#12439 Do Ghosts Ask for Prayers? – Weird Questions AMA @JimmyAkin - Jimmy Akin
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🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Do ghosts ask for prayers?” This episode delves into the intriguing question of whether ghosts, potentially souls from purgatory, seek Masses for their peace. Additionally, we explore why God might allow hauntings that seem like repetitive imprints, the moral implications of workplace automation, and the fascinating intersection of Catholic themes in the Star Wars universe.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:32 – If Ghosts may be souls from purgatory whom God has permitted for a particular reason to appear and interact with the living. Why don’t all ghosts ask for Masses to be said for them?
- 14:45 – Why, in your opinion, would God allow hauntings which act as a non-interactive recording or psychic imprint, which seem to repeat over and over again in the same place, and may even be left by people who are still alive (as opposed to singularly unique and interactive apparitions of the dead)?
- 21:23 – What are the moral implications of using new technologies in the workplace, knowing that it could lead to other positions becoming obsolete and other employees being laid off? Example: Someone needs to use AI or other forms of automation to meet the requirements for their job, but too much success could convince a CEO to completely replace another human’s position with technology
- 32:20 – Does the phenomenon of dead bodies being incorruptible only happen to saints, or does it happen to non-Catholics as well?
- 34:18 – Can you explore Catholic themes and spirituality in the Star Wars universe? The chosen one, the Force, jedi order, symbolism, sacrifice of Vader, redemption, etc. I know George Lucas is hardly Catholic, but perhaps he unwittingly drew on the things found in the largest entity in the universe…the Catholic Church. Thanks, and may the Force be with you!
- 43:15 – Are mine and my husband’s guardian angels friends? Is my guardian angel friends with my children’s angels? Or is my angel like a mentor to my children’s angels?
- 48:10 – If one’s guardian angel were asked to console Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, would the angel be allowed to do it?
Transcript
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| 0:35.4 | Happy Halloween to you. Thanks so much for being here with us on Halloween. |
| 0:40.4 | And I will say this, because I know we have young listeners who might need to be reminded. |
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| 0:55.1 | The number here is 8883187-884, and a perfect opportunity to do weird questions with Jimmy Aiken. |
| 1:02.3 | Therefore, I don't know why I just gave out the phone number. |
| 1:05.3 | I just looked and noticed, I have all the questions. |
| 1:08.4 | Jimmy Aiken is our guest senior apologist here at Catholic Ansel's, the podcaster behind Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World and the Jimmy Aiken podcast. Hi, Jimmy, happy Halloween. Howdy, how's it going? Happy Halloween to you too. It's going very well. It's going very well. For a moment there, I forgot we have the questions. It's a weird question show, and I've got a ton of weird questions for you. I had a thought, though, that it's Halloween, it's a Friday, there must be something spooky |
| 1:36.2 | on Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World. Was I right or not? |
| 1:39.8 | Well, there's usually something spooky on Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World. Well, that's true, |
| 1:45.0 | yeah. But today, today it's also a fifth Friday. |
| 1:49.0 | So today it's weird questions, so that's spooky. |
| 1:52.0 | And the lead weird question for Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world is, did Jesus have extraterrestrial sheep? |
| 2:00.0 | I have forgotten that question. I did that question. did Jesus have extraterrestrial sheep? |
| 2:03.7 | I have forgotten that question. |
| 2:05.5 | I did that question with you? |
| 2:08.1 | I have forgotten, did Jesus have extraterrestrial? |
| 2:09.2 | I'm not going to go back and listen. |
| 2:12.5 | That does not seem like one that I would forget. |
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