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:

• 11:55 - As a Catholic, what is our duty to fulfill honoring the Sabbath on Sundays?
• 15:58 - Is it a sin to not be open to life, but not marry or date?
• 21:30 - What is the Church’s position on drinking holy water?
• 23:07 - I have heard the Church considers termination of a pregnancy permissible if the life of the mother is at stake. However, isn’t this still making a choice as to which life holds more value?
• 32:20 - What is the Catholic interpretation of penal substitutionary atonement? How do you view Abraham and his covenant?
• 41:32 - What is the history of the English version of the Bible? Was the King James Bible written due to the reluctance of the Church to produce an English translation?
• 45:48 - Why do we use the name Jesus Christ instead of the name given in the Hebrew scripture?
• 51:19 - How can God create matter without being made of matter?