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TOPIC: Ask Me Anything
GUEST: Jimmy Akin

QUESTIONS COVERED:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:45 - Is a Catholic obliged to believe there are some philosophical arguments that prove the existence of God?
00:14:27 - What does Romans 8:17-23 mean?
00:20:56 - Could you summarize some of your favorite arguments for God?
00:29:15 - Are we supposed to rest on holy days of obligation? 32:55 - Is it a venial or mortal sin to not pay a debt back?
00:34:17 - Did the Council of Trent infallibly declare monogamy?
00:38:25 - What is a good way to go about reading St. Ignatius of Antioch and his seven letters?
00:44:12 - When Jesus says no one goes to the Father but through him, does this mean that all prayer has to go through Jesus?
00:49:10 - CCC 600 Time being immediately present. If God cannot tell whether a person is going to sin before a person is born. Then how can he know whether a person will sin?
00:55:00 - 5-Minute Break
01:02:05 - in the sacrament of Holy Orders, clergy progress through ranks—deacon, priest, and bishop—implying they receive the sacrament multiple times, each with additional spiritual authority. Does this mean they receive the full sacrament once, with additional authority "unlocked" at each level, or is each stage more akin to receiving a fuller portion of the sacrament over time? If they receive the same sacrament with varying levels of authority, wouldn't that mean Holy Orders is actually three different types of sacraments that are slight variations of each other?
01:08:10 - Mt 7:13-14. Is it wrong for me to read this as a motivational passage instead of a somber one?
01:13:02 - Will you do an episode of Mysterious World on our Lady of Champion?
01:15:32 - What are your thoughts on the mystic Luisa Piccarreta?
01:20:23 - How do we find a happy balance between taking responsibility for actions that lead to bad thing happening to us vs bad things just happening?
01:28:48 - What are your thoughts on Exodus 4:24?
01:35:23 - What is the best way to dispose of Catholic literature?