Did the Virgin Mary get baptized even if she was born without original sin? Why did Jesus have to be baptized? When the blessed virgin Mary was born was she brought to the temple to be blessed by the high priest?, and more on today's Called to Communion.

(MB) Dr. David Anders reaches into the Mailbag to start off the New Year. Listeners asks about the differences between being a #Roman #Catholic and being a #Byzantine Catholic, struggling with understanding #Purgatory, and what do the souls in #Hell experience?

(Best Of) Are there different degrees of #happiness in #heaven?, what are #sins of omission and commission?, if you hurt a loved one while living, can they know you apologized after their #death?, and the centurion's servant and gay love. #sin

What's stopping you from becoming Catholic? What is an experience with the Holy Spirit like? How to deal with temptation? What were Mary and John's role at the cross? Hear the answers to these and much more on today's Called to Communion with Dr David Anders!

Who wrote the book of revelation? Can one receive communion when their life is in danger? What is the Catholic view of atonement? Join Thom Price and Dr David Anders for these answers and more on Called to Communion on EWTN Radio!

We are commanded to not practice necromancy, so why do Catholics pray to the dead?, Why can the Eastern Orthodox receive sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church?, Why can't we spread the ashes of the deceased?, and more on today's Called to Communion.

Where did the idea of purgatory come from and why does the Orthodox Church not have that concept?, What does handmaid mean?, What is the role of the saints in Catholicism?, and more on today's Called to Communion.

(MB) Dr. Anders reaches into the Mailbag the day after Christmas to answer listener questions including: how often do I have to forgive?, is it an oxymoron for Catholics to build expensive Cathedrals?, and why does the Church teach that a person's present #suffering can be redemptive when Christ died long ago? #forgive #Cathedral #redemption #Christ

(MB) On the Mailbag before Christmas, Dr. David Anders takes out some listener emails to answer. Pete wants an explanation of the difference between a Doctrine and a dogma of the #Catholic Church especially as it applies to the Real Presence and life beginning at #conception. Also, is there any authoritative #Church teaching on life elsewhere in the #universe? #life

Is the war in Ukraine a just war?, I agree with Catholic teaching on same-sex “marriage”; however, as a Catholic American, I struggle with the idea of imposing my morality on another. How do I reconcile this?, Why do Catholics teach against contraception?, and more on today's Called to Communion.