- May 30, 2012
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How can I explain annulments to my non-Catholic friend?
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Catholic Answers staff apologist Jim Blackburn explains Church teaching on annulments.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim is a speaker on the Catholic Answers Speakers Bureau, a columnist for Catholic Answers Magazine, a regular guest on the global radio program, Catholic Answers LIVE, and the author of 101 Quick Questions with Catholic Answers: Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment.
Jim is an accomplished musician and he enjoys birding in his spare time. He lives in Laguna Hills, California with his wife, Kelly, and their triplets.
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- June 16, 2011
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Matthew 19 and Annulments
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Jim Blackburn explains what “unchastity” means in Matthew’s Gospel and what that has to do with annulments in the Catholic Church.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim also is a columnist for This Rock magazine, a regular guest on the Catholic Answers LIVE radio program, and the author of 101 Quick Questions with Catholic Answers: Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment.
Jim is an accomplished musician and he enjoys birding in his spare time. He lives in Laguna Hills, California with his wife, Kelly, and their triplets.
- June 16, 2011
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Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment
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Jim Blackburn clears up some misconceptions about Church teaching on marriage, divorce, and annulment.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim also is a columnist for This Rock magazine, a regular guest on the Catholic Answers LIVE radio program, and the author of 101 Quick Questions with Catholic Answers: Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment.
Jim is an accomplished musician and he enjoys birding in his spare time. He lives in Laguna Hills, California with his wife, Kelly, and their triplets.
- April 28, 2011
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Biblical evidence for the Real Presence
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Catholic Answers Staff Apologist, Jim Blackburn, outlines the Biblical evidence for the Catholic belief in regard to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim also is a regular contributor to This Rock magazine and he appears regularly as a guest on the Catholic Answers LIVE radio program.
Jim is an accomplished musician and he enjoys birding in his spare time. He lives in Laguna Hills, California with his wife, Kelly, and their triplets.
- April 14, 2011
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How does God use our suffering?
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Catholic Answers Staff Apologist Jim Blackburn explains what the Catholic Church teaches about our individual suffering and how it relates to the good of the Church as a whole.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim also is a regular contributor to This Rock magazine and he appears regularly as a guest on the Catholic Answers LIVE radio program.
- April 6, 2011
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Does receiving the blood of Jesus violate the Old Testament prohibition on consuming blood?
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Catholic Answers staff apologist Jim Blackburn explains why receiving the blood of Jesus in the mass does not violate the Old Testament prohibition on consuming blood.
Jim Blackburn is a Catholic Answers staff apologist. A cradle Catholic born and raised in southern Illinois, he is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He had studied Catholicism and other faiths for many years as an amateur apologist before going on the 2003 Catholic Answers apologetics cruise. After the cruise, he felt called to leave his career of nearly 20 years in the mortgage industry and to become a full-time apologist.
In addition to supervising the Q&A department at Catholic Answers, Jim also is a regular contributor to This Rock magazine and he appears regularly as a guest on the Catholic Answers LIVE radio program.