January 24, 2006
Media Note
(Jimmy Akin)
I'm supposed to be on Relevant Radio at about 11:40 a.m. Pacific (2:40 p.m. Eastern) to talk about the Michael Schiavo situation.
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September 15, 2005
Radio, Radio
(Tim Jones)
There is a kind of archetypal image in American culture, of the young teenager, hidden in their room with a battery-powered transistor radio, listening to music that was very, very different from what they heard in their parent's home. People who grew up in the fifties still recall how hearing Little Richard or Elvis opened up for them a new world (for good or ill).
I still have a vivid memory of hearing Paul McCartney and Wings' "Jet" on a similar little radio and thinking that my life had changed forever. Having grown up on Hank Williams, church music and Broadway tunes, hearing the Beatles or Stevie Wonder simply was a whole 'nother universe. It was much more than music, it was the common culture of my generation. Listening to American Top Forty on Sunday afternoons was like picking up a secret signal from Underground Command Central.
But The Rock and Roll became big business and listening to the radio inevitably became boring. ClearChannel is, for me, sure proof of the second law of thermodynamics; the universe is destined to dissipate and run down, becoming a thinly dispersed, dark cloud of matter at a uniform temperature just above absolute zero (unless Jesus comes back!).
So it was kind of cool to find myself delicately twiddling with the nobs on my radio tuner at home, the other day, patiently trying to pull in the weak signal of a new Catholic station in our area. It reminded me of how I had to finesse that old transistor to try and get my favorite AM station as a kid.
Relevant Radio is a growing network of Catholic stations across the U.S., carrying Catholic talk programming. Radio worth listening to! It's like Underground Command Central all over again, but without the acne.
We are blessed to have a parishoner who leaped out in faith and got the station (KDUA - 96.5 FM) up and running. They broadcast from our parish hall (Rogers, Arkansas) and have only a few precious watts of signal power, but have plans to beef up in the future.
In the mean time, I get to hear faithful Catholic programs, including Fr. John "Tell It Like It Is" Corapi and Catholic Answers Live!, which frequently features our favorite apologist, Jimmy "Not Bad for a Texan" Akin. The static, for the time being, just adds to the counter-cultural thrill.
You can find out more about Relevant Radio at their WEBSITE, including broadcast schedules and locations.
Start praying! Maybe Relevant Radio will come to your area, too.
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August 10, 2005
Last Week's Show (August 4, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
DOWNLOAD THE SHOW (REAL AUDIO).
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is there such a person as Lillith? Are there female demons and angels?
- Has the Vatican mandated that we all stand after Communion until everyone has received?
- How can God is all good, why does he allow us to suffer forever in hell?
- Where are Scriptural bases for the enthronement of the Sacred Heart?
- How to respond to someone who says that you won't get along with someone based on his astrological sign?
- Has Jimmy ever heard of Fr. Hempsch and "healing the family tree"?
- If all come to the Father through Jesus, where does that leave those before the time of Christ and those who have never heard of Jesus?
- A brief follow-up on earlier astrology question.
- Can the souls in purgatory pray for us?
- What were the highlights of Pope John VIII's reign?
- How do the 95 Theses square with Vatican II? Would Vatican II have prevented the Protestant Reformation?
- How much of a "hassle" will it be for the caller's husband to get an annulment?
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August 03, 2005
CAL On MP3--Now Available!
(Jimmy Akin)
This is not the final, final version of the page, nor is currently integrated with the calendar, nor do we have an RSS feed set up yet, but . . .
C.A. LIVE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MP3 FOR YOUR DOWNLOADING PLEASURE!
Enjoy!
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July 29, 2005
This Week's Show (July 28, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has Jimmy heard of this unapproved apparition?
- Who are the Fathers and Doctors of the Church?
- Can women be ordained priests or bishops validly?
- What does the language of divinization mean?
- What are the seven hills of Rome? Is Vatican Hill one of them?
- Must Catholics believe in purgatory (caller has trouble with this, with the "sale" of indulgences, with salvation, etc.)
- Did purgatory exist and was there anyone in it prior to the time of Christ?
- How to refer to a monsignor or a bishop in conversation?
- Should the caller attend a wedding where the parties are living in sin prior to the wedding?
- Why does God let the devil run amok after he refused to serve? Why do evil spirits obey Jesus?
- What to do about priests supporting homosexuality?
- What does the Church teach about trans-gendered people?
- What's the difference between being published "with ecclesiastical approval" and the nihil obstat and imprimatur?
- How to tell if a prayer or pious work currently carries an indulgence?
- How would one report a miracle that one felt one had experienced in connection with the intercession of John Paul II?
- Can consecrated chalices, etc., be sold?
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July 15, 2005
This Week's Show (July 14, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Why do people complain that Catholics pray to "dead people" when the saints are "alive"?
- Did Jesus' bestowal of the keys on Peter do away with Old Testament passages dealing with the requirement of rest?
- What does "several" mean in the Church's norms on indulgences?
- Where did Cain get his wife?
- How to pick a new parish.
- How to resist temptation.
- Do priests carry documentation that prove that they're priests? What about priests of the Old Catholic Church of Antioch?
- Is it licit to use glass for chalices and ciboria?
- Shouldn't Jesus have original sin if he was fully human and, as Paul says, "All have sinned"?
- Son is moving into an apartment with both male and female roommates. Can he help his son move in?
- How was the Bible put together, and how to defend its accuracy against those who point to the non-canonical "gospels"?
- Can Catholics join Scientology?
- Catholic told Protestant friend to pray that his late mother "accepted Jesus Christ" before she died. Was this okay?
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July 08, 2005
This Week's Show (July 7, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is it okay for the caller to pray for her dog?
- What is meant by penal substitution and what is the Catholic position on it? How do we understand Jesus quoting Ps. 22 on the Cross?
- An Evangelical asks about the Catholic teaching on usury.
- How to respond to the claim that if we are sick that we are in some way possessed and we don't have enough faith to be healed?
- An Evangelical asks about prayer to the saints.
- How to understand the statement that the Church of Christ "subsists in" the Catholic Church?
- Can a Protestant receive the last rites?
- How to evaluate claims regarding the Holy Spirit having a feminine character?
- How to evaluate claims that very few people actually commit mortal sin?
- Can souls from purgatory manifest in apparitions?
- Did Jesus have a guardian angel during his earthly life?
- How does the Church regard psychology and counselling?
- If we aren't allowed to spread a person's ashes after cremation, why do we have relics in altars?
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June 24, 2005
This Week's Show (June 23, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What does it mean for us to offer up Jesus' sufferings to the Father? Why would we do that?
- Is there a move to "restore" the order of the sacraments of initiation?
- Can Jimmy recommend Lives of the Popes by Richard McBrien? What is an alternative resource?
- Is B16 changing the way things have been historically done in canonizations by holding off on the canonization of a French priest?
- If Mary was conceived without original sin, why does the Church hold out the possibility that she died physically?
- What does the word porneia mean in the passages where Jesus talks about divorce?
- Does the Catholic Church ignore the first thousand years of Church history and why does it regard itself as the true Church rather than the Greek Orthodox church?
- Are deacons traditionally ministers of the chalice? How does this square with using extraordinary ministers for distributing the host?
- Is there a resource written by an ex-SSPXer on the problems of this movement?
- What is one to think of Thomas Merton? How to deal with those who rely on his more Buddhist-sounding stuff?
- How can a sex offender find resources to help him live the Catholic life?
- Why don't we hear priests talking more at Mass about the state of our souls?
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June 17, 2005
This Week's Show (June 16, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Why are people able to get divorced, annuled, & remarried today as opposed to a few decades ago?
- Did Pius XII say that when the Jews return to Israel it will mean the world is coming to an end in a generation?
- Does God hear your prayers if you're in a state of mortal sin?
- What is the bird Prothonotary Warbler named after? (answer after the first break)
- How to square the the salvation of catechumens with the Catechism's statement that baptism is the only assured means the Church knows of for entry into eternal beatitude?
- If God could have Mary be conceived without original sin, why doesn't he do this for everyone?
- How to check out reported papal statements that the Church didn't do enough in WWII for Jewish people?
- Gentleman has been told that he can't receive Communion because he's divorced until he gets an annulment. True?
- Why does Fundamentalist get mad when we tell him the Pentateuch wasn't written by Moses at our Bible study?
- Is B16 likely to allow a greater us of the Tridentine Mass? What's he likely to do to improve the liturgy generally?
- Person in video says that practice precedes theology, that we do things first and them make up explanations for them later. True?
- Can a deacon get married again if his wife dies?
- Are we to consume the Host immediately after we receive Communion in the hand?
- Where to get evidence for Peter having a successor in Rome?
- How to respond to Fundamentalists who get offended when he tells them the Catholic Church is the true Church?
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June 10, 2005
This Week's Show (June 9, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is the current rite of Mass a "revised" order of Mass?
- Why did folks make signs to Zechariah when John the Baptist was born if Zechariah wasn't deaf?
- Why was Moses told to take the sandals off his feet because he was standing on holy ground?
- What does Jimmy think of von Balthasar's work "Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved"?
- What are reasons to accept apparitions and miracles?
- Can one register in two different parishes in two different dioceses?
- What are some books proving the divinity of Christ and defending him against higher critics and skeptics?
- Why do Protestants say "For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory" as part of the Lord's Prayer?
- Will Jimmy be writing about Mary as "Co-Redemptrix," "Mediatrix," and "Advocate"? How to understand the title "Mediatrix of all graces"?
- How does the Mass as a sacrifice compare to the Old Testament sacrifices?
- How to know if someone is possessed?
- What is the origin of the Pope Joan myth?
- What does Jimmy think of a claim in the Ignatius Study Bible that Jesus celebrated Passover on Tuesday in keeping with an Essene solar calendar?
- Can the Latin caller have his kids chrismated (confirmed) in an Eastern rite church?
- How to refute Protestants who try to work the Catholic Church into the book of Revelation?
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June 03, 2005
This Week's Show (June 2, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Why isn't Eastern Orthodoxy termed a heresy since they reject a truth of the faith (i.e., the authority of the pope)?
- Caller heard that the Eucharist is valid but illicit if celebrated with leavened bread. What does this mean?
- Young caller is interested in becoming Catholic. What should she do?
- Why does 2 Peter 2:4 say that angels were changed in "Tarsus"? What is "Tarsus"?
- What does Jeremiah 17:1 mean?
- Why were Jewish people forbidden to eat pork? Do Jews still refrain from pork?
- What is the Church's position on yoga and tai chi?
- Why are Protestant and Catholic versions of the Lord's Prayer different?
- Should we be standing or kneeling during the Lord's Prayer?
- In Revelation 6:9 it refers to martyrs under the altar in heaven asking when their blood will be avenged? If they're in heaven, why are they acting in this unmerciful manner? Won't they have their love perfected?
- Where in the Bible do we find the story of Lucifer and the fallen angels? Where does our common understanding of this story come from?
- How to argue against polytheism for a Buddhist?
- What is the Church's position on angels in terms of reverence and adoration?
- What was baptism for the dead?
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May 27, 2005
This Week's Show (May 26, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Should worship be done differently in a church than in a chapel? Is a crucifix needed at Mass at all times of year?
- Could Protestantism's doctrine of sola scriptura have been influence by a similar doctrine in another world religion?
- What does Deuteronomy 28:36 mean?
- If Hebrew doesn't have a word for "cousin," why is Elizabeth described as Mary's "cousin" in Luke 1.
- What is papal infallibilty and has it ever been used? What is the basis for it?
- What responsibility does a pastor have regarding a couple that is remarried outside the Church that is presenting itself for Communion in church?
- Is one abandoning Jesus if one leaves an adoration chapel in order to attend Mass?
- How to explain the biblical basis of confession to a Baptist.
- Who wrote Hebrews?
- Why do we say that Jesus rose "again"? What's the history of the Nicene Creed?
- How to defend, in a Protestant school, against the claim that God removed his graces from the Catholic Church because of its sins? How to defend against the language of "sola fide"?
- Why do we translate the Greek word stauros as "cross"?
- What is the Church's teaching on hypnosis? Is it okay to go to a hypnotist?
- What does Jesus mean when he says "Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you"? How does this apply to Protestants?
- Are Protestants judged by a different standard than Catholics?
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May 20, 2005
This Week's Show (May 19, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Why is the term for "saint" spelled different ways in Greek? Are there different meanings for it?
- What are some manuscript errors in the Douay-Rheims? Is this the most accurate Bible?
- Where does it say in the Bible that God can't forgive someone without repentance?
- Priest forgot the Words of Institution at Mass and had to be reminded to say them. Does the consecration occur at this point or at the Epiklesis? Would it have been invalid if he didn't say them?
- When Matt. 1:25 says that Joseph did't know Mary "until" she bore a son, does this imply that she didn't remain a virgin?
- An order priest told teenagers that there will certainly be women priests in the future. Should caller contact his superior or the local bishop?
- Why should Catholics try to impose no same-sex "marriages" on society if they don't impose other things, like going to Church on Sunday, on society?
- How could Jesus say that he didn't know when the end of the world will be if he is God and should kno everything?
- Can a Catholic attend a wedding between a Muslim and a non-practicing Catholic?
- What is the Masoretic Text?
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May 13, 2005
This Week's Show (May 12, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Do you have to forgive people who don't ask forgiveness, and how to regard really truly horriffic offenders (e.g., Hitler, bin Laden)?
- What was the relationship between Pius IX and Jefferson Davis?
- Did the Pharisees get a bum rap?
- How many rites (churches with their own law) are there in the Church and what are the differences?
- Whatever happened to the Ignatius Encyclopedia of Catholic Apologetics?
- If one cites Protestant apologetic works on the existence and Resurrection of Jesus, why shouldn't one accept everything Protestant apologists say?
- What did Jesus mean when he said "I come not to bring peace but a sword"?
- Is it a mortal sin to miss Mass and is it then a sin to take Communion when one does go?
- Have the prophecies of the apparition of Akita been averted by the consecration that John Paul II did in the 1980s?
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April 29, 2005
This Week's Show (April 28, 2004)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What is meant by the tiles "carinal bishop," "cardinal priest," and "cardinal deacon" that were used in the recent conclave?
- Does the Church oppose "somatic stem cell research"? (NOTE: This question has important echoes later in the show.)
- How do you pronounce "Louisville"?
- Why is Acts 8:37 missing from some Bibles and why do those who lack it still have the verse number?
- Was the canon of Scripture determined without Church councils so that we can say "Thanks for nothing!" for determining it?
- Is Jimmy Akin a supercomputer?
- What does Jimmy think about the "prophecy of St. Malachy" regarding the popes?
- More on "somatic stem cell research."
- Is the "Lamb of God" song with alternate lyrics (e.g., "Jesus, Bread of Life, you take away the sins of the world . . . ") approved?
- Does the Catholic faith allow for the oscillating universe theory and the parallel worlds theory? Were Adam and Eve necessarily humans?
- What about dioceses that require approval of all speakers who address groups where the local parish has advertised the event?
- What about Thomas Merton's later writings?
- Could or would it have been appropriate for Benedict XVI to choose the name "Peter II"?
- Are saint canonizations infallible?
- What about individuals right now claiming to receive messages from Jesus or Mary regarding the new pope and other current events?
- Why are Eastern Orthodox not considered Protestants?
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April 01, 2005
This Week's Second Show (March 31, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Three-way discussion of Terri's death with Fr. Frank Pavone.
- Does CCC 2278 allow people to starve people like Terri to death?
- Will the pope rebound again healthwise?
- What does the Church say about organ donation?
- What is the purpose of a glass bowl with a gold cross on top that caller saw at Mass?
- Who wrote Hebrews?
- Will all folks be Catholic at the Chastisement or the end of the world?
- How to talk with mother who thinks Terri should have been starved and who wants to be starved herself in similar situation?
- What about priests who are saying that Catholic tradition allows one to discontinue treatment?
- How to respond to the idea that Baptists can trace their lineage back to the time of Christ?
- Can a priest ever marry two non-Catholics?
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March 31, 2005
This Week's First Show (March 30, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Are all people in the world really one religion? Is the pope going to announce this?
- Where does the Bible refer to the apostles baptizing whole households?
- When should crucifixes and statues be covered?
- Why shouldn't one receive Communion in a Protestant church?
- Does one have to do a Communion service when Communion is being distributed without priests present?
- What does Jimmy know about post-modernism & what would one say to one who doesn't feel doctrine is important.
- How to regard The Purpose-Driven Life?
- Which churches have which valid sacraments? Would a Lutheran need an annulment to marry in the Catholic Church?
- More on The Purpose-Driven Life.
- Should catechumens be baptized on Eastern morning?
- Translation problems with the Breviary?
- Non-Catholic caller is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. Why should one confess to priests?
- What are Jimmy & Jerry doing to save Terri's life?
- What does it mean when Jesus says that the kingdom of God is "in you"?
- When you die, where does your soul go after you meet Jesus?
- Is adultery a forgiveable sin?
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March 18, 2005
This Week's Show (March 17, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
TIDBIT: The show was very kindly guest hosted by John Martinoni but technical difficulties caused us to lose him after the second break and I had to solo-host the remainder of the show.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Wedding attendance (Fact Pattern: Two Catholics, one divorce, no annulment, getting married in front of a Lutheran pastor on a boat). How to explain non-attendance to husband.
- Is the fact that the Trinity is not expressly stated in Scripture a good argument against sola scriptura? Is there a parallel between the Trinity and our human nature?
- Should a KofC chapter donate money to build a prayer room in a hospital that does some abortion referrals?
- Woman had non-conjoined twins, one of whom did not have a head or a heart. The latter was baptized. Friend doesn't believe it was a human and wants to know why it was baptizaed.
- Are confirmation names mandatory?
- What are the Immaculate Conception, the Virgin Birth, and the Annunciation?
- How to explain going to confession to son who doesn't want to go?
- How to deal with a co-worker who is stressing total depravity?
- Could God have made Jesus pure without Mary being sinless?
- How do deal with Fundamentalist brother?
- How do we know if we're guilty of apostasy?
- Confused about previous answer regarding the humanity or non-humanity of headless, heartless twin.
- Priest said Catholics are not bound regarding contraception because it isn't ex cathedra. How to respond?
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March 11, 2005
This Week's Show (3/10/05)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is a lot of the Latin Mass always said silently? (NOTE: I slightly mis-hear this question but the correct answer gets out nonetheless.)
- Caller feels he can't afford more children. Is contraception an option? (NOTE: Significant discussion of the kinds of things we've been talking about on the blog re: NFP here.)
- Are there any New Testament passages that say the devil tempts Mary?
- Must one forgive those who have not repented?
- What Scripture passages talk about us praying to saints?
