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
In this episode, Jimmy Akin tackles a wide range of thought-provoking questions on Catholicism including his explains whether the power of binding and loosing was meant to continue indefinitely,…
Questions Covered:
04:19 – Was the power of binding and loosing meant to be passed down indefinitely?
14:16 – How does the Church minister to veterans who carry the burden of the memories of war?
20:11 – Does suffering necessitate consciousness?
22:35 – Could we use historical claims in favor of Catholicism as an apologetical strategy?
29:10 – How do I explain the idea of infant baptism to a protestant who is considering Catholicism?
36:01 – Why do we refer to Jesus returning as the second coming if technically it would be the third if we count his resurrection as another coming?
40:57 – I’m moving to a retirement community where they only offer one mass a month and don’t have the ability to drive. Is it okay for me to attend ecumenical services?
44:18 – Could Jesus have manifested through a different cultural lens in other places of the world?
46:28 – If technologies like contraception are bad then how come other technologies like pacemakers are good and permissible?
51:59 – Was polygamy a part of God’s permissive will?
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In this episode, Fr. Matthew Spencer tackles deep theological and moral questions, including God’s will vs. free will if and missing Mass as a mortal sin…
Questions Covered:
04:48 – How is it fair that God imposes his will on us.
17:13 – Is cheating on college exams and quizzes immoral?
21:01 – Where in the Bible can I find Mary’s perpetual virginity, and Assumption?
24:22 – What circumstances would it be OK to celebrate defunct rites of Mass? 36:09 – Did Mary have birth pains
40:34 – Why is missing Sunday Mass a Mortal Sin?
42:59 – How can I offer my physical suffering up to God?
33:01 – What happens to our free will when we go to Heaven?
45:17 – Daughter in law diagnosed with Diabetes and she is very afraid to get pregnant because she will have to stop taking her medication. Is there an alternative to birth control? Or is birth control permitted in this case?
48:49 – Why does God allow the devil to have power in the temporal world?
51:39 – Can the souls in hell ask for forgiveness?
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Questions Covered:
22:58 – Is February the month of the holy family, or the Passion of the Lord?
33:34 – When did Jesus meet John the Baptist?
36:23 – How did Jesus get the title Rabbi?
42:23 – Was Jesus being disobedient when he stayed back to teach in the Temple?
46:28 – How to reconcile differences in the Bible narratives regarding Jesus’ Birth?
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