Questions Covered: 06:01 – Jerome made a comment on Titus 1:7 that the presbyters were basically the same as bishops, then there was a development that made the distinction between them, and also the papacy. How would you respond to that? 16:40 – Why do we have to learn God’s love language but he doesn’t have to learn ours? It seems like it’s a one-way relationship. 29:42 – I’ve been inquiring about Catholicism for a long time, and I agree with a lot of Catholic points. But I w...
Jan 17, 2025
Questions Covered: 01:30 – Cy and Tim discuss the Jubilee year. 29:00 – I have a Calvinist background, and realized I don’t believe in once saved always saved. Can you explain to me the Catholic view of losing salvation?
Jan 16, 2025
Questions Covered: 01:21 – What are your thoughts on infallibility and keeping the tradition preserved from corruption? Do 1 Tim 1:12-14, 2 Jn 1:1-3 and 1 Pt 1:25 support the teaching of infallibility? 11:39 – Is Pope Gregory I the reason why we say, ‘God bless you’? 14:50 – Is Mary the mediatrix of all grace? Is she the shortest road to Christ? Is she even necessary? 23:04 – Is God’s love conditional? Does He love us more when we are in the state of grace? 29:09 &#...
Jan 16, 2025
Questions Covered: 04:36 – Why isn’t there an infallible translation of the bible? 13:00 – How does consecration to saint’s work? 19:32 – Gen 35:16 says Benjamin was born in Canaan, but Gen 35:26 says he was born in Paddan-aram. Is this contradictory? 24:45 – What occurred during the Great Schism? 39:11 – You do know this celebration of the dead [veneration of the saints] has pagan Roman origins like all the other pagan infiltrations camouflaged as churc...
Jan 15, 2025
Questions Covered: 00:45 – How can Catholics ask Protestants to be in communion with the Pope, when there have been so many schisms? 06:15 – I don’t understand the teaching of no salvation outside the Catholic Church? 15:00 – How do I explain Papal Authority? When should we listen to the Pope? 23:20 – What do Catholics believe are necessary beliefs to be Christian? 29:56 – I struggle with the teaching of Mary’s Virginity based on Matthew 1:24-25? 37:26 – Is Ca...
Jan 15, 2025
Questions Covered: 05:23 – Why do Catholics put so much emphasis on Mary? 12:36 – I struggle with the doctrine of The Real Presence. 20:06 – I don’t understand Mary’s perpetual Virginity after giving birth? Why is this important? 28:45 – Why doesn’t God just annihilate evil? 42:38 – How can the Creed change in the Western church from the original Eastern Church? 45:28 – Can you explain apostolic infallibility? 52:28 – Is there a doctrine on the Afterlife...
Jan 14, 2025
Questions Covered: 01:52 – Question: What exactly is Paul referring to in Galatians 3:1 when he says Christ was “publicly exhibited/portrayed as crucified”? Is it possible Paul knew of the Shroud of Turin? Or maybe he’s referring to very early iconography of the Crucifixion? 05:30 – In the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5, could it be logically deduced that Peter was exercising the ability to retain sins? 10:28 – If Jesus was born in 3 or 4 BC, and lived to be 33, would ...
Jan 14, 2025
Questions Covered: 02:01 – At what point do you think pursuing the rights in the second amendment becomes sinful? 08:10 – Are there dinosaurs in the Bible? 12:41 – How does the incarnation not defy divine simplicity? 16:09 – If faith is a grace from God, why does not everyone be given all the grace they need? In the parable of the sower, why isn’t everyone made into good soil, is it simply due to free will that even given all the grace in the world some people for w...
Jan 13, 2025
Questions Covered: 02:15 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the Father in Catholic artwork? 12:00 – How can I respond to questions that Mary Magdalene was an apostle and even wrote a book of the Bible? 19:50 – How does your Catholic faith help during holidays or moments of loneliness during the year? 28:45 – Can you explain why Jesus in the New Testament said things directly when teaching to fulfill the scripture of the Old Testamen...
Jan 11, 2025
Questions Covered: 06:31 – How should Daniel’s final vision be interpreted in the book of Daniel? 13:24 – Is it okay to wait for someone to ask for forgiveness before giving it? 18:06 – What is grace? 28:53 – I read from St. Bernard that Christ has three natures instead of two. Does this align with Catholic teaching? 33:37 – Can horror books and movies be considered demonic? 51:30 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the F...
Jan 10, 2025
Questions Covered: 03:30 – How do I respond to the claim that 1 John 2:18-21 proves that if the faithful leave Christianity, they were never a part of the faith in the first place? 17:10 – Why is there not a list of dogmas? 29:23 – I’ve committed the same mortal sin so much that my confessor questioned my sincerity. Now I just received a blessing. What should I do? 42:40 – Tertullian mentions the word ‘symbol’ when discussing the Eucharist. What would be the Catholi...
