Does God Will Some to Hell? St. Paul, Predestination, and the Saints
Episode 148: 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C In today’s episode, there are two details that we reflect on from the second reading, taken from 1Timothy 2:1-8. The first detail has a two-fold relation to apologetics. One is that it relates to the topic of “Double Predestination.” The other detail relates to the topic […]
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Do Indulgences and Good Works Save? Jesus, Sirach, and the Saints
Episode 147: 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C In today’s episode, we focus on several details found within the readings for this upcoming 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C that have apologetical significance. The detail in the first reading, taken from Numbers 21:4b-9 comes up in discussions concerning having and venerating religious images. […]
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Baptism Now Saves You (Hour 2)
Audio Download Questions Covered: 01:27 – Are catechumens who died before receiving baptism saved? If my wife doesn’t want our children baptized but I do, does my desire for their baptism save them? 12:00 – How do you answer Baptism and protestants pointing to Acts 10:47 as evidence for receiving the Holy Spirit before baptism? […]
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Baptism Now Saves You (Hour 1)
Audio Download Questions Covered: 03:50 – What made you think we needed a book on baptism? 06:30 – Where is infant baptism in the bible? 18:02 – If babies need to be baptized, what are they being saved from? 24:26 – Do Protestants agree baptism is a saving sacrament? 32:10 – Can any person baptize […]
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Is the Book of Wisdom Inspired? Jesus, Evil, and Eternal Truth
Episode 146: 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C In today’s episode, we focus on apologetical details in the first reading (Wisdom 9:13-18b) and Gospel reading (Luke 14:25-33) for this upcoming 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. Two of the details in the first reading relate to the apologetical topic of the inspired status […]
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