Open Forum

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:

• 02:47 - Do the prophecies of a false prophet come true? What does is mean for a godly prophet to prophesy through Christ crucified? 
• 07:29 - Are the souls of the dead aware of what occurs here amongst the living? 
• 11:21 - Why are saints bodies split up into relics and sent around to be reverenced? 
• 17:54 - We are told to follow our conscience, but our consciences lead us into error. How can we know what is from God when we use our conscience? 
• 28:26 - Is there a book that explains the readings chosen for the liturgy? 
• 32:16 - Why do Protestants say “one holy catholic and apostolic church” when they don’t mean the Catholic Church? 
• 40:47 - Why is John the Baptist called contradictory titles in different gospels? 
• 43:38 - What is probabilism? Are we allowed to follow this as Catholics? 
• 50:59 - Was Jesus capable of sin?  

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