- Does a priest who doesn't believe in hell invalidate the Mass? Does "Give us this day our daily bread" refer to daily Mass?
- What's being done to clean up the seminaries?
- Does the Bible say that the devil is a fallen angel?
- Caller got a vasectomy. What should he do?
- How should we understand Christ's atonement on the Cross?
- May a church use leavened bread for Eucharist? If you've had an abortion do you have to petition the pope for absolution?
- How long is Lent?
- How was God created?
- Can the devil hear your thoughts?
- How to dialogue with Unitarians?
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March 03, 2005
Mmmm-Hmmm . . . ?
(Jimmy Akin)
A reader writes:
I listen to you all the time on the radio Q&A. This is my own fabulous opinion, meaning you don't have to pay it any attention:
I think you'll sound better if instead of saying "mmm-hmm" while callers set up their question, you say "yes," or "continue," or some other words. Mmm-hmm is what I say when I don't really want to be listening to what someone is saying (especially my kids)....I don't know if listeners take it that way or not.
BTW, I have a question which I can't phone in since I hear you taped, maybe you could answer it on the air:
In the pre V2 days the Mass was divided into the Mass of the Catechumens and the Mass of the Faithful; today it's the Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Any ideas why this changed, and what is the point of the new terminology?
First, in regard to the question: I don't have a firm answer from an official document explaining why the change was done. A check of the cumulative index of the BCL Newsletter and some leafing around in the 1969 issues didn't turn anything up (though further digging might); neither did a check of Documents on the Liturgy (a standard collection), but my sense is that the terminological change was due to two things:
First, the custom of the ancient church of dismissing the catechumens at the end of the liturgy of the word had fallen out of use (at least in the Latin rite). Consequently, retaining the terminology was more confusing than not. By calling the rite "the liturgy of the word," it mede it more clear what the true purpose of the rite was.
Second, there was a desire to more greatly stress the unity of the Mass and the relevance to of the word to the Eucharist.
That's my sense, anyway. If someone else has more specific information (and can quote a source), I hope they'll add it in the comments box.
Now, regarding the mmmm-hmmm issue: After you've worked in radio for a while, you get an inbuilt instinct that dead air must be avoided at all costs, and so I use "mmmm-hmmmm" to fill dead air sometimes. I try to say it supportively, to indicate that I'm listening attentively to what the person says (and, in some cases, to hurry the caller up if he's rambling), but I don't know how it comes across to listeners, especially when it goes through the filtering process that causes some of my inflection to drop out.
"Yes" or "continue" would sound impatient to my ears, but I could be wrong.
Whadda y'all think?
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February 23, 2005
This Week's First Show (Feb. 22, 2004)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Update on Terri Schiavo (with Mary Jane Owen)
- Can a single confession suffice for several plenary indulgences?
- What should one be on guard for in listening to non-Catholic Christian radio?
- Can oil lamps be used at Mass instead of wax candles?
- Why does Terri Schiavo's husband have any kind of ability to speak for her?
- What are the differences between indulgences today and during the Reformation controversy?
- Jonah: Fact or Fiction?
- A non-Catholic asks if she can genuflect and make the sign of the cross with holy water at Mass. What about going up for a blessing at Communion time?
- How to evaluate private revelations?
- When did purgatory begin to be taught?
- Should the priest pour water only into the main chalice and not other cups to be used?
- Does the Gospel of John teach that Mary had a sister also named Mary?
- Must anybody move when the Stations of the Cross are being said?
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February 18, 2005
This Week's Second Show (Feb. 17, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Can the gospel readings during Lent be done in dialogue form?
- Does God love the devil?
- Do diocesan priests have to take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience?
- Should Gentiles pay more attention to the writings of Paul than other authors?
- Did anybody get into heaven prior to the Resurrection of Christ?
- Religious Ed director said it's very hard for anyone to commit mortal sin.
- Daughter's friend killed himself. Can he be saved? (Also: I make a special prayer request for caller's husband, who is quite sick.)
- A Protestant caller asks why the pope doesn't resign (and is quite pleased with the answer).
- If medicine can be used to affect the course of nature, why can't contraception? Why can't people in the third world use contraception to control overpopulation?
- What does it mean to unite our sufferings with those of Christ?
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February 17, 2005
This Week's First Show (Feb. 16, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
Karl and I did the honors.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- How to become an apologist.
- Can laity conducting a Communion service self-Communicate? (Answer later in the show.)
- What's the problem with consubstantiation? Can an priest who leaves the Church consecrate the Eucharist?
- Why can't women be priests?
- Was Mary a virgin her whole life?
- Answer for can laity self-Communicate if they are leading a Communion service?
- How to correct a dissenting Catholic?
- Can a nun give a pitch for some worthy cause in place of the homily?
- Will the caller be sinning if he has conjugal relations with his wife if she has her tubes tied?
