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Called to Communion is a live call-in show hosted by Dr. David Anders, where he engages with non-Catholics about the Catholic faith. The show invites listeners to call in and discuss what is preventing them from becoming Catholic. It airs on EWTN and aims to clarify Catholic teachings and address questions from a Catholic perspective.

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The Sacrifice of the Mass Jul 3, 2026 00:50:28 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? Jul 2, 2026 00:50:26 Mary's sinlessness, the Temple veil, the Jewish Mikvah and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Why Sacraments? Jul 1, 2026 00:50:27 Born again, the SSPX consecrations, the altar call and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Nouvelle théologie Jun 30, 2026 00:50:29 The Perpetual Virginity, charismatic gifts, angelophanies and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Painful Marriage Jun 29, 2026 00:50:26 The Catholic family man, justifying abortion, why Catholic and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Impossible to Make Someone Catholic Jun 26, 2026 00:50:25 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 Jun 25, 2026 00:50:31 Worship or veneration, vines, branches and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Angry at God Jun 24, 2026 00:50:27 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 Jun 23, 2026 00:50:29 The Lord's Prayer, fantasy destination, anosognosia and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Exorcist Jun 22, 2026 00:50:35 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? Jun 19, 2026 00:50:30 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? Do the jews bear personal responsibility for Jesus's death?

Is Mortal Sin Subjective? Jun 18, 2026 00:50:30 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? Jun 17, 2026 00:50:28 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! Jun 16, 2026 00:50:32 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? Jun 15, 2026 00:50:30 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

Does the Eucharist Change Your Life? Jun 12, 2026 00:50:29 What is it like to make an act of faith when you don't "feel" that it is true? Does the protestant church recognize the early Church fathers? Does the Eucharist change your life? Tune in to hear Dr. David Anders answer to these and more!

Mental Prayer? How to Explain Purgatory Jun 11, 2026 00:50:28 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? Jun 10, 2026 00:50:29 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! Jun 9, 2026 00:50:30 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? Jun 8, 2026 00:50:36 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? Jun 5, 2026 00:50:29 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 Jun 4, 2026 00:50:25 Corpus Christi, hypnosis, David's census and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Contrition or Guilt? Jun 3, 2026 00:50:27 Newman and conscience, the doctrine of the Ascension, Paul's priesthood and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Worshiping Archeological Discoveries? Jun 2, 2026 00:50:29 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? Jun 1, 2026 00:50:27 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? May 29, 2026 00:50:26 Wisdom studies, implicit learning, arsenokoitai and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Truman Show? May 28, 2026 00:50:30 Gnosticism, relativism, synodality, Erasmus and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Saved by Theology? May 27, 2026 00:50:26 Hypostatic union, Lutherans and Eucharistic Sacrifice, substitutionary punishment vs. sacrifice and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

OH to Be Blunt May 26, 2026 00:50:23 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! May 25, 2026 00:50:26 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 May 22, 2026 00:50:22 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? May 21, 2026 00:50:26 Polygenesis, Reiki, Original Sin and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Celebrity Televangelists May 20, 2026 00:50:20 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? May 19, 2026 00:50:25 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? May 18, 2026 00:50:27 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 May 15, 2026 00:50:26 God and time, Islam, the separation of initiation rites and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Catholics and Alcohol May 14, 2026 00:50:30 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 May 13, 2026 00:50:26 Praying to Mary, foul language, religious diversity and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Doubting Thomas? May 12, 2026 00:50:27 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 May 11, 2026 00:50:28 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? May 8, 2026 00:50:25 Worthy godparents, conversionism, death penalty and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Preterism and the book of Apocalypse May 7, 2026 00:50:25 Protestant belief in the Eucharist, annulments, religious trauma and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Catholic Worldview May 6, 2026 00:50:25 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? May 5, 2026 00:50:29 Magisterium changing past teaching, dark psalms, the meaning of words and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Catholics and the Bible May 4, 2026 00:50:26 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 May 1, 2026 00:50:27 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 Apr 30, 2026 00:50:28 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? Apr 29, 2026 00:50:28 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 Apr 28, 2026 00:50:30 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 Apr 27, 2026 00:50:30 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 Apr 24, 2026 00:50:22 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! Apr 23, 2026 00:50:27 The poor, Protestant morality, the unbiblical rapture and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Mary as Eschatological Icon Apr 22, 2026 00:50:26 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 Apr 21, 2026 00:50:26 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? Apr 20, 2026 00:50:28 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? Apr 17, 2026 00:50:29 Catholics complicated? Orthodox vs. Catholics? Aquinas vs. The Immaculate? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Separation of Church and State? Apr 16, 2026 00:50:26 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? Apr 15, 2026 00:50:25 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.

