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:
04:44 – Can my girlfriend and I get married sacramentally without having to get married civilly?
09:13 – I’m worried about my husband’s soul who passed away. What can I do to help him?
21:55 – Do Catholics believe that other denominations can go to heaven?
30:16 – How do I explain to my ex wife why I want to get our marriage annulled?
38:22 – Was Paul married?
46:46 – What is the best way to figure out which translation of early church writings to read?
53:50 – Do you have to request a mass to be said for you while you’re still alive?
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Questions Covered:
16:14 – My friend divorced over 40 years ago and never remarried. How would one find out if the spouse is still alive? Does the Church have a process of finding them?
18:44 – The Church Tribunal says I have to have witnesses of my husband’s unfaithfulness to get an annulment granted. Since there are no witnesses, am I stuck with this?
20:53 – My daughter married a divorced man in the Greek Orthodox Church. Does he have to go through the Orthodox Church for the annulment?
22:26 – Do marriages that don’t take place in a church need an annulment? Does the Church make it clear how serious marriage is during marriage prep?
30:55 – I watched your Coming Home Interview. I just wanted to thank you and show appreciation for all you do.
35:23 – My grandparents married outside of the Church but are now divorced. I worry about their salvation. How do I approach them about this?
38:46 – How confidential is the annulment process?
43:07 – I want to marry in the Church who is currently married and estranged from her husband so can’t file for annulment. What can the Church do to help?
47:37 – I’m a convert. What’s the basis for all the grounds for annulment? Is it from the bible or from Tradition?
51:16 – Do I have any interjection or right in a current annulment underway where the respondent will not respond due to being afraid or hurt? This man I question was also my husband?
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Questions Covered:
02:20 – In the sacrament of Holy Orders, clergy progress through ranks—deacon, priest, and bishop—implying they receive the sacrament multiple times, each with additional spiritual authority. Does this mean they receive the full sacrament once, with additional authority “unlocked” at each level, or is each stage more akin to receiving a fuller portion of the sacrament over time? If they receive the same sacrament with varying levels of authority, wouldn’t that mean Holy Orders is actually three different types of sacraments that are slight variations of each other?
08:25 – Mt 7:13-14. Is it wrong for me to read this as a motivational passage instead of a somber one?
13:17 – Will you do an episode of Mysterious World on our Lady of Champion?
15:47 – What are your thoughts on the mystic Luisa Piccarreta?
20:38 – How do we find a happy balance between taking responsibility for actions that lead to bad thing happening to us vs bad things just happening?
29:03 – What are your thoughts on Exodus 4:24?
35:38 – What is the best way to dispose of Catholic literature?
43:27 – Why is it that Catholicism removes consent and stewardship from its moral philosophy?
52:04 – How do I respectfully approach my pastor to bring back passing around the basket for the offertory? It was discontinued during COVID and never brought back.
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Questions Covered:
02:20 – in the sacrament of Holy Orders, clergy progress through ranks—deacon, priest, and bishop—implying they receive the sacrament multiple times, each with additional spiritual authority. Does this mean they receive the full sacrament once, with additional authority “unlocked” at each level, or is each stage more akin to receiving a fuller portion of the sacrament over time? If they receive the same sacrament with varying levels of authority, wouldn’t that mean Holy Orders is actually three different types of sacraments that are slight variations of each other?
08:25 – Mt 7:13-14. Is it wrong for me to read this as a motivational passage instead of a somber one?
13:17 – Will you do an episode of Mysterious World on our Lady of Champion?
15:47 – What are your thoughts on the mystic Luisa Piccarreta?
20:38 – How do we find a happy balance between taking responsibility for actions that lead to bad thing happening to us vs bad things just happening?
29:03 – What are your thoughts on Exodus 4:24?
35:38 – What is the best way to dispose of Catholic literature?
43:27 – Why is it that Catholicism removes consent and stewardship from its moral philosophy?
52:04 – How do I respectfully approach my pastor to bring back passing around the basket for the offertory? It was discontinued during COVID and never brought back.
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Questions Covered:
06:00 – Is a Catholic obliged to believe there are some philosophical arguments that prove the existence of God?
14:42 – What does Romans 8:17-23 mean?
21:11 – Could you summarize some of your favorite arguments for God?
29:30 – Are we supposed to rest on holy days of obligation? 32:55 – Is it a venial or mortal sin to not pay a debt back?
34:32 – Did the Council of Trent infallibly declare monogamy?
38:40 – What is a good way to go about reading St. Ignatius of Antioch and his seven letters?
44:27 – When Jesus says no one goes to the Father but through him, does this mean that all prayer has to go through Jesus?
49:25 – Regarding CCC 600 and time being immediately present. If God cannot tell whether a person is going to sin before a person is born. Then how can he know whether a person will sin?
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