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February 15, 2005
Radio Appearance
(Jimmy Akin)
BTW, folks, I'm gonna be on Theresa Tomeo at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern) to talk about Sr. Lucia.
Feel free to tune in or
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February 10, 2005
Actually, That Warn't Me
(Jimmy Akin)
A reader writes:
I watched the Luther movie last week and then heard your comments on it during the CA show last week.
You made a comment when Tetzel said ' that for money, he would forgive any man who ravaged the virgin Mary herself.' that Tetzel probably never said that.
You were right. It was Martin Luther who said it.
In his book Table Talk (1569), section CCCCLI, Luther writes "Had one ravished the Virgin Mary, or crucified Christ anew, the pope would, for money, have pardoned him."
Much obliged for the primary source!
Actually, though, it warn't me who said that. It was Mr. Decent Films, Steven Greydanus. (You can tell when it's him speaking on the show 'cause he dasn't use words like "warn't.")
To tell you the truth, I remembered reading Luther alluding to one ravishing the Virgin Mary, but I couldn't remember in what context he was using the phrase in. Even when a devout Protestant, I found his very use of the phrase repulsive. Don't know if it was a phrase he used a lot or just in this case. Also don't know if it was unique to him or if others of his age also used it.
I do know that Luther was regarded as a remarkably crude fellow by other in his day.
You should see some of the cartoons he had drawn.
(Maybe I'll scan them and post them sometime.)
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February 08, 2005
This Week's Show (Feb. 6, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
Highlights:
- Info on Lent.
- Must a gentleman wait until Easter 2006 to become Catholic?
- If you're in mortal sin, will God hear your prayer?
- Can one join a fraternity at college even though they have secret rituals?
- Why does the priest add water to wine at Mass?
- Bible Code!
- What is the unforgivable sin?
- Can a Mass be said for more than one person?
- How to explain to someone why the Church doesn't sell all its material assets and give the money away? (My answer begins: "I'd tell him to grow up . . . ")
- What are the Knights of Malta?
- Does Isaiah say a "maiden" or a "virgin" will be with child?
- Can one spring a soul from puragtory by fulfilling the conditions of a plenary indulgence?
- Can Catholics be Masons and why should one do about it if they are? What about Masons wanting to become Catholic?
- Is the water mixed with wine at Mass a symbol of baptism?
- Is there a verse against donating blood?
- How do we know the Catholic faith is pleasing to God?
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February 06, 2005
January 5, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
This was our sixth anniversary show, with Karl, Ros, and me doing the honors.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- A two-and-a-half minute snippet of the very first Catholic Answers Live.
- Which Church history books would you recommend?
- Is there any room in the liturgy for "charismatic praise"?
- Are the sacraments of the Society of St. Pius V and of the Society of St. Pius X valid? Do you see these groups becoming denominations like the Old Catholic Church?
- How Jimmy and Karl Keating so cooly handle odd or aggressive questions on the show.
- Can attending frequent daily Mass replace one's Sunday obligation?
- Must a child have a saint's name to be baptized? Any web resources to find saint's names?
- What are the "Seven Sister" churches?
- When young Jesus was teaching in the temple (Luke 2), were the teachers really amazed or was this just hyperbole?
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February 05, 2005
This Week's Show (Feb. 3, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Does Jesus suffer anew in the Mass?
- Where does the GIRM say lay ministers can do more than one duty at Mass?
- Is the Holy Spirit the Love shared by the Father and the Son?
- Can laity give the blessing of throats on St. Blaise Day?
- What is the difference between religious priests' vow of celibacy and diocesan priests' promise of celibacy?
- Why isn't the KJV authorized by the Catholic Church?
- How to square it when two councils say different and contradictory things.
- If God is really Present in the Eucharist, why can't we confess our sins to Jesus when we take Communion?
- Must we take saints names at Confirmation?
- Can parochial schools turn over sacramental preparation for children to their parents?
- Should Catholics study The Purpose-Driven Life? What to do if your parish is doing this?
- How do you know if you're called to a vocation?
- Are relics of the True Cross true?
- If Judas hadn't betrayed Christ, would we have been saved?
- When Jesus forgave those who crucified him, was Judas included?
- Where is the best discussion of the dating of Christ's birth? Did the Church Fathers believe it was December 25th?
- Can a mortal sin be accidental? Can Protestants who don't believe in mortal sin mortally sin?
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February 04, 2005
January 29, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is it permissible for someone not ordained to give a short"commentary" after the priest delivers the homily?
- After death, what happens to a person's guardian angel?
- Does the Church support illegal immigration?
- In the past few decades, is the Church's language harsher toward the Society of St. Pius X than toward Protestants? If so, why?
- To whom should one address a parish's questionable liturgical practices: the pastor or the bishop?
