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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:

  • 02:43 - How is Saul going to the divination different from the communion of the Saints?
  • 05:10 - Where does the Catholic Church stand on the gifts of spirit? Why don’t we hear much about them from the Church apart from Charismatic Catholics?
  • 12:09 - What constitutes adultery?
  • 17:40 - I will be received into the Church on Easter vigil. I was told I do not need to go to confession. Is this true and why?
  • 22:39 - Why don’t we believe in the preexistence of souls?
  • 27:43 - John 5:20 – 22 and John 30 seem to contradict each other. Can you explain this?  
  • 30:55 - How do you explain Jesus’ death and resurrection to 4th graders?
  • 34:59 - How do you answer the question where did God come from?
  • 40:45 - Why is it suggested we need to go through Mary to get to Jesus? Does the Church teach this?
  • 44:00 - What does the Church teach about organ donation?
  • 45:30 - When Jesus died, the graves opened. What happened to the bodies in the graves?
  • 48:11 - Was Mary from the house of David?
  • 51:57 - What was the inquisition?
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