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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
06:47 – Who is the man of lawlessness in the book of 2 Thessalonian?
11:46 – How does purgatory relate to Abraham’s bosom?
20:10 – Is gossiping a mortal sin?
28:58 – Can we receive the Sacrament of Confession over the phone or online?
33:10 – Why is the character Julius in the Bible not a canonized Saint?
36:55 – Is there typology for the Eucharist?
46:34 – How can I know this church holds the truth when others also claim the truth?
Resources Mentioned:
https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2020/04/30/confession-over-phone/
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Questions Covered:
01:36 – Is there any inherent logic for St. Paul putting so much emphasis on the cross?
05:48 – Why is Paul in the bible if he never met Jesus?
09:52 – If a person is abused (physically or mentally) in the church and decides to leave, have they committed heresy?
15:05 – If I eat and then go to mass, can I still receive communion even If I didn’t plan on going to mass originally?
20:55 – Was the story of Jesus just co-opted from the story of Romulus?
24:11 – Why would my college professor claim that purgatory was invented in the 11th century? How do I respond to that argument?
28:29 – Why don’t Messianic Jews align with the Catholic faith?
35:45 – What is the Holy Spirit?
41:41 – How did you come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church compiled the bible?
45:12 – Are we required to believe in indulgences?
47:49 – My fundamentalist friend says that infant baptism is invalid because it does not have apparent fruits. What’s the rebuttal?
49:49 – How do we talk to protestants about deification of Mary?
51:41 – What is the infinite nature of God?
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Questions Covered:
07:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on the current conflict in the Holy Land?
15:44 – Have you heard of the Egg Theory story? What are your thoughts on it?
28:56 – I’m in RCIA. I’m struggling with the Immaculate Conception. Where did this idea come from and does it have roots in scripture?
37:53 – How would you respond to a protestant who asks why they can’t receive communion?
42:48 – Do the Jews have writings or records about Jesus?
49:17 – How do I confront the ideas like purgatory from a reformed background?
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Cy and Karlo are joined by two guests to test their knowledge on the Catholic Answers Game Show.
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Questions Covered:
03:19 – How do Catholics reconcile no salvation outside the Church and Jesus saying if you’re not against us, you’re for us?
10:32 – What’s the Church’s view on the Assumption of Elijah as compared to the Assumption of Mary?
18:12 – What is the difference between our Church and an ecclesiastical community?
20:44 – Protestant friends want to know why we pray to saints, especially the rosary? And how can I understand the rosary better?
34:46 – My friend fell away from the Catholic faith. Now I feel uncomfortable sharing my faith with her because she always has something to say about it. How can I continue this friendship?
40:50 – What exactly are indulgences and how does the Catholic Church choose what they are?
46:28 – Can a Catholic in the Roman rite of the Church understand the teaching of the Eucharist in a way different than how the institution teaches?
50:42 – If you have to desire confirmation to get confirmed, shouldn’t you have to desire baptism to get baptized?
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