Open Forum

Listeners call in with their questions about the Catholic faith.

Questions Covered:

• 04:40 - For people who have given up something during Lent, can that food be eaten on feast days and Sundays during Lent? 
• 08:08 - Is St. Paul reprimanding St. Peter in Galatians 2 when he criticizes a man named Cephas? 
• 14:03 - Should you stay in a youth group community that is lax or teaching incorrect doctrine? 
• 20:19 - Is having the gift of tongues demonic? I heard that St. Thomas Aquinas said this gift shouldn’t be used by anyone anymore? 
• 31:05 - As Christians, are we called to let “Jesus take the wheel” or called to defend ourselves? 
• 41:37 - Why do we pray and have faith if we have no guarantees about who God is? 
• 46:41 - In Luke 22:31, is the Lord giving Satan permission to tempt Christians? 
• 49:38 - Is there any occasion within a confession might not be valid because a priest omits asking you to recite the Act of Contrition or does not give a penance?