#12266 Liturgy of the Hours, Infant Baptism vs Circumcision, and Patron Saints Explained - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, listeners ask insightful questions on a variety of Catholic topics. Discussion includes the history and value of the Liturgy of the Hours for laypeople, Church teaching on keeping cremated ashes at home, and how miracles are evaluated in the canonization process when multiple saints are invoked. Other questions address the origin of John the Baptist’s baptism, the theological distinction between infant baptism and Old Covenant circumcision, and whether someone who doesn’t attend Mass may receive Communion during a hospice visit. Also covered are explanations of patron saints for Protestant audiences and concerns about receiving a Shinto omamori charm. A wide-ranging episode filled with clarity on Catholic doctrine, sacramental theology, and respectful interfaith dialogue.

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Questions Covered:

06:17 – What is the history of the Liturgy of the Hours and how can it benefit a layperson?
14:24 – What is the significance of receiving an omamori charm (Japanese Shinto) for marriage, and why is it advised not to hang it in a car?
19:09 – What is the origin of the baptism practiced and preached by John the Baptist?
22:51 – What is the Church’s teaching regarding keeping ashes at home? Additionally, is it permissible for a non-practicing Catholic to receive communion during a hospice visit?
34:10 – In the canonization process, how is a miracle attributed specifically to one saint when people praying may also ask for the intercession of other saints?
44:04 – How can patron saints be explained to Protestants? How is the practice of having a Mass said for someone communicated to those unfamiliar with Catholic traditions?
52:22 – If infant circumcision was used to bring people into the Old Covenant and infant baptism brings people into the New Covenant, why is infant baptism not condemned as a “work of the law” while circumcision is?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back.
0:31.0	I am Sykeld, your host, Joe Heschmire here with us this hour.
0:35.5	He of Shameless Popery, the increasingly popular podcast,
0:40.5	where he discusses all things Catholic, sometimes in a short form, sometimes in a long form,
0:45.2	also the author of, I don't know, a lot of books. I can't keep track of these guys' books.
0:51.3	The Eucharist is really Jesus, Pope Peter, and a million others, including a man named
0:59.3	Joseph, guardian for our times, which I often fail to mention, but I'll get a man named Joseph
1:05.6	in there. Joe Hashmire, thank you for being here. It's a joy to be here. Is it, Joe? It is. I feel I feel like I need some
1:13.2	reassurance on that. I was with you on Monday. I'm sorry. I was running behind on getting my
1:20.1	episode ready for tomorrow. So Steve Ray graciously agreed to take the first hour of enduring you.
1:26.3	Yeah. Yeah. Well, I guess I missed you on Monday then. of enduring you. Yeah. Yeah.
1:44.3	Well, I guess I missed you on Monday then. Sorry about that. Oh, yeah. I tried to structure my time. That's right. I completely forgot. A lot of people do that. They're like, when's I going to be out? I'll be on. We hear that quite a bit around here. Hey, anybody can call. It's an ask me anything, and I'm looking at the phone lines.
1:45.7	There's three lines open right now.
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1:52.7	There's three lines open right now. 8883187-884, AAA-3187-884. Joe, do you mind if I ask listeners for some help before we go on? I have to record something for New Zealand tomorrow, and I don't
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2:02.9	Auckland? No, Auckland, I can pronounce. Aoteoroa. So I need a Kiwi to call me and tell me
2:08.5	how to pronounce it, so I'll get my recording correct in the morning. It's very important. I'm trying
2:12.2	to support Evangelion ministries down in New Zealand by making this recording, and they, they, twice in
2:19.6	the script, they put in Aotearoa, Aotearoa, I don't know. And I realize, I don't know how to pronounce that, so I'm just saying it now, and I need, I need a Kiwi to call. 8.8-3-187-884, triple eight three one eight seven eight eight four uh it's asked me anything joe heshmeyer is our guest what was
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