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Children between the ages of 3 and 17 are welcome to call with their questions about the faith. Tune in for an hour of thoughtful and intelligent questions from the youngest members of the Church.   Questions Covered: 03:15  - Why did St. Francis preach to the birds?   08:29  - If Adam and Eve were the first people on the earth, then is everyone on the earth their  relative or did other people appear?   14:07  - If the whole sky is heaven, then where is hell?   17:40  - Why do Catholics not accept gay marriage?   23:57  - Are we still going to be happy in heaven if some of our family and friends are not there with us?   28:59  - Are we still going to be happy in heaven if some of our family and friends are not there with us?   33:42  - Since  all  the Church’s doctrine and dogma is somewhere in the Bible, is it wrong to disagree with one of the teachings?   42:13  - Why doesn’t ...

Questions Covered: 20:03  - Were there any popes before John Paul II who had world days of prayer?   23:57  - Is it true that John Paul II was allowing idolatry and sacrilege in 1986 in Assisi?    36:50  - How did bishops get away with so much under John Paul II time as pope? Was he not aware of what was going on?   45:13  - When is John Paul II’s feast day?  

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: 07:01  - I am not Catholic. In the New Testament, it says to take your prayer to God. Why do Catholics pray to saints?   12:48  - Is Mary the New Ark of the Covenant and that is why the wooden Ark is gone?   17:21  - If God is eternal, then how does he view time? How did Jesus not have a body and then  suddenly have a body?   29:25  - Why did God allow the angels and the humans to fall, yet there is no hope for salvation  for the angels?   36:44  - Is Leviticus 4, which discusses unintentional sin, the same as what we call material sin?   44:45  - While the Blessed Mother and the apostles were waiting for the descent of the Holy Spirit, were they celebrating the Mass?   4...

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: 3:00 – Where did all the early church Hebrew manuscripts go?   12:29  - How does God know everything?   14:15  - What did Our Lady of Fatima mean when she told the kids they would be making reparation for sins?   21:36  - What does the Church mean when she talks about the preferential option of the poor and how that would look like in a modern sense?   28:58  - Does anyone know where the physical Ark of the Covenant is today?   32:20  - How is the prophecy of Haggai about the new temple  fulfilled ? Is Jesus’ body the new  temple?    40:55  - I am a Methodist. What is apologetics?   4 3:45 – When I go into a lot of Catholic churches, I often see Mary in the...

What does the Catholic Church really believe about the Mother of God? Questions Covered: 21:03  - When someone said to Jesus, “Blessed are the breasts that  nourished you,” and Jesus responds, “No, bles sed are those who do the will of God.” Is this evidence against Marian devotion?   28:56  - Are the Marian doctrines based  on the Bible?    35:30  - What is the differen ce between venerating and worshipping Mary? How can I explain this to a Protestant?   47:50  - Why do Catholics use inter cessory prayer to Mary?  Why do they offer votive offerings to her, like lighting candles or giving flowers? Does that fall into the category of making sacrifice to something other than God?  

The Catholic Church teaches and believes in the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. Dr. Delgado helps to answer questions about abortion, contraception, end of life care and more. Questions Covered: 14:30  - Is it immoral to not have intercourse when the woman is ovulating? Is this contraception?   21:25  - Do Catholics have an obligation to  vote for pro-life politicians?   24:18  - How can I respond to Catholics who say that it won’t make a big difference to vote for pro-life politicians?   30:00  - If you as a Catholic decline to be hospitalized on a ventilator during this time, is that a sin?   32:35  - I don’t believe that we can tell people that they can’t have an abortion.   41:55  - What are your thoughts on a Catholic who is pro-life but doesn’t think there should be any legal ramifications for abortion?   46:30  - How does the Catholic Church view NFP for more rural areas? I...

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: 01:56  - Is it true that if people get an abortion, are they automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church? Also, does that mean people who commit murder would also be excommunicated?   07:50  - Do Catholics and Protestants worship the same God?   11:28  - Pope Francis said that the mind of God willed the multitude of religions. Is this true?   15:15  - Does baptism of desire give the same graces as baptism and remove the stain of sin?   18:09  - Are the three days of darkness really going to happen?   21:50  - What is the mark of the beast? Has it already come?    31:55  - Why does God allow abuse or torture?   41:05  - Are Catholics bound to believe in ...