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Questions Covered:

 

• 15:25 - How do you distinguish between tradition and authoritative church teachings? Is there a list?  
• 19:40 - I have seen a Tik-Tok video claiming Mary is omnipotent in the sense that whatever she asks of God he will grant her because she cannot desire anything other than God’s will. Is this true? 
• 22:24 - Where did chastity originate for Priests? 
• 31:30 - I am looking for an explanation on my responsibility for explaining and protecting my sister’s children and ex-husband. She and my brother-in-law were divorced a year ago and she has remarried civilly but was not annulled in the church. What can I do in this situation? And how will this affect the state of their souls? 
• 36:28 - Can Father comment on the authentication of the miracle of Guadeloupe? 
• 48:30 - How do Catholics differ from protestants regarding the rapture? 
• 50:05 - As someone who wants to be Catholic but is still learning, how can Mary appear before people if she is not God and is still in heaven? 
• 52:50 - I was just at mass and the priest during the words of concentration skipped over the word “for” in the statement “for this is my body…” Was this a mistake? How important is this word or reciting things word for word?