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:
15:50 – Is the Leviticus prohibition on drinking blood a form of preparation for the Eucharist? Specifically, the punishment.
20:05 – Why are you not allowed to receive the Eucharist when you’re divorced?
30:19 – I work with some Lutherans, they think that we have the same communion, how do I explain that we don’t?
34:21 – How long does the presence of the Eucharist last after you consume it?
40:55 – I started taking medication and it started making me scrupulous and questioning my beliefs. Is it still ok to receive the Eucharist?
44:42 – I talked to a Protestant about the mass and he said the verse says “do this in remembrance,” so that means it’s just a symbol. How can I respond?
49:15 – I’m Lutheran, You said we believe in consubstantiation. That term is offensive. Why do you keep using it?
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Questions Covered:
02:36 – Is there different terminology for a priest, bishop or pope acting in persona Christi?
04:30 – I come from a Pentecostal background and am converting. My family is fully preparing for the second coming. The event with Russia reinforced their belief. How could I respond to my family, and how should we Catholics respond to the end time?
12:00 – I’m on the verge of converting to Catholicism from Protestantism, why do we pray to the saints?
14:13 – A 7th Day Adventist left a tract on cars after Mass. Is there a resource to answer those questions?
18:16 – Are you familiar with the company Senomyx. I heard they were using aborted fetal tissue in flavoring.
20:44 – Follow Up to the annulment questions, how does your earlier comment reconcile with the pro-forma annulment?
22:59 – There were readings in Mass on Ep.4-5, but they skipped a portion about speaking foul language. Why would this section be left out?
28:37 – I don’t go to church because of guilt. I don’t go to confession because of mortal sin. How do I handle this?
34:42 – Is it ok for a practicing Catholic to attend an atheist wedding?
39:07 – My husband and I were raised Catholic. My husband is active-duty military and we decided to get married outside of the church due to him being deployed. Will the Church honor it at a later point in time?
44:03 – I’m a recent convert, