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Call in: 833-288-EWTN (3986) | Are you "Called to Communion?" In this LIVE call-in show, Dr. David Anders talks clearly with non-Catholics about the faith. We ask the question "What's stopping YOU from becoming a Catholic?"

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    Mental Prayer? How to Explain Purgatory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 50:28


    What is mental prayer? Does being a mason equal excommunication? Is there such thing as a Royal Diaconate? How to explain purgatory and more!

    Guardian Angels for Insects?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 50:29


    Are guardian angels assigned to insects? How important is a properly formed conscience? Does it seem more acceptable for people to be blasphemous towards Jesus Christ in today's society? All these questions and more answered on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders

    Praying Novenas, Catholics Not Evangelizing, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 50:30


    Is it ok not to pray a novena? Why is Easter's date chosen when it is? Dr. Anders challenges a caller who says that Catholics don't evangelize, and much more on today's show!

    Catholic vs Protestant Weddings? Is God Sorry He Made Man?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 50:36


    Can we rationally believe that God created the world in an instant? How does a Catholic wedding differ from a protestant's wedding? Was God Sorry he made man? These questions and more on today's show!

    Unity or Procreation in Marriage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 50:29


    The Unitarian Church, the development of Catholic conscience, the process of forgiving and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Natural Law in Moral Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 50:25


    Corpus Christi, hypnosis, David's census and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Contrition or Guilt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 50:27


    Newman and conscience, the doctrine of the Ascension, Paul's priesthood and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Worshiping Archeological Discoveries?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 50:29


    When science appears to contradict the faith, the Quietism heresy, the abduction phenomena and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Teaching Doctrine or Indoctrination?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 50:27


    Only 12 in the Last Supper? Gregorian Masses for the dead? Spiritual communion? This and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Can Laity Criticize the Holy Father?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 50:26


    Wisdom studies, implicit learning, arsenokoitai and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Truman Show?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 50:30


    Gnosticism, relativism, synodality, Erasmus and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Saved by Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 50:26


    Hypostatic union, Lutherans and Eucharistic Sacrifice, substitutionary punishment vs. sacrifice and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    OH to Be Blunt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 50:23


    Today Dr. Anders answers your questions including how blunt should we be about explaining God's truth? What are the cultural standards to live by? Can the devil know what we are thinking and how should we use A.I.?

    Memorial Day Mailbag!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 50:26


    Is monogenism sustainable? Catholic free will vs. Protestants'? Valid sacraments from an immoral priest? Join us for this Memorial Day Mailbag edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Presence of God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 50:22


    Today on the show, Dr. Anders explores the sacred power of Last Rites, Communion, and intentional prayer. Discover how to recognize God's presence in your everyday life, and join us for insightful discussions on the inspiring Blessed Carlo Acutis and faith-based family planning.

    A Limited Marian Devotion?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 50:26


    Polygenesis, Reiki, Original Sin and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Celebrity Televangelists

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 50:20


    St. Simon of Cyrene? Jesus decent to Hell? Can the Trinity be understood? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Mary Needing the Spirit at Pentecost?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 50:25


    Formal vs. material cooperation with evil, Aquinas' Quinque Viae and the Christian God, prayer and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Sortes Biblicae?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 50:27


    Casting lots, world without end, evidence from the Resurrection and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Catholic Misunderstanding of the Eucharist

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 50:26


    God and time, Islam, the separation of initiation rites and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Catholics and Alcohol

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 50:30


    Second baptism? Can salvation be lost? Purgatory a dogma? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Martin Luther's Theory of Law and Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 50:26


    Praying to Mary, foul language, religious diversity and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Doubting Thomas?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 50:27


    Intellectual certainty in Religion? Distant confessions? Genocide in the Old Testament? This and more in today's mailbag edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders. (Originally aired on 5/9/25)

    Religious Orders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 50:28


    Jesus' brothers? What's in the Bible? Creation or procession? This and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Priestly Concubinage?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 50:25


    Worthy godparents, conversionism, death penalty and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Preterism and the book of Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 50:25


    Protestant belief in the Eucharist, annulments, religious trauma and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Catholic Worldview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 50:25


    The end of Purgatory, Christ holding himself in his hands, if Adam & Eve hadn't sin and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Was St. Augustine a Lutheran?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 50:29


    Magisterium changing past teaching, dark psalms, the meaning of words and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Catholics and the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 50:26


    The media portrayal of the demonic, the Lord's prayer, the Ethiopian Bible and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Child Abuse in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 50:27


    Close or open communion, Humani Generis by Pius XII, medical marihuana and more on this Friday's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    St. Pius V and the First Catechism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2026 50:28


    Cutting down the tree, the history of indulgences, understanding the Trinity and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Eucharistic Sacrifice Different from the Blessed Sacrament?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 50:28


    From relics to the Eucharist? What is love? The new convert's temptation? Join us on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    A Suffering God

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 50:30


    Born With a Sinned Nature? The Trinity and simplicity? Why wait for Easter? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Tattoos, The Doctrine of the Marriage Debt, Sacrificial Rite of the Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 50:30


    Today on Called to Communion, Dr. David Anders answers questions on the Catholic doctrine of the marriage debt. Tattoos. What is meant by the sacrificial rite of the mass and more...

    The Log on my Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 50:22


    Protestant assurance of salvation, grave vs mortal sin, Dominion theology and the 7 mountain mandate and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The First Apologetical Response to a Protestant!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 50:27


    The poor, Protestant morality, the unbiblical rapture and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Mary as Eschatological Icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 50:26


    Is supporting EWTN evangelization? Suppressed memories in heaven? A formula for spiritual life? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Unintelligibly of Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 50:26


    Sharing the faith without arguing? Can Marian apparitions come from the Devil? Moral gradualism? This and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Is Karma Real?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 50:28


    Bringing a friend back to Catholicism, Catholics without confession, the resurrected body and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Praying with Muslims?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 50:29


    Catholics complicated? Orthodox vs. Catholics? Aquinas vs. The Immaculate? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Separation of Church and State?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 50:26


    Jesus' two wills? Protestants and the Real Presence? Divine intellect? This and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Is Called to Communion Legit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 50:25


    Who suffered on the cross? Irenaeus and the habituation of the Logos? Believing private revelation? Don't miss today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

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