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:

• 13:05 - In Romans 7:25 Paul says, “I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.” Is that before or after baptism?
• 17:43 - Is the Church in a Great Apostasy?
• 21:34 - Why does the Eastern Orthodox make the sign of the cross the mirror image of Roman Catholics?
• 27:59 - How does a venerated individual become a saint?
• 31:33 - I had a Protestant pastor tell me that by accepting Sacred Tradition you inherently say the Bible is insufficient by action. How do I respond?
• 35:50 - Genesis 6:6-7 states that the Lord regretted making living beings. If God is perfect, how can he regret making living creatures human or animal?
• 45:48 - When we die we are either buried or cremated, but we are not allowed to spread ashes; however, with Saints we separate their bodies and leave them in churches, travel with them. How do we reconcile those two things?
• 51:20 - Why do seraphim cover their eyes and feed with their wings?