Open Forum

The callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.

Questions Covered:

• What is the difference between Matthew 28:19 and Acts 2:38, and why does Acts supersede Matthew?
• Why is it wrong to name your Guardian Angel?
• In Hebrews it says that you are priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Is there sin in Heaven if you are a priest forever?
• Based on Pope Francis’ controversial statements, why do Catholic organizations and individuals still follow him and not declare him a heretic?
• Why is swearing a sin?
• When I go to confession sometimes Father gives absolution different ways and other priests do it differently as well. Is the absolution provided the same to matter how elaborate the penance is?
• I have Catholic relatives who have married outside the Church. Where can I show them in the Bible where they are wrong and were to come back and get married in the Church?
• Genesis 6 states that the sons of God came into the bodies of women. What does this mean?
• I know baptism is necessary for salvation. If a miscarriage happens and the parents want to give a baptism of desire does that work?
• If the Priest changes words throughout the Mass, specifically during the Eucharistic prayer does that change the validity of the Mass?