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:

 
  • 02:33 - I am a Protestant. Recently I have become interested in Catholic teaching. I don’t understand the role of works in the Catholic understanding of salvation. How does that work? 
  • 13:00 - The angel Gabriel said to Mary that her cousin was six months pregnant. When Mary went to visit Elizabeth, was she present for the birth of John? 
  • 16:53 - Is there any Church teaching addressing what happens to the just and the unjust when they are resurrected? 
  • 19:45 - Is the seal in Ephesian 4:30 proof of eternal security? 
  • 28:24 - I am a PhD student and I study the occult. I know St. Paul says to avoid astrologists and the like. How far is too far in my research? I am a Catholic. 
  • 36:53 - How do we answer non-Catholics when they have complaints about the pope, particularly the Nativity scene that is in the Vatican this year? 
  • 45:58 - What is the Catholic view of celebrating Kwanzaa? 
  • 48:50 - I got baptized 3 times as a Protestant. I became Catholic and realized that is too many baptisms, especially since the first one was Trinitarian. I got really sick and I am wondering if God is upset with me for being baptized so much? Can I fix this? 
  • 52:26 - I see in the Old Testament that special graces come through the name of God. Does this have a connection to the New Testament saying, “At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bend”?
 

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