#12115 Is Scrupulosity Compatible with Catholicism? And More - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 19 March 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Struggling with scrupulosity and unsure how it fits within the Catholic faith? Joe Heschmeyer explores how to navigate this challenge, along with preparing for OCIA, understanding the Eucharist in John 6, and the biblical basis for praying to saints.
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Questions Covered:
- 10:51 – I’m looking into Catholicism. What should I be doing in preparation for starting OCIA classes?
- 29:33 – I’ve been told that I have really bad scrupulosity, and I don’t see how that is compatible with Catholicism.
- 38:30 – Are Catholics wrong about the Eucharist because of John 6:60-63?
- 41:51 – I’m in OCIA. What do candidates do if they sin since they can’t go to confession?
- 46:35 – Why do Catholics pray to the saints? Is there a scriptural basis for it?
Transcript
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| 0:35.4 | Happy to be here with you and joining us, a very special guest, St. Joseph. |
| 0:39.3 | Hello, St. Joe. Oh, a different St. Joseph. It's Joe Heschmeier. Hello, Joe Hesmire. |
| 0:44.2 | That's literally the most flattering introduction you've ever given me. |
| 0:47.5 | I think it's actually the most flattering introduction I can give you. I think there's not a possible, there's none beyond that. Joe Heschmeier are going |
| 0:56.3 | to be with us both hours and we're going to talk to non-Catholics. Why aren't you Catholic is our |
| 1:00.0 | topic today. Am I right about that? Somebody's, yes. Yeah. 8883-187-884, triple-8-8-8-4. So it's |
| 1:08.1 | Joe's Feast Day, so be nice to him. And if you can't be nice to him, |
| 1:13.4 | well, just get to your question quickly. Let's just put it that way. We also have a little |
| 1:18.4 | surprise for you, Joe, for your feast day. The President of Catholic Answers Chris Check here to |
| 1:23.0 | wish you a happy feast day. Happy feast day, Joe. Thanks, Chris. |
| 1:26.7 | Hey, if memory serves, this is also your work anniversary for Catholic Anast. |
| 1:33.7 | This is the anniversary of when I said yes. |
| 1:36.0 | So this is our work engagement party. |
| 1:38.2 | Your fiat. |
| 1:39.1 | Your fiat. |
| 1:39.7 | Yes, exactly. |
| 1:40.9 | So on my birthday, which is March 4th, no pressure to anyone to send me belated gifts, I got an email from John Sorensen asking if I'd be free for a phone call. And then we scheduled it for today, but in 2021. And so it was my birthday and then my name day. |
| 2:01.1 | So it seemed like very providential from the very beginning. |
| 2:03.6 | It was your, can I just ask you, was it your onomastico? |
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