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2024-03-25
Holy Week Mailbag
If God is unchanging, did he have a body eternally, and how does the incarnation relate to God being eternal?, What is the best way to explain the Trinity to younger students?, Given that the tree of knowledge of good and evil was where sin came from; could God have created the Garden of Eden without it?, and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-03-18
Mass for Dogs?
Why did the Protestants break off from the Catholic Church and are they close to reunification? Is a confession invalid if the priest can't hear all of our sins? What does mortification of the senses mean? and more on today's Open Line with guest host Dr. David Anders.
2024-03-11
This Day You Will Be with Me in Paradise
Why should we appeal to natural law in moral debates? How do you respond to Protestants about Judith and the deuterocanonical books being historically inaccurate? Where did the thief on the cross go? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-03-04
Holy Water
Is it okay to listen to a recitation of the Rosary with my headphones while praying the Rosary? Can I be a Catholic, with next to no Marian Devotion? Did Jesus descend to a physical hell? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-02-26
Sacrifice of the Mass
What is your advice for someone about to receive the Eucharist for the first time? How can I evangelize a Christian neighbor of mine without pushing her away or ruining the friendship? Is it good to pray the same prayers for years or can I mix it up? and more on today's Open Line with Guest Host Dr. David Anders.
2024-02-19
What is Lent About?
Will one mortal sin actually send someone to hell? Could a civilian leader end the Great Schism? What is Lent about? and more on today's Open Line with guest host Dr. David Anders.
2024-02-12
Venerate versus Worship of Saints
Are Protestant baptisms valid? Can you explain the difference between veneration and worship of the saints? When is it permissible for laypeople to baptize? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-02-05
Is There A Hierarchy In The Trinity?
Is there a hierarchy in the Trinity?
2024-01-29
Communion of Saints
Why did they eliminate the Season of Septuagesima from the church calendar? How are we meant to understand the terms “binding” and “loosing” in the gospel of Matthew? Before a saint is canonized, can we ask someone who is dead to pray for us if we don’t know if they are in heaven with God? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-01-22
The Eucharist and Salvation
Why are we being dared to say the Our Father? Why do we no longer say the word One in the Collect, as in one God forever and ever? Is the Eucharist necessary for salvation? and more on today's Open Line Monday with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-01-15
Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Day Mailbag
Your e-mails and listener comment line calls are answered on a special mailbag edition of Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-01-08
Pray for the Dead
Do we have any citations from Scripture that our Lord blessed couples in irregular/sinful relationships? What is the Catholic Church's teaching on divorce and marriage? When my father died, my priest said now you pray TO him not FOR him. This confused me, I thought we are to pray for the deceased. and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2024-01-01
Jesus' Missing Years
Why do the US bishops insist on parking a Holy Day on January 1? Why are there no stories about Jesus during his teen years? Why did they name him Emmanuel, but we call him Jesus? Why was Jesus Jewish and we are Catholic? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2023-12-18
Why Did the Three Kings Leave Jesus?
Why did the 3 Kings leave Jesus after seeing him in the Nativity? If a priest celebrates a Mass without certain vestments, is it invalid? If a person knows he needs to abstain from Communion, is he still part of the sacrifice? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.
2023-12-11
The Messianic Secret
What is the last judgement? Can you speak about worship regarding the cross, saints, Mary? What’s the distinction between spiritual gluttony and the pursuit of wisdom? and more on today's Open Line with Fr. John Trigilio.