- What is the proper posture for the congregation after Communion? Must that posture be uniform?
- Does the embryological development of the human fetus prove Darwinism?
- What was the intended nature of the marriage of Mary and Joseph? Did Joseph have children from a previous marriage?
- Does mortal sin not repented of result in damnation? Is Confession always required for one to return to a state of grace?
- Is salvation possible for non-Christians?
- Is Mel Gibson a member of a specific Catholic sect? Would this affect how Jews react to The Passion of the Christ?
- Was a dietary law imposed on Gentile Christians in Acts 15:29? Is it still in effect? If not, how is this reconcilable with it being a decision of Holy Spirit?
- Commentary on the films The Passion of the Christ and The Gospel of John.
- When did the tradition of godparents start?
- How does one know if one's contrition is perfect? Is perfect contrition "difficult" to obtain?
- Can the Anglican Communion claim apostolic succession?
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February 03, 2005
January 19, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- At the conclusion of an exorcism, is the expulsion of the demon apparent? Are there exorcists present in every diocese?
- Did Bishop Raymond Burke recently assert that all pro-abortion politicians should refrain of Communion? Why single out abortion as a Communion disqualification?
- Countering the Protestant notion of salvation by "faith alone."
- Where in scripture would one find the distinction between mortal and venial sins?
- Can one prove the truth of transubstantiation over consubstantiation?
- Can priests in the Society of St. Pius X validly celebrate the sacrament of penance? How about those in the Charismatic Episcopal Church?
- How many precepts of the Church are there? Can they change? Who determines them?
- Is confession required before Communion if one misses Mass? What are valid reasons for missing Mass?
- Must there be "full" knowledge or consent for a sin to be mortal? What if an individual knows that an act constitutes grave matter in the eyes of the Church yet chooses to ignore that fact?
- What Christian sects are custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Would the marriage of a Catholic in a Greek Orthodox church be valid?
- What is the minimum age for an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion?
- Is Catholic Family News a trustworthy publication?
- What are the "Lost Gospels"?
- To which scripture passages do proponents of the Rapture appeal? How should those same passages be properly interpreted?
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February 02, 2005
January 15, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What is the purpose of the brown scapular?
- What is the precise dating of the Christmas season?
- How does a previous, unconfessed abortion by the bride affect the validity of a later marriage?
- In the early centuries of the Church, how did the administration of the sacraments--particularly matrimony--differ from modern day practice?
- Was the Rabbinical meeting at Jamnia in c. A.D. 90 a council?
- How to counter the accusation that Catholics worship "graven images" in violation of the Ten Commandments.
- Can the promise of John 16:13 that the Spirit "will teach you all truth" be applied to all Christians personally?
- Must confession be performed in a confessional?
- What is the motive for the different postures in Mass?
- What is the Lutheran teaching on infant baptism?
- Do the scripture study classes of Bible Study Fellowship International follow a Protestant approach? Did the Church ever sell indulgences?
- What is the point of Catholic religious statues?
- May Catholics still not join the Masons?
- Were there any miraculous occurrences in the life of Mary or her Parents before Jesus' conception?
- Is it morally licit to receive artificial insemination or have embryos implanted in oneself in order to bear a child for an infertile couple?
- May a Catholic fulfill his Sunday obligation at a parish far from home on a regular basis?
- Has the ossuary of James "the brother of Jesus" been proved inauthentic?
- What criteria did some Jewish contemporaries of Jesus use to reject Him?
- If a priest does not fully believe in Jesus' real presence in the Eucharist, can he validly consecrate the Sacrament?
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February 01, 2005
January 8, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What's the proper way for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to bless those who approach yet choose not to receive?
- Has there ever been a moral proscription taught by Scripture and the Church that was later lifted?
- How can a non-Catholic Christian obtain sanctifying grace?
- Does Jeremiah 17:9 assert that humans are totally depraved?
- How can one counter the allegation that the Catholic Church "conveniently" decides post facto whether or not a papal pronouncement was infallible? When was papal infallibility first instituted?
- Does Galatians 2:11-14 argue against papal infallibility?
- Is it improper to sell blessed items?
- In a state of grace, are all seven virtues necessarily manifested in a Catholic's life?
- How does a previous, unconfessed abortion by the bride affect the validity of a later marriage?
- Revisiting the first question of the program, how could an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion be able to distribute the Body of Christ yet not be able to give a simple blessing?
- How should a lector handle being pressured to use an inclusive-language lectionary?
- At the Last Supper, did Judas leave before Jesus consecrated the Eucharist?
- What scriptural evidence is there for the use of relics?
- Did the USCCB recently declare that communicants in line may no longer kneel before receiving?
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January 31, 2005
January 1, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
A special holler out to Chris St. Jean for doing the January 2004 shows! (Part of the Volunteer Program.)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Despite his assertion to the contrary in Matthew 24:36, does Jesus in fact know the "day and hour" of the end of the world?
