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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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    A Protestant Personal Relation with Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 50:29


    Levels of Heaven, self harm, the fall of the angels and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Apologetics: A Dangerous Activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 50:28


    Worshiping on my own? Christ mystically present in the Mass? Psychedelics and mystical experiences? All this and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    A Kingdom of Undesirables

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 50:26


    In the womb of a graced woman? Changing God's will? Was the Last Supper like our Mass? Join Dr. Anders and Thom on the Friday's edition of Called to Communion.

    The Transfiguration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 50:28


    Should Catholics be more zealous at defending the faith? Catholic marriage always Sacramental? Wrong to be proud of our kids? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    To Whom Were Humans Historically Kind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 50:28


    Melchizedek, violence against Anabaptists, racism, aliens and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Scapegoat by René Girard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 50:27


    Sacrament without intent? The objectivity on confession? Oscar Wilde on Catholics? All this and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Catholic who doesn't Believe the Real Presence and Protestants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 50:34


    Did the Holy Spirit put the Bible together? Why can't Protestants take Holy Communion? The Real Presence and the Sacrifice of the Mass? All this and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    My Wife Doesn't Want More Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 50:34


    Soul sleep, dying excommunicated, tattoos and piercing and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Radical Catholic Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 50:28


    Missing the final moment of a loved one's death, homosexuality in history, veneration of saints in the early Church and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Let's Go to Bethany!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 50:26


    My teenager daughter prefers another parish? Baptism by immersion? Jesus calling himself God? Join us for this edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Church on Immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 50:26


    Marcionism, Chiliasm and the medieval Flagellant movement are some of the topics on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    An Original Copy of the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 50:32


    Faith oriented to the future? Buddhist modernism? St. Jerome got it wrong? All this and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Leaving and Cleaving

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 50:27


    Perfectionism, How to read Scriptures guided by the Spirit with the mind of the Church and more on this Friday edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Trusting AI on Catholicism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 50:27


    The use of religious images? A description of baptism in the Bible? Pope's Benedict resignation? All this and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Best Advertisement is a Life Transformed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 50:27


    Protestants in Purgatory? The Kerygma? The perseverance of the saints in Calvin? All this and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Living in a Simulation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 50:27


    Why parables? Church or an ecclesial community? Why bread and wine? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Main Apologetical Argument

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 50:25


    The veneration of saints in the logic of the Incarnation, the infallible interpretation of Scripture, catechizing my kids and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Main Reason for the Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 50:27


    Giving up the hope for a better past? What kind of free will are we talking about? How to approach JW's? This and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Oxford Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 50:30


    Assurance of salvation, feeling contrition, separation of Church and State and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Controversial St. Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 50:27


    Jesus for the Jews? God fearers? How to fall in love? Join Dr. David Anders on Called to Communion.

    Catholic Social Teaching and Welfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 50:26


    Priest laicized vs. excommunicated? Talking to Protestants at a funeral? Nursing homes? Don't miss this Tuesday edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Indissolubility of Marriage and Hedgehogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 50:33


    The transcendent longing, the seed of reason, the validity of SSPX sacraments and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    My Son is an Atheist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 50:28


    God contained in Jesus' humanity? The Hiddenness of God? Kindness that kills? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Dr. Anders' Catholic Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 50:26


    United to God in the military? Will be like gods? What is the calling? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Roman Rite of the Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 50:27


    The Rosary, original sin, Luther's law and Gospel and much more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Bible Apocalyptical Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 50:28


    Angels, Lucifer and free will, cohabitation, reincarnation and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Free Masonry and the Catholic Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 50:30


    St. Augustine and Calvinism, sufficient vs. efficacious grace, the omniscience of God and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Sacrifice of the Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 50:28


    Which is the most important aspect of the Mass? Is it a Sacrifice? A Sacrament? Don't miss this 4th of July Mailbag of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders. (Originally aired on 7/4/25)

    John 6 Vs. Protestants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 50:26


    Mary's sinlessness, the Temple veil, the Jewish Mikvah and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Why Sacraments?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 50:27


    Born again, the SSPX consecrations, the altar call and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Nouvelle théologie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 50:29


    The Perpetual Virginity, charismatic gifts, angelophanies and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Painful Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 50:26


    The Catholic family man, justifying abortion, why Catholic and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Impossible to Make Someone Catholic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 50:25


    Are apologetics achieving their goal online? How far to take an argument? How to avoid cherry-picking on the OT? This and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Most Heartfelt Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 50:31


    Worship or veneration, vines, branches and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Angry at God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 50:27


    AA and Catholics, Gay pride, Catholic kids in Protestant summer camps and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    A Religion to be Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 50:29


    The Lord's Prayer, fantasy destination, anosognosia and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    The Exorcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 50:35


    Apatheia, Ugaritic texts, the monarchy of the Father and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

    Do the Jews Personally Bear the Responsibility of Christ's Death?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 50:30


    A proper answer for non-Catholics who comment on the Crucifix by saying, "Get Christ off the cross!". What's the Church stance on homosexual conversion therapy? Does a Lutheran minister have the ability to consecrate? Are the jews bear personal responsibility for Jesus's death?

    Is Mortal Sin Subjective?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 50:30


    The difference in mortal vs venial sin? Is Mortal sin subjective? An email suggests that the Church could do more to help the poor, and a caller is interested in what the devil can hear in confession.

    Did Judas Have a Choice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 50:28


    Did Judas have a choice? How was the Holy Spirit distributed when it comes to authorship of the Bible? Predestination...is it for Catholics? Why did Christ descend into hell? Plus, good resources for differences in protestant and Catholic belief.

    Catholic Church Makes It's Own Rules? God's Emotions? Transubstantiation Explained!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 50:32


    Dr. David Anders dives into a question about the Catholic Church and whether or not the rules are "made up". Does God have emotions...and how would that explain a wrath? Need help understanding transubstantiation?...explained on today's show!

    Does a Catholic Have an Obligation to Baptize a Child?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 50:30


    Can someone have a mass said for a non-Catholic relative who has passed? Does a Catholic have an obligation to baptize a child? A caller shares why they aren't Catholic, and it's Polycarp. This and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders

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