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:

• 03:25 - Was there an addition made to the ending of the Book of Job?
• 06:11 - How would you answer a Protestant who asks why Catholics don’t eat meat on Fridays during Lent when it’s not in the Bible?
• 15:10 - Does the bible say you cannot go to the Lord unless he calls you? And if so could this be a reason why some have trouble hearing his word?
• 20:14 - How is the Real Presence in the Eucharist different from his real presence within us?
• 24:49 - Are the promises made by the St. Brigid novena true?
• 34:22 - Are intrinsically evil sins sinful for everyone or do they vary from person to person?
• 37:15 - Why are the Ten Commandments different in Catholic and Protestant Bibles?
• 47:28 - What was the earliest Mass like? Is Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox closer to the early Mass?
• 53:17 - Do you have to get an annulment when you’re only married by the Justice of the Peace?