Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 05:42 – Can you become Catholic on your deathbed?  15:01 – My wife and I are Protestant, but I’m leaning towards Catholicism. What becomes of our marriage? Do I have to divorce her to become Catholic?  28:51 – My daughter and I listened to (Lutheran). If God is all-knowing, why did He create Satan, and why did He create people who would go/choose Hell?  43:10 – I’m converting this Easter, but my family is anti-Catholic. How can I better explain Catholic beliefs to my family and make them sound reasonable?  48:20 – I left the Protestant Church and I’m learning about Catholicism, but my wife has a hard time with faith vs. works. Can you provide some insight on how to help her understand the difference between faith and works?  …

Questions Covered: 01:59 – My sister and I grew up Catholic. She married a protestant and started going to Protestant services. Today she invited us to her baptism, even though she has already been baptized. Should I attend? 06:08 – What is the Church teaching on reporting illegal activity of someone who is in a vulnerable position? For example, reporting a poor person for stealing food. 17:05 – What is the Catholic view of the Elect and predestination? 22:56 – My Pentecostal friend is asking why we don’t say “In the name of the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.” He’s wondering why we don’t use his name instead of his title “The Son.” How would you answer? 29:00 – How can we get stronger in spiritual warfare? 33:02 – What is the Catholic response to someone saying we are cannibalistic because we eat the Eucharist? …

Questions Covered: 07:00 – What is the Catholic perspective on cynicism and anger? 15:38 – Why do y’all have so many titles for Mary? 21:45 – In Leviticus 10 two dudes are killed for doing something liturgically wrong, but later two other dudes did something liturgically wrong but were not killed. What’s the deal with that? 31:58 – How do I deal with spiritual attack without being superstitious? 41:37 – I want to go to a Protestant Bible study to promote the Catholic faith? Is it a problem for me to pray with them? I heard something like if I pray with them I might be excommunicated. 47:10 – Do I need to go to confession for rooting for Ohio State over Notre Dame? 50:12 – We have a Christian understanding of baptism, but what was the understanding of baptism by the Jews at the time of Jesus’ baptism? …

Questions Covered: 02:00 – I’m in a Monday night Ignatius Bible study. We’re talking about the giving of the keys to the kingdom. I’ve looked at Scripture and the Catechism; what is the limit of the pope’s authority?  10:28 – I’m Catholic and have numerous hidden tattoos that are religious in nature. What is the Church’s opinion/teaching on this?  13:07 – There seem to be some conflicting verses; death of Judas in Matt vs. in Acts. Joseph’s father being Jacob vs. Hele. Are these misprints or contradictions, or is there an explanation for this?  23:56 – In terms of purgatory, there’s a lot of differing opinions. Popular position / Cardinal Ratzinger said that they’re so engulfed in love with Christ and encountering Him that they’re burning and being purified. Since they’re encountering Christ, our prayers don’t do anything?  38:01 – Are canonizations of the Saints considered infallible?  44:14 – Can we only assign moral values to actions? What can we call bad?  50:29 – Some people use MT 10:28 to teach the idea of annihilation. How do I counter this? Would Rev 14 be a good rebuttal?  …