#12545 Does Human Fatherhood Last in Eternity? Confession and IVF - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Does human fatherhood last in eternity?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of familial relationships in the afterlife, alongside other topics such as the significance of confessing sins to a priest and the Church’s authority on issues like IVF. The conversation also touches on the connection between John the Baptist’s baptism of Jesus and priestly anointing, providing a rich exploration of faith and doctrine.
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Questions Covered:
- 05:23 – In 1 Peter 2:9 Peter says that believers are “…you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people…”
- 13:01 – Is there a connection between John the Baptist baptising Jesus with the anointing necessary for one to be a priest?
- 18:10 – How do I explain to a friend the importance of confessing sins to a priest?
- 28:46 – How does the Church have any clout to teach on IVF when it is ran by men and IVF is a woman’s issue?
- 34:35 – Does human fatherhood and motherhood last in eternity?
- 44:22 – I’ve been asked not to attend daily Mass at local parish because complaints have been made about my children being distractive, what can I do?
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| 0:11.5 | Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers live. |
| 0:34.2 | Thanks for being here with us. |
| 0:36.0 | I am Cy Kellett, your host. The most popular guy. Oh, my gosh. He's so popular these days. Joe Heschmeier, our guest, both ours. It's a great honor to have you here with us, Joe Heshmeyer. |
| 0:51.6 | It's joy to be here with you. I'm not sure I'm the most popular guy, |
| 0:55.1 | even within Catholic Answers, but I'm happy with your... Well, you're definitely not the most popular guy in this building, but I mean... True. But you might be that. I'm sorry, Joe, I apologize. I'm only saying that because... I even bring people donuts sometimes to bribe them. it doesn't work. They're getting smart. |
| 1:11.4 | Oh, it works with me. You bring me donuts, Joe. I'm like saying that because... I even bring people donuts sometimes to bribe them. It doesn't work. They're getting smart. |
| 1:11.4 | Oh, it works with me. |
| 1:12.7 | You bring me donuts, Joe. |
| 1:14.2 | I'm like a puppy. |
| 1:15.1 | I will follow you around. |
| 1:16.9 | The reason I'm saying that is this morning at our meeting, which, for whatever reason, |
| 1:21.4 | you came dressed as Crockett and Tubbs from Miami Vice. I have no |
| 1:29.4 | idea why in the middle of winter in |
| 1:31.3 | Kansas City, you're dressed like crockett and tubs. |
| 1:34.2 | It's unspeasantly warm. |
| 1:36.2 | Is that why? But the t-shirt under the coat |
| 1:39.7 | I thought it was awesome. |
| 1:42.6 | But you didn't dare to do it on the air for some reason. |
| 1:46.7 | My wife made fun of it after the meeting, so I thought, all right, fair enough, I guess, if I can't even get the wifely stamp of approval. |
| 1:54.9 | But at the meeting, Christine was saying how at Sikh thousands and thousands of young people turned out to hear you talk, |
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