Catholic Answers LIVE
Catholic Answers Live, hosted by Cy Kellett, is a daily, two-hour radio program dedicated to Catholic apologetics and evangelization. According to listener surveys, it is a runaway favorite on Catholic stations across America.
As a call-in program, Catholic Answers Live connects listeners to prominent leaders in the Church today—including scholars, nuns, priests, bishops, and cardinals—and touches on every aspect of our lives as Christians. You'll hear discussions on just about everything relating to the Church: doctrinal controversies, family concerns, social issues, evangelization, ethics…you name it!
Catholic Answers Live airs every Monday through Friday from 6-8 PM Eastern (3-4 PM Pacific) on over 360 AM and FM stations in the United States, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 130, and through the Internet at catholic.com. If you can't listen live, you can subscribe to our podcast or download individual shows from our MP3 archive.
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Most Recent Episodes
<p>How has America done after 250 years, and what role has Christianity—especially Catholicism—played in shaping the nation’s ideals? In this special episode of <em data-start="294" data-end="317" data-is-only-node="">Catholic Answers Live</em>, Dr. Chad Pecknold reflects on the 250th anniversary of the United States, examining the country’s founding principles through a Catholic lens. The discussion explores whether July 4 is truly America’s birthday, how Catholic thought influenced the concept of inalienable rights, and whether America could reach its fullest potential by embracing the Catholic faith. The episode concludes with an intriguing look at the theory that the Cold War helped preserve American unity and what that might mean for the nation’s future.</p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">02:00 – How are we doing as a country after 250 years?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">14:50 – Is the 4th of July the actual birth date of the U.S.?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">23:00 – How has Catholicism influenced the idea of inalienable rights?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">30:00 – Does America becoming a Catholic country mean she has reached her fullest potential?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">47:50 – The theory that the Cold War actually kept America together.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>“How do you make a good confession?” This question opens a discussion on the essential elements of confession and the role of grace in overcoming sin. Additionally, the conversation addresses the challenges faced by Protestants regarding sin and the struggles of Catholics dealing with habitual sin, providing a comprehensive view of these important topics.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>21:20 – How do you make a good confession?</li>
<li>29:50 – If you’re Catholic you have confession but where does that leave protestants who struggle with sin? What happens with Catholics who can’t get over habitual sin?</li>
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<p>“Why be courteous if Jesus wasn’t?” This question opens a discussion on the importance of courtesy in faith and dialogue, addressing how to approach sensitive topics, such as when a child chooses a different faith. Other questions include whether Jesus ever invited rather than commanded and the appropriateness of lending a rosary to someone of a different faith at a vigil.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:30 – Why do we always have to be courteous when Jesus wasn’t always courteous?</li>
<li>37:00 – My son was raised Catholic and now wants to become Muslim. How do I approach him with courtesy?</li>
<li>46:43 – Did Jesus ever invite someone to do something instead of commanding them?</li>
<li>50:42 – I’m attending a vigil. Would It be a courtesy to lend a rosary to a jewish woman for the vigil?</li>
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<p>“Are guardian angels real?” This question opens a discussion on their biblical mentions and the belief that every person, including non-Christians, may have one. Other topics include the fate of a guardian angel after their charge dies, the nature of angels and time, and the appropriateness of praying to saints or angels.</p>
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<li>06:15 – So on the topic of angels who can actually help us — are guardian angels real? Are they ever mentioned in the Bible?</li>
<li>07:50 – Does every single person have a guardian angel? Or only the baptized, or only children, or only the holy?</li>
<li>10:55 – What about non-Christians — an atheist, a Hindu, someone who’s never heard the name of Christ? Do they have a guardian angel too?</li>
<li>13:15 – When the person they’re guarding dies, what happens to a guardian angel? Do they get reassigned — ‘recycled,’ so to speak — onto a new baby?</li>
<li>17:50 – Why do you think angels haven’t fallen again?</li>
<li>24:15 – Do angels experience time as in having a before, now and later?</li>
<li>32:25 – I know angels have gender. Does the gender of our guardian angels correspond to our gender?</li>
<li>35:48 – When God told Moses to build the ark with Seraphim on it, how did Moses know what a Seraphim looked like?</li>
<li>41:19 – What is appropriate or not appropriate when praying to saints or angels? Are we asking them to actually do something for us, or just asking them to pass on our request to God?</li>
<li>45:00 – Can we name our guardian angels? Plenty of well-meaning Catholics do exactly that.</li>
<li>50:01 – If everything you’ve said is true — that every one of us is surrounded, right now, by powerful, personal, tireless servants of God who love us and want to get us safely home — how should knowing the angels are real change the way a Catholic prays, faces temptation, and meets death?</li>
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<p>“Are angels real?” This question opens a discussion about their nature and purpose, addressing whether they are merely symbolic representations of God’s presence. The conversation also touches on the relevance of angels in our lives today and explores the distinction between angels and humans, including the popular belief that deceased loved ones become angels.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>03:35 – Let’s start at the bottom of the ladder. Are angels real, or are they symbolic ways of talking about God’s presence?</li>
<li>06:10 – So okay — if angels are real, can we just ignore them and get on with our lives? If they don’t do much nowadays, why should I care?</li>
<li>11:35 – Let’s define our terms cleanly. What exactly is an angel — and how much of what we believe comes from Scripture, versus theological speculation?</li>
<li>14:55 – Here’s one everyone has heard at a funeral: that grandma is an angel now, watching over us — that we get our wings when we die. Do human beings become angels when they die?</li>
<li>19:00 – Have angels always existed alongside God, or were they created like everything else?</li>
<li>23:00 – If angels are bodiless spirits, then how do we get all these accounts of angels appearing, speaking, even sharing a meal? How does a spirit with no body show up and get</li>
<li>29:25 – Roughly how many angels are there? Are we talking about a handful of major players, or something vaster — are there more angels or more humans?</li>
<li>34:45 – Most people have heard there are nine choirs of angels — seraphim, cherubim, archangels, and so on. Where does that come from, and what are these nine choirs of angels?</li>
<li>49:20 – We’ve talked a lot about praying to saints on this show — but why should we specifically pray to angels? Isn’t that more dangerous? Let’s steelman it. Twice in Revelation, John falls down to worship an angel, and both times the angel stops him cold and says, ‘Worship God.’ Paul warns the Colossians against the worship of angels. In light of all that, why would we ever pray to an angel?</li>
<li>53:10 – How do we even know angels can hear us?</li>
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