Do human beings really have free will? Do modern people really have gifts from the Holy Spirit? Listen in on Jimmy Akin’s response to these questions and more.
Questions Covered:
- 01:26 - How can I explain to a Protestant that priests, like the Apostles, have the authority to forgive sins?
- 04:49 - How can I respond to the Protestant claim that Jesus is the Rock and is Peter’s compass?
- 12:50 - Can our loved ones in Purgatory hear our petitions?
- 15:55 - If you misspeak or forget words to your Act of Contrition, is your absolution still valid?
- 18:33 - How was the first matter made that caused the Big Bang?
- 21:47 - Could you help me articulate the difference between the Father and the Holy Spirit?
- 28:33 - Does Mary pray the rosary to herself, as portrayed in The Song of Bernadette?
- 31:05 - Can non-baptized believers call themselves Catholic?
- 32:50 - How do we argue that we have free will instead of just psychological conditioning?
- 42:10 - What are the respective effects that baptism, confession, divine mercy, and plenary indulgences have on our sin?
- 44:24 - Does the power given by Jesus to bind and loose work on evil spirits?
- 51:59 - I’ve been having really vivid dreams of the devil. Is there anything I should do?
Resources Mentioned:
- Erasing Death by Sam Parnia
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