intercessory power do old testament figures hold? Are they the same as saints? (ie: is Moses/Elijah the same as St. Thomas Aquinas?)
20:31 – If purgatory is meant to purify us of our disordered desires, how do indulgences play into that?
30:15 – How do I explain to my friend that the Catholic church does have the fullness of the faith?
34:15 – How are things different for people with autism in the church? Do they have different expectations from the church?
45:45 – What is your take on the widespread phenomenon of Pentecostal miracles driving people away from the Catholic Church?

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Questions Covered:

24:59 – How do I find peace when things like the Latin Mass I prefer going to is being restricted?
34:36 – I have peace by only listening to Catholic radio and not the news of the world.
39:00 – I’ve taught confirmation for a long time now, but now I’m being told that I don’t teach enough love. How do I find peace while I’m being told I’m not teaching the faith right?
47:50 – I agree with you, Pray, don’t worry and serve other people.
51:19 – How do we maintain peace when fellow Christians are suffering persecution all across the world?

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Questions Covered:

28:55 – Could you comment on how human dignity is affected by NFP and barrier methods of pregnancy avoidance especially for those who don’t want to take artificial contraception?
40:27 – I want to know more about the upcoming alliance in the World Health Organization.

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