Was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO and Christmas Weird Questions

Podcast: Download MYS238: It’s Christmas, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin Christmas weird questions from listeners, including was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO?; What’s the deal with Krampus?; What is the morality of Santa Claus?; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email |… Continue reading Was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO and Christmas Weird Questions

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Captain America, Time Travel, and Marriage (New Years’ Weird Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS239: It’s the New Year, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like Capt. America; Johnny Cash; St. Patrick and snakes; did Mary have two spouses?; Jesus’ wounds; and baby Jesus’ umbilical cord. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by… Continue reading Captain America, Time Travel, and Marriage (New Years’ Weird Questions)

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Egyptian Afterlife (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Podcast: Download MYS240: The idea of the afterlife is universal in human history, ancient Egyptians included. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome famed Egyptologist Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what the ancient Egyptians believed, including how it was similar and different from Judeo-Christian beliefs. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Egyptian Afterlife (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

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The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Podcast: Download MYS241: Mummies have long been an object of fascination, but how they were made has been a mysterious trade secret of the “men of Anubis.” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli continue their conversation with Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what he’s learned about mummies as one of the world’s foremost experts. Get all… Continue reading The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

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Mysterious Feedback (226A-230, Spoon Bending, Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, Ellen Gould White)

Podcast: Download MYS241a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including astrology, spoon bending, the secret Cuban missile crisis, and 7th Day Adventist prophet Ellen G. White, plus fan art and a poem. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode… Continue reading Mysterious Feedback (226A-230, Spoon Bending, Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, Ellen Gould White)

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The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis (Mikoyan, Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev, November 1962)

Podcast: Download MYS228: The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 is well-known, but as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss it was followed in November by a second, secret Cuban missile crisis that the Soviets hid from the world. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and… Continue reading The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis (Mikoyan, Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev, November 1962)

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Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophet)

Podcast: Download MYS229: Ellen G. White was co-founder and prophetess of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the life of this woman and what her visions disclosed and then ask whether she was a genuine prophetess. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this… Continue reading Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophet)

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Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess)

Podcast: Download MYS230: Seventh-day Adventist founder Ellen White reported receiving more than 2,000 visions from God and that her writings were divinely inspired. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether Ellen was a genuine prophetess and if her visions were really from God. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email |… Continue reading Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess)

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Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident (Socorro, New Mexico; Aliens?)

Podcast: Download MYS231: In 1964, when Officer Lonnie Zamora heard an explosion outside Soccoro, NM, what he found was an egg-shaped craft that took off into the sky. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what the police officer saw that day and why this is one of the most intriguing UFO cases of the 1960s.… Continue reading Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident (Socorro, New Mexico; Aliens?)

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Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Podcast: Download MYS232: A group of nuns in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the late 1800s needed a special staircase built for their chapel, so they prayed a novena and a mysterious workman came and built it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what makes the spiral staircase special, who built it, and whether it… Continue reading Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico)

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