PODCAST EPISODE 008 Hands at Mass; Mass Problems; Eternal Life; Talking to Animals; Does God Have to Be Good?; Chalices as Wedding Gifts

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JIMMY AKIN PODCAST EPISODE 008 (8/13/11)

 

* Rob from Maryland asks what to do with your hands during Mass.

 

* Kevin asks about kneelers, spongy bread used for Communion, and priests at Mass thanking God for rainbows and butterflies.

 

* Wesley from Brooklyn asks about eternal life. What is it, exactly, and can we have it here on earth?

 

* Helen asks about Adam and Eve and whether they could have spoken with the animals and the serpent before the fall.

 

"The tree of knowledge of good and evil is the line of demarcation between the two original situations which Genesis speaks of. The first situation was that of original innocence, in which man (male and female) was, as it were, outside the sphere of the knowledge of good and evil, until the moment when he transgressed the Creator's prohibition and ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge. The second situation, however, was that in which man, after having disobeyed the Creator's command at the prompting of the evil spirit, symbolized by the serpent, found himself, in a certain way, within the sphere of the knowledge of good and evil. This second situation determined the state of human sinfulness, in contrast to the state of primitive innocence" (John Paul II, audience of September 19, 1979).

* Jeff in Omaha asks whether God has to be good or did we just get lucky. 

* Sarah from Mobile, Alabama asks about keeping a blessed chalice at home.

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Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

2 thoughts on “PODCAST EPISODE 008 Hands at Mass; Mass Problems; Eternal Life; Talking to Animals; Does God Have to Be Good?; Chalices as Wedding Gifts”

  1. Well on H. P. Lovecraft I need to correct you slightly Jimmy.
    Lovecraft was indeed an atheist as you said, so his ‘gods’ are not really comparable to gods (and far, far less with God of classical theism)…
    Lovecraft’s ‘gods’ are just very powerful cosmic beings, which man, in Lovecraft view just an insignificant and weak being compared to other races and beings, perceives as ‘gods’.
    Also Lovecraft’s gods are not really evil… but indifferent. Indeed a theme in Lovecraft’s writings is ‘Cosmic indifference’. The fact that the powerful creatures like Chtuluh or Azatoth cause havoc, pain and madness on humanity is just because we might be in their way or even less, we are insignificant to them.
    Sorry if I’m picky but I am somewhat of a Lovecraft fan 😛
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    Regarding the ‘Evil God’ question Edward Feser (a Catholic Philosopher) wrote a few interesting posts on his blog:
    http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/search?q=evil&updated-max=2010-10-08T18%3A19%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=20
    http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laws-evil-god-challenge.html
    http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/harlan-ellisons-evil-god.html
    http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-obligation-and-euthyphro-dilemma.html
    I think Feser argues quite well why God must be good.

  2. PS: Regarding Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, he does not only have a podcast just like you, but he also likes to cook ans shows his creations on Facebook!
    Maybe we could hold a Catholic podcasters cook-a-thlon some time 😛

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