Catholic Answers Live #12464 Can We Hire Psychics for Missing Persons and Other Teachings? - Karlo Broussard
Nov 19, 2025
Dr. Carlo Broussard, a staff apologist with a Ph.D., dives into intriguing theological discussions. He clarifies the Church's stance on hiring psychics for missing persons, highlighting concerns about demonic influences. The conversation contrasts Aquinas’ and Calvin’s views on predestination, examining divine will versus election. Broussard also discusses a new document on Mary, unpacking its implications, and speculates on the fate of souls during the Second Coming. Finally, he presents logical arguments for affirming Jesus' divinity, tackling miracles and historical reliability.
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Combine Medical Care With Spiritual Remedies
- Continue medical and psychological treatment while persisting in sacramentals and sacraments for spiritual healing.
- Contact your diocesan office to inquire about a diocesan exorcist if disturbances persist.
Visible Apparitions Aren't Always The Dead
- Departed souls can sometimes manifest, but many haunting-like events are likely demonic rather than former humans.
- Regardless of cause, use such occurrences as prompts to pray for the dead.
Read To Grasp Thomist Predestination
- Understand Thomist predestination as God's eternal permission of sin, not God causally condemning souls to hell.
- Read Taylor Patrick O'Neill's Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin for deeper study.
