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:

• 06:18 - Is abortion okay when a mother’s life is in danger? Also, what is the Church’s position on the treatment of the elderly?
• 13:40 - When Jesus was 12 and he was separated from his parents, he was found in the temple and he said he was “in his father’s house” and his parents didn’t understand. Why didn’t they understand?
• 20:16 - The Old Testament upsets me when I read it. It’s really harsh. Why is it like this?
• 29:04 - Would Mary have been in the same state of grace as Eve would’ve been in?
• 32:08 - I’m involved in a lot of ministries at my church and I want to know how to talk with the people who ask me about Fr. James Martin?
• 41:25 - How do I deal with fellow Catholic coworkers who don’t believe in Catholic beliefs?
• 44:29 - What is the Catholic teaching on the “you must be born again discourse” versus what the Protestants teach?
• 47:10 - I understand that the devil can’t read your mind, so how can he get into your mind? Where do bad ideas and temptations come from? Do some come from us?
• 50:40 - Is there hard documentation of a transfer of authority between popes in the early Church?