#12263 Catholic Teaching on Cremated Ashes, Saints’ Relics, and Infant Baptism - Karlo Broussard

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we tackle some of the most thought-provoking and commonly asked questions about the Catholic faith. Topics include the biblical basis for Mary’s sinlessness and the Assumption, as well as how to explain the word “Catholic” despite it not appearing in Scripture. We also explore the Church’s teaching on the respectful handling of cremated ashes versus the veneration of saints’ relics. Listeners ask how to understand Acts 2:38–39 in relation to infant baptism and seek guidance on restoring hope during spiritual dryness and doubt in the power of prayer.

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Questions Covered:

19:15 – Where in the Bible is the idea of Mary’s sinlessness found?
24:20 – What is the distinction between the Church’s prohibition on scattering cremated ashes and the distribution of saints’ relics?
33:20 – Why do Catholics believe in the Assumption of Mary?
44:41 – How can one restore hope and faith when doubting the efficacy of prayer?
51:22 – How can Catholics explain the term “Catholic” being Biblical when the word itself is not in the Bible?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Live. I am Sykelet, your host. Very happy to be back here with you. Thanks for being here with us. We've got a great show for you today. Two hours with Dr. Carla Roussard, and we're going to talk about the
0:42.0	whys of Catholic belief. Why do Catholics believe what we believe? It's always fun to, you know,
0:47.2	we have to answer lots of questions about what Catholics believe. What does the church teach about this?
0:50.7	What does the church teach about that? But the whys are particularly fun, because if there's not a why for it, I don't know that we could justify calling it a belief. We
0:59.6	have to have an answer. Why? Why do you believe that? And so maybe you've got one of those. Maybe
1:04.1	you've got one on why we believe marriage is permanent, or why we believe Jesus is God, or why we believe that the sacraments
1:14.1	actually give the grace that they are the symbols of as well. So you can ask whatever you
1:24.5	would like as far as a why question. Why do you Catholics believe that?
1:28.2	If you're not a Catholic, why do we Catholics believe that if you are a Catholic?
1:31.1	And the number is 8883187-884, triple-8-387-884.
1:38.7	Dr. Carla Loussard, apologist here at Catholic Answers for a long time. Now must be coming up on a decade.
1:44.2	As a matter of fact, it must be getting very close to a decade.
1:47.9	I don't think I know when your 10-year anniversary is.
1:50.4	Author of a whole bunch of books, including the latest one, The Saints Pray for You.
1:56.1	Another one on baptism coming out in the fall.
1:59.3	Dr. Carla Bursard, thanks for being here with us.
2:01.6	Hey, Cy, great to be with you, and yes, I am coming up on my 10-year anniversary this September.
2:08.6	So this September would be 10 years I've been with Catholic Answers.
2:11.6	And what is the date?
2:13.6	September 1st, actually.
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