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:

• 04:02 - I work at a grocery store that sells condoms. Can I continue working there?
• 14:00 - If the Eucharist corresponds with Passover, why don’t we celebrate it once a year? Why do we celebrate it every day?
• 15:36 - Why do Catholics drink from one cup? Many Protestant churches give individual cups to the congregation. Catholics can consume individual wafers, but do not have individual wine.
• 22:02 - Can you recommend any works that talk about Mary’s role throughout the events of the Passion of Christ?
• 23:57 - What is a mystic?
• 28:43 - In the past, when there were bad popes, how did righteous Catholics deal with that at the time?
• 37:24 - How can I defend the Church’s teaching on homosexuality?
• 41:57 - Catholics believe that in vitro is wrong because it interrupts the natural order. Why is the same logic not applied to vaccinations?
• 45:55 - Why do Catholic baptize in the name of the Trinity and not just Jesus?
• 49:52 - Can the Pope be a heretic?

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