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:
06:51 – What’s a simple response to “Christmas is pagan?”
16:43 – St. Faustina said that if angels could envy, they would envy the Eucharist and suffering. Are angels capable of envy?
32:50 – What does Matthew 16:19 mean when it says whatever you loose, its loosed in heaven?
43:58 – How do I delicately explain to in-laws why you need a priest for the Eucharist?
49:15 – Why is Jesus returning to judge the living and the dead when we’re already going to be in heaven?
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Questions Covered:
07:18 – I used to be Catholic and now I’m considering returning. Why should I come back and not go to an Episcopal church since they have more progressive values?
15:23 – Are you afraid of death? If Christ gives us hope for the afterlife, should we be nervous about death?
24:40 – When did the Church begin allowing secular kings using violence in the name of the Church?
35:24 – Does God hate people as he mentions in Romans 9:13?
42:51 – Could you explain how we know the Eucharist is really the body and blood of Jesus and not just a symbol?
47:44 – Where did God come from? Who created him?
52:03 – How many prayers in the mass come from Judaism?
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Questions Covered:
01:54 – Are there two different types of salvation referenced in the Bible?
12:19 – Is anxiety a sin?
16:22 – When did marriage become a religious ceremony?
19:26 – At what point do the sins of converted Protestants impact their Purgatory?
21:30 – Did Jesus eat himself at the Last Supper?
29:53 – Is there scripture that states Jesus asked us to pray to his mother?
33:37 – What is the Catholic Church’s understanding of Hell and the devil?
40:47 – Do Jesus and Mary experience pain now even though they are in Heaven?
43:55 – What is the difference between Married life and religious life?
48:40 – When we talk about Jesus’s age of 33, did we use the Gregorian calendar?
49:44 – Is it a mortal sin to not to believe in Jesus? How would this impact people in remote parts of the world?
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Questions Covered:
06:20 – Is there ever a possibility for a Catholic to practice the faith at home due to a personal situation?
16:00 – What is the role of Purgatory at the end of the world?
19:55 – Are there prophets in today’s age?
31:15 – I don’t feel like getting baptized as a baby makes much sense because you didn’t choose to accept Jesus yet.
33:13 – What is the symbolic comparison between the Christian and Islamic versions of Abraham’s sacrifice?
40:56 – How do I appropriately celebrate feast days within fasting periods?
48:43 – If the Pope is chosen by the Holy Spirit, why do we end with corrupt Popes or one who can retire?
51:20 – Am I under obligation to say something about unbaptized grandchildren?
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Questions Covered:
04:34 – I read an article saying that elements of the liturgy can harm someone (and actually make grace less efficacious) because of his past traumas. Is that true?
17:00 – My daughter has requested that I only make one reference to my faith when we talk. Is it sinful for me to consent to that request?
20:32 – Fr. Elias Mary claimed that the Pope is going to be the antichrist. Is that possible?
30:09 – What does the Apostles’ Creed mean when it says Jesus “descended into hell?”
35:48 – What happens between the particular and general judgments? How are they different?
42:16 – Can I receive sacraments from SSPX priests?
44:36 – Where does the origin of Christmas as Jesus’ birthday come from? Is it in the Bible?
50:33 – I heard someone say “it is no longer I who lives but Mary who lives in me” is this a theologically correct statement?
53:05 – Can you explain Acts 5? How do you relate to Acts 5 now versus in the 1st century?
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