Questions covered: 02:53 – Why is there no uniformity in the Church. Some of the differing practices of parishes seem to contradict each other? 14:20 – I don’t understand why the Church split up. 20:52 – I don’t understand the biblical basis for the Immaculate Conception. 30:12 – Why do Catholics use repetitive prayer? I don’t understand why you should say more than one at a time. 41:58 – Why should I believe in Catholicism? I am an atheist. …

Questions covered: 04:24 -Why does Catholic Answers urge Catholics to “invoke” the saints rather than “pray to” them? 13:23 – What does it mean for the church to be the Body of Christ? 18:14 – My Protestant friends don’t seem to understand that the early Church taught the existence of Purgatory. 22:25 – Can you explain the nuances in the relationship between scripture and tradition? 29:00 – How come there isn’t any evangelization within the flock itself? Catholicism seems so divided. 36:23 – The Catholic Church seems to guilt trip its flock. 43:53 – Catholicism seems to be based off a religious leader whose legitimacy of claim is questionable. …

Questions covered: 01:46 – What is the latest work of the Church regarding extraterrestrial life, and would such life be demonic? 07:05 – How do I keep the guilt from the past from interfering with relationships prior to my conversion? 16:57 – Are prayers valid for those not in the state of grace? 23:03 – Some of my extended family has still not baptized their 5-year-old daughter. How can I charitably approach this? 33:26 – In Joseph’s dream, how did he know the angel was real and not a figment of a dream? 37:22 – Should we pray for an ecumenical effort inspired by Romans 11? 44:43 – Why doesn’t the priest say the blessing that Christ said at the Last Supper? 48:30 – My Protestant friend argues that St. Augustine believed submission to the Papacy was optional. How can I respond to this? …

Questions covered: 05:07 – How do we define life and consciousness such that we can apply these terms to God but not inanimate objects? 13:38 – Why did Mary and Zechariah give similar responses to Gabriel? 15:47 – In Genesis 25:23, why didn’t Rebecca share with Isaac so that he could bless Jacob over Esau? 19:00 – Why did Jesus need to be baptized? Wasn’t he sinless? 23:03 – Why is the Protestant service not a valid mass? 25:02 – Can you offer previously said prayers for current intentions? 31:58 – Are hastily said prayers valid? 34:27 – I woke up to a shadowy figure shaking my bed. What could be an explanation for this? 40:35 – Being that Genesis 2:24 talks of one man and one woman, why would God allow polygamy in the Old Testament? 44:18 – Can you explain the story of Ananias and Sapphira? 47:09 – My now Catholic friend claims John 6:66 was pivotal to his conversion. Could you help me make sense of this? 52:00 – Was the Witch of Endor’s summoning the prophets evil? …

Topics Covered: 02:51 Is It’s a Wonderful Life communist (continued from first hour) 16:00 – Heretic 22:00 – Perfect Day 31:46 – The Beast 43:10 – Mission Impossible …

Topics Covered: 02:00 – Overview of movies in 2024 12:22 – Wicked 29:50 – Netflix’s Mary 49:15 – Is It’s a Wonderful Life communist? …

Questions covered: 13:25 – Can I use the apparition at Lourdes as support for the Catholic Church and the Immaculate Conception? 21:05 – Is Transubstantiation a logical contradiction? 34:38 – What is humans’ relationship with archangels? 38:28 – As a Catholic, what is my responsibility as a grandparent? 48:40 – How can someone with autism evangelize to my peers; how can I emulate the life of St. Francis? …

Questions Covered: 06:08 – Was Jesus’ claim to be Messiah considered blasphemous by the Jews? 14:20 – How do I get my Protestant friend to accept the authority of the Church? 23:05 – What does the “work of mercy” entail for the fulfillment of the plenary indulgence for the Jubilee? 37:00 – Jesus was historically born in the summer, not the winter. So, Christmas cannot be about his birth! 39:27 – My Protestant friend claims that Catholics have changed the Our Father. 46:33 – Is there anywhere in the U.S. that has holy doors open for the Jubilee? 50:47 – In a hypothetical scenario regarding a committed crime, would a priest hinting that he knows the culprit be an offense against the seal of confession? …

Questions Covered: 03:33 – How do you answer when protestants say that the stone is Christ not Peter? 07:45 – How do I convincingly argue to my protestant friends why we Catholics confess our sins to priests? 15:05 – I always said that the Church has too much money and is too rich but always asks for money. How should I respond? 24:11 – How do I respond a protestant who says “my Jesus is no longer on the cross” in response to my crucifix? 32:54 – I’m a protestant considering Catholicism. What is the sin of presumption? 42:08 – How do I respond to my southern Baptist friends who teasingly say that Catholics go to confession just to go sin again? 48:37 – How do the saints hear our prayers? 51:36 – I want to share my response when I get asked about my crucifix. …

Questions Covered: 06:38 – How do we know that the saints can hear us from a scriptural perspective? 18:00 – I struggle with all the forms that look like worship given to the saints. Things such as incense. What’s the distinction? 30:21 – I’m Orthodox. If the Papacy is so important to salvation, then why didn’t St. Paul wrote about it in Romans? 30:21 – I’m Orthodox. If the Papacy is so important to salvation, then why didn’t St. Paul wrote about it in Romans? 43:13 – I’m in RCIA and have a Dilemma on whether I should join Catholicism or Orthodoxy. Did the Papacy really change in a radical way? 52:08 – Does the Church lean on the prima gracia, prima scriptura aspect instead of the sola aspect in regard to Luther and the protestant reformation? …

Questions Covered: 12:33 – What are we protestants missing out on by having different scripture from you Catholics? 16:55 – Do you happen to know why Act 2:42 is constantly used by nondenominational Christians to claim their denomination is right and Catholicism is wrong? 29:27 – It seems like sola scriptura is a cause for protestants to miss out on purgatory. 32:00 – We protestants in our mind see that only the word of God is important, and Catholics muddy the waters. 36:38 – Iowa Catholic Radio… Is it an official view that tradition always wins when scripture and tradition are pitted against each other? 44:45 – There must have been more that Jesus did that was not recorded in scripture. Is that where tradition comes in? 47:40 – Is it right to say that protestants miss out on the understanding of the coming of Christ since they miss the entire story of the Maccabees? 51:20 – Does 1 Jn 2:27 teach against tradition? …