The Political Landscape in US Apr 14, 2026 00:50:27 Divisions in the Church, marriage in the Scriptures, Judas' paradox and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Anti-Catholicism in the US Apr 13, 2026 00:50:29 Being holy, assurance of salvation, the millennium and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Did God Really Die? Apr 10, 2026 00:50:30 Implicit faith, the Filioque, the need for Sacraments and more on this Friday's edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Noble Bereans Apr 9, 2026 00:50:27 Conditional baptism? Can minors ask for the Sacraments? St. Rita of Cascia? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Your World Deconstructed Apr 8, 2026 00:50:26 Loosing relationships after converting to Catholicism? Veneration of the dead in second temple Judaism and early Christianism? Who was Jesus talking to on the Last Supper? This and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Is God Still Speaking? Apr 7, 2026 00:50:31 Prayer, cults, free will and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The City of God Apr 6, 2026 00:50:27 Hell, the logic of Catholicism, the Ethiopian Bible and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Father Reprobating Christ on the Cross? Apr 2, 2026 00:50:30 What was there before the doctrine of the cannon of the Bible? How to interpret Marian apparitions? Caring for an addict? This and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Just War and Divine Command Ethics Apr 1, 2026 00:50:28 Levels of Heaven? Papal States? Penal Substitution? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

The Incomprehensible Grace of Mary Mar 31, 2026 00:50:28 Is baptism described in the Bible? Consecrating ourselves many times? Explaining the Immaculate? This and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Understanding Newman Mar 30, 2026 00:50:29 Angels sinning after seeing God? Did prophets in the OT knew? Sabellianism and Modalism? Join us for this Monday edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

What to do With my Past? Mar 27, 2026 00:50:26 On today's Called to Communion, Dr. Anders goes deep into Eschatology and accompany his listeners through struggles in their daily lives.

Primal Difference Between Catholics and Protestants Mar 26, 2026 00:50:27 Theophanies, tree days of darkness, ordaining married men and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Protestant Proof Texting Mar 25, 2026 00:50:29 Which Church; Catholic or Orthodox? What's Romans all about? Was the New Testament written for men? Don't miss today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Tongues and the Baptism in the Spirit Mar 24, 2026 00:50:27 How to understand the Bible? What is the Great Commission? Did the Apostles sent everybody? Join us for this Mailbag edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders. (Originally aired on 3/11/25)

The Only True Religion? Mar 23, 2026 00:50:27 The Axial Age, gravity and effects of sin, development of the Rosary and more on this Monday edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Sincere but Wrong Mar 20, 2026 00:50:26 Abraham's sacrifice prophetic? Arians saved? Pauline privilege? This and more on today's mailbag edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

It's Not About You! Mar 19, 2026 00:50:29 St. Joseph, accepting Christ, Erasmus and more in today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Scrupulosity and OCD Mar 18, 2026 00:50:28 A welcoming Church? Dark passages of the OT? Libation offerings? Join us for Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Who Was the Beloved Disciple? Mar 17, 2026 00:50:27 Scripture, Tradition, Moral Gradualism and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Autism and Theology Mar 16, 2026 00:50:27 On today's Called to Communion Dr. Anders dives deep into topics like: Divine simplicity, IVF, Catholic Sacraments on Protestants and more.

Dun Scotus and the Immaculate Conception Mar 13, 2026 00:50:27 Saints, the Sabbath, Jansenism and more on this Mailbag edition of Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

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