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Questions Covered: 06:51  - In the last 6 months I started a business. It has been very stressful and full of worry. How can I rely on God and get some peace of mind?   13:25  - I have generalized anxiety disorder. Is there anything you can recommend for my prayer life that can help me with this?   21:33  - I have bipolar and depression. I’ve been on medication. It hasn’t really  worked,  and my depression is really getting to me. What can I do?   30:33  - Is it okay to take medication for anxiety?    35:03  - Are there any saints who are  patron  saints of anxiety and worry?   40:00  - I have bipolar and schizophrenia. How do I leave my financial anxieties with God?  

Questions Covered: 15:44  - Why is it that when we start living a holy life, people sometimes start disliking us and our new lifestyle?   19:25  - I am a Baptist and am wondering why Catholics pray the rosary. Does it make you  holier?   31:30  - What is your recommendation for how to make the most out of Eucharistic adoration?    36:08  - I say the Rosary. Is that okay? Do my rosaries help someone?   43:20  - I recently promised my dad that I would quit cigarettes if he would say the rosary every  day. It has been very difficult for me. What is the Church’s teaching on smoking?   46:30  - How should we handle everyday gossip?  

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: 02:21  - Why does the Catholic Church still insist on using a priest for confession? Why do  Catholics use priests when Jesus is our high priest?   15:17  - How do I become a Messianic Jew?   17:40  - Where do the ashes during Lent come from? Is there Scriptural evidence for this?   22:35  - What is the biblical support for people being able to receive Communion but not remarry once they have divorced? Where does this teaching come from?   33:25  - My  non-Catholic  friend said it’s okay to have multiple wives, using Scripture as evidence.  How can I refute this?   39:43  - Jesus talks about “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.” What did that  mea...

Fr. Sebastian Walshe discusses his co-authored book, 20 Answers: Prayer. Questions Covered: 08:42   – Why do we pray the “Lord’s Prayer” the way we do during the Mass? Why is it different than the way Protestants pray?   14:53  - If we believe that every prayer asked in faith will be answered, does that mean that the  faithful prayer in Scripture will be answered ?   18:42  - Why do Catholics pray in Mary’s name or to Mary?   28:00  - I have a hard time with prayer and I’ve never really read Scripture. Where is a good place to start?    33:08  - My prayers are for others, but I read that prayers for others will not be answered because I can’t merit them. Is this true?   37:10  - When was “Jesus” added to the Hail Mary prayer?   41:48 –  Is a prayer journal helpful?   43:11  - What is a private devotion and why can’t it be prayed publicly?   46:07  - When was “you” changed to “t...

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: 07:45  - I attended a healing Mass and was anointed with oil. Does that mean that my sins were forgiven? I wasn’t in a state of grace, but I felt forgiven, so I received the Eucharist.   15:00  - Is Pope Benedict stepping down from the papacy the same as it would be for Jesus to get off the Cross before dying?   19:07  - Are my prayers effective if I pray for a non-believing person?    29:32  - What does the Church teach about women deacons?   42:38  - I am not Catholic but want to convert to become Catholic. I want to know now if my  marriage will be valid. Can you help me?   46:15  - My orthodox friend was trying to convince me that priests should be married using 1 Timothy 3...

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: 03:07  - Guadalupe radio network…Someone told me it was unlikely that Jesus was not married.  How can I defend his singleness and celibacy?   12:24  - Jimmy mentioned that he felt that Pope Benedict might someday be canonized a saint. Can Jimmy explain his reasoning?   17:04  - Are married couples obliged to abstain from sex while the wife is taking contraception?   24:16  - Are we still living under the old covenant or a new covenant?   31:30  - What is your opinion of Fr. Malachi Martin and his writings?   36:00  - What alterations to the body are sinful?   47:15  - I am a Protestant. Is the practice of indulgences supported by Exodus?  

Where in Scripture is the True Presence revealed? How do Catholics know that Jesus meant for his Church to consume Body and Blood? Find out here with Catholic Answers’ apologist, Karlo Broussard. Questions Covered: 07:56  - In John 6:55, is Jesus telling the Jews that to “drink his blood” would break the Mosaic law of not consuming blood, so giving them  a command  they could not follow? My Protestant friend says this was his way of telling the Jews to go away.   16:13  - What is the Catholic understanding of the Real Presence? What happens to the wine and bread?   24:19  - Why  does the bread have to be specially made for the Mass to be valid? Does it have to be bread?   32:45  - Do y ou have to believe that the Body and Blood is real? Will you not have life within you if you don’t?   43:30  - When the Eucharist is digested into our bodies, do we become the accidentals?   47:44  - I am a new Catholic. Befor...