#12697 Did Mary and Joseph Doubt Jesus? Prayer, Divorce, and Faith - William Albrecht

“Did Mary and Joseph doubt Jesus?” This question leads to a discussion about their understanding of His identity, especially during the incident at the temple. Other topics include the appropriateness of repeating prayers for healing, navigating faith in the context of divorce, and clarifying the status of the Ethiopian Bible.

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Questions Covered:

• 02:10 – Did Mary and Joseph not trust or know who Jesus was by the time they lost him at the temple?
• 14:15 – Is it wrong to repeat prayers? For example, to ask many times for a sick friend to be healed?
• 28:40 – I’m a godparent to a child in a family where the husband and wife are divorcing.
• 36:50 – What is the status of the Ethiopian Bible? Is it considered inspired?
• 44:30 – I was born and raised Catholic and am starting to get back into it. My wife was raised non-Catholic and just converted. In OCIA we got a lot of answers that contradicted Church teaching. Different people are giving different answers that contradict. How do I know what is right?