How on Earth could it really be a mortal sin to miss Mass? This seems so harsh! In this episode of Catholic Answers Focus, I chat with Cy Kellet about how we can take up a hard challenge and defend the Catholic requirement to participate in Sunday Mass. There are...
Some Protestants attempt to undermine the Catholic belief in mortal and venial sin by appealing to James 2:10-11, which says that if we break one commandment, we become guilty of them all. But does this passage have the firepower that Protestants think it does? In...
Full Question Can my prayers benefit the holy souls in purgatory if I am in a state of mortal sin? Answer The short answer is no. The reasoning that St. Thomas Aquinas gives is that just as an act cannot be meritorious for the doer of the act if he is in a state of...
Audio Download Questions Covered: How do Catholics earn forgiveness? What is Catholic teaching on the fall of man, and how do I explain this to the Mormon missionaries? Why do Catholics say “You can go through Mary to get to Jesus”? It sounds like they are saying this...
When we pray the Confiteor at Mass (“I confess to Almighty God….”) we are asking God to forgive us of our sins. Does that mean we don’t have to go to the Sacrament of Confession? Check out this video clip from Catholic Answers Live for my answer. Audio...
