#12480 Why Do We Believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist? - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 29 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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“Why do we believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Christ, addressing scholarly perspectives that view it merely as a symbol. Other topics include the role of Mary beyond a saint and the importance of the indelible seal of baptism in Catholic teaching.

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Questions Covered:

05:03 – A stumbling block is how Mary is treated as more than just a saint.
17:00 – How do we know that the apostolic fathers were taught by an apostle?
21:18 – Why do we believe that the eucharist is the true body and blood of Jesus if, from a scholarly perspective, it seems like it’s just a symbol?
29:27 – It seems that the indelible seal of baptism carries with it more significance than what is spoken or taught about?
37:14 – I’m a seminarian and teach high school. How do we reconcile wisdom being referenced as feminine and Jesus being called the wisdom of God?
40:20 – What’s the difference between plenary and a partial indulgence?
45:56 – What’s the Catholic response to the protestant claim that we don’t need priests because Jesus is our only priest?
51:30 – Historically, how were anti-popes and valid popes removed from office?

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0:19.6	Welcome back to Cathagansers Live. I am Psychic Answers live. I am Cy Kelly, your host. Joe Heschmeier is our guest.
0:28.8	It's the day after Thanksgiving, and thank you for being here with us. Maybe you're traveling, maybe heading home, maybe heading on to the next visit for the weekend. Maybe you're at home and
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0:57.8	And one of the people who contributes to that work, it has been contributing to it for years,
1:02.6	is apologist Joe Heschmire.
1:04.3	He's the author of a whole bunch of books, really, a whole bunch of books.
1:08.1	The only one that's coming to mind right now is a man named Joseph, Guardian for Our Times.
1:12.2	But he also wrote, The Eucharist is Really Jesus.
1:15.5	He wrote Pope Peter.
1:17.3	He wrote the early church was the Catholic Church.
1:20.5	And just before we went to the break, I gave him, like, I think it might have been seven seconds to talk about his very popular podcast, Shameless Popery.
1:29.5	Shameless Papist, Joe Heschmire, welcome back for another hour.
1:32.8	It's my pleasure to be here.
1:34.9	Go ahead. Say something about your podcast.
1:38.0	Sure. So the podcast is really...
1:39.3	That's enough. All right. Moving on. I'm just kidding.
1:43.0	That's what it felt like I did you last hour i got the joke i liked
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