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:
05:15 – Are there impediments to betrothal?
06:32 – What is the Church’s stance on technology like Neuro-Link?
15:52 – What do you recommend I read for lent along with a St. Louis de Montfort book?
19:10 – What is the history of the celebration of the birth of Christ?
28:55 – My roommate is a Baptist and told me that he, his mother and aunt have the gift of tongues. What is the Catholic understanding of this?
34:43 – My wife and I are not married in the Church. She’s protestant. If she doesn’t want to get our marriage convalidated, would this mean that we would have to continue to live as brother and sister?
42:30 – Jacob has his name changed to Israel but the bible continues to refer to him as Jacob. Why is that?
44:33 – Is it okay to wear a rosary?
48:04 – If you can lose Grace, can you get it back?
50:38 – What are your thoughts on transformation and sharing our gifts?
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Questions Covered:
03:25 – How do you respond to someone who claims that Mt 6:30-34 offers a false promise?
12:15 – I will be invested into the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. There is a possibility that I might be ordered to take action that might cause the deaths of Christians in the Middle East. How do I reconcile these actions?
18:12 – To what extent does submission of intellect must we abide to non-infallible teachings such as the death penalty?
29:38 – What do you measure oral traditions against to know whether it’s from God or man-made?
33:14 – Domestic Church Media… When and how did Jesus become aware of his divinity?
40:54 – Are we relieved of our human emotions when we pass to heaven?
44:39 – I’m protestant. Do Catholics use the Septuagint or a Hebrew translation with the Deutro-canon?
49:26 – How do I approach a loved one who is divorced and remarried without an annulment without pushing her away from the Church?
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Questions Covered:
03:38 – What do you think of miraculous testimonies of protestants? Do you think they are saved?
11:52 – Is it possible to offer a mass for a deceased Catholic who lived a lukewarm life?
14:22 – There have been many private revelations that promise salvation. What’s a prudent way to approach this?
18:00 – How do you respond to someone who claims Sola Fide?
23:54 – What is the protestant understanding of salvation and how does it compare to Catholicism?
34:58 – How does Confirmation fit in with salvation? Do I need to be confirmed?
41:09 – Where did baptism come from?
45:52 – I’m a Protestant. How does the fact that Catholic leaders are straying away from the Word affect how the Church sees salvation?
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Questions Covered:
03:40 – Since Jesus is both God and human, is his human nature also eternal?
07:00 – In our baptism we participate in the priesthood of Christ. How is that?
15:05 – What’s the Church’s teaching authority on what it takes to be saved?
21:16 – If you’re baptized as a baby, then fall away and then want to return, do you have to be rebaptized?
31:02 – Where in the New Testament does Paul talk about baptism?
35:08 – Is the Mosaic covenant eternal?
46:02 – Regarding John’s purpose statement in John 20:31, How does the Church include baptism and repentance into salvation when John doesn’t?
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Questions Covered:
03:29 – Did Mary show signs of aging? How is Mary our life, our sweetness and our hope?
07:53 – My friend who just converted to Catholicism has become very curious about the SSPX. How do I explain to him what this is?
15:50 – What criteria was needed for the canon of scripture. Why Catholic Bibles Are Mas Grande.
22:40 – Regarding Romans 9:11, what are the implications for predestination and election?
34:10 – Is Mary the reason why we have the Apostles’ Creed? Did She ask the apostles to contribute two lines each or is this just legend?
36:49 – What are the ethics of recommending Orthodoxy to my protestant friends who still struggle with Catholicism?
42:15 – How do I respond to a protestant who asks if you know you’re saved?
48:13 – Could you explain what blessed items are?
50:21 – My ex-husband and I don’t have an annulment and he remarried. Can I receive communion?
52:50 – How often do you have to go to confession before going up to communion?
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