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:
11:38 – When did “Divine Right” start? Why didn’t the pope say that Henry 8th did not have a divine right?
17:06 – What is responsible parenthood according to Catholics? How does a good Catholic decide when they should no longer have kids and how they should space kids?
22:48 – Did Vatican 2 really say that we should take all the relics out of the altars?
24:28 – Jimmy what are your general thoughts on Vatican 2?
32:15 – Is God the Father the boss of the Holy Trinity?
36:08 – How do I balance ministry with personal life and prayer life?
44:04 – Why do Catholics think Mary is the ark of the new covenant?
48:30 – Why were women not allowed in the temple when they were menstruating during Old Testament times?
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Questions Covered:
11:39 – What are the signs of demonic possession?
15:50 – How Can I discern what is an appropriate tithe? I’m currently a college student and I don’t know if it’s enough?
21:26 – How does the church view special needs children especially when considering converting? How does mental disability play into having to properly understand the Church’s teachings?
28:43 – How was Vatican 2 taken so out of context that they ended up almost taking all of the Latin out of the mass?
35:25 – Why is the Vatican located in Rome? Is there a reason why it was in Rome especially since the Roman Empire was the ones who ordered the execution of Jesus?
46:57 – Is there any data on what fruits came out of Vatican 2?
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Questions Covered:
20:30 – How can a Catholic be as effective in evangelizing as Protestant preachers, but in a more “down-to-earth” and less “in-your-face” manner?
29:22 – Did the Atheist you’re mentoring come to you looking for a discipleship relationship, or at what point did it turn into one and how did that happen?
34:16 – I had a gentleman approach me and hand me a pamphlet by Mike Gendron that’s aimed at disproving the Roman Catholic Church. How can I speak with this man about what he’s trying to disprove about Catholicism?
41:58 – I’m helping a guy out with discipleship and the way he encounters God is different to my way. I’m more intellectual and he’s more feeling based. How can I get to his level and help him in a way I’m not familiar with?
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Questions Covered:
15:33 – I’ve heard people say that Abraham knew that he wouldn’t have to actually sacrifice his son because he said, “wait here, we’ll be back”. What do you think about this?
29:23 – What happened with Abraham’s other son?
41:20 – Did Abraham know God to be a trinity, or did he know God to just be one person, the Father?
45:48 – Follow up on the conversion earlier – Do you typically call the elder generation “brethren”?
50:54 – Did Abraham have/receive the Holy Spirit?
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Questions Covered:
02:44 – Can St. Padre Pio still give absolution?
06:07 – If a faithful Catholic couple who are not yet married (but want to be) were able to find each other, or happened to already be spending time together, during a cyberattack or catastrophic natural disaster that ended modern society as we know it, how would they go about getting married? If they had no way to find a priest, would they just have to wander around the wasteland until they found one? Or could they make their vows in the presence of whatever witnesses they could find?
10:40 – In Psalm 139 in the New American Bible, it says ‘If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, you are there too.’ [Psalms 139:8] So, what exactly is Sheol?
21:18 – I heard a priest created a machine allowing him to see the events of the Crucifixion as they happened. Then the Vatican excommunicated him. Is this a true-ish story?
22:43 – Speaking in tongues and resting in the spirit—are they always legit or are they sometimes psychological?
31:20 – Mystics who claim to live without food for years. There are a few in the Catholic tradition but there are also claims of Prahlad Jani, an Indian Hindu. Is it demonic or a hoax?
45:21 – If they were still around, which human relatives (homo neanderthalensis, homo erectus, homo floresiensis, homo denisova, etc) would we likely be able to baptize if they were so inclined to be received by Christ and His Church?
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