Called to Communion Is God Still Speaking?
Apr 7, 2026
Listeners hear conversations on prayer struggles and trusting God. There is a clear explanation of purgatory and its scriptural roots. The show tackles why Catholicism is sometimes labeled a cult and explores faith, works, and justification. Topics also include free will limits, celibacy versus married clergy, discernment practices, and pastoral responses to suicide and scrupulosity.
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Pray Simple Traditional Prayers When You Don't Trust Yourself
- Keep using simple, doctrinal prayers if you distrust your desires when praying.
- David Anders praises vocal prayers like the Hail Mary and Lord's Prayer as sincere surrender when you can't trust your will.
Wrestling Match Prayer That Weren't Answered
- David Anders recounts praying in grammar school to beat a rival wrestler and later realizing the win was from grit not answered prayer.
- He uses the story to contrast selfish 'laundry list' prayers with humble petitions aligning to God's will.
What the Church Actually Teaches About Purgatory
- Purgatory is taught as a real state for purification that benefits from the prayers of the faithful.
- The Church leaves most particulars to theological opinion and rejects caricatures of purgatory as a demonic hellscape.
