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:
04:10 – What’s the best way for me to talk to my Protestant family members?
15:00 – At the general judgment, will those who are already in hell be present?
29:05 – At Mass, why does the priest bless one host, but then the people receive ones from the tabernacle?
35:42 – Why do we need the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist when he said he would send us the Holy Spirit?
45:04 – Is there a connection between Karlo’s book The New Relativism and C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man?
47:27 – Am I understanding this correctly about the final judgment? I think one reason we won’t be embarrassed about all of our sins being known is because we’ll know that everyone else is perfected in love and has forgiven us.
51:03 – Can you clarify to me whether the sacraments are works?
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Questions Covered:
08:30 – Someone told me they’re not Catholic because of man-made traditions not in the bible. How do I respond?
14:36 – In 2 Corinthians Paul mentions being caught up in the third heaven. What’s the Church’s teaching on there being multiple heavens?
23:32 – How should we prepare ourselves for being confirmed on the Easter Vigil?
32:53 – What did the Jews believe about passover and how do we understand that? And if the original passover meal was a lamb, why is it now bread and wine?
39:31 – Why do we baptize both males and females when only males were circumcised?
43:34 – How can our prayers or Masses offered benefit the souls in purgatory?
50:27 – 1 Cor. 3:15 makes it sounds like purgatory will happen in the future, but 2 Maccabees makes it sound like it’s in the present. How are those reconciled?
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Questions Covered:
02:39 – What exactly is the power of binding and loosing?
19:35 – Since the Church runs like a monarchy, what is the Church’s stance on monarchies?
29:25 – Can a parent bless their child’s dorm room?
36:29 – How often does one need to take communion?
44:58 – I’m not Catholic. I’m a part of a new Church and my pastor said he received a sign to start a church. How does a Catholic explain this?
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Questions Covered:
03:30 – What would make someone a heretic?
06:56 – How can we defend the claim that we are not worshiping icons?
15:02 – Could you explain What is means not to judge intent and motivation?
20:09 – Is it a sin to have suicidal thoughts?
30:11 – Regarding the woman caught in sin, how would I anticipate a response from a protestant who argues faith alone?
36:05 – Luke 12:1-8 I don’t understand why they use the example of buying sparrows. What did they use sparrows for?
41:40 – What is the meaning of Acts 2:38 and how does it align with the Church’s teaching on baptism?
45:49 – What’s the legitimacy for using intellectual arguments to come back to the faith?
50:44 – How can I better explain the need for confession before communion? Did Judas receive communion?
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