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:
06:20 – I’m troubled by the doctrine of Hell and people who don’t accept Jesus going to Hell, and what constitutes invincible ignorance.
15:18 – I’ve never fully understood the doctrine of indulgences.
20:43 – I’m troubled by the Church’s teaching on contraception. I had a vasectomy when I was a Protestant and I want to know if that’s going to impede my entry into the Church.
29:21 – How can I believe the doctrines of Mary?
41:24 – I’m troubled by why hell would be eternal instead of the souls being annihilated.
52:09 – I’m trying to understand the role of the bishops’ authority. How could a bishop have the authority to punish a priest who didn’t do anything wrong?
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Questions Covered:
02:48 – In Exodus there is talks about the buying and selling of slaves. Does this mean that the bible condones chattel slavery?
13:47 – How do I explain to my protestant friends that people don’t become angels after death?
17:32 – I see the Holy Spirit as wisdom personified. In the bible it refers to wisdom as feminine. Is it appropriate to conclude that the Holy Spirit is female?
29:06 – What are the requirements to obtain an indulgence for someone who has passed away during the month of November? Is the requirement of having no attachment to sin almost impossible to meet?
33:08 – Who does the pope confess to? Is it a person or directly to God?
34:66 – My daughter goes to a Catholic school,
41:21 – Do Daniel 9:27 and Malachi 1:11 contradict each other? What is the proper understanding? and I discovered inappropriate books in their library. I have a meeting with the principal. Am I overreacting?
48:05 – How is it possible for the Virgin Mary not to enter into original sin like Eve?
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Questions Covered:
19:30 – With everything in our culture working against us, how do we gain confidence?
34:25 – How do I share my faith with people who might dismiss it as something that I’m diving into because of a mere hardship in life? RESOURCES: https://ignatius.com/behold-the-man-bmanp/
46:47 – Your style and approach to the faith is something that makes me feel closer to Christ and the Catholic Faith. I just want to say thank you.
52:29 – How would you approach political people with evangelization?
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Questions Covered:
01:48 – What’s the difference between penal substitution and vicarious satisfaction in atonement theology?
13:18 – My son goes to Catholic school and was told by a teacher that Protestants reject that Mary is the Mother of God. Is this accurate?
15:11 – Is there any situation in which a pope can be removed from office? Specifically, if he is no longer of sound mind.
21:23 – Is there any record of the differences in light skin and dark skin people in the Bible? Why is there no mention of Africans in the Bible?
37:28 – Who coined the word saint? Is it a carryover from Judaism?
44:35 – Does the Church treat private revelation and near-death experiences the same? What are your thoughts on near death experiences?
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Questions Covered:
04:08 – If St. Paul was incorrect about the timing of the second coming, was he incorrect about other things?
09:37 – I’m having an operation, is it appropriate to receive the anointing of the sick and an apostolic pardon?
16:57 – If the 1965 Mass in Latin with some vernacular was the true intention, what was their motivation with adding additional Eucharistic prayers?
23:28 – If ‘once saved always saved’ isn’t true, when does someone lose salvation?
38:15 – Which of the apostles were present at the crucifixion of Jesus?
46:32 – Is it definitive that we’ll have glorified bodies in heaven, but will those in hell also receive a form of glorified bodies?
50:50 – Why did God kill all the first born in Exodus and could He have gone about it in a different way that led to the freeing of the Israelites?
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