Category: Weird

Podcast: Download MYS299: In 1972, an Italian newspaper published a photo it said was the face of Christ as shown by a machine that could view any point in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether the photo and the machine, the Chronovisor, was real; who was the priest who claimed to create it;… Continue reading The Chronovisor (Vatican, Time Travel, Time Viewer)

Podcast: Download MYS298: Some pet owners feel a special bond with their pets and at times they even seem to know what their owners are thinking. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether people really can have a telepathic connection to their pets and look at what the scientific evidence says. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Pet Telepathy (Dogs, Cats, Parrots, Jaytee, N’Kisi, Rupert Sheldrake)

Podcast: Download MYS297: France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so ferocious, why it attacked so many people, and… Continue reading The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid)

Podcast: Download MYS296: The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, and whether it is an authentic, early Christian document. Get all new… Continue reading The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax)

Podcast: Download MYS295: One of the most pivotal poltergeist cases involved a Catholic family in New York in 1958. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the strange events, including popping bottle caps, and explore why this poltergeist case was so pivotal and what may have been responsible. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:… Continue reading Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family Poltergeist, RSPK, Jimmy Herrmann)

Podcast: Download MYS294: In 1982, 7 people suddenly died in Chicago, having taken Extra Strength Tylenol just before, and police learned the pills had been tampered with. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, who was responsible, and how these events changed American permanently. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by… Continue reading 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders

Podcast: Download MYS293: Each Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem emerges from the tomb of Christ with the Holy Fire that goes out around the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask if the fire is lit by God or does it have a natural source and what we can learn about this historic… Continue reading The Holy Fire? (Miracle, Jerusalem, Hagion Phos)

Podcast: Download MYS292: Many reports of near-death experiences sound positive and uplifting and blissful. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss those that are reported as distinctly negative and distressing. What happens in them, what do they mean, and what are their implications? Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch… Continue reading Back from Hell? Negative Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)

Podcast: Download MYS291: It’s almost New Years, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like can you marry an alien; baptizing faeries or unborn babies; what the Soul Gem or the Borg do to your soul; time travel and alternate universes; and more weird questions.… Continue reading Can You Marry an Alien? (& More Weird Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS290: In a Christmas special episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss the mystery of the very first Christmas, what we really know about Jesus’ birth, and how we know it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube The video will… Continue reading The Mystery of the Very First Christmas (What We Really Know)