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Are you at a loss for defending a part of the Catholic faith? Trent Horn is here to help. Questions Covered: 04:19  - Why do we never hear in the Church about how we can lose our salvation?   15:30  - Why is the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead only in the gospel of John? Also, is Gehenna hell?   20:47  - How can I explain to my anti-Catholic friend how Catholics obtain salvation even though we don’t go through a dramatic “saving” like in Christian churches?   28:20  - How can I explain to a friend that Jesus transformed and built up a Church, rather than just destroying the Jewish faith?   31:00  - I keep getting chainmail messages on my phone. Are these messages credible or can I disregard them?   37:21  - How do we know that Mary was assumed into heaven?    43:05  - Where in the Bible is the papacy?   48:32  - How can I explain why Christ descended to the dead to a Protestant?  

Are you at a loss for defending a part of the Catholic faith? Trent Horn is here to help. Questions Covered: 07:42  - Why do we continue to have priests say Masses and change the bread and wine into the Body an d Blood when we are watching on TV and no one is there to receive it?   15:21  - Religion is the cause of most wars, terror attacks, and mass genocides in the world’s  history. The works would be better without it.   20:04  - Is it heretical to say that one doesn’t need the Eucharist, only the Holy Spirit?   28:56  - Does celebrating birthdays have a pagan origin?   35:24  - When the priest is giving me Communion, is he in persona Christi?   43:36  - How do miraculous medals and scapulars work?   48:31  - Jesus says that only the Father in heaven is holy in Mark 10:18. How dare Catholics call the Pope “holy father”?  

Do you have a question that you’ve always wanted to pose to a priest? Today is your day! Questions Covered: 02:43  - I have noticed that lectors and altar servers at Masses being streamed online are not receiving Communion at those Masses, only the priests are. Why is that?   07:12  - Why is it wrong to sprinkle a person’s cremated ashes in the wind?   14:31  - In Colossians 1:24, St. Paul speaks about what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ. What  does he mean?   18:24  - How can I get things blessed without a priest available to do it?   22:20  - Are there certain prayers that are strictly meant for only priests to say?   24:12  - Can a divorced person receive Communion?   30:16  - I had a knee replacement and they offered to give me my knee to bury with me someday. I said no and they threw it away. Is that a sin?   32:33  - Is the Pope  telling  people to just confess to God or are people still meant to confess to priests?   44:23  - The catechism says, the sacr

Do you have a question that you’ve always wanted to pose to a priest? Today is your day! Questions Covered: 14:35  - I was atheist for most of my life and am struggling to transition into being Catholic now,  in that, it is difficult to talk about. How can I better express my faith in words? It feels strange to have faith after declaring not to for so long.   24:23  - What is invincible ignorance? Could my brother, who was raised Catholic, but fell away, still be saved?   32:31  - My husband left me 7 years ago. I got an annulment. Am I supposed to tell my husband  that I forgive him? Can I just forgive him in my heart and let it go?   36:55  - Is it untoward to contact a priest during this time and ask to sit in on their private Mass?   45:22  - What are your thoughts on the suspension of the Mass?  

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: 01:11  - Why was it sinful for David to number t he people of Israel?   04:47  - Who canonized St. Peter?   08:05  - What does it mean for God to be outside time?   14:16  - I work in home health and one of my patients has depression. Is it a sin for a Catholic to encourage a Hindu to pray to the being he believes is God?   19:25  - In Ezekiel, it says that God purified the Israelites hearts with rain coming down. Why doesn’t God do that today?   21:07  - Has there ever been a pope from the Eastern rites of the Church?   24:58  - How can best explain baptism of desire to  sedevacantists ?    35:54  - If a Catholic explorer was on a journey and required the help of  indigneous  people in a remote place, but they required a ceremonial washing and a

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: 02:10  - Can a person receive the indulgence tomorrow if they are not in a state of grace? It is  difficult to receive Reconciliation right now.   08:05  - Can you tell me about the Douay Rheims translation of the Bible?   12:51  - How can we consider Jesus a valid prophet, considering that he spoke wrongly in Luke  21?   19:32  - Is it true that hell is the default destiny for mankind?   23:03  - Why are there so many philosophers who are secular and atheist when philosophy is a search for truth?   28:42  - Does Revelation 13 refer to Emperor Nero?   33:43  - When watching a televised Mass, should you go through the motions of kneeling while  watching?   39:30  – What is the best method for talking to Jehovah’s Witnesses?   47:59  - Why is John

Why do Catholics believe and practice the faith in the way that they do? Questions Covered: 02:07  - Why do Catholics pray to Mary? Why do they worship the Pope? And why do you have to tell your sins to a priest?   11:10  - How does one fast? Why do we fast?   19:27  - Where do the titles for priests, bishops, cardinals, and popes come from and why do we use them? (Father, Your excellency, his holiness, etc.)   28:30  - What gives Cath olic priests the right to turn the bread and wine into the Body and Blood  of Christ?   35:21  - How can Catholics believe that Mary is all holy and without sin when the Old Testament  shows that people can sin by mistake?   35:21  - How can Catholics believe that Mary is all holy and without sin when the Old Testament  shows that people can sin by mistake?   4 3:40 – If I go through a divorce, would I still be able to receive Communion or get remarried?   49:55  - Why do Catholics use icons and holy relics?  

