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
<p>“Can non-Catholics receive ashes?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of rituals in the Catholic faith. Other topics include the differences between Catholic Mass and Protestant services, the removal of certain feast days from the calendar, and the meaning behind the priest adding a drop of water to the wine.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:30 – Can Non-Catholics receive ashes?</li>
<li>06:09 – I’m in OCIA. How do I sum up the differences between a Catholic mass and a protestant service and why it’s important?</li>
<li>12:44 – In the new calendar we removed feast days of saints. Why did that happen and did it undermine papal authority?</li>
<li>16:58 – How can the bread turn into the body and the wine turn into the blood?</li>
<li>21:50 – Iowa Catholic Radio. Why does the priest add a drop of water into the wine?</li>
<li>28:47 – Are the SSPX in communion with Rome? What do you say to someone who goes to those masses?</li>
<li>34:28 – Can you emphasize why our Catholic rituals have meaning?</li>
<li>43:49 – Why does the eucharist have to be celebrated at every mass if it’s only required once a year?</li>
<li>51:14 – My priest changes words during the mass. What are your thoughts on that?</li>
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<p>“Why is Mary our Mother?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of Mary in Catholicism, touching on her role as a mediator and the importance of the rosary. Other topics include the justification of the saints in Scripture and the nature of Marian apparitions, providing a comprehensive look at these essential aspects of faith.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>04:30 – What Bible passage do you like as far as justifying the Catholic view of the saints?</li>
<li>09:08 – I want to pray the rosary but I struggle with the amount of prayers meditating on Mary rather than Jesus. Can you help me get over this hurdle?</li>
<li>24:08 – Why is the rosary so repetitive?</li>
<li>34:31 – How does the Church determine whether a Marian apparition is authentic?</li>
<li>40:35 – The Orthodox reject the immaculate conception but believes that Mary had her sin removed at some point in her life. Why isn’t that the Catholic position?</li>
<li>46:13 – Why is it imperative for Mary to have remained a virgin? Does it have anything to do with Mary being the Ark of the covenant?</li>
<li>49:42 – The decades of the rosary meditate on the life of Jesus. What are your thoughts on that?</li>
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<p>“Did God will Adam and Eve to sin?” This question opens a discussion that touches on the necessity of the cross and whether God could have chosen another means for salvation. Other topics include the validity of baptism when the recipient lacks full desire, and the Church’s stance on karma, providing a rich exploration of faith and doctrine.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:06 – Did God will Adam and Eve to sin?</li>
<li>14:06 – Regarding the necessity of the cross. I’m bothered by the Catholic idea that God could have used something else other than the cross.</li>
<li>20:18 – For doctrine to change, what mechanically needs to change as a prerequisite?</li>
<li>28:59 – What is the validity of the baptism of a person who does not fully desire it or desires it for the wrong reasons?</li>
<li>34:16 – How does the Church view karma and why does she reject it?</li>
<li>44:40 – I accept the real presence, but I have a hard time adoring the host in adoration?</li>
<li>51:41 – I attended a sede-vacantist church and I admired their unity. Our Catholic churches seem so divided. Will we admit that the experiment of Vatican II failed?</li>
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<p>“Does the Church make Scripture pointless?” This question addresses concerns some Protestants have regarding the Church’s role as the infallible interpreter of Scripture and its implications for the authority of the Bible. Other topics include the mechanics of transubstantiation, the Catholic understanding of being born again, and the relationship between faith and works.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>04:49 – Some Protestants have a problem with the belief that the Church (identified in the magisterium) is the infallible interpreter of Scripture. They argue that if the Church is infallible in this task, then Scripture has no inherent authority.</li>
<li>20:00 – How does transubstantiation work?</li>
<li>29:01 – How do Catholics understand the born-again discourse?</li>
<li>32:50 – Can you clarify why you believe in Faith plus works?</li>
<li>43:50 – Why has the Church changed so much in the last 80 years?</li>
<li>49:16 – Why does the Church exclusively associate the Petrine office with Rome?</li>
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<p>“Could the Pope Crown a New Holy Roman Emperor Today?” While the papal authority in this regard has evolved, the discussion touches on the historical significance of such ceremonies. Other intriguing questions include whether zombies could get married and what argument one might use to convince a medieval king of time travel. Additionally, the conversation explores the limits of a priest’s ability to bless water.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:20 – Could zombies get married?</li>
<li>12:04 – What person does Jimmy consider a healer</li>
<li>21:45 – Does the Pope still hypothetically have the power to crown a Holy Roman Emperor?</li>
<li>28:47 – If you were cast back in time, let’s say to medieval Europe. You are captured upon the moment that you materialized in the past and were brought before the King immediately. You have one argument that you can present to the King to prove that you are a time traveler (and not say a witch). What argument could you use to convince the king that you time travelled? If you fail at the argument you’re burned at the stake. Those are high stakes!!</li>
<li>37:12 – Is there any evidence that ancient humans may have reached a level of technological advancement similar to, or even higher than, ours, and that this knowledge was somehow lost after the fall or after the great flood?</li>
<li>51:20 – How much water can a Priest bless in one time? Presumably they cannot bless the whole ocean so how far is their reach in this regard?</li>
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