#12116 How Are Catholic Practices Not Idolatry? And More Questions - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Some claim Catholic practices resemble idol worship—but is that true? Joe Heschmeyer explores the distinction, along with the role of Marian dogmas, the qualifications to be an altar server, and advice for those returning to the Catholic faith.

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Questions Covered:

04:51 – I’m in OCIA. What are the qualifications to be a server at the altar?
13:28 – I’m returning to the Catholic Faith. Do I still proceed to return or wait until I clear up my lack of understanding?
24:09 – I’m a convert. How is what we do, not considered idol worship?
37:14 – What is the relevance of Marian dogmas for Christians?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back to Catholic Answers live, Joe Heschmeyer, our guests, it's ask, no, it's why, not ask, are you Catholic?
0:37.7	It's why aren't you Catholic?
0:39.5	If you're not a Catholic, and look, we'll be open to whatever.
0:45.7	If you feel I'm not a Catholic, you're in the category, all right?
0:49.0	So if you're like, you know, I used to go to church 10 years ago, I don't go to you, that's fine.
0:53.6	You can call.
0:54.6	We're not using canon law to decide who's a Catholic or not.
0:58.0	We're using your good judgment.
1:00.6	And we're grateful to anybody who calls and has these conversations with us because we love having these conversations about Jesus, about the church, about the sacraments, about scripture and tradition, about faith
1:12.9	and works, about trying to prime the pump a little bit here with all the controversies,
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