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:
05:10 – Are the Psalms mandatory like the commandments?
08:05 – Today’s reading. How do I reconcile Mary’s authority over Jesus compared to the wedding of Cana?
19:34 – My wife and I are converts. Even if convalidation of our marriage isn’t necessary could we still do it as a renewal of vows?
29:11 – Could God design the earth with a pre-implemented age into it?
32:53 – Does the covenant with Noah disprove the possibility of an apocalyptic event unless the world is ending?
36:25 – Is there an official definition of anathema? How do we relate it to ecumenical dialogue?
43:59 – My Baptist friend believes that all the early Christian were apostates. How do I respond to this?
49:02 – If the Church is meant to evangelize to the end of the earth how, then do I approach my sibling who is transgender? They’ve influenced my nephew to be transgender and I don’t want my child to be influenced?
52:35 – Why is the Mass so repetitive and robotic?
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Questions Covered:
05:15 – Why did the Church approve the books of the bible that are in it now and reject others?
09:10 – If sin brought death into the world, why did dinosaurs and plants die before humans existed?
20:02 – Why do Catholics have a relationship with saints?
28:50 – Why didn’t God give us a second chance after Adam and Eve?
33:25 – Why do Catholics believe Mary was sinless but not Joseph?
42:20 – How do we know about the 9 choirs of angels?
45:28 – Why do we believe that Mary’s giving birth miraculously? Was her virginity preserved?
50:58 – Why do we say “May we merit eternal life” in Mass? How do we understand this?
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Questions Covered:
12:52 – Why does the Church believe it can declare canonized saints but not condemn those in hell?
20:40 – Why does the Church tell us that we won’t be in heaven body and soul until the last day?
29:40 – Why did the Church change the teaching of tithing from 10% to something more general?
35:50 – Why do we Catholics pray to Mary and not to Jesus or God?
44:20 – Why is a Catholic able to believe that purgatory is either instantaneous or a long process? Is there any evidence for either?
50:42 – Why do Catholics not eat meat on Fridays during lent?
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Questions Covered:
24:16 – What’s the best way to defend the Church Fathers when they’re accused of being anti-Semetic?
30:00 – There is no reason to believe in the Marian dogmas.
34:27 – St. Anselm’s writings on universal salvation brought me back to the Church. Are those writings in line with the Church?
46:29 – What are your thoughts on challenges to the authenticity of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch?
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Questions Covered:
05:19 – I want to become Catholic but still live at home and my parents are opposed to this decision. What tips do you have for me?
17:14 – What do you say to people who use Church history for not believing in God? Ex. Saying Nazis and Fascists were Catholics?
28:28 – I’m a sidewalk counselor. Whenever I mention Mary people begin attacking me. How do I approach this subject?
34:44 – How would you respond to the claim of Eternal Security while using 1 Jn 5:13 and Mt 7:23 as evidence for it?
42:55 – How is purgatory good news?
48:20 – How do I address the sex scandal to a friend who constantly brings it up as a dig towards the faith?
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