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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:

  • 04:10 - Someone told me that Democrats lower abortion rates because they make birth control more available. Is this a good reason to vote for them? 
  • 17:36 - What does “selah” mean? 
  • 20:10 - I am dialoguing with a Black Hebrew Israelite. What is the best way to begin refuting their claims? 
  • 29:12 - What is eternal subordination? 
  • 46:00 - The godmother to my daughter is marrying a Jehovah’s Witness and they are not getting married in the Church. They have asked me to officiate it. What can I do or say? 
  • 51:54 - Why is it good to pray to the saints and is there biblical evidence for it? Which saint is a good intercessor for moral purity? 

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