Open Forum

The 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:

• 08:08 - Is it correct to use the term “obedient type of faith”?
• 14:09 - What’s the purpose of a parable? 
• 21:06 - I am planning to take a weekend backpacking trip. Will I be committing a mortal sin since I would miss Sunday Mass and Saturday night Mass?
• 23:10 - What is the difference between the heart, soul and spirit?
• 28:10 - How do I explain transubstantiation to a 5 yr. old?
• 31:30 - How do I approach someone who has fallen away from the Church and invite them back?
• 33:15 - How do we know that the disciples were not in a state of mortal sin when they received the Eucharist for the first time at the Last Supper?
• 40:30 - I am in RCIA. I was told I had to go to a particular parish on a particular day to receive my first Reconciliation. Is that canonically correct and why?
• 43:18 - When is war justified? Is it permissible for me to join the military and go to war?
• 45:36 - My wife just found out that her personal doctor performs abortions. Is it morally okay for my wife to continue to use this doctor?
• 47:47 - What happens to our Guardian Angels when we pass away?