Called to Communion Mary and Football?
Feb 24, 2026
Wide-ranging questions about Mary, including the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption. Clear explanations of baptism, infant baptism benefits, and who can validly baptize in emergencies. Debates over Genesis literalism, Dispensationalism versus covenant theology, and why Protestants think Catholics venerate Mary. Practical pastoral topics like mixed marriages, suicide, canon law on consummation, and origins of Lenten practices.
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How Mary Was Saved From Original Sin
- Mary is saved preemptively from original sin by direct intervention of the Holy Spirit rather than cured after contracting sin.
- Dr. David Anders compares this to grabbing someone before they fall off a cliff versus patching them up after they splat to illustrate prevenient salvation.
Trust Tradition For Sacramental Practices
- Rely on Church tradition for sacramental rubrics because Scripture alone doesn't provide detailed liturgical rules.
- Dr. David Anders explains anyone can validly baptize in emergencies, but ordinary practice assigns the clergy that role.
Baptism Imprints Christlike Capacity On Infants
- Baptism imparts a habitual capacity or character of Christ on the soul that can be actualized as the child matures.
- Dr. David Anders cites Pope Gregory the Great's admonition 'become what you are' and the example of Little Nellie of Holy God.