#12247 Faith Working Through Love: Salvation, Confession, and Trusting the Church - Alex Jurado

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, guest Alex Jurado from “Voice of Reason” tackles thoughtful and challenging questions from callers exploring Catholic teaching and doctrine. Topics include the true meaning of the word anathema, biblical support for confession to a priest, and how to explain the seal of confession in difficult moral situations. Alex also addresses concerns about biblical contradictions, the authority of the Magisterium, and how to interpret Matthew 16:18 in Protestant-Catholic dialogue. Listeners ask about papal authority in light of the Pope Vigilius controversy, proper church etiquette for seekers, and what the Church means by salvation through “faith working through love.”

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Questions Covered:

05:41 – What is the correct meaning of the term anathema, and how can misunderstandings about it be addressed in conversation?
11:55 – Where does the Bible support the practice of confessing sins to a priest?
17:10 – How can the Catholic teaching on the seal of confession be explained to those who find it troubling, especially in serious moral cases?
23:39 – In John 7:8–10, does Jesus contradict Himself? How should this passage be understood?
28:50 – How can someone considering Catholicism come to trust the authority of the Magisterium?
31:51 – How can Catholics respond when Protestants interpret Matthew 16:18 as referring only to the invisible Church?
35:54 – How does the controversy surrounding Pope Vigilius and the Three Chapters not contradict the doctrine of Papal Supremacy?
44:40 – For someone exploring Christianity, what is appropriate attire for attending Church, and when is it acceptable to enter a church to pray?
49:42 – What does the Catholic Church mean by salvation through “faith working through love,” especially for someone transitioning from Islam to Christianity?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers live. I'm Sykelle. It's your host. Thanks so much for being here with us on this Thursday afternoon.
0:36.1	I've got to say, I'm surrounded by high-energy apologists. And so I'm a little fired up now, Eric Defoya, one of the most high-energy apologists I know in the studio. We'll talk to him in the second hour. Tim Staples will be here with us second hour. This hour, the voice of Reason, Alex Herato, is our guest, and it's
0:55.7	an Ask Me Anything. If you want to ask Alex, a question about the Catholic faith, whether you're
1:01.4	Catholic or not, you are welcome to call 8883187-884, triple-8-387-884. The Voice of Reason has become a spot where lots of people go to get
1:16.4	just some of, just both charitable and clear and helpful conversation about Jesus and his church
1:26.1	and the moral life.
1:29.7	Alexerato, thanks for coming back again.
1:32.7	Well, thank you so much for having me back on.
1:36.0	It is always an honor and a pleasure to be here at Catholic Answers,
1:40.1	especially with you, Sarkilett, and I appreciate that you're not wearing a tie this time, because last time I was good, you had the tie on, and you were making me look really bad.
1:45.6	You made me look bad, so I appreciate that you had some mercy on this time, and you
1:48.9	have to dress down just a little bit for me.
1:51.5	Maybe once every two years I have a tie on on this show, so I don't know what I was trying
1:56.5	to prove that day.
1:57.8	But I was probably intimidated by your voice.
2:00.0	I was like, voice of reasons coming on. I'm going to need something to make me stand out. Well, I think we're promoting a line
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2:10.7	Yeah.
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2:18.0	AAA-3184, do you have like an area of Catholic apologetics that you like the best,
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