Open Forum

Colin Donovan explains whether or not Jesus had to leave before the Holy Spirit could come to earth and much more on this episode of Catholic Answers Live.

Questions Covered:

• 06:46 - How can I prove that the Church that Christ established was a physical Church and not just invisible and ideological?
• 16:06 - Were all of the first apostles equal?
• 21:36 - In the Apostles’ Creed, it says, Creator of heaven and earth. Why does one say ‘maker’ of heaven and the other ‘creator’? Also, why do we say ‘give us this day our daily bread’?
• 28:44 - How can finite sin be an infinite offense against God?
• 35:45 - Can you explain the sin against the Holy Spirit?
• 42:35 - I just started a new job here. There’s a Planned Parenthood across the street and I would like to maybe pray a rosary there on my lunch breaks. How should I go about this respectfully? Is there a certain way to do this?
• 45:45 - Why did Jesus have to leave before the Holy Spirit could come?
• 48:30 - I was married in the Catholic Church, but my husband is a Methodist. He filed for divorce. Is there a way that I can discern whether my marriage was valid?