Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 20:17 – Is there a correlation between couples not using birth control and the success in raising catholic children? 21:55 – I am Catholic, but my husband is Protestant. I find it hard to bring the Faith, especially the Rosary, in our household in ways that are non-threatening to my spouse. Any advice for parents in this situation? 33:11 – What can we do for the the 85% of kids who are raised Catholic who don’t practice? 46:00 – What advice do you have for grandparents for their children’s children? 50:19 – My wife is Catholic but has a superficial faith. How can I approach her about this without pushing her away? …

Questions Covered:  04:57 – Can you explain the speaking of tongue references in Acts 2?   14:17 – Why don’t Catholics need to receive the body and blood at the same time?   20:13 – When someone receive absolution at confession, is there ever a need to do additional penance above what the priest asks?   31:13 – When God said he is a jealous God what does He mean?  34:45 – Why would we need our body after second resurrection references in CCC 1059?  39:49 – Can you explain the option of internal forum for a Catholic who was denied annulment?   43:08 – Is there anything we are encouraged to do for St. Catherine of Siena’s feast day?  45:13 – When Catholics discuss things with Muslim, should we mention the personal life of Mohamed?   47:06 – Hypothetically, if a Catholic priest was elected in the next election, would he have to be laicized to take office?   50:00 – Is there any place in the bible that mentions the existence of Dinosaurs?    51:05 – What is the maximum age for a man to become a priest?   …

Questions Covered: 11:43 – Does it matter what the image we pray to is since we don’t pray to the actual image? 16:42 – What’s the point of Marian Consecration? 20:05 – What’s the point of the repetitive nature of the rosary and the hail holy queen prayer? 31:23 – How would you clear up a misconception that Mary is competing with our natural mothers? 34:54 – If the bible is not scientific then can’t we say that Mary’s virginity is not scientific? Wouldn’t Marian consecration be a validation of that? …

Questions Covered: 22:27 – Do you focus on how liberalism affects sexual ethics only or economics etc in your new book? 28:55 – What is your opinion on how much social media and the availability of information has played into this confusion? 32:14 – Was there a meeting at the Kennedy compound where pro-abortion politicians were given a roadmap to set their agenda? 45:09 – Why doesn’t the USCCB have an official position on Methotrexate, the chemical used in abortion? 49:50 – How do you address questions in regard to the opposite of progressive Catholicism? …

Questions Covered: 02:49 – Does the death of Joseph elevate Jesus as the king and Mary as the queen mother?  11:18 – Regarding the story of the woman caught in adultery. Why is it included in the gospel of John in bibles but not others?  19:35 – If Adam and Eve did not disobey, would Jesus have ever come?  28:46 – I was asked: Were the 3 wisemen following the star of the devil? And Michael the Archangel isn’t what Catholics think he is. I didn’t know how to respond. How can I reply?  41:20 – How can we avoid heresy especially if you’re not familiar with heresies and Church history?  46:25 – I bought a crystal that might have been used in Chakra. I wanted to gift it to my dad since he’s a rock collector. Is it spiritually dangerous to possess this?  49:40 – Did Adam know of the fruit he was eating? How did the world come to be populated if there were only 2 people? …