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:

• 02:46 - How do we know that Mary did not commit sin in her lifetime?
• 07:56 - What is the importance of saintly relics? 
• 13:26 - I am new Catholic. Why would the tabernacle not be on or behind the altar, but to the side? 
• 22:37 - My sister is not Catholic, but she came to Mass with me and received the Eucharist. How can I explain to her why she cannot receive? How can I explain how the True Presence is different than God being everywhere?
• 35:00 - Is it possible in the context of a mixed marriage (where one person is Catholic and the other is not Christian) for the marriage to be valid, but not sacramental?
• 39:25 - Do Catholics believe that people are born in sin? Wouldn’t that mean that Mary was born in sin?
• 46:38 - Why does the Catholic Church hold to so much doctrine about Mary that has no biblical basis?
• 52:38 - What is the difference between a doctrine and a dogma?