# #12739 How Do I Get to Heaven? Ancestors and Presumption - Jimmy Akin

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Podcast: [Catholic Answers Live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348)
Published: 2026-05-29T23:00:00+00:00
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“How do I get to heaven?” This question opens a discussion on the Catholic understanding of salvation, alongside intriguing inquiries about recognizing loved ones in heaven, including those we’ve never met, and the importance of guarding against presumption regarding our eternal destiny. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 02:20 – How do Catholics get to heaven? 20:35 – In heaven how will we know the people in our lives that we never met (like a miscarried child or an ancestor)? 40:17 – How do we guard against being presumptuous about going to heaven?

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