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:
- 03:40 - What are your thoughts on the idols being removed from the Church at the Vatican? Do the ends justify the means in this case?
- 14:33 - Can a priest who is permanently mute still administer the Sacraments?
- 19:38 - When the innocent baby boys were murdered by Herod in his attempt to kill Jesus, was John the Baptist in danger of his life?
- 22:18 - I am a Protestant looking into Catholicism, but I struggle with the idea of venial and mortal sin. Can you help me to understand this?
- 28:28 - Did the early Church pray to the saints and the virgin Mary?
- 32:30 - Is it acceptable to celebrate Dia de los Muertos?
- 41:29 - Someone told me that the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand was an event where people simply shared and were generous with each other. Is this true?
- 48:23 - How can a single dad deal with issues of raising children when their mom has fallen away and does not want to come back to the faith? She is teaching them things contrary to the faith.
- 53:08 - If the fire in purgatory is symbolic, could that mean that the fire in hell is also symbolic?
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