Questions Covered: 09:06 – What is the Catholic view of Predestination? 22:39 – Are claims evidence? 32:08 – What is the consensus of the theologians and what degree of submission are we supposed to give to it? 41:09 – Will you have a relationship with your spouse after death? 49:03 – What are the best takeaways from the book of Jonah?
Nov 13, 2024
Questions Covered: 07:16 – Why should we follow the natural law? 22:01 – Is it considered idolatry when protestants use grape juice for their communion? 32:12 – In John 17:12 it makes it sound like Judas is destined to be condemned. How is this not evidence for predestination? 37:57 – Why did the devil exist in the first place? 44:10 – How does my exploring Catholicism fit in with invincible ignorance?...
Nov 13, 2024
Question Covered: 06:07 – How can Catholics affirm evolution if we believe that Adam and Eve could not have experienced death and decay before they fell into sin? 11:25 – How does Prevenient grace work if the concept of total depravity is heretical? They seem like the same thing? 19:00 – Why is it necessary for Jesus to continually offer his body through priests? 23:30 – How can I discuss uniquely Catholics doctrines to my evangelical friends and family? 38:34 – I’m...
Nov 12, 2024
Questions Covered: 06:58 – When do thoughts become mortal sin? 15:57 – If you die wearing a brown scapular, do your loved ones have to pray for you? Do you have to go to purgatory? 20:42 – I’m just now returning to the Catholic faith. I’m meeting with my priest tomorrow. How do I properly prepare? What should I expect? Send words of eternal life and secrets from heaven 32:13 – I was in line for confession and the priest stopped right before I got to go. What do I do at th...
Nov 12, 2024
Cy and Matthew discuss the Synod on Synodality, recognition of saints among Catholics and Orthodox and the results of the 2024 U.S. election.
Nov 11, 2024
Questions Covered: 01:48 – What do you mean that it is ok to believe Adam and Eve are symbolic? 06:20 – What are the restrictions on Fridays? Does that include all animal products or just animal flesh? 10:22 – Why did God mandate Hosea to have relations with the prostitutes? 15:08 – Can we truly know if we are saved? 19:10 – I found a ring with the initials SMOTJ. I discovered it was the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. What is it and is it Catho...
Nov 09, 2024
Questions Covered: 06:01 – John 14 Jesus says He is the way the truth and the life. How would this affect people who haven’t heard the message of Jesus? 08:35 – Why do some Catholics justify doing bad things in a civil marriage and later dismiss that former behavior saying it was not an issue because it wasn’t a valid marriage? 15:09 – Is it necessary to believe in historic Adam and Eve? 21:09 – Why does one need to be baptized to merit anything? How do you an...
Nov 08, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:05 – I have an Eastern Orthodox friend – How can you prove Mary’s sinlessness through scripture and history? 12:10 – Can you explain your article that said Miracles happen? If they do, why do we rarely ever see them? 19:05 – How do I go by the code of canon 988 in confession, which says I must confess all past mortal sins? 34:25 – If somebody has a phobia is that something they will need to detach from in Purgatory? 38:08 – I struggle wit...
Nov 08, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:08 – How do atheists handle the question “How do you know what is essential to the category of God”? 07:45 – I met an atheist who believes in the idea that the universe is circularly caused. How can I respond to this? 13:40 – How can I interpret paragraph 9 of Inter mirifica as it relates to media? 19:14 – What did St. Paul think of his previous faith and Judaism? 29:23 – How do I respond to people who say you shouldn’t judge? 34:40 – Is ...
Nov 07, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:10 – What happens if someone commits a mortal sin under baptism of desire? 05:28 – When Pope Pius XII issued liturgical forms to include vernacular, what was the purpose of that? 08:04 – Can Latin Mass societies begin the Easter Vigil Mass at a different time than is standard today? 12:49 – Is it okay for me to use the New Oxford Bible translation for a Catholic Bible study? 16:12 – How can we be so sure that Jesus wasn’t just using symbolic la...
Nov 07, 2024
Questions Covered: 05:13 – What is the matter in the sacrament of confession? 12:33 – What do you recommend to read for someone who wants an intro to the Church Fathers? 18:10 – How do we make the argument that Enoch is not inspired scripture? 23:56 – If we are not supposed to judge people, how do we judge anything in our lives? 31:20 – Why should Catholics consider Mary perfect? 38:32 – What evidence in the Early Church apart from Paul do you have to justify ...
