Ask a Priest

Listeners are welcome to call in with any question about the Catholic faith.

Questions Covered:

• 05:25 - How do Catholics understand the two natures of Christ? Since he was human, did he make mistakes? 
• 11:31 - Can we go to confession over the phone and receive absolution? 
• 13:13 - What do you think about the statue of St. Louis being removed? 
• 18:00 - If a priest is excommunicated and then brought back into communion with the Church, would they come back as a priest or as a layperson? 
• 22:57 - Why does the Catholic Church still worship on Sunday when the Sabbath was on Saturday? 
• 30:37 - What does the word ‘blessing’ mean? How can we possibly bless the Lord? Why does the Bible say, “Bless the Lord, o my soul!”? 
• 33:48 - Was Christ perfect because he never sinned, or was he unable to sin because he was perfect? 
• 40:48 - Do the different orders of priests in Catholic Church believe different things or do they have the same faith? 
• 43:06 - Can you delineate between the Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church? I am thinking about coming back to the Church.  
• 47:57 - The Commandments say, “Thou shalt have no other Gods before thee.” Is that law being broken by saying the Rosary? 
• 49:50 - Did Jesus learn carpentry from St. Joseph? St. Thomas Aquinas says that Jesus didn’t learn anything from anybody. 
• 52:03 - Was the Virgin Mary born perfect or did she make herself perfect by not sinning? 

Resources Mentioned:

• 20 Answers: Prayer
• The Apostasy That Wasn’t by Rod Bennett