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:

• If the Eucharist truly turns into Jesus, then why is it that my son, who is sensitive to gluten, becomes sick after receiving communion?
• I have a catechumen who wants to be married in the Church in September. In the past, they’d say he’d receive all his sacraments the day of his marriage, but the priest now is saying he cannot deny him the sacraments upon his initiation into the Church. Which is correct and what document explains this?
• I was married in the Church. I am now divorced. What are the rules for receiving the Eucharist?
• I’d like to be able to explain to my catechism students why we give alms and why we do not eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Can you help me?
• If we eat the body of Christ, how are we not cannibals?
• Is singing during a Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction allowed? 
• Why did Pope John I die so young?
• If Mary was conceived immaculately, does that mean she did not suffer the curse of pain during childbirth?
• In the book Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed the question is asked, Did God died on the cross? If so, what happened to the universe when God was dead? The author gives answers given by others and says they were wrong, but there was no explanation of what the real answer is. So what is it?  

Resources Mentioned:

• Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Staples