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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
05:58 – I visited Vatican City last summer and was shocked at the amount of treasure, art, and also general booty from extinct civilizations that was there. How did the Papacy obtain all of this and why do they still possess it?
13:30 – What semester-long classes/programs would you recommend for Catholic high schoolers that are similar to RCIA that recap their faith, strengthen it, reinforce it, and so on? In other words, anything that recaps their faith that is online that will also help them grow in their love for God.
16:19 – I was asked by my atheist son, “If God, beyond a shadow of a doubt, asked you to kill me, would you?” I confirmed that it was “beyond a shadow of a doubt” and then responded “Yes.” I place God’s will above all else. My atheist husband then turned on me and insisted that that was unacceptable. I feel as though I was just duped by a straw man argument. I’m so upset I don’t want to even be around them and just feel like grieving that they both so badly misunderstand. Help?
29:21 – I’m currently a Baptist Christian but I’m having a hard time choosing between Baptist (Protestant) Christian and Catholic Christian. The reason I’m Baptist is because I believe that we are all guilty sinners who deserve hell and only Jesus Christ paying for our sins is what saves us and I don’t think you can ever lose your salvation. …. after learning some church history and getting a good amount of my questions answered I’m starting to lean more towards Catholicism. But I will always believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and his sacrifice is enough and we can’t work for our salvation. I believe we will be rewarded in heaven for our good works but I don’t think the good works are what save us. Does the Catholic Church believe we Christians are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ paying for our sins?
37:25 – Our 30-year-old son has left the faith and is living with his girlfriend. Is it a sin to allow them to stay in the same room in our home? My spiritual director has told me that it would be a serious sin for me, as the spiritual leader of my family, to allow this to happen. I have lovingly discussed this with my son and told him that he and his girlfriend are always welcome in our home but must sleep in separate rooms. This did not go well and our son has refused to come to our home in the future. I made it clear how much I love and care about him. We still communicate, but he claims that he and his girlfriend are upset and hurt over this. Even though my wife agreed to my following my conscious regarding this issue, she doesn’t see things in the same way as me and this has created tension between me and my wife. She feels that this decision has negatively impacted our relationship with him. Most of our other 5 adult children also disagree with my actions. I pray and sacrifice daily for my son’s conversion as well as that of his girlfriend, who is unbaptized and was raised without any faith. I also pray for my wife, marriage, and family. I don’t know what else I can do. It is just a terrible place to be in. I think that it might be helpful for my wife if you could provide me with some specific references to the Catholic faith referring to this type of situation. Thanks for your assistance. God Bless you and your ministry.
46:14 – If you get the Last Rites from a Catholic priest, do you automatically go to Heaven? Also, is it true you can get the Last Rites from anyone?
50:48 – I am concerned about my parents. They were raised Catholic but chose to go with non-denominational Christianity. I do not know their reasons for leaving the Catholic faith. My inquiry is if my parents, both of them or one of them, desired to return to the Catholic faith then what would they have to do?
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Questions Covered:
06:25 – Can the Sacrament of matrimony be valid from other Christian denominations?
12:23 – Does the Church have a moral obligation to talk against Communism?
17:07 – Is Baptism after death possible?
20:28 – If two Catholics are married in Church and get a divorce, are they still spiritually married?
30:06 – Can you explain more about the current plenary indulgence from the Franciscan and Pope Francis? Is there a reason that communion wine has not come back in some churches?
36:33 – When was the church established?
43:18 – In Hebrew 5:8 it says Jesus had to learn obedience, why would He need to learn anything?
48:14 – Where can you go to get a Christian fiction book published?
51:38 – What is the appropriate way to evangelize an elderly atheist?
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Questions Covered:
06:10 – Can any member of the Trinity assume a nature that isn’t rational?
09:15 – Can I go to a protestant church for apologetic research?
17:08 – I struggle silence. Do you have any recommendations to help my prayer life?
22:44 – Are there exceptions to RCIA?
28:52 – Is there a way for Catholics to discern if something is divine or demonic?
35:31 – What is our understanding of animal suffering prior to the fall?
42:47 – What can we do to discern if the news we hear is accurate or not?
47:32 – How would I respond to Eastern Orthodox friends who share the Papacy wasn’t established till 8th Ecumenical council.
51:32 – Why is St. Dismas not considered the first Martyr?
52:53 – What is the reason for the Paul VI Audience Hall looking like a serpent’s head?
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Question Covered:
15:15 – Why do Christian denominations practice the holy eucharist differently? Would it “count” for say a Mormon or Baptist?
19:00 – I believe the John 6 dispute among the disciples was Christ’s statement that he came from heaven to earth. The conversation with the disciples seems to confirm this in verses 61 and 62. Thoughts?
30:00 – There is such a different view between Catholics and Protestants on this topic. How/when did they determine the Eucharist wasn’t actually the body of Jesus? How can we prove it is to non-Catholics? If I have been receiving “communion” from a Protestant church, am I committing mortal sin?!
36:07 – Did Jesus offer His literal Body on the cross or was His Body a symbol?
37:18 – How can we as Catechists correct a former student who went back to Protestantism, especially after leaving the Holy Eucharist?
46:09 – Would you tell us about the Eucharistic miracles of Lanciano Italy and Bueno Aires regarding their laboratory test results?
50:21 – if a “mortal sin” is an addiction and I feel like eating the Eucharist helps fight the addiction can I eat it even though I’m still struggling?
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Questions Covered:
11:03 – Should we take it literally that a star led the Wisemen? Was it possibly an angel?
19:11 – The Wisemen didn’t come for like 2 years right?
24:00 – Was Jesus’ family wealthy because the Wise Men brought gold, etc. in their treasure chests?
29:35 – Do they think Jesus was born at midnight? Or sometime during the night.
33:12 – why have they made up names for the three kings since those names are not in the Bible ( like Balthasar etc..)?
35:38 – Are we supposed to bless our homes with chalk on the Epiphany? Why and how? How did the writing with blessed chalk above one’s household door come about, and why is it okay (i.e., not some kind of spell casting)?
37:38 – Why do they say we are celebrating Jesus’ baptism when it was really a circumcision since they are not the same?
– In the Byzantine liturgical tradition, the Magi are always depicted as gentiles. But in contemporary biblical studies, they are generally considered as Jewish. What do you think?
47:37 – Hello my brothers! I’m from Mexico and when I was a kid my grandma and other family members used to tell us that the three stars aligned in the sky were the three magi and I used to be so excited looking up during these special days of the epiphany and in Mexico we receive our Christmas gifts January 6th and you write a letter to the magi not Santa jaja have you heard of these traditions? Especially the one about the stars?
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