{"podcast":{"title":"Catholic Answers Live","slug":"catholic-answers-live-681348","podcast_index_feed_id":681348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/catholic/cal","website_url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal","image_url":"http://www.catholic.com/sites/default/files/images/pages/cal_podcast_0.jpg","author":"Catholic Answers","episode_count":264,"summary":"Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program that airs live from 6-8 pm ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T10:18:11.012533+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348"},"episode":{"title":"#12795 How Do I Respond to Anti-Catholic Claims? Grace and Mass - Joe Heschmeyer","slug":"12795-how-do-i-respond-to-anti-catholic-claims-grace-and-mass-joe-heschmeyer","published_at":"2026-07-08T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12795-how-do-i-respond-to-anti-catholic-claims-grace-and-mass-joe-heschmeyer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348","url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/how-do-i-respond-to-anti-catholic-claims-grace-and-mass","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/20260708a_165635.mp3","summary":"“How do I respond to anti-Catholic claims?” This question opens a discussion on the necessity of physical church participation, addressing concerns raised by non-Catholic family members. Additional topics include the next steps for a young believer not ready for OCIA, and the qualifications for being in a state of grace, providing a well-rounded exploration of faith and doctrine. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 02:35 – My mom is not Catholic and said the Church is merely spiritual so being a part of a physical church is not needed. How do I respond to this? 15:32 – I’m 17 and have come to believe in the Catholic faith. I’m not in a position to join OCIA right now. What is my next step? 29:00 – Who qualifies us as being in the state of Grace? Who decides that? 40:50 – Why did God choose Jacob over Esau? 49:00 – Is the Mass a perpetual sacrifice? I see 2 teachings on this in the Church that contradict. When did the wrong teaching creep into the Church?","meta_description":"“How do I respond to anti-Catholic claims?” This question opens a discussion on the necessity of physical church participation, addressing con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12795-how-do-i-respond-to-anti-catholic-claims-grace-and-mass-joe-heschmeyer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12795-how-do-i-respond-to-anti-catholic-claims-grace-and-mass-joe-heschmeyer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}