Nov 06, 2024
Questions Covered: 07:26 – I’m new to Catholicism. What next steps can I take to learn more? 13:49 – What reliable methods do Catholics have to detect the supernatural? 22:16 – I’m Protestant. Why does RCIA/OCIA take so long? 30:03 – Why did they get rid of the communion rail? 33:39 – Why should a non-denominational Christian become Catholic? 38:22 – Are there levels of Purgatory? 47:20 – What are the 3 most common misconceptions that keep Protestants aw...
Nov 06, 2024
Questions Covered: 04:53 – Why does the Catholic Church claim to teach salvation by faith? 17:53 – Why do Catholics believe in purgatory and what does that mean? 31:44 – What is the Catholic interpretation of Romans 4:5? 35:28 – Why don’t we see Catholics street preaching? If they do, what does that evangelization look like? 46:05 – Why do we as Catholics believe in some of the laws of the Old Testament such as priestly laws? Why do we follow those and not others li...
Nov 05, 2024
Questions Covered: 08:38 – Is there empirical evidence in biochemistry for your God? 17:28 – If AI had free will, could it be blamed? 22:16 – How does the Church deal with how Fr. Georges Lemaître’s work was used to calculate the big bang? 34:22 – Could science prove the existence of God? Have you read Peter Kreeft? Are spirit and matter distinct and disconnected? 45:37 – I’m a Catholic AI engineer. I disagree with the claim that AI sentience cannot exist. I t...
Nov 05, 2024
Questions Covered: 17:33 – Should we take every word that Jesus said literally? Ex. Pluck your eye out if it causes you to sin. 30:26 – What are your thoughts on a priest who claimed that feeding the 5 thousand was not literal? 35:46 – What are your thoughts on Jonah? 38:38 – I heard that the sponge they used to give Jesus wine on the cross was a sponge the Romans used to clean up after using the restroom. Is that true? 45:40 – You guys are wrong about the eye of th...
Nov 04, 2024
Questions Covered: 02:58 – Do you think God speaks to you? 07:22 – I’m actively reading and studying my Bible and one of my top concerns is if the Jewish people were given adequate chance to believe that Jesus was God and that his teachings were true? Obviously the Jewish people have continued on and is that not what God wanted? Any discussion on the topic would be appreciated, thank you to Jimmy and his team! 15:13 – Good evening Jimmy from the UK! I have a question about the ...
Nov 02, 2024
Questions Covered: 10:38 – Why was the Ascension “necessary”? 13:05 – Some saints were said to have levitated. Will our resurrected bodies have abilities like levitation, telekinesis, etc.? 17:12 – What if the pope breaks the seal of confession? Is he excommunicated? Who would he be excommunicated from? 21:00 – Is the war in Israel/Hamas prophesied in the Bible? 24:06 – I’d like to know the church’s view on the union dock worker strike? Is it ok to stop working in t...
Nov 01, 2024
Questions Covered: 01:30 – Do we need to fast on Holy Days of Obligation? 08:01 – Is it okay for Catholics to read the Left Behind series if viewed as Fiction? 15:11 – Why haven’t problematic catholic influencers been excommunicated? 28:55 – Is my confession valid if I am not given a penance or asked for the Act of Contrition? 35:09 – Can you explain the existence of the Serpent before the fall in Genesis 3:12? 50:00 – I’ve heard that only people who bear the ...
Nov 01, 2024
Questions Covered: 11:46 – What does the Catholic church view as the main problems with to Martin Luther’s Ninety-five theses? 18:01 – Why do Catholics Baptize infants? 29:18 – Is it a permissible view Genesis 18 as a manifestation of the Trinity? 34:25 – I found $600 today, what should I do? 42:00 – What is the Catholic view of organ donation specifically when it comes to brain death? 48:30 – Why is it assumed that Mary died before she was assumed?...
Oct 31, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:27 – How can I get across to my confirmation students the importance of going to confession? 11:53 – How did the Magi know that the star of Bethlehem was leading them to the king of the Jews? 16:21 – Does Joe still hate cheesecake or have you repented of that sin? And is Cy going to release a full version of St. Irenaeus and the Goblet of Fire? 22:26 – I heard Catholics say that Scripture has a kind of primacy over Tradition. But that seems to contra...
