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:
01:24 – Why does the Catholic Church downplay the deaths caused by Thomas More?
12:40 – Can the pope’s authority ever be invalidated?
21:50 – What exactly do Catholics believe about the assumption of Mary?
41:33 – If the Jewish faith accepts reincarnation, does the Catholic faith also accept the teaching of reincarnation?
50:36 – when you go to confession, is your absolution not valid until you complete your penance?
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Questions Covered:
15:35 – I left the Church because of religious OCD/scrupulosity. How can I overcome that?
29:39 – How did you understand the Gospel when you were a Protestant? How did you understand it before you converted? And how do you understand it now?
34:45 – What is the gospel according to the Catholic Church, and how does it teach we can be saved?
52:23 – I want to make sure that I’m making the right decision in converting to Catholicism.
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Questions Covered:
04:29 – What is the best way to read the Bible?
13:58 – How is God’s justice being fully carried out in Jesus taking our sins?
28:30 – Where does the Bible say anything about purgatory?
33:38 – What words of encouragement can be offered to me about the anger and divisiveness in regard to the Pope among Catholics?
42:57 – Can you explain how the document on blessing of same sex couples is or is not feeding into wokeism and relativism?
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Questions Covered:
06:08 – What is the Catholic take on Jews regaining control of Israel?
16:55 – I heard that Jesus is not the correct name for Jesus, is this true?
19:16 – My son, who is pro communism, says that Heaven is going to be communist. Can you speak on this?
35:30 – Can you help me reconcile science and what is stated in the Bible?
49:17 – Matthew 16, Jesus tells Peter that he has the keys of the kingdom… in Greek this translation seems different. Can you help me understand?
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Questions Covered:
01:32 – I’m trying to be clever. Can I pray and offer up my suffering for the souls in purgatory so that they will pray for me?
04:48 – Matthew says Repent and believe in the Gospel. What would he have thought of when he said gospel if the books weren’t around?
06:33 – It seems like James in Acts 15 is in charge, not Peter. How do you rebut the claim that this proves that Peter was not the leader?
15:12 – Why are we following a lot of the Old Testament readings in mass? The readings on the Israelites destroying their enemies are not very Catholic.
23:19 – In the story of finding Jesus in the Temple, why were Mary and Joseph scratching their heads on Jesus’ words: Don’t you know I’ll be in my father’s house.”
32:31 – Can you explain and quantify the Treasury of Merit?
43:04 – Mark 2:26 Is there an error on the explanation of who was allowed to eat on the sabbath?
46:24 – How does one read the term “word of God” In the bible? Does it mean, bible, logos, etc.?
50:07 – What’s the Church’s view on Prenuptial agreements?
52:34 – If Mary is Queen of Heaven, where in the bible does it say that she has a throne in heaven?
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