Open Forum

Questions Covered: 

• 02:52 - What book do you recommend for a well-rounded treatment of the Trinity? How does the Church understand Jesus entering time and space in relation to the Trinity? 
• 07:48 - How well did the apostles understand the Trinity? 
• 14:42 - I read a story about a mass grave found in Ireland just like in Canada and they are blaming the Catholic Church. What is the best way to address this because it doesn’t look good? 
• 20:21 - I just became Catholic but my wife is not. We got married civilly. Would my wedding be recognized? If not, what criteria are necessary? 
• 24:33 - St. Thomas Aquinas talks about “the fires of purgatory.” Is that a proper way of referring to purgatory? 
• 33:15 - Why do we refer to Jesus as a Palestinian if the term wasn’t created until after Jesus’ time? 
• 40:02 - Do you affirm libertarian freedom or compatibilist freedom? If compatibilist, then what is the meaningful distinction between Thomism and Calvinism? 
• 45:30 - Can I unite my sufferings to Christ’s suffering even though they happened many years ago? 
• 48:36 - Is there any written evidence against the resurrection in the first century? I would expect there to be people who would try to disprove it.