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>“Are these mock baptisms dangerous?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of sacramental integrity, alongside inquiries about when to defend the sacraments, the importance of marriage, and responses to Protestant views on the sinner’s prayer. The conversation also touches on receiving communion with mortal sin and the practice of communion on the tongue.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>14:58 – How do I know when its good to defend the sacraments or when its not worth explaining them to someone?</li>
<li>18:38 – If you’re trying to convince someone why marriage is important what would you say?</li>
<li>32:06 – How do respond to the protestant claim that we need to recite the sinners prayer while they discount the importance of the sacraments?</li>
<li>40:22 – What does the Church teach about people who receive communion with mortal sin on their soul?</li>
<li>49:08 – Would you be able to offer up suffering from your own sin?</li>
<li>51:10 – Why aren’t we going back to communion on the tongue?</li>
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<p>“What good does my suffering do for God?” This question opens a discussion on the purpose and value of suffering in the Christian life. Additionally, the episode addresses the potential for Anglican and Lutheran reunification, the validity of the sedevacantist mass compared to the Novus Ordo, and insights on loneliness and sadness from a faith perspective.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:23 – What good does my suffering do for God?</li>
<li>14:19 – If the Anglican and Lutherans were to return into full communion, would the bishops or the monarchs make it happen?</li>
<li>17:35 – What makes the sedevacantist mass invalid compared to the Nous Ordo?</li>
<li>22:18 – What does God say about loneliness and feeling sad?</li>
<li>34:08 – I’ve been Catholic for less than a year and I don’t understand who the elect are?</li>
<li>46:00 – Have you ever had someone have a vision or experience with Jesus? And what have you advised them?</li>
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<p>“Why do we believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Christ, addressing scholarly perspectives that view it merely as a symbol. Other topics include the role of Mary beyond a saint and the importance of the indelible seal of baptism in Catholic teaching.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:03 – A stumbling block is how Mary is treated as more than just a saint.</li>
<li>17:00 – How do we know that the apostolic fathers were taught by an apostle?</li>
<li>21:18 – Why do we believe that the eucharist is the true body and blood of Jesus if, from a scholarly perspective, it seems like it’s just a symbol?</li>
<li>29:27 – It seems that the indelible seal of baptism carries with it more significance than what is spoken or taught about?</li>
<li>37:14 – I’m a seminarian and teach high school. How do we reconcile wisdom being referenced as feminine and Jesus being called the wisdom of God?</li>
<li>40:20 – What’s the difference between plenary and a partial indulgence?</li>
<li>45:56 – What’s the Catholic response to the protestant claim that we don’t need priests because Jesus is our only priest?</li>
<li>51:30 – Historically, how were anti-popes and valid popes removed from office?</li>
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<p>“Is there an actual burning in purgatory?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of purgatory, alongside inquiries about addressing Protestant objections to John 6 and the Catholic Church’s stance on Gnosticism. Other topics include the interpretation of biblical imagery and the role of Mary in scripture, providing a rich exploration of Catholic beliefs.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>08:41 – Is there an actual burning in the cleansing of purgatory?</li>
<li>14:53 – How do I answer the protestant objection to John 6 when they say that Jesus said He was talking about the spirit and not the actual flesh?</li>
<li>24:54 – I don’t understand Gnosticism . Does the Catholic Church say this is wrong?</li>
<li>35:16 – How do we dissuade people from thinking biblical stories are in the same vein as Greek mythology? Example: Jesus calls James and John the sons of thunder would be considered imagery of Zeus.</li>
<li>41:46 – Why do we not hear about Mary’s “sisters”?</li>
<li>51:15 – Could a person with non-Catholic, non-water “believer’s baptism” be saved according to the Catholic Church?</li>
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<p>“Who Thought the Eucharist Was Just Symbolic? ” This episode delves into the early Church’s beliefs about the Eucharist, exploring questions like the origins of the symbolic view and whether early Church Fathers spoke symbolically. We also tackle the significance of “breaking bread” in the early Church and the implications of transubstantiation.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>03:30 – Where did the symbolic view of the Eucharist come from?</li>
<li>05:13 – Didn’t some early Church Fathers speak symbolically about the Eucharist? Doesn’t that challenge the idea of unanimous early belief?</li>
<li>07:30 – Didn’t the disciples fail to object during the Last Supper because they understood Jesus metaphorically?</li>
<li>09:00 – If “breaking bread” was common in the early Church, doesn’t that just suggest a fellowship meal, not a literal body and blood?</li>
<li>15:25 – The Eucharist doesn’t seem to do anything to believers?</li>
<li>20:30 – How Do I Properly Receive the Eucharist?</li>
<li>21:50 – How does transubstantiation actually work—and why does it rely on medieval Aristotelian philosophy rather than Scripture?</li>
<li>29:05 – How do we know that the early Church actually believed in transubstantiation and not just a spiritual or symbolic presence? Why does the Catholic View win out?</li>
<li>35:22 – The priesthood is against going directly to God. We don’t need Earthly priests.</li>
<li>42:20 – Does the Eucharist cause more division than Unity?</li>
<li>48:08 – Is the Eucharist just an adaptation of pagan rituals?</li>
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