- How should we interpret Jesus' prophecy in Mark 13:30 that "this generation shall not pass, until all these things be done"?
- If heaven is a place, then why isn't it visible?
- What objective histories of the Inquisition would you recommend for Protestant readers?
- Is a marriage in a Catholic church between a Catholic and an unbaptized person valid and/or sacramental?
- What did the Council of Trent mean when it declared that Catholics must accept all the books of the Latin Vulgate "with all their parts"?
- Which churches in Christendom accept the existence of purgatory?
- In reciting the Our Father, should we forgive those who "trespass against us" or who "have trespassed against us"?
- Are spouses directly responsible for each other's salvation?
- Is the sacrament of penance valid in the Eastern Orthodox Church? If so, why might Eastern Orthodox priests validly celebrate thesacrament yet members of the Society of St. Pius X cannot, being thatboth groups are in schism?
- Can we identify as Antichrist those who do not believe in Jesus as Savior?
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January 30, 2005
March 30, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is it morally acceptable to have the government support a parent when other money is available?
- Did
the bishop of
Rome
- What does John 16:8-9 mean?
- Was Jesus ignorant of the time of the last judgment?
- What does the church teach about the rapture?
- How do you deal with Mormon claims of an apostasy?
- What is the difference between forgiveness and absolution?
- Why are converts so involved in teaching in the church?
- Were Queen Elizabeth and the Pope friends?
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January 29, 2005
March 25, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- How can the soul remember after death? Is the mind part of the soul or the brain?
- Why can’t an Episcopalian receive the Eucharist?
- An acquaintance is getting married outside the church, what should I do?
- If the priest mistakenly used the words for the consecration of the wine over the bread, is that invalid?
- What are deacons responsible for and are there women deacons?
- Is it appropriate for women to represent the apostles during a last supper reenactment?
- Was cannibalism practiced during the crusades?
- Can the congregation wash each others feet during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper?
- Is a glass goblet an allowed container for the Precious Blood?
- Why are church authorities not more forceful with recalcitrant Catholic politicians and what can the laity do about it?
- My sister is remarrying without a declaration of nullity, what should I do?
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January 28, 2005
This Week's Show (Jan. 27, 2005)
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Fornication clarification.
- Prophecy of St. Nilus.
- A JimmyAkin.Org reader challenges me on the legal obligation for Friday penance.
- What sins cry out to heaven?
- Is the Trinity mentioned in the Old Testament and did the Jewish people expect the Messiah to be God?
- Does gaining an indulgence cut down on temporal punishment in this life or purgatory?
- What do I think of the New American Bible?
- Did John the Baptist hear the Voice from heaven at the Baptism of Jesus?
- Is Masonry Satanic?
- What about the Gospel of Thomas?
- Nostradamus: Friend or Foe?
- Tell me about the Greek Orthodox. (NOTE: This caller has a West Texas accent that you can contrast with my East Texas accent.)
- Why do people only reference Vatican II documents and not prior councils?
- Seder meals, the Last Supper, and did Transubstantiation happen at the Las Supper? Did Judas take Communion?
- A Lutheran asks if he can become Catholic and be a good Catholic without praying to the saints himself as long as he acknowledges the practice in principle.
- What is a commentator at Mass?
- How to respond to one who claims that the Virgin Birth is an Egyptian myth and that the papacy was founded by Constantine?
- Are we eating Jesus in the Eucharist?
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January 27, 2005
March 18, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle?
- Do all bad people go to hell?
- Do American Indian religions have a legend of a virgin birth?
- Is the veneration of icons encouraged?
- What do “Nihil Obstat” and “Imprimatur” mean?
- Why aren’t bells rung at the consecration?
- If I forget to confess a mortal sin, is the absolution invalid? How much detail is required?
- Can the creed be omitted during Sunday Mass?
- Is kneeling required during Mass?
- Is it infallible that women can not be ordained?
- Why can’t those in RCIA receive the Eucharist?
- Is a saint a sinner who never gives up?
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January 26, 2005
March 15, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Can the RCIA director participate in giving blessings during the scrutinies?
- Is the musical Jesus Christ Superstar appropriate for ten year olds?
- If the thief on the cross went to heaven immediately, doesn’t that conflict with purgatory?
- What is the difference between the Thomist and Molinist view of predestination?
- Where did the word apologetics come from?
- Are there secret codes in the Bible?
- Is the Italian mafia a widespread problem in the church?
- How do we understand what the Bible says about assurance of salvation?
- Are pregnant women bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
- How can I find out what is and is not a liturgical abuse?
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January 25, 2005
March 11, 2004 Show
(Jimmy Akin)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- What is the church’s view of divorce?
- Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
- What can you tell me about the de