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:
23:15 – I read that Jesus was only one of many messianic figures and Jesus’ religion was only spread because of Constantine. Is this True?
30:50 – How is it that we can believe in evolution and Catholicism?
35:37 – I’m 9 weeks pregnant. Does the baby in the womb have a soul?
44:04 – Can protestants be saved?
49:05 – Why did God not dissipate Satan? Why did God send him to earth?
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Questions Covered:
02:23 – Why should I pursue converting my Lutheran friends if they are already really great Christians?
05:50 – My wife is Catholic and I’m a Methodist going through RCIA. How does the bible support the real presence in the Eucharist?
12:17 – Do I need to pay some sort of gratuity to a priest if I ask him to bless items for me?
14:28 – I pray the rosary frequently but am very distracted. Do they do anything even if I’m distracted? https://www.catholic.com/audio/caf/does-the-church-encourage-superstition
17:43 – What was Mary and Joseph’s betrothal? Was it a marriage since he was able to divorce her?
20:34 – How would a woman who had an abortion atone for her sin? SEND purgatory is fo reals
30:19 – Are there any plenary indulgences that someone who is a shut in can obtain through prayer alone?
33:38 – How do I talk to my Jewish fiancé about Catholicism?
40:23 – My fiancé and I are trying to find a good foundation for our marriage and are considering Catholicism. Is Catholicism a good foundation?
47:15 – How can God be omnipotent and desire something?
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Questions Covered:
01:03 – I do martial arts and yoga. Are these things ok for me to do as a Catholic. How do I figure out if I know I can or can’t?
06:01 – Does Jn 2:10 make Jesus look irresponsible by giving my wine to drunk people?
18:32 – Why doesn’t the western rite allow infants to be confirmed but the eastern Catholic rites do? Can a western Catholic go to an eastern Catholic priest and get their child confirmed, as well as baptized in emergency situations?
28:31 – I grew up, was married, and divorced in the Mormon church. What do I need to do to be fully accepted into the Catholic Church since divorce is not acceptable?
34:16 – Can you clarify your comments on yoga? Isn’t a position a prayer posture? Also, you said TV is bad, what about the 2 Catholic channels? Are those bad?
42:23 – 1 Cor 3:15 and 2 Maccabees are used as proof for purgatory. They don’t seem to actually be referencing purgatory. What is your response to that?
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Open Forum:
04:20 – Where do we find the word ‘priest’ in the New Testament?
14:11 – Can the laity perform a minor exorcism?
23:41 – What resources would you recommend giving my dying protestant mother?
29:38 – What is the Church’s view on ghosts?
34:19 – How do we refute the Calvinist view of free will?
41:18 – How far can the new understanding of capital punishment be taken either way? If I’m a juror and consider capital punishment, am I at risk of sin?
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Questions Covered:
04:23 – I applied for a new job as a data analyst for a medical company. I found out they partner with fertility clinics and LGBT people adoption centers. Could I take this job or am I too close to cooperation with evil?
07:56 – Do you have to be Catholic to go to heaven? Is everyone in heaven Catholic?
14:20 – If I’m serving at a Saturday vigil mass, does it qualify as me participating?
19:21 – Did the Jews that died in the holocaust go to hell?
24:06 – What’s the correct response to the objection on John 6 that Jesus is just speaking spiritually?
31:27 – Does the host after consecration emit anything?
40:45 – Is Anglo-Catholicism a legitimate branch in the Catholic Church?
47:05 – What happens to a person spiritually when they are in a state of grace and then commit a mortal sin?
50:42 – How are we supposed to pray for our loved ones who, as far as we know, have denied Christ?
52:53 – What is the Church’s teaching on fertility drugs?
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