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Catholic Answers
Catholic Answers Focus, the world's premier podcast on Catholic apologetics, helps you explain and defend the Catholic Faith. If you want to take a deep dive into the reasons behind Church teaching, Catholic Answers Focus is for you.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 0sec
#357 Is Religion Just a Coping Mechanism? - Karlo Broussard
Karlo Broussard, author of Prepare the Way: Overcoming Obstacles to God, the Gospel, and the Church, answers the common Freudian objection to belief in God -- It's just wish fulfillment.

Jun 7, 2021 • 0sec
#356 Must We Accept Every Church Council? - Tim Staples
Tim Staples is here to address the growing reluctance of some Catholics to accept the authority of church councils. Where do councils get their authority, and how much deference must a Catholic give them?

Jun 2, 2021 • 0sec
#355 Is Salvation Guaranteed? - Karlo Broussard
Karlo Broussard takes up the challenge of those who say Romans chapter 8 assures the Christian that salvation cannot be lost.

May 31, 2021 • 0sec
#354 Does the Church Act with the Authority of Jesus? - Tim Staples
Tim Staples returns to Focus with a question taken from his School of Apologetics course "Evidence for the Church": Did Jesus really give his authority to a human institution?

May 26, 2021 • 0sec
#354 Holding Bishops Accountable - Jason Negri
Clearly Catholic bishops need closer collaboration with lay Catholics if we are ever going to get past the leadership models that led to the sex abuse crisis.

May 24, 2021 • 0sec
#353 How to Evangelize Using Social Media - Fr. Simon Esshaki
The call to evangelize has only grown more important, though it may look different today than it did in 100 A.D. Fr. Simon Esshaki talks about the call from Jesus Christ for all Christians to go out into the world, sharing the good news.

May 19, 2021 • 0sec
#352 Why the Ascension and Pentecost Are Essential - Tim Staples
With his death and resurrection, Jesus completes the great work of our salvation and gives us the perfect sign that he has conquered sin and death.

May 12, 2021 • 0sec
#351 Calvinist Objections to Free Will - Trent Horn
A prominent strain of Christianity denies free will as it strives to defend the omnipotence of God. But does such a strategy turn God into a monster?

May 10, 2021 • 0sec
#350 Atheist Objections to Free Will - Trent Horn
Does neuroscience, or any science, pose a challenge to believing human beings have free will? Trent Horn joins us for a discussion of today's fashionable denial of the fact of free will.

May 5, 2021 • 0sec
#349 Is God an Egomaniac Narcissist? - Karlo Broussard
Karlo Broussard responds to an atheist critique of the God of the Bible, that he is a narcissist whose ego makes him hungry for the worship of his creatures