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
Questions Covered:
05:34 – Catholics believe one is divinized and protestants believe you are imputed for righteousness. However, when Pentecostals talk about sanctification, aren’t they talking more about divinization?
20:52 – Why do they say Jesus is God? How do I explain it to my 30-year-old unbaptized son?
30:09 – What would be a Catholic response to the protestant question, are you a good person?
36:27 – Were the apostles originally considered bishops? Was Peter also considered a bishop?
43:59 – If you sin now does that continually add to the suffering of Jesus on the cross?
48:18 – I have a funeral mass to go to tomorrow, would that satisfy the first Friday devotion?
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Questions Covered:
02:35 – Is James Sterba’s moral evil principle sound?
05:31 – While Jesus was alive was he aware of his destiny and did he orchestrate the events of the New Testament?
07:09 – Is it possible for demons to manipulate algorithms?
14:07 – Could you explain the teaching on the couple giving each other the sacrament of marriage and not the priest. How does that compare to the Orthodox teaching?
19:12 – Can you talk about Pseudo-scientific theory of ancient civilizations like Atlantis? How do we square that with Adam and Eve?
23:21 – In Mark Where Jesus talks about the second coming he mentions that “this generation will not pass away before these events take place.” But that didn’t happen. Can you explain?
28:45 – Is the Holy Spirit only with us when we’re persecuted?
35:19 – If there is such a lack of information about Joseph in the bible, where do we get our information about him?
40:44 – I know the Church is against assisted suicide. I need clarification. I’ve hard physical and mental conditions and I’m exhausted. How do I work with God in these final years?
49:05 – What’s the correct defense for the existence of the priesthood? Is it a good defense to use the argument that the term comes from the word Presbiteros?
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Questions Covered:
05:11 – I’ve heard that we are to reverence the altar in the Church rather than genuflect to Jesus in the tabernacle. Is that true?
12:48 – How can Mary be sinless in light of Romans 3:23-24 which says all men have sinned?
18:14 – Is Mary an angel of light?
22:24 – My mom suggested I set a reminder to get to bed on time. I forgot and didn’t do it, and stayed up too late. Was that a violation of the 5th commandment?
32:30 – It seems like we Catholics focus on just getting to Heaven rather than preaching the kingdom of God. What are some practical things we can do to build God’s kingdom?
42:50 – Can you set me straight on all the James’ in the New Testament? There’s so many I can’t keep them straight. And which one wrote the book of James?
48:07 – When we receive Communion, do we receive Jesus’ presence and do we become living tabernacles?
50:03 – What does the Church say about the status of Medjugorje?
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Questions Covered:
06:12 – CCC 841 says we worship the same God as Islam. Does that contradict Christian teaching?
13:58 – If we are all part of the universal priesthood, why are there no priestesses?
20:16 – In the old testament when they had the manna, they were told not to gather it, that it would be given day to day. I have concerns that we’re doing that with the Eucharist, that maybe we shouldn’t be saving it after Mass. Also, when the host is in the monstrance, when does it become the body and blood of Christ?
29:48 – How can I explain the saints to my Protestant friend who doesn’t believe in saints?
36:07 – My husband and I are in the process of adoption. What is the Church’s stance on embryo adoption?
43:35 – It says clearly in scripture when Jesus consecrates the wine that they should receive it. So isn’t it contrary to scripture that my diocese doesn’t offer the cup during Mass?
49:01 – I struggle with the granularity of the terms surrounding indulgences. I embrace wholeheartedly the concept of indulgences, but when things say “do x amount and you’ll get y days off purgatory” it just seems so transactional and rings untrue to me.
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Questions Covered:
08:25 – Why was Christ’ sacrifice necessary for salvation in light of the Old Testament and the law?
18:57 – Why is baptism the only sacrament that can be given by a non-clergy, or non-believer?
33:09 – How do I make sense of Pope Paul VI’s change of indulgences? Are all partial indulgences equal in value?
49:04 – I’m talking to a protestant and having a hard time arguing penal substitutionary atonement. Can you help clarify?
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