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>Is it required belief that St. Joseph remained celibate his whole life? We explore Church teaching on this tradition and also dive into Mary’s sorrowful apparitions, obedience to the pope, and infant baptism debates with Protestants.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>12:03 – Why does Mary sometimes appear sad, like at appearance la Salette and in the seven sorrows of Mary?</li>
<li>19:20 – Is it necessary for Catholics to believe that St. Joseph was a perpetual virgin?</li>
<li>34:36 – My OBGYN is recommending that I do not have any more pregnancies after having an ectopic pregnancy. What should I do?</li>
<li>38:35 – When scripture speaks of Jesus having Brothers and Sisters, are those cousins?</li>
<li>43:14 – How do I respond to Protestants that say infant baptism is not correct because scripture says “repent and be baptized” but infants cannot repent? Is it sinful to have incorrect understanding of Catholic doctrines and teachings.</li>
<li>46:01 – How far does obedience to the pope go? What are the parameters in which we can disagree with the Pope?</li>
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<p>What happens if the priest or pastor doesn’t say the exact words during a baptism? Does it still count? We explore the Church’s teaching on valid baptism, plus questions on receiving Communion before convalidation, judgment after death, and depictions of Jesus in iconography.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>06:19 – I’m having my marriage convalidated in a couple of weeks. I will go to confession the day before. The next day I will go to Mass at 9am and the convalidation ceremony is at 1pm. Can I receive Eucharist at Mass or do I have to wait until after the convalidation?</li>
<li>09:08 – Is my baptism valid? The pastor changed the words.</li>
<li>17:33 – When do the general judgment (Mt. 25-31) and individual judgment (Hebrews 9:27) take place?</li>
<li>22:21 – If Mary had said no, would that have been her exercising her free will and not committing sin?</li>
<li>32:01 – As Catholics how should we practically approach suffering and should we pray to have it removed?</li>
<li>38:12 – Why do Catholics believe they can get messages from guardian angels, specifically regarding Archangel Gabriel on this solemnity of the Annunciation?</li>
<li>48:43 – Where to start with learning to sing the Psalter? What radio?</li>
<li>52:23 – In iconography, why is Jesus usually painted white when he was probably darker skinned?</li>
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<p>If the writings of the Church Fathers aren’t part of the Bible, why do they matter? We explore their authority and role in understanding the faith, plus tackle questions about God’s omniscience, Eucharistic miracles, and why Mary doesn’t appear more often in Scripture.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>04:15 – I constantly hear that God knows everything that’s going to happen, but in the Old Testament He changed His mind. It sounds like a contradiction.</li>
<li>10:02 – How seriously should I take the ancient church fathers given that they are not sacred scripture?</li>
<li>13:50 – How do I get atheists/agnostics to recognize the bible as a legitimate source?</li>
<li>16:00 – On the assumption that God is all-powerful, merciful, etc. Then why would he make us if he knew we were going to go through all this suffering and anguish?</li>
<li>22:52 – Is heaven empty until Jesus returns? If not, then how can Catholics believe that we all go to sleep and enter heaven until the second coming?</li>
<li>30:59 – In the Our Father, what is the true meaning of” thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven?”</li>
<li>35:14 – How is it possible for Satan to stand in the presence of God in Job if evil can’t withstand the presence of God?</li>
<li>41:00 – Why doesn’t Mary appear more in the Bible for all the reverence we give her?</li>
<li>46:01 – Debating with a Christian who claims Eucharistic miracles are demonic; how do I respond to them?</li>
<li>51:46 – Why should I care if there is a God?</li>
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<p>Many Marian prayers mention having “recourse” to her—but where does that phrase come from, and is it something Catholics are required to believe? We explore its origin and meaning, plus questions on Mary’s titles, Christ’s conception, and the early practice of the sign of the cross.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">04:44 – Many prayers to Mary say we have recourse to her. What is the origin of that? Is it required to believe that?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">08:12 – In the liturgy it says that Christ was conceived through the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit. Doesn’t the bible say “the most high” overshadowed her?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">12:30 – How can Mary be both the spouse of Joseph and the spouse of the Holy Spirit? It’s kind of uncomfortable to hear that.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">17:14 – When CCC 674 says Jesus won’t come back until he is recognized by “all of Israel,” who are they talking about?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">23:21 – How early on did the practice of making the sign of the cross happen?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:39 – Why do we withhold the Eucharist from adults up until confirmation?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">33:33 – If you forget to confess sins during confession are they absolved or is it a valid confession?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">37:50 – When we are in heaven do we reflect on our lives on earth?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">42:55 – What are your thoughts on children marrying someone who’s not Catholic?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">46:31 – I’m Catholic but this is a question that I get from atheists: Why did God create us in the first place?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">50:02 – How do I talk to a very combative protestant who demonizes everything the Church teaches?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>Are we responsible for staying silent when others sin? We explore what Scripture says, plus why some parishes don’t offer the chalice, how to pray for a seriously ill loved one, and the meaning of “action follows being” in Thomistic philosophy.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:44 – Where does it say in the bible that we would be culpable if we don’t speak up against someone else’s sin?</li>
<li>10:57 – Do you think the people present at the Tower of Babel were different races?</li>
<li>24:18 – Why do some parishes not offer the chalice during communion?</li>
<li>35:00 – What type of novena or sacrifice should I be doing for my very ill 27-year-old daughter?</li>
<li>50:58 – What evidence do we have for the Thomistic principle of action following being?</li>
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