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:
01:53 – Why was Judas necessary?
10:21 – Is abortion wrong just because a uterus is for the purpose of fostering children?
16:30 – Nondenominational people in my area have begun believing the idea that the pope is going to make a one world religion that will usher in the end times. Are you familiar with this idea and where it stems from?
23:11 – You mentioned earlier that you didn’t think very highly of the author Dan Brown. I’m genuinely curious why.
28:59 – I’m engaged to a man in the military and started having visions of his friends who have died in battle. What should I make of this?
37:03 – What bible translation do you think is the most accurate? Coming from a protestant background, what translation would you recommend for me?
41:58 – Are our deceased loved ones able to recall the pain they endured?
47:10 – Why does God let children suffer?
51:47 – With the Church constantly under attack, why aren’t we praying for victory but peace instead?
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Questions Covered:
03:34 – What are the necessary contrition, motivations and resolutions needed for a valid confession?
07:59 – My protestant friend claims that St. Augustine’s said that being born of water and spirit means a physical birth, not baptism. Is this true?
14:16 – Is it socially acceptable in Catholic circles to make up Marian apparitions for writing science fiction?
19:00 – Can you clarify the meaning of Luke 11:15-26?
23:32 – Are coincidences negative or positive and how should one navigate them as a Christian?
33:40 – Why did the Church make Sunday mass obligatory?
37:35 – Is it morally just for a government to outlaw labor unions?
42:50 – Why should one become Catholic considering how shaky the foundations can sometimes feel?
49:48 – What would be a good response to the Calvinistic claim that the story of Jonah is evidence for there being no free will?
53:31 – Can someone disagree with what the church teaches if they have a well-formed conscience?
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Questions Covered:
07:41 – What should Catholics take into consideration when voting?
19:45 – The Council of Carthage claims that babies don’t go to heaven. Was that rejected or was that authoritative and how does that relate to the line in the Creed we believe in one baptism in the remission of sins
24:42 – Is Nestorian considered Christianity in the sense that Lutheranism and Calvinism is?
32:29 – Can an Orthodox person receive communion in the Catholic Church?
36:48 – What is the Catholic view on freedom and determinism? Is it hard determinism, libertarianism, or compatibilist?
45:43 – Jesus says render unto Caesar, but does that mean we are giving a pass to leaders since they are so evil?
51:17 – Could you explain what the current synod is and what it means for the Church?
53:09 – Does Mary have any authority other than intercession?
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Questions Covered:
02:54 – What are your thoughts on Matthias being appointed to replace Judas?
13:48 – If I could learn a language to read the bible, which should it be, Ecclesiastical Latin or Biblical Greek?
17:17 – Why doesn’t the Church gather frequently to infallibly define everything?
28:45 – How would I explain that there is only one God to a Mormon?
41:14 – What is your best argument for the Assumption of Mary?
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Questions Covered:
03:30 – Gal.3:13 mentions Jesus became a curse on the cross. How do we properly understand the term curse in that context?
15:05 – Is there a difference between the Septuagint and the current translation of the Old Testament?
19:58 – My friend is a traditional Catholic and has a 1st class relic. She said she got it after the Church cleared out the churches after Vatican 2. Is this true?
29:35 – I’m Catholic but how do I know that Catholicism is the one true religion?
44:10 – Was witchcraft mixed into Catholicism when African slaves were brought over to Haiti?
47:27 – I’m 69 years old and I get strange experiences where I have knowledge of things I shouldn’t know. What should I do with this information?
51:53 – I’m in RCIA coming from a reformed background. How do I understand the difference between penal substitution vs Anselm’s satisfaction
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