Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

 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:

  • 03:24 - My Protestant friend believes that Hebrews 9 and 10 disprove Catholicism because Catholics continually offer sacrifice. How can I explain that it is one sacrifice? 
  • 09:08 - Who invented the Holy Trinity? 
  • 14:53 - Since neither candidate is completely pro-life, we would be voting for the lesser of two evils. Are we as Catholics called to write in an entirely pro-life candidate? 
  • 19:05 - Is it wrong to worship outside of the Catholic faith? I watch videos on YouTube from LDS churches to comfort myself since my dad died. 
  • 30:34 - My 24-year-old daughter is trying to convince me that Reincarnation is real and wants me to go to an event where they take me through my past lives. How can I best respond to her? 
  • 34:40 - What is the definition of the ‘morning star’? 
  • 41:53 - If we have truly free will, why can’t we do what we want? 
  • 45:45 - What is the unpardonable sin mentioned in Scripture and why is it unpardonable? 
  • 49:14 - with all these fake prophets all over the world deceiving many people, will their followers go to hell? 
  • 51:24 - My husband was taught in an RCIA class that all Jewish people will go to heaven because they are God’s chosen people. Is this true? 

Resources Mentioned:

 
  • Billy Sprague
  • Mark Heard
  • Ep. 93 and 94 from Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

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