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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:

04:57 - I am a non-Catholic. When I read the word of God, I read it as a Christian. Why is it so important to Catholics that people be Catholic? 

09:09 - Do a single parent and adopted child make up a family? 

16:43 - Can a person exorcise themselves from demons? 

24:27 - How is the Eucharist propitiatory? 

24:27 - How is the Eucharist propitiatory? 

36:28 - What is the pro-life answer to people who say that zygotes don’t always implant and so die on their own? 

43:15 - My friend says that the state should not enforce religion, therefore gay marriage should be allowed. How can I respond to this? 

51:38 - How can I contradict the belief that it was not wine but grape juice used at the Last Supper in the Bible? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues 

Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, And Love 

Persuasive Pro-Life: How to Talk About Our Culture’s Toughest Issue 

Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity

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:

03:29 - Although Margaret Sanger was pro-contraception, does that mean that she was not pro-life? 

08:06 - If God knows all, then how is it true that we have free will? 

15:33 - What does the Catholic Church believe regarding the relationship between Scripture and Tradition? 

20:40 - Why is the Pope of Rome the successor of Peter? Wasn’t Peter the Pope in Antioch? 

29:06 - When the priest uses the incense to go around the altar as Mass, is he spiritually disinfecting the altar? 

34:44 - Does the Catholic Church use grape juice instead of wine for alcoholics? 

45:06 - How should I respond to someone who says that abortion is okay because we don’t know if the baby is a person? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues 

Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, And Love 

Persuasive Pro-Life: How to Talk About Our Culture’s Toughest Issue 

Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity

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