#11972 Internet AMA - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Questions Covered: 01:15 – Hi Jimmy! What does a real Paranormal investigator do and what methods do they use compared to all “ghost hunter” sensationalist types out there? I’ve had a couple of genuine experiences myself and I don’t fall for the bogus methods (spirit boxes. SLS cameras) out there. I’m Catholic (and certainly don’t think “everything is demons”) and I don’t believe nonsense like tarot or go looking for these encounters. Just curious if there’s any real scientific research in this area. Thanks! 13:45 – In light of recent studies on psychedelics such as psilocybin or DMT being an effective treatment for depression, PTSD, and smoking cessation, how can Catholics understand this and how does it apply to paragraph CCC 2291? 20:40 – What are your thoughts on reverse speech? 30:30 – What is the church’s teaching on usury? On economic injustice? 33:43 – I’m pregnant with my first child. When I receive the Eucharist, does my baby also receive? 35:27 – What I get from the online discourse is that the only mood for mass is reverence. I get that this is because of the sacrifice of Christ at the cross. But then, why can’t I feel joy or excitement? Or if I can, when is it appropriate to show it and how? Also, some resources for learning about liturgy would be nice. 42:45 – If God picks your time of death, wouldn’t this mean he could choose if you go to heaven or hell? Because your will might be at point A towards God and at point B against God 48:58 – If a person is prayed for that may already be in heaven, can those prayers help other family members or someone else who might be in need of those prayers? …

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Catholic Answers Live.
0:17.0	It's an Ask Me Anything with Jimmy Aiken this hour.
0:20.0	Lots of questions in already because it's an internet Ask Me Anything with Jimmy Aiken this hour. Lots of questions in already because
0:22.0	it's an internet ask me anything. Jimmy Aiken, senior apologist here at Catholic Answers and caring
0:29.2	for Luna today, Luna the Wonder Dog, who we have occasionally seen in the background.
0:34.9	That's kind of fun to see Luna walking around.
0:38.3	Yeah.
0:39.3	She doesn't not seem particularly interested in apologetics, Jimmy.
0:42.3	No, that's because she didn't speak much English.
0:45.3	Oh, she's, I see.
0:47.3	She's one of those dogs.
0:48.3	She knows a few commands, but she's not fluent.
0:51.3	Okay, fair enough.
0:53.3	I won't give out the phone number because as I said,
0:55.7	all the questions are from the internet, and we've got lots of them. So back to that we go. This
1:00.9	comes from Flame of the West. That seems like a pretty big job. Flame of the West, 61, 96.
1:08.4	Hi, Jimmy. What does a real paranormal investigator do? And what methods do they use
1:14.2	compared to all, quote, ghost hunter, sensationalist types out there? I've had a couple of genuine
1:20.4	experiences myself, and I don't fall for the bogus methods, spirit boxes, SLS cameras out there.
1:27.3	I'm Catholic and certainly don't think
1:29.4	everything is demons, again in quotes, and I don't believe nonsense like taro or go looking
1:35.9	for these encounters. Just curious if there's any real scientific research in this area.
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