AMA: Mary’s Sinlessness, Power of Rituals, and Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Questions Covered: 

• 03:05 - I have an Eastern Orthodox friend – How can you prove Mary’s sinlessness through scripture and history?   
• 12:10 - Can you explain your article that said Miracles happen? If they do, why do we rarely ever see them?  
• 19:05 - How do I go by the code of canon 988 in confession, which says I must confess all past mortal sins?  
• 34:25 - If somebody has a phobia is that something they will need to detach from in Purgatory?   
• 38:08 - I struggle with the idea that rituals would mean something to God. Is there a scriptural reference for their importance? 
• 43:06 - Why did St. John the Baptist send his disciples to ask Jesus who he was, if he recognized Jesus in the womb? 
• 47:28 - My church does a communal Rosary during the time I can go to Adoration. How can I respond well to this since it prevents me from doing private prayer? 
• 52:14 - Why do bad things happen to good people?