Why do Catholics believe and practice the faith in the way that they do? Questions Covered: 14:18  - What is the Catholic teaching of the sacredness of the Eucharist? Can you get sick by  receiving it?   18:32  - How do I explain to a Protestant the evidence that Catholics have for Mary’s perpetual  virginity?       20:20  - Why did Jesus have to die for God if he is God?   36:21  - What does the Church teach about consuming pork? In the Bible, it was not allowed.   45:25  - What is the Catholic interpretation of Psalm 110, especially the part which says, “The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?  

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: 01:30  - Do we need religion in order to believe in God and does God need it to exist?   14:35  - Can I go to confession over the phone or can I confess my sins without a priest during  this time?   28:12  - Is it true that we don’t need a physical building for a Church? How can I speak to a friend about our need for Churches?   36:39  - Did St. Paul have apostolic succession?   40:43  - Why does there have to be any gluten in the Eucharist?   4 2:58 – How do we know that Peter was the successor of Christ?   51:26  - Why is it so hard to be a Catholic? It seems like other religions have it a lot easier than we do.  

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: 07:35  - How do I respond to an atheist who believes in syncretism in the 1st century?   20:25  - In Scripture it says, many are called, but few are chosen. How do Catholics interpret that?   35:00  - Do they leave the bread in monstrance or do they change it out?   42:00  - How can our sacramentals be blessed during this time when we don’t have physical  access to priests?    48:40  - Can you tell me about the three seers of Fatima? What were the graces that they received?  

Cy Ke llett and apologist, Trent Horn, discuss a variety of questions submitted via email and social media. If you have a  question  you’d like to submit for the next internet open forum, please email it to radio@catholic.com.    Questions Covered: 03:23  - I’m a Catholic in Qatar and have many Muslim friends. We often get into friendly debates and one thing that comes up sometimes is that Jesus never said he was God. How would you respond?   07:04  - Could you please help give some background or insight on the tradition of praying for Mary’s intercession as a newly married couple at the end of a wedding ceremony  M ass?   11:04  - I have a question about holy days of obligation. I think in Galatians Paul says why we still observe ‘holy days’? Why do different countries have different holy days?   16:21  - I have grown up with mass on Sunday but I get challenged by those that say nature is their church or like that. Can you give me some thoughts and verses to support gathering

Cy Ke llett and apologist, Trent Horn, discuss a variety of questions submitted via email and social media. If you have a  question  you’d like to submit for the next internet open forum, please email it to radio@catholic.com.    Questions Covered: 06:19  - Who recognized the  O ld  T estament canon?    16:00  - The Bible says we are saved by faith alone.    30:25 –  Why should a non-Catholic couple be considered by the church to have a valid civil union, when a formerly Catholic (or even just baptized-in-infancy) couple cannot, even if the n atural elements of the two unions are the same?      37:43 –  How can saints watch over us in heaven & hear our prayers of intercession when the  Bible says in heaven there will be no pain & tears?    45:25  - When Jesus went into the wilderness for 40 days and was tempted by the devil, did the devil know that Jesus was God?    48:41  - Last Sunday in the Gospel of John, Jesus said “Neither he, nor his parents sinned”. Wait – isn

Questions Covered: 02:32  - I won’t be able to receive Communion of each first Friday. Will this mess up my first Friday devotion?   04:30  - Can we know the name of our guardian angel or is it wrong to know it?    16:41  - Is there a prayer to pray to get rid of pandemic? Are there prayers for stress and anxiety?   21:15  - Why are all of the accounts of Jesus healing the blind man different?   28:39  - Is the Baptism mentioned in John 4 a Trinitarian Baptism?   34:35  - Why do we have infant Baptism? Second question, is there any chance that we are  wrong that the Catholic Church is the true Church?   41:33  - Is doing laundry on Sunday sinful?   44:33  - If there are other civilizations out there (in the universe), how could they accept Mary as  their mother?   49:10  - Is our day of worship on Sunday because of paganism?   51:26  - Why did Jesus use bread and wine and not anything else?  

Questions Covered: 13:50  - How do you do things for the common good but also use common sense? Is it okay to have some skepticism about what we are being told?   28:29  - Before all this stuff happened, I had a great routine. My life has changed so much now and I feel like the Church has deserted me and God has deserted me.