Jan 10, 2025
Questions Covered: 08:20 – Why can’t a non-Catholic receive communion in a Catholic church? 16:21 – My husband is Muslim but can get around the idea of Jesus as God. How do I explain it to him? 24:55 – I’m on my way to becoming Catholic. How can I better defend a faith that I’m not yet a part of? 31:39 – How can I bring up the topic of Religion/ Catholicism to my friends? 33:57 – How does a Catholic respond to antisemitism? 48:18 – Can you give a general...
Jan 09, 2025
Questions covered: 04:37 – How should I talk with my non-Catholic friends and family as I think about converting myself? 14:28 – The Eucharist seems like magic to me. 21:05 – Some people I know are not Catholic because of the very existence of Satan and the fact that God allowed man to fall. 35:40 – I am a Protestant becoming Catholic, but I do not know how to rebut Sola Fide arguments. 45:02 – I get hung up on intercessory prayers and praying to the saints in gener...
Jan 09, 2025
Questions Covered: 08:17 – My friend is not Catholic because popes have been wicked or corrupt. 14:16 – I am not a Catholic but want to learn more. How do I go about doing this? 19:34 – Where can I find Mary’s perpetual virginity in the Bible? I am a lapsed Catholic. 34:50 – Does Joseph have a body and soul in Heaven? 37:40 – I’m not sure if I’m Catholic; if I have a godfather, does that mean that I am? 43:04 – To play Devil’s advocate, could all the secular a...
Jan 08, 2025
Questions Covered: 02:53 – Why can anybody baptize but only priests can consecrate the Eucharist? 07:57 – What is a good answer to: why is there a physical dimension to the catholic faith, like blessing ourselves and kneeling? 13:30 – Why do we refer to Christ as the Son of Man? 19:07 – What does it mean to love God if he neither gains or loses anything? 22:22 – Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? 30:26 – What do you say to the claim that God is not all power...
Jan 08, 2025
Questions Covered: 11:51 – Why do Catholics pray for the intercession of Saints? When did that start? 18:45 – Why do Catholics hold tradition equal to the bible? 23:42 – Why does the Church not have greater clarity on the language of devotion that might be stumbling blocks for Protestants? 34:28 – Why do Catholics believe in transubstantiation instead of consubstantiation? 42:12 – Could baptism of desire be effective for someone who had an invalid baptism? 45:05 ...
Jan 07, 2025
Questions covered: 33:00 – How do I keep myself from burning out from Exodus90? 37:48 – How are the Exodus readings and reflections similar or different from previous years? I have the book; will it be the same as the app’s readings and reflections? 46:13 Is there a version of Exodus90 for women?
Jan 07, 2025
Questions covered: 21:23 – What other Christians besides Catholics, if any, profess the Nicene Creed and why? 35:10 – Where does the Catholic teaching of the Assumption come from? 42:00 – Please explain the differences and history of the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ Creed, and Athanasian Creed. 49:15 – Is there any debate on the translation from the original Greek text of the Nicene Creed? 51:20 – Is it okay for me to add words to the Nicene Creed in private?...
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Jan 01, 2025
Topics Covered: 02:44 – Persecution of the Church in Nicaragua 17:45 – Presidential election 19:55 – Inflation 21:15 – Ukraine War 25:23 – Israel/Hamas/Hezbollah/Iran War 32:00 – Catholic news stories of the year 44:50 – Story of the year 47:58 – Catholic word of the year 48:54 – Catholic podcast of the year 52:04 – Catholic person of the year
Jan 01, 2025
Topics Covered: 02:00 – What is LinkedIn for? 14:20 – Dogs in restaurants 16:50 – Luce 20:41 – Evidence of Christianity in Germany as early as 270 AD 23:30 – Meatless Friday obligation 35:39 – Altar rails 41:39 – Dogs in strollers 42:38 – The Eras Tour 46:47 – School vouchers 47:39 – Australia ban on social media under age 16 48:42 – Dogs in airports 49:51 – Traditional Latin Mass 50:35 – NPR...
Dec 31, 2024
Questions Covered: 05:24 – Isn’t it correct to say that some good works are necessary to retain our salvation? Isn’t Jesus listing grave sins of omission that imperil salvation at the end of Mt 25? Isn’t a grave sin of omission a failure to do an obligatory good work? 12:35 – What is the basis between mortal and venial sin in scripture and tradition. Is 1 John 5’s talk of sin that leads to death about mortal sin or the unforgivable sin? If it is about mortal s...
Dec 31, 2024
Questions Covered: 13:30 – In the parable of the servants who were left with talents, what is the meaning (if any) behind the servant with only 1 talent failing to multiply his goods but rather burying them? It can’t follow that having less (skill or what have you) means you’re more likely to fail God? Usually we find great reversals in the parables so this has me a bit puzzled if I’m missing something? Thanks 20:49 – 1 Kings 2 is often cited as evidence for the pow...
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