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:
03:10 – Why isn’t there an instance in the bible where a child is adopted into faith?
07:52 – What is the Catholic view of Matthew 16:28? Is it an unfulfilled prophecy?
14:33 – Is it sinful to work on Sunday?
20:28 – Today in class they were talking about schizophrenia and my teacher asked if anyone was religious, to make a comparison between the two. I didn’t raise my hand. Did I do something wrong by not speaking up?
28:52 – I just found out that one of my friends is a Freemason. Am I still allowed to associate with him?
37:48 – Would a land value tax be better than an income tax in light of Catholic Social teaching on just taxation?
51:00 – What does the mark of the beast mean? Are we all born with it? What was Jesus doing after the Resurrection but before the Ascension?
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Questions Covered:
03:36 – Why was it necessary for Jesus to Send the Holy Spirit if it seems as though we got everything we need with Jesus and the sacraments?
13:08 – How do I explain to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader boys why they don’t wear head coverings in Church in light of 1 Cor. 11:6-7 and Act 18 where Paul shaves his head?
29:22 – If the constitution is more of a Protestant document, does it conflict with anything in our Catholic faith?
37:08 – What are your thoughts on the authorship and dating of Genesis?
44:26 – What is the mechanism of action for the devil’s temptations on the world?
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Questions Covered:
04:02 – How do we reconcile God the father being a singular entity in the Old Testament to God prior being seen as a polytheistic idea?
16:37 – How long did it take to replace Judas among the twelve and how did it happen?
20:54 – Could you explain some of the contents of the Gospel of Thomas and why it’s not in the canon?
28:52 – Why doesn’t the office of apostle exist anymore? Why did Jesus have to be crucified?
41:54 – I dread being asked the following question: How can we defend the teaching of the Church when there are some situations where our own leadership refuse to defend it and sometimes even want to change the truth? How would you respond?
46:31 – When I picked my confirmation name, I chose it after a secular person. Can I pick a specific saint now with that same name?
49:24 – How do you explain Pope Francis’ comments with a sort of communion with Muslims and worshiping the same God?
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Questions Covered:
04:37 – If Adam and Eve did not possess the beatific vision but the saints now do, was it better for humans to fall?
07:34 – I’m ethnically Jewish and looking to convert. What’s the history of antisemitism within the Church and how prevalent is it within the Church today?
18:15 – How would you answer the objection: Jn 8 has been shown to be a later addition using historical critical methods, but the Council of Trent claims they are true and infallible. This would make the claim untrue.
24:08 – Was Jesus joyful?
34:03 – Is it possible, theologically, for there to be a fourth person in God?
37:54 – I’m Protestant. Is the bible a living translation that the holy spirit guides you when you read it? If so, why do we need the Church?
46:28 – Did some of Jesus’ apostles doubt his resurrection?
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Questions Covered:
03:41 – What happens to tribes that are not exposed to Christianity?
18:36 – I’m a sponsor for a friend in RCIA. He has been donating to a Shriners hospital in honor of his friend. Is this a problem for him as he discerns the faith?
28:46 – What mechanism do you have to rationalize today being right compared to the Church being wrong in the past on topics like Geocentrism?
36:39 – Why does Mark’s gospel not mention Mary’s presence at the crucifixion?
45:04 – Why does Jesus have to announce our sins in the final judgment? Does purgatory exist after the final judgment?
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