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:
11:43 – You’re using a lot of emotional language. Why should people object to their decision to choose their gender?
18:41 – I’ve never heard of consecrated virginity until recently. Until when do we start exploring that option?
23:30 Children in the womb are given hormones that make them more masculine or feminine, that is why we have so much confusion.
33:04 – What would you say to someone who struggles with pornography?
36:52 – Could you give me resources on what chastity looks like for a married couple?
42:49 – Wouldn’t the proper term for transgender more accurately be called “tran-neutured?” Is it actually possible to change genders?
46:15 – How does one remain chaste in today’s society when the world only focuses on physical satisfaction?
48:33 – Is it true that women like to fool around before marriage?
51:29 – Hopkins used to do gender reassignment surgeries and stopped because of the high depression rates. Now they are doing them again. Why do you think that is?
Resources Mentioned:
Catholic Answers Live from April 23, 2018: Fr. Hugh Barbour – “Sex After Marriage”
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Questions Covered:
07:03 – I have non-Catholic friends who asked me to preside at their wedding. Is this acceptable?
22:01 – Why don’t Catholics ever bring up the Magnificat as evidence for Mary’s importance?
29:01 – How do I reconcile the differences between these two verses? Mk. 9:40 and Mt. 12:30.
35:27 – What makes the St. Michael Scapular different from a talisman?
39:37 – What’s your opinion on the Sworn Book of Honorius and Solomonic Magic?
44:24 – In John 17, Is that the prayer that Jesus prayed in the garden? Can you recommend books on the early Church?
48:50 – Do Plenary indulgences wipe away all consequences in one fell swoop?
51:17 – Why doesn’t the USCCB come out with a statement about the difference between Church teaching and opposing opinions by Catholic politicians?
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Questions Covered:
17:15 – Is there a cessation of apostolic gifts?
23:14 – Is it morally acceptable for a supreme court nominee to lie in order to get on the court to strike down abortion?
35:32 – Who are the watchers mentioned in the book of Enoch?
41:10 – I grew up believing in the rapture. I was recently told that it’s wrong but was never told what is right. What do Catholics believe?
48:37 – How can you be absolutely sure that Christianity is the right religion?
52:25 – How does a physician tell a patient who is near the end that it’s going to be ok?
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Questions Covered:
03:33 – I heard that historically confessions were in groups and out loud. I heard that they only confessed major mortal sins but not the more minor mortal sins. Is this true?
11:59 – How do I stay focused on God with secular friends?
14:48 – Micah 5:5-6 Prophecy of the messiah. Did this happen in history and how do we interpret this?
20:38 – Is it morally permissible to help fathers return to their families even though they are not married? Would I possibly be bringing people to cohabitation?
22:56 – Could you explain typology as a method for interpreting the bible?
35:06 – Let’s have a time machine and go back in time to the time of Moses. If I tried to touch the Ark of the Covenant, would I be ok since I’m fulfilled through the new covenant?
42:01 – My non-denominational sister claims that when scripture says “you need to be born of water and spirit” it means amniotic fluid and not baptism. How do I respond?
49:35 – Is it better to not have kids because of how bad the world is?
52:50 – Why is it that we are still left with the effects of the Fall after Christ’ redemption?
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Questions Covered:
8:00 – With corporations now offering their employees funding to cross state lines to get abortions, how should a Catholic handle this?
22:45 – I’ve learned about alternative coffee shops that donate to pro-life causes. Is that something to consider doing?
29:02 – Could you explain how you are a married priest?
31:35 – How do you go about having a relationship without including sexual immorality in order to create a Catholic culture?
44:11 – I’m interested in writing novels. How can I include my faith in that kind of work?
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