#12248 Wrestling with God’s Love: Sacraments, Grace, and Jacob’s Struggle - Tim Staples

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, listeners ask deep and thought-provoking questions about Scripture, the sacraments, and God’s love. Why is exact language so essential when administering the sacraments? How can we dispose ourselves to receive God’s love rather than trying to earn it? We also explore the powerful Old Testament moment when Jacob wrestles with the angel—what does it mean, and why is it significant? Join us for a rich conversation that blends theology, spiritual insight, and biblical understanding, helping Catholics and seekers alike grow in knowledge and faith.

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Questions Covered:

17:21 – Why is precise language necessary in the valid and effective administration of the sacraments?
29:39 – How can a person open themselves to receiving God’s love rather than trying to earn it?
50:20 – What is the theological and spiritual significance of Jacob wrestling with the angel in Scripture?

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0:32.1	We continue with Ask Me Anything this hour.
0:34.5	Three lines open, you're welcome to call 8883-187. 884. You got a big giant question about
0:40.6	the Catholic faith that you're welcome to call. You got a small question, maybe one that you feel,
0:47.1	oh, I don't know, maybe insignificant. It's not insignificant. If you're talking about Jesus,
0:51.0	the church, the sacraments, whatever it is, big or small, we would
0:55.5	love to talk with you about it.
0:56.8	8883187-884.
0:59.6	Tim Staples, our guests this hour.
1:02.4	But as we are, well, before we get to the phones, I do want to introduce you to a guest
1:07.6	that we have had on the air with us before.
1:10.1	I mentioned at the beginning of the last
1:11.3	hour I was feeling surrounded by high energy apologists. It's pretty hard to get higher energy,
1:19.4	I think, in a good way, not in a negative way, in a good way, than Eric Defoya, the traditional
1:24.9	urban Catholic, that's his nomadah online. And Eric, first of all, welcome. Thanks very much for being here.
1:33.9	Oh, thank you for allowing me to be here. But real quick, let's just do this. In the name of the
1:37.5	Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, let me take my hat off real quick. St. Michael, the Archangel,
1:42.3	defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness
1:45.2	and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly
1:50.2	host, by the power of God, cast in the house Satan and all evil spirits that prowl around the
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