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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:

 

03:30 - How do Catholics approach praying to the saints that avoids deifying them? 

08:21 - What is the difference between Christian perfection and holiness or sanctification? 

15:08 - How can we enjoy the good things of this earth while still being detached from the world? 

18:25 - Does the Church have any teaching on family structure, specifically mothers being in the home or fathers being the provider? 

21:27 - How does a Catholic respond when people tell them that holidays are pagan? 

30:05 - I feel that parts of Sirach 3 about honoring your parents for the remission of sins and Tobit 12:9 contradict the Church’s teaching on grace. Is this the case? 

37:15 - Why did it take until the 1800s to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception? 

42:08 - Is it possible to fast from multiple things during Lent on different days of the weeks? Is this against Church teaching on fasting during Lent? 

46:25 - 1 Thessalonians seems to be referring to the Rapture of all Christian people. Is this different from the second coming? 

48:40 - I think I am a Catholic and it’s Jimmy’s fault. I am feeling very lonely and struggling to share with people what I have found to be the truth. Did you ever feel that way when you converted?

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Kramer talks with Bear about being raised by a Dad who coached an NCAA Champ basketball team. How everything seemed to be going his way as a coach, himself, when suddenly the whole dream came crashing down and how this led him to embrace God’s will.

Art Ayris of Kingstone Comics joins me to talk about an exciting new release.  They recently released The Epic Bible which is a 840 page comic book adaptation of the Bible.  The work is done by artists who have worked for DC and Marvel comics in the past.  In this interview he discusses what brought the Bible about, what the process was like creating it, and some feedback it has received.  It is a good way to get children interested in scripture.  Though based on the Protestant canon, Art is seeking Catholic contributions. 

 

Check out Kingstone comics website at www.kingston.com

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The author of Purgatory Is for Real, Karlo Broussard, explains the reality of indulgences and why they are effective in paying off debts.

As the editor in chief of the Catholic News Agency, JD Flynn has reporters covering the Church around the world. We asked him to give us an assessment of the state of the Church today. Some improvement is needed, to say the least.

Meditation, mindfulness, centering — it’s all the rage. But what are the implications of these things for the Christian person? Father Hugh Barbour breaks down what meditation is and why the Church, actually, has a great deal to teach the world about how to get it right.

My mind is still stewing over an insight from the Prophet Ezekiel that we heard on the Feast of Christ the King.  What does the Prophet offer us that helps the seed of hop entrusted to us grow? Listen today to find out. 

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