Catholic Answers Live

Dr Karlo Broussard tackles key Catholic questions on Sola Scriptura, the papacy in Isaiah, how saints hear prayers, differences in the Ten Commandments, trusting the early Church Fathers, and the biblical case for relics. Questions Covered:  04:00 – How would the Catholic Church respond to “The Church must make a subjective claim that it’s the objective interpreter of Scripture?” 14:06 – 2 Tim 3:16 proves Sola Scriptura. What is your response? 20:54 – Who is the peg that is referenced in Is. 22:22-25. Does it refer to the papacy at all? 30:25 – I’m a recent convert. What is the explanation for how the saints can hear? 35:42 – Why is the second commandment different for Catholics? 44:59 – Some Protestants say we shouldn’t trust the early church fathers because they contradicted each other. How do I respond? 48:51 – What’s the best argument in favor of use of relics?

John Martignoni takes questions on scriptural apologetics defending prophecy with Scripture, the authority of the deuterocanonical books, the role of priests in the Bible, and why Catholic apologetics approaches Scripture the way it does.” Questions Covered:  19:57 – How can we as Catholics rebuke Protestants using scripture to back up public prophecy? 29:06 – What is the Catholic understanding of the Deuterocanonical books? Why do we have them versus not? Are they on the same level of authority as the Gospels? 36:20 – Why doesn’t Catholic apologetics draw from Scripture more often? 47:45 – My father says that we don’t need priests. How do I enter a conversation with him again? Does the Bible support a current priesthood?

Jimmy Akin tackles deep Catholic questions on mysterious warnings, biblical oaths, the deuterocanonical books, forgiveness, interfaith views, and navigating faith with anti-Catholic family—offering thoughtful and theologically sound insights. Questions Covered:  00:54 – I heard the words “Be aware” just prior to witnessing an attempted kidnapping; how should I interpret this? 09:34 – Is there significance in everything? 12:07 – In Gen 24, Abraham asks his servant to place his hand under his thigh when making a promise. Why is placing the hand under his thigh considered important to the oath? 18:06 – How would you respond to the claim of the deuterocanonical books (second canon) not being canon? 20:42 – What does the Pope mean by “All religions are paths to God”? 29:15 – Is Rabbonic Judaism a response to Christianity? What are we to think of this religion as Catholics? 44:06 – I grew up in a Protestant Church, fell away, and am now warming up to Catholicism; how do I approach my parents who are Anti-Catholic? 52:46 – Is forgiveness more of an internal process or an external process?

Jimmy Akin answers key Catholic questions on Jesus’ promise of paradise, the Church’s stance on creation, sainthood, Marian apparitions, marriage, and more—offering deep insights rooted in theology and tradition. Questions Covered:  05:12 – There was a 1909 Pontifical Conference on Genesis that determined how to interpret creation. How and why has the Church’s stance changed on this since then? 13:37 – What did Jesus mean “today you’ll be with me in paradise” to the good thief when he descended into hell and didn’t resurrect/ascend for a time after? 19:36 – How can the Church infallibly determine one’s sainthood? 28:54 – What does the church say about the apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje? What happened there? 32:25 – Why are there holy people like St. Paisios of Mount Athos outside the Catholic Church? 35:25 – Is there one person in mind that God has for us to marry? 44:12 – How do we respond to the Protestant response that we don’t need an infallible authority to proclaim the canon when it wasn’t done that way historically? 50:30 – I’m doing the Seven Sorrows Rosary; one of the mysteries is the Flight into Egypt. Can you give me more context about this to help me appreciate it more?

In This Episode Tim Staples discusses the evidence for Jesus’ birth on December 25, why scholars date early Christian documents the way they do, concerns about how these dates are presented in discussions with atheists, and the reasoning behind Jesus allowing demons to enter a herd of pigs in Mark 5.   Questions Covered: 13:07 – How do we know that the birth of Jesus was on December 25?  21:28 – Why do we use the phrasing “the earliest documents were written X year” instead of referring to them as dates close to the life of Jesus. It almost makes it sound like we discredit some of the documents especially when talking to atheists?  38:28 – Why did Jesus allow the demons to enter the pigs in Mark 5? 

This discussion explores key theological and historical questions within Catholicism, including whether the faith allows for belief in precursor civilizations, the evidence for apostolic succession beyond the Gospel of Matthew, the Church’s stance on mystical visions, and how to effectively explain Church authority and apostolic succession to skeptics. Questions covered: 07:30 – Is there room in Catholicism for believing in precursor civilizations? 16:51 – What is the evidence for apostolic succession beyond the gospel of Matthew? 33:55 – What does the Church say about people who claim to have visions? 47:33 – How do I explain Church authority and Apostolic Succession?

Questions Covered: 08:34 – Is it ok to raise your hands or hold hands during the Our Father? 13:20 – What does the Church have to say on environmentalism? I joined a club at school so I want advice on how I should approach it. 37:40 – Why do some Catholics refrain from using the word pray when discussing Mary when Church documents says Catholics pray to her? 48:50 – Would it be sinful for a Catholic to claim to be the Caliph of all of Islam?

Questions Covered: 10:00 – Why are there time gaps in the bible when God speaks to us?  24:05 – What is your response to protestants who claim that an infallible canon is not necessary because the Jews didn’t have one during the time of Jesus?  37:11 – I was going to repeat my gift from last years but I have a challenge for you Cy and Tim. Repeat Johann Tetzels phrase in German and explain it and its misunderstanding from protestants. If you do I will double my donation!  47:21 – How does 1 Tim 4:3 not contradict Catholic teaching on priestly celibacy and abstaining from meat? 

Questions Covered: 08:31 – Does the Catholic Church ever say that Moses and Elijiah were already in heaven at the time of the Transfiguration?  18:23 – What is the church’s stance on listening to non-Catholic gospel music?  37:13 – Do we have an idea on who the apostle who is not named on the road to Emmaus, is?  47:47 – Is the struggle against sin, even if one can never overcome it, still efficacious? 

Questions Covered: 09:48 – Are mosaic law sacrifices valid? 22:34 – Since we place urgency on baptizing babies, why isn’t that also applied to adults who need baptism? 33:59 – You mentioned that the Catholic Church has the fullness of truth, but do the other churches like the Assyrian church also contain the fullness of truth? 46:32 – Why did early Christians celebrate and practice Marian doctrines?