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:

• 13:23 - If the Sabbath was a Saturday, why do we go to Mass on Sundays?
• 19:26 - Catholic faithful are not supposed to raise or open their hands during the Lord’s Prayer. Can you comment on this?
• 28:11 - Why did Catholics make a new law called an annulment when God does not recognize divorce?
• 36:36 - Why do we, as Catholics, bow before the altar? Why don’t Protestants bow before the altar?
• 46:03 - I’ve been married civilly for 15 years. How can I bring my marriage to a sacramental state?
• 51:17 - In Revelation, where the 12 trees are growing along the river bank, it says the leaves are for medicine. Why would we need medicine in heaven?    

Resources Mentioned:

• “Should Christians Keep the Sabbath or Celebrate the Lord’s Day?” by Tim Staples
• Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Staples 
• Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace by Bishop Fulton Sheen