The Chaplain Is In

Catholics Answers’ chaplain, Norbertine Fr. Hugh Barbour, joins Cy to take any question of a pastoral nature. He offers advice on marriage, family, work, the liturgy, and much more.

Questions Covered:

• 04:06 - What is the Catholic teaching about the four horsemen of the apocalypse?
• 06:42 - When it says in the Bible that Jesus is fulfilling prophecy, it seems like he is doing things just because they were written and not of his own free will. Is this true?
• 10:49 - What are the requirements for absolution in confession? I heard that California might require the priest to break the seal of confession.
• 16:37 - What are a Catholic’s options for getting married in the Church if they marry a non-Catholic?
• 19:33 - When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”  They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” — Did Jewish people believe in reincarnation? Weren’t all the mentioned people deceased?
• 21:59 - Why doesn’t the Catholic Church recognize the gospel of Thomas?
• 29:01 - Why do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ?
• 31:52 - How can I encourage my son, who is engaged to a Protestant, to baptize their baby Catholic and be married in the Church?
• 40:52 - Is it possible that God knows what we will do, but he chooses not to know the outcome of our behaviors?
• 44:50 - My sister has 2 kids with a man who says he will never marry her. Is there any way that she can still receive the sacraments, even though she is living with someone she is not married to?
• 51:27 - What is the origin of canonical Scripture? How expensive was it to physically write a letter at that time?