“What should Catholics know about marrying non-Catholics?” This question opens a discussion on the complexities of interfaith relationships, including advice for Catholics in such unions. Additional topics include the relationship between prayer and counseling, and how to navigate conversations when a fiancé expresses a desire to leave the Catholic faith.

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Questions Covered:

• 02:15 – Relationship between prayer and counseling
• 16:52 – What is your advice to Catholics who marry non-Catholics?
• 23:57 – Where would you recommend, we go to study psychology that’s faithful and reliable?
• 29:25 – My fiancé says she wants to become Lutheran because she despises the Catholic Church. What advice can you offer to help navigate the conversation?
• 36:10 – Is Catholic counseling compatible with neuroplasticity, whether mental illness is also spiritual illness, how does that relate to taking medicine?
• 44:37 – Could you repeat what you said about when and how to approach people and share that you care about them?
• 49:54 – How can I help my family come back to the Catholic Church?

“What is the Catholic view of baptism?” This episode addresses the significance of baptism in Catholicism, including the differences between Baptist and Catholic perspectives. Other questions tackled include whether baptism saves, how to approach a family member who has been re-baptized, and concerns about unbaptized infants.

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Questions Covered:

• 07:39 – What’s the difference between a Baptist view of baptism and a Catholic view of baptism?
• 16:40 – Does baptism save?
• 21:16 – My daughter left the faith when she left home. She is now an adult and got re-baptized at a non-denominational church. How do I handle sharing to her that you can’t be re-baptized without harming her returning to Christianity?
• 29:20 – What’s the difference between what protestants and Catholics mean by being saved through baptism?
• 34:51 – How concerned should I be for my 18-month-old grandson who isn’t baptized?
• 42:48 – Does the Catholic Church consider my baptism valid? I was baptized in the independent Baptist church.
• 49:15 – How do I square us being told that infants don’t need to understand, but adults need to go through OCIA in order to be baptized?

“Why do Catholics have a Pope?” This question opens a discussion on the role of the papacy in the Catholic Church, alongside inquiries about the participation in receiving the blood of Christ at Mass and the certainty of a saint’s canonization. The episode also touches on the differences between Protestant and Catholic views of original sin, providing a well-rounded exploration of key Catholic beliefs.

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Questions Covered:

• 05:09 – Why do folks not participate in receiving the blood of Christ from the chalice at Mass?
• 15:30 – Is the Catholic Faith a religion of prayer and faith building?
• 22:59 – How can the Catholic Church be certain that a saint is in Heaven when they are canonized?
• 28:55 – How can I explain to my Orthodox friend that the Filoque is an item of separation and why is it that he can receive communion in the Catholic Church?
• 39:21 – What is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic views of original sin?
• 46:00 – Why do Catholics have a Pope?
• 49:34 – How does the liturgical calendar work?
• 52:09 – What is an appropriate posture for saying the Lord’s prayer during Mass?

“Why Aren’t You Catholic?” addresses common objections to Catholicism, including the belief that Christ did not intend for infallibility to extend beyond the apostles. The discussion also touches on Mary’s perpetual virginity and whether she had other children, as well as the legitimacy of apostolic succession. Additionally, questions about spending time with Christ and the differences between Natural Family Planning and artificial birth control are explored.

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Questions Covered:

• 04:29 – Someone might say, “I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe Christ intended the gift of infallibility to continue beyond the apostles, especially in someone like the pope.”
• 15:58 – Psalm 69:8 Mary perpetual virginity, Jesus I was an alien to my mothers son, does this indicate that Mary had other children?
• 22:37 – I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe apostolic succession is legitimate?
• 33:27 – Is spending time in front of crucifix at my home or working at a soup kitchen an acceptable way of spending time with Christ?
• 41:40 – What is the purification that is spoken about in 1 John 1:7, and does it have any connection to Purgatory?
• 49:40 – What is the difference between Natural Family Planning and artificial birth control?

“When we receive the Eucharist, are we receiving the whole of Jesus or just part of his flesh?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of the Eucharist, alongside inquiries about the Catholic perspective on speaking in tongues, the role of Mary in devotional prayer, and the process of canonization in the Church.

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Questions Covered:

• 07:44 – When we receive the Eucharist, are we receiving the whole of Jesus or just part of his flesh?
• 19:59 – What is the proper Catholic view of speaking in tongues, St. Paul and Augustine seem to differ in their teaching?
• 29:25 – Why in Catholic devotional prayer is Mary petitioned as the one that will crush the head of the serpent?
• 38:49 – How does the Church determine the time to canonize
• 47:10 – How does the Thomistic position of the treaties of Faith relate to the Thomistic view of the Magisterium?

“Why Don’t Catholics believe in Sola Scriptura?” This question opens a discussion on the foundations of Scripture and its authority, touching on related topics such as the Catholic understanding of Sola Scriptura and the sacrament of Confirmation in light of biblical spontaneity. Other questions include assessing the correctness of Catholicism versus Protestantism and the implications of indulgences in the context of original sin.

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Questions Covered:

• 02:40 – One Protestant challenge is that the sacrament of Confirmation conflicts with the Bible reveals about the spontaneity of the Spirit.
• 11:30 – How do I properly assess which Christian belief system is correct, Catholicism or Protestantism?
• 38:13 – Why don’t Catholics believe in Sola Scriptura?
• 49:40 – How can one be free of attachment to sin and receive a plenary indulgence when we are born with original sin?

“Was Jonathan Roumie wrong to kneel for Communion?” This question opens a discussion on liturgical practices, while also addressing varied topics such as Old Testament references to speaking in tongues, the Catholic perspective on dancing during the liturgy, and the relationship between Catholics and Protestants.

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Questions Covered:

• 04:00 – “Was Jonathan Roumie wrong to kneel for Holy Communion If Others Stood?”
• 16:16 – Are there Old Testament references that mention speaking in tongues?
• 19:27 – How do I respond to my Sedavacantist family members who say protestants are not Christians because they are not Catholic?
• 22:50 – Did the Virgin Mary have sisters?
• 32:59 – What is the church’s stance on dancing during the liturgy?
• 41:46 – Are the Torah codes reliable?
• 45:40 – Why did the Latin Mass change to Novus Ordo Mass?
• 50:21 – What is the process to ensure a Catholic book is published (without error)?

“Why do we call Mary the New Eve?” This question opens a discussion on Mary’s unique role in salvation history, alongside intriguing inquiries about the connection between the 12 stars and the 12 Apostles, and the significance of Mary as the Mother of God. The conversation also touches on the complexities surrounding the apparition of Our Lady of La Salette and the Church’s response to extreme ideologies.

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Questions Covered:

• 01:45 – Cy question “why do we refer to Mary as the New Eve?”
• 13:30 – Is there a correlation between the 12 stars associated with Mary and the 12 Apostles?
• 15:50 – How can we call Mary the mother of God?
• 28:44 – How can we be certain that the falling away mentioned in Hebrews 6:4 has to do with the Old Testament and not a general falling away from Faith?
• 44:12 – How does the Church address groups within the church that espouse extreme ideologies?