#12241 Can Saints Speak to Us? And Other Questions Catholics Are Asking - Fr. Paul Keller O.P.
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🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Fr. Paul Keller joins us to tackle a wide range of questions from Catholics seeking clarity and guidance. Can saints in Heaven and souls in purgatory communicate with us on earth? What can someone do to help a loved one return to the Catholic faith? For those new to the Church, Fr. Keller explains what to expect during Eucharistic adoration and how to participate with reverence. We also explore whether assurance of salvation is possible, especially during life’s trials. What does it mean that the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the Father and the Son”? How can one support a vocation to the priesthood?
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Questions Covered:
09:19 – What are the spiritual capabilities of the saints in Heaven and the souls in purgatory when it comes to communicating with people on earth?
20:31 – What guidance can be given to someone who wants to support a loved one in returning to active participation in the Catholic faith?
28:55 – What should someone new to the Church know about Eucharistic adoration—what to do during it, and any particular postures or gestures to observe?
34:13 – Can a person have any assurance of salvation, especially when facing life’s hardships and uncertainties?
42:49 – What does the phrase “proceeds from the Father and the Son” mean in the context of the Holy Spirit as stated in the Nicene Creed?
48:55 – How can someone support and encourage a family member who is discerning a vocation to the priesthood?
52:19 – What is meant by the term “Catholic guilt,” and how should it be understood within the context of the faith?
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| 0:31.7 | Happy Monday to you. |
| 0:32.9 | Thanks for being here with us. |
| 0:35.0 | This hour, we've got Ask a Priest next hour. |
| 0:39.6 | We've got the church in the news, |
| 0:43.9 | and Dr. Matthew Bunsen will be here for the second hour, and I am looking forward to just getting it from him what it was like to be in Rome for the election of our new Pope, Pope Leo |
| 0:50.4 | the 14th. And I listened to him, make the call. I was listening to EWTN when the, you know, |
| 0:58.0 | the Pope came out, and I just want to get the whole inside story of what it was like there |
| 1:03.3 | in St. Peter's Square. And this hour, our very good friend, Father Paul Jerome Keller, is here. |
| 1:13.6 | He is the director of divine worship for the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. |
| 1:18.6 | Father Keller, thank you for being here with us. |
| 1:21.3 | Great to be with you again. |
| 1:22.7 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:23.9 | I should have said Dominican, too. |
| 1:25.3 | I apologize for leaving that out. |
| 1:27.1 | You are a Dominican priest. |
| 1:29.1 | Yes. And I was hanging out with your boss today. |
| 1:34.3 | What? |
| 1:35.2 | Yeah, not Jesus either and not St. Dominic. I mean, you're more direct boss. |
| 1:41.7 | You know what I was that. |
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