#11928 AMA: Mary’s Sinlessness, Power of Rituals, and Why Bad Things Happen to Good People - Mark Brumley

Questions Covered: 

03:05 – I have an Eastern Orthodox friend – How can you prove Mary’s sinlessness through scripture and history?   
12:10 – Can you explain your article that said Miracles happen? If they do, why do we rarely ever see them?  
19:05 – How do I go by the code of canon 988 in confession, which says I must confess all past mortal sins?  
34:25 – If somebody has a phobia is that something they will need to detach from in Purgatory?   
38:08 – I struggle with the idea that rituals would mean something to God. Is there a scriptural reference for their importance? 
43:06 – Why did St. John the Baptist send his disciples to ask Jesus who he was, if he recognized Jesus in the womb? 
47:28 – My church does a communal Rosary during the time I can go to Adoration. How can I respond well to this since it prevents me from doing private prayer? 
52:14 – Why do bad things happen to good people? 

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