Cough Buttons – March 21, 2023

Bible Study: (1:44)

Ez 47:1-9, 12

  • Who was Ezekiel? 
  • Father explains how this passage relates to politics and the Church

Letters

  • (17:08) – what was the blessing Jesus prayed at the Last Supper? 
  • (18:10) – What authority did the Pharisees have? 
  • (22:17) – My wife does Yoga, is that OK? 
  • (23:08) – Why does a priest drop a tiny drop of water into the chalice? 
  • (27:00) – Why was there long betrothal in Jewish custom?

Word of the Day: Pool of Bethesda (29:49)

Callers 

  • (34:05) – Why are we standing and kneeling after consecration, when we should just be kneeling the whole time, until after communion?
  • (40:08) – Why should I believe in the prophets and how their word is as important as the New Testaments apostles?  How did they get their authority?
  • (42:13) – Question about Ezra and the wives and children they had and their call to repentance?
  • (42:13) – My daughter in law is fallen away, why do we say masses for those who are dead
  • (44:25) – Question about 1st reading, in regards to the water flowing from the right side, is this a foreshadowing of Christ?
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