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:
05:07 – Why aren’t we thanking Donald Trump more for appointing 3 conservative justices?
21:02 – I’m noticing a lot of calls for violence against Catholic churches online. What do we do?
31:40 – Do you have any advice on how to start a conversation with friends who are ex-Catholic and very upset with the decision?
36:51 – In regard to how we can respond, how did the early Church respond to a culture of infanticide?
43:17 – How can anyone celebrate this decision? We condemned people who have been raped.
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Questions Covered:
19:04 – Why isn’t abortion overturned for the whole nation since Roe allowed it for the whole nation?
32:05 – What should the punishment be for those involved with abortion where it’s illegal?
44:30 – How do I prove that life begins at conception? Resource: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/how-to-prove-life-begins...
48:10 – How can we engage in discussion with people who don’t acknowledge human life in the womb?
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Questions Covered:
02:51 – If a bishop proclaimed that we should all stand during the consecration, would we be obliged to abide by it?
06:07 – What should happen to the eucharist in the monstrance if the adoration chapel is closed overnight?
10:23 – My husband just bought the book of Enoch. Is it ok for him to read?
13:39 – Does doing good works out of mere responsibility merit anything good?
19:09 – In the Hail Holy Queen what does “After this exile” mean? What are your thoughts on RH- blood? Can you do a mysterious world episode?
22:50 – Protestants claim that its clear which books are in the bible so sola scriptura isn’t needed. What is your response?
32:36 – Aquinas says we should pay latria to the cross. Doesn’t this conflict with the teaching of latria to only God?
36:25 – How would you respond to a protestant who says that in the Old Testament they didn’t have a magisterium, so we don’t need one now?
41:03 – Does the church teach anything on circumcision and is it ethical in our current time?
43:43 – Do we have a responsibility to stay within our own liturgical rite?
48:24 – What’s the history of offering bread and wine as a sacrifice leading up to the time of Jesus?
51:29 – What should I do with the ashes of a cremated Catholic?
52:32 – Which is a better translation: the NAB or the Jerusalem bible?
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Questions Covered:
04:34 – How can Catholics claim that there is no list of people in hell but invoke anathemas in the councils. How would I respond to this challenge from my Calvinist friend?
15:17 – How do we know that the universe did not happen because of a necessary process? Is a personal God necessary for creation? Could it just be an impersonal being that caused creation?
19:47 – How do we know that the first cause from Aquinas’ argument is God?
24:04 – What bible verses back the claim that we do not adore the Virgin Mary? Looks good
34:24 – Can saying the Lord’s prayer during mass act as a sort of act of contrition? Looks good
38:15 – Who are spiritual directors? Can they be laymen? When do you know if you need one? How do you find one? Looks good
44:02 – Is it possible for us to believe in the 7 days of creation, big bang, and evolution?
47:30 – How is it possible for the Catholic Church to have eastern saints post schism?
50:40 – Would it make sense to say that the Islamic forces interrupting communications between Christians caused the Great Schism?
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Questions Covered:
01:00 – Weddings
22:47 – We rented out a restaurant and the mothers paid for it. It only costed $2500
29:48 – Move the wedding to earlier in the day for brunch to make it cheaper.
The Prolife movement history
49:30 – Trauma post abortion
51:50 – Killing of abortion providers
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