Oct 31, 2024
Questions covered: 05:28 – How do we reconcile parts of both scripture and tradition that seem pessimistic about many being saved with other parts that are more optimistic? 14:48 – Does infallibility produce an infinite regress? 20:48 – How would Joe’s argument against the Protestant view of scripture handle views of perspicuity that are more limited? 29:01 – How do we know that Matthew wrote Matthew and John wrote John and Revelation? We don’t have any other writings to ...
Oct 30, 2024
Questions Covered: 04:13 – Can you share your interpretation of Matthew 5 as it relates to purgatory? 07:38 – If God is all good and loving, it seems unjust to send an unbaptized baby to Hell? 15:14 – How do I share with my mother that the Saints are praying for her, she just needs to ask? 21:41 – Are canonizations infallible? What confidence can I have in this process? 29:40 – Where did we get the idea that Saints can pray for us but not themselves? 33:39 – W...
Oct 30, 2024
Questions Covered: 05:03 – Does the church teach that Purgatory is a process or a place? 13:13 – How can I reconcile purgatory and the final judgment? 19:23 – What is the difference between OCI and RCIA? 24:27 – What is the treasure referenced in Luke 18:25? 32:57 – How do I defend purgatory with a Baptist who don’t have the book a Maccabees? 39:23 – How many Saints pray for us? 45:39 – How do you find out the name of your guardian angel? 50:08 – C...
Oct 29, 2024
Questions covered: 18:35 – I want to know what Father thinks about the long lines for communion and the short lines for confession. 22:20 – How should I engage my siblings who are lukewarm? 36:04 – My husband goes to communion but not to confession. I’m worried about what to tell him. 43:18 -What is the difference between discipleship and a relationship with Jesus? 50:10 – I go to Mass a few times a week and help at the parish. But some people go to Mass every day. Should I be ...
Oct 29, 2024
Questions covered 15:35 – How can I introduce the faith to people who have no previous experience or reference to it? 21:08 – What’s the best way that I can continue to catechize my children? I’m taking them to church but they don’t really participate and they’re bored. 29:28 – A logical exercise for parents who feel guilty about their children leaving the faith. 33:44 – My daughter married a man with two kids and they’ve had two more. I want to tell her she should focus ...
Oct 28, 2024
Questions Covered: 01:28 – Was St. Thomas Aquinas excommunicated? Why? 14:37 – What is your opinion on the ethical framework of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son? 24:21 – I heard Jimmy say it is better to exist even if you end up in Hell. How can I compare this to Jesus saying, “The one who betrays me it was better for him not to be born”? 34:42 – What is your opinion on Dousing? 44:35 – Who did Jacob wrestle within the Old Testament? 51:47 – How do bles...
Oct 26, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:35 – What advice would you give for starting a college apologetics club? 09:22 – Is there Mass in Heaven? 15:03 – What is your defense on John Henry Newman’s idea of doctrinal development? 24:45 – How can I refute once saved always saved and perseverance of the saints with scripture? 34:16 – How did Thomas receive the gift of the Holy Spirit since he was absent in John 20? 41:08 – In the 3rd letter of John, I have read different tra...
Oct 25, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:02 – Why do Catholics have Jesus on the cross instead of just a cross. Also, are tattoos immoral? 16:01 – My wife and I were married in a Lutheran church. She is Catholic. She was told by her priest that she is not allowed to take the sacraments. Is this true? 28:45 – Often I hear complicated ideas when explaining Catholic doctrines. I find it hard to follow, and imagine others do as well. Do you have to understand these things to be Catholic? 44:15 –...
Oct 25, 2024
Questions Covered: 03:48 – Could we employ some of your arguments against the Evil God Challenge against atheistic naturalism? 08:37 – I like the argument against sola scriptura that scripture doesn’t say everything has to be in scripture. But Protestants respond that Old Testament Jews didn’t have a magisterium, yet they still knew, more or less, what books were canon. If Old Testament Jews were fine with that, shouldn’t we be too? How do we respond to that. 17:17 – Are those ...
Oct 24, 2024
Questions covered: 14:42 – Some Protestants are telling me there was no centralized authority in the early church and the bishops of Rome weren’t popes. How would you answer that? 22:32 – What are the other possible interpretations of Isaiah 53? 25:14 – Is it licit to practice cranialsacral therapy? 32:21 – How does the Catholic Church justify what it did in the Inquisition? 44:23 – I think what goes on in my neighborhood during Halloween is demonic. They’re glorify...
Oct 24, 2024
