Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 4:10 – I would like to hear a response to Professor Daniel O’Connor’s claim that aliens cannot exist according to Catholic teaching and that they must be the work of demons. 
• 19:13 - I think a lot would like to know about whether Catholics can celebrate Halloween. 
• 23:14 - In honor of Halloween, could you explain the common misconceptions by Protestants (and some Catholics) that Halloween is a “pagan” or “demonic” holiday?  
• 28:41 - 1. If Halloween existed during the time of Christ, would He recommend it (trick or treat, wearing of costumes, family gatherings, etc…) to Joseph, Mary, and the apostles? 
• 31:19 - 2. If the word “Purgatory” was explicitly mentioned by Christ in the Gospels, would all Protestants believe in it?  
• 32:46 - I’d love to better understand “being outside of time”! 
• 36:49 - If Adam did not take a bite of the apple Eve gave him, would there have been a fall? 
• 41:01 - I have heard that a mass must be complete and not stop, even in an emergency. At what point must a priest not stop mass (is it during the liturgy of the Eucharist, or just specifically at the consecration, or another time)? 
• 51:22 - What is your take on the Irresistible force paradox? What would happen if an unstoppable force encountered an unmovable object?