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:
- 03:32 - What is the eternal destination of pastors who convince Catholics to reject Catholicism and become Protestants?
- 12:25 - How do I learn how to meditate in the Catholic tradition?
- 16:28 - What’s the Catholic Church’s position on purgatory? I’ve heard that the Catholic Church got rid of the concept.
- 20:51- What is the process of ensoulment for children made in a laboratory or for in vitro fertilization?
- 29:06 - Is there a circumstance where a Catholic can get married at a Protestant church?
- 35:45 - We just found out that a gay couple’s child was accepted into the parish kindergarten. What should we do?
- 45:48 - Mark 10, Jesus is addressed as a “good teacher” and he says “no one is good but God alone.” What does Jesus mean?
- 49:26 - Why is it necessary to believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary? Why does that concept give Mary an exalted state?
Resources Mentioned:
- “Saddleback on Salvation” by Jim Blackburn
- EWTN’s Devotionals
- “Purgation Station” by Jim Blackburn
- “Should I Attend the Wedding or Not?” by Jim Blackburn
- Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Staples
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