Questions Covered:
03:28 – What does it mean for us to be made in the image and likeness of God?
13:40 – How do I discuss the Eucharist with Protestant family members?
28:35 – I’m currently contemplating transition surgery to help get rid of self-harming urges. I would really appreciate knowing and trusting in the solidity of church teaching on this in spite of the changes perceived in response to LGBTQ issues?
36:30 – Do we have biblical evidence for the members of the trinity being distinct?
45:19 – If you’re struggling with your Catholic faith, how do you go about finding your identity in it?
51:28 – How can I defend my faith against Christadelphians?
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Questions covered:
04:13 – Does mortal sin undo our adoption by God?
14:40 – If forgiveness releases us from what we owe someone, why do we still need to do something to fix it up?
31:49 – If we all receive the same graces at baptism, what’s the difference between the baptized Catholic who goes to heaven and the baptized Catholic who goes to hell?
43:23 – How do you respond to the Orthodox argument against the papacy that appeals to an apostolic constitution (34?) stating that bishops cannot interfere with each other?
51:39 – How do you help someone defend the natural moral law, especially in the context of teleological definitions of men and women like Trent’s?
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Questions covered:
15:19 – My friend is a drug addict and tends to lash out a lot. I no longer want to be his friend and I’m not sure how to break the news to him.
18:20 – Is there a time and a place for righteous anger? If so, how do we discern whether our anger is righteous or sinful?
20:15 – How do we control our anger towards someone we know is never going to change?
23:41 – I’m not angry at my family, but I am angry at the force that is dividing us. How can we identify what is dividing us, and what should I do next?
34:16 – How can I talk to my atheist husband who uses the name of Jesus in vain?
40:14 – How can I deal with my husband’s anger problem?
43:09 – I had a conversation with somebody who got mad at me for becoming Catholic and I’m not sure if I handled it well.
47:21 – I heard that a lot of times anger comes from hurt. I’d like to know Dr. Ray’s thoughts on that.
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Questions covered:
07:34 – How can I defend the Catholic canon of scripture to Protestants who don’t accept the Church councils?
15:57 – How do you defend the pro-life position against someone who says you must also be vegan?
25:06 – How do you answer someone who doesn’t believe in God’s plan in the context of miscarriage?
31:35 – How can Catholics rationalize the belief of Adam and Eve with evolution?
42:22 – What female apologists do you recommend?
49:29 – How can I respond to anti-Catholics who use 1 Tim 2:14 to say Adam was not deceived?
53:50 – What’s the difference between the word “saint” as used in the Bible and as we use it today?
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Question Covered:
03:51 – Would it have been morally just for Elrond to have thrown Isildur into the fires of Mt Doom when he refused to destroy the One Ring, as a way to ensure its destruction?
14:02 – I have one question about The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy.
I do not understand the words Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
Father and Son are One Divinity, right? So… how can I offer God to God when there is One God?
17:18 – Have there been any documentaries, or at minimum, speculations of people who have claimed to come back in time from the distant future (with perhaps a story to tell —and what is heading our way)?
20:06 – If you were involved in a teleportation accident that created a duplicate of you, would that person have to confess your sins?
23:40 – If Christ died to Redeem all, would alien scriptures reference an alien Redeemer, or are all aliens Unfallen, thus not needing Revelation and Salvation? Related to this, if Satan knew that the Incarnation would occur on Earth, did he then ignore aliens, thus leaving them Unfallen? Therefore, if and when Humanity travels to the stars, might we be the cause of their Fall? Continuing on this theme, since working with tools was a punishment due to Original Sin, it could be argued that technology is a sign of a Fallen species. Since we haven’t seen any evidence of ETs, might that be proof that aliens are Unfallen?
32:49 – What are your thoughts on Gulf War Syndrome?
39:45 – If a family wanted their child baptized in Klingon or a pre-Christian Babylonian language. Assuming an accurate but not Vatican-approved translation, would it be valid? This is obviously theoretical but speaks to the point of whether a translation or interpretation is assumed to be valid or not before any Vatican intervention on the text.
45:00 – Would it have been possible to hold a spelling bee in ancient Egypt?
48:50 – Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?
51:45 – Is it possible for a species (such as an alien, or an understudied cephalopod) to have a powerful brain comparable to or even greater than our own, but not an immortal soul?
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Questions Covered:
31:13 – I’m divorced and have a child with my ex. She remarried but I still battle with wanting her. Am I committing the sin of lusting over another man’s wife?
36:10 – My daughter in law is abusive to my son. Is there anything I can do as an outsider?
42:32 – My ex-husband decided that our marriage was over because the Holy Spirit wasn’t with us. He also had a porn addiction. Does a porn addiction play a role in the annulment process?
45:25 – Forgiveness of a habitual sin is necessary only when they are willing to be forgiven.
48:18 – What happens when you have a husband who proposed because a medium said he would marry a woman that looks like me?
51:27 – Does the unwillingness to have children after we’ve already had kids fall within your broad definition of infidelity?
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Questions Covered:
06:46 – Why do we as Catholics believe that we are sinful by nature when we were created in the image likeness of God?
13:57 – When a person dies does a guardian angel get reassigned?
17:51 – How can I balance my Faith during so called Pride month?
29:37 – Where did the Church decide the order of the Mass?
40:57 – Do souls in heaven have eyes and other sensory capabilities?
50:08 – My son had said that it is unreasonable to expect a person with SSA to be celibate for their entire life. How do I respond?
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Questions Covered:
03:40 – Why doesn’t the Acts of the Apostles match our current experience? Why does God seem so hidden now?
12:33 – Is sheep stealing unbiblical? What’s your opinion?
17:44 – Why is Hebrews considered a part of the canon since it is anonymous?
21:24 – When I read the Old Testament I become more critical of faith. Why does God care if the temple was precise?
32:57 – Why did God allow Solomon to have many wives but now it’s not allowed?
35:00 – In your book Daily Defense, why are the pronouns for God not capitalized?
42:49 – I work for the US Forest Service and we sometimes work for 14 days straight and am unable to get to mass. Should I confess this?
46:00 – How do we distinguish between thinking that we’re chosen for a grand plan from grandiose thinking?
49:17 – How can I be more susceptible to hearing the voice of God?
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Questions Covered:
02:58 – I’m trying to find encouragement. I find myself more Catholic than the Catholic Culture around. Any advice?
12:33 – My father started a new church in our home and a year ago I began exploring and discovered the Mass. I have a lot of questions. How do I proceed? How do I discern if Catholicism is true?
19:57 – I see that in the Shroud the nails go through the wrists but in stories of stigmata the wounds happen in the hands. Should I not believe in these stories?
29:53 – Why do we need repetitive prayer like the rosary?
34:53 – How do I explain to my child that my recent ex-wife is engaged? As a Catholic how do I approach this?
40:30 – When is it appropriate, after entering the Church, to start considering a religious vocation?
43:52 – My granddaughter has been diagnosed with a tumor. We will be going to a healing Mass, what should we expect?
53:55 – Is the process of working through the doctrines a barrier of evangelization?
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Question Covered:
14:31 – What would you say to someone struggling with Marian doctrine?
19:20 – What is allowed for Catholics to do with their bodies after death? Is decomposition allowed?
32:55 – It appears the Church puts Mary in a higher position than Jesus. What’s the teaching?
44:10 – In the Hail Holy Queen prayer it says that Mary is our life, sweetness and hope. Wouldn’t this be Jesus?
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Questions Covered:
03:22 – do I move forward in Faith from personal experience to a more rooted understanding? How can I know that Christianity is true?
11:43 – Why would God do miracles in a Pentecostal church if it would lead them away from the Catholic Church?
24:30 – In Mt 26 it says that the disciples were eating before the consecration. Was there a meal beforehand?
29:19 – I’m also having trouble having faith in the Eucharist. Can you give me some guidance?
36:19 – After Adam and Eve, how many people were there?
40:55 – How do I explain apostolic succession to a Calvinist if they claim that succession was only needed during those years?
48:28 – Does the Church cast out demons and should every believer cast them out?
52:06 – Does Lev 21:9 concern burning the living or cremation?
Resources Mentioned:
Ad resurgendum cum Christo
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Questions Covered:
03:09 – How do you tell the difference between purgatory and hell?
05:13 – Why are Christianity and Buddhism not compatible?
14:25 – Would the son of a married Catholic priest be able to become a married Catholic priest?
18:58 – I lost my 18 Y.O son to suicide. How do I make sense of this and what’s the Church’s understanding? Resource: When a Loved One Dies by Suicide – Ave Maria Press
31:08 – Why doesn’t God just eliminate Satan?
34:56 – What’s the official Church teaching on centering prayer by Thomas Keating and Christian meditation according to John Main? What are the concerns?
44:40 – My friend claims that the bible’s context was changed in different periods of time. How do I refute this?
52:31 – I’m Nigerian and in my home country Christians are being killed. In Lk. 22:36 it says that Christians should fight. Should we take up arms to fight back?
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Questions Covered:
00:43 – The Church has precepts that relate to minimum standards of behavior (receive communion once during the Easter season, etc.) Are there also minimum standards of belief to be considered in communion with the Church? (For example The Trinity, Bible, virgin birth etc.)
04:38 – What do priests do when you confess to a murder? I’m pretty sure they can’t make turning yourself in a requirement for absolution, but it strikes me that “five hail marys and three our fathers” isn’t exactly going to cut it either.
07:56 – Exegetical questions: What does the unjust steward parable mean?
Why is it considered inspired in a Psalm that we should crush the heads of babies?
19:04 – Recently during a homily, I heard that a piece of a person’s soul literally goes into the food they prepare. So, if the food is made by religious nuns the food will taste better because of the love in the food. On the other hand, if it is prepared by someone evil, the opposite will occur. Furthermore, he said that the traditional blessing of food is an exorcism to keep evil spirits away from your food, so you don’t consume them. Is this a teaching of the Catholic Church?
28:33 – What is the story with Lilith? I have people tell me she was Adam’s ‘first wife’ but they are usually getting that from a Discovery Channel alien show or something that their friend posted on FB. What is the truth? Is she in the Old Testament? Does the Catholic Church say anything about her?
34:30 – What is the exact status of the Coptic Orthodox Church in regards of small “o” orthodoxy?
44:14 – Which part of the Trinity is responsible for life?
48:15 – What was the nature of Holy Communion on the original Holy Thursday? As Our Lord had not risen yet it couldn’t have been His resurrected Body, right?
49:15 – If part of the Host were reserved on Holy Thursday would It have died on Good Friday and resurrected?
50:30 – During Mass the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Our Lord as His Sacrifice is made present on the altar. We receive the resurrected Body of Christ. Is the Resurrection made present on the altar as well? If so, when?
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Questions Covered:
01:39 – Why did Jesus say it was better for Judas to never have been born if it was because of Judas’ act that Jesus’ Passion and subsequent Resurrection was set in motion? Was Judas’ betrayal not necessary for this?
05:23 – Are there any Pseudepigraphal writings in the New Testament? If not, and if any are discovered, would that alter the canon?
14:03 – Do you favor the material sufficiency, partim partim view, or something else about scripture? Why do you hold to this position?
28:21 – My teen son always asks me why do we have to go to mass every Sunday? What is so important about going to mass? Also, why should we dress our best for Sunday mass?
32:18 – Is it correct to assert that there’s an ongoing eternal liturgy in Heaven? If so, why is that the case and what does it consists of?
35:45 – Currently there are Catholics who prefer the Tridentine Latin Mass. Pope John Paul II & Pope Benedict encouraged celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass. Pope Francis is trying to regulate it & put the decision about the TLM in the hands of the local bishops because he perceives that there is division in the Church. In prior Church history was there ever another time when the form of liturgy was changed but some Catholics preferred the prior form & were given permission to celebrate Mass in the prior form?
42:59 – Given the limited number of people at the time of Adam and Eve, can it be inferred that incest not only occurred, but was necessary and, as such, can it be stated that incest is a circumstantial evil?
50:22 – If we can use medical advancements to cure diseases and perform surgeries, then why can’t we use advances in medicine to cure or correct birth defects genetically in the womb.
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Questions Covered:
01:03 – What is the Catholic take on the Rapture?
06:45 – The Manual of Indulgences says that a priest is not present at the point of death the Church grants it. So does that mean that any Catholic can receive it if the other requirements are fulfilled. Am I interpreting this correctly?
14:12 – What are St. Augustine’s view on fraternal correction and when its obligatory
31:10 – I’m going to be confirmed on Saturday. Can I receive communion because I’m still having doubts about the real presence?
35:44 – Could you explain to me what it means that Mary is co-redemptrix?
42:49 – Why did Jesus appear to the women after the resurrection? How can we trust their accuracy if all accounts are different?
47:41 – Why did Constantine think he had the authority to change the sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
49:56 – I’m Protestant considering conversion. I can’t make sense of the Marian teachings. Why was it important for Mary to remain sinless?
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