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“Why doesn’t the Bible say Mary was a perpetual virgin?” This question opens a discussion on the nuances of biblical interpretation and tradition. Other topics include the nature of perfect contrition and its implications for confession, as well as the concept of the treasury of merit and its origins.

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Questions Covered:

02:40 – If the Beatific Vision is a gift that God gives us, then it would seem that God could create us with that gift. But why doesn’t he? Creating us with this gift would ensure that no moral evil exists. How would you answer that question?

12:22 – Can you explain what perfect contrition is? How does it affect confession? Can non-Catholics have perfect contrition?

21:32 – What is the treasury of merit and where do we get it from?

28:59 – Why doesn’t the bible just come out and say that Mary was a perpetual virgin?

35:24 – Where do we find co-remptrix in the Bible?

41:57 – No divine justice for non-human animals does not make sense to me.

51:39 – Is there anything in our faith about exactly how Jesus was born?

“How do we bring young people back to the Church?” This question resonates with many parents concerned about their young adult children drifting away from the Faith. The discussion also touches on how to share Catholic beliefs with classmates at a Protestant school, the importance of not pressuring individuals into faith, and the dynamics of interacting with Protestant friends.

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Questions Covered:

04:27 – We hear from a lot of parents about their young adult children leaving the Faith, how do we get them back?

13:30 – I go to a protestant school. How do I bring my classmates the Catholic faith?

18:00 – I suggest that we don’t pressure them into the Faith.

29:27 – How would you interact with protestants you are friends with?

37:25 – Is evangelization safe if it always makes us question our faith and look for other options?

45:14 – Why does the Church take its time on evangelizing and catechizing people even when they fall away and return?

50:32 – Is it appropriate for a Catholic to say ‘I am saved’ when evangelizing protestants?

Questions Covered:

02:51 – What are your thoughts on ancient civilizations like Atlantis and Lemuria existing 10,000 years ago and ending up destroyed sending civilization into the dark ages. The theory is survivors from those civilizations spread out through the world in brought technology to build the great wonders like pyramids and temples.

17:06 – Are there, as some people think, a race of folks who are inherently evil through their DNA because they are descendants of either Cain, the giants, or both?

28:53 – Why do you think Jesus instituted the Eucharist with bread and wine, instead of something like lamb meat (and blood?)?

32:57 – Is it theoretically possible for the saints to save ‘everyone’ through ‘time travel prayer’, so that hell ends up being empty?

39:55 – Do SOME catholic priests perform remote viewing on people during confession? Padre Pio or the Cure of Ars for example

47:24 – How many bison have been sucked into tornados?

48:49 – Is the “Angel of the Lord” in the Old Testament, Jesus?

52:02 – Opinion question: assuming human beings on Earth are the only intelligent life in creation, if a total extinction event were to occur, would you expect time in this reality to continue on (our sun eventually maturing into a Red Giant etc…) or would you expect the general physical resurrection to be triggered by the last human death?

Questions Covered:

02:40 – If a pagan god were to meet Jesus and convert to Christianity, would they go to heaven if they died?

13:11 – As far as I understand it, current physics tells us that information cannot travel faster than the speed of light since, if it did, you would (among other problems) get paradoxes. However, it seems like an angel could convey information faster than light. For example, Aquinas argues that an angel, in moving from place A to place B, can choose whether it traverses the space in between those places or not. Thus, an angel could observe, say, a supernova happening lightyears away from Earth and then travel instantaneously to Earth and tell us about it before the light from the supernova got here. What do you think of this? Should we think that even an angel couldn’t convey information faster than light? Or, should we discard the idea that information can’t be communicated faster than light? Or maybe some third option? Thanks!

23:46 – Your recent episodes on demons and the different beliefs on how people get possessed made me think. Could the dark forces be targeting powerful latent “psychic” individuals? It would fit with your demons being opportunists, and with Amorth’s Curse model. I would like to see a scientific study that would test people who have been validly possessed and exorcised to see if they test higher than a sample group.

35:22 – In the case of Ash Wednesday when fasting and abstinence is required, would receiving communion break one’s fast or count as a smaller meal? In other words, can one receive communion in addition to eating one full meal and two smaller meals? Thanks Jimmy!

39:16 – Let’s say we made contact with an alternate timeline whose divergence point is after the year 100. They have a recognizable continuing Petrine ministry. Does their pope (probably called something else) have immediate and universal jurisdiction in our timeline, and ours in theirs? Are we bound by each other’s infallible declarations of doctrine if we’ve defined something they haven’t, or vice versa?

46:12 – Do stage magicians have actual preternatural gifts?

Questions Covered:

03:09 – I saw a Mass on EWTN that seemed to have married priests or priest from other countries passing out communion? Is this okay?

06:00 – If the TLM is a valid form of worship, why is it being suppressed?

13:33 – Is there any reason to believe that God still punishes nations for being disobedient like he did in the Old Testament?

17:40 – Jack Chick claimed the Church marked Luther for death after he exposed the ‘con job’ of selling indulgences. Is this true

22:40 – Is there a position that we should take when praying the Lord’s Prayer during Mass?

28:58 – Was there ever a covenant made with the absence of blood?

31:51 – How do I help and reach out to my Protestant friend who is losing his faith and in a dark place?

33:37 – Is it possible to say that Jesus could have looked at ALL the apostles when he says “upon this rock I will build my church”?

38:35 – What can I do if my pastor has requested me to not kneel for communion? How do I move forward?

42:51 – Would it be immoral for an unwed woman to adopt an embryo?

 45:57 – How can we justify praying to Mary and the Saint to Protestants? 49:26 – What is the Catholic understanding of Armageddon in Revelation? 52:46 – Why doesn’t the pope always speak infallibly?