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Catholic Answers Live

#11990 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

Catholic Answers Live

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Questions covered: 01:46 – What is the latest work of the Church regarding extraterrestrial life, and would such life be demonic? 07:05 – How do I keep the guilt from the past from interfering with relationships prior to my conversion? 16:57 – Are prayers valid for those not in the state of grace? 23:03 – Some of my extended family has still not baptized their 5-year-old daughter. How can I charitably approach this? 33:26 – In Joseph’s dream, how did he know the angel was real and not a figment of a dream? 37:22 – Should we pray for an ecumenical effort inspired by Romans 11? 44:43 – Why doesn’t the priest say the blessing that Christ said at the Last Supper? 48:30 – My Protestant friend argues that St. Augustine believed submission to the Papacy was optional. How can I respond to this? …

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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0:11.5

Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back.

0:32.1

Katha Gantz was live a little bit more of an exciting Friday afternoon than we'd like

0:36.5

some interesting video

0:38.3

and audio things going on here in the studio, but we've been working through it, and Jimmy's

0:42.8

mostly had to try to ignore it while he answers questions. So it's like a degree of difficulty

0:48.4

show today. Let's see how difficult can we make it on Jimmy, but we've got lots more questions.

0:53.7

Maybe we've got it straightened out, and it'll work this hour.

0:56.3

8883184 is the number.

0:59.2

I'm only saying that for one person because there's one line open.

1:02.0

So I don't know who you are, but go ahead and call it.

1:03.9

8883187-884.

1:06.7

Jimmy's senior apologist here at Catholic Answers.

1:09.4

She's got a new podcast, the Jimmy Aiken podcast,

1:11.4

just started this year earlier in the fall, and we'll continue into perpetuity, I assume.

1:19.1

It doesn't have an expiration date, does it?

1:21.6

Nope.

1:22.1

That's the plan to keep going as long as I'm able to keep making it.

1:25.3

As long as Jimmy keeps going, the Jimmy Aiken podcast should keep going.

1:28.3

So check it out.

1:28.9

You can check it out on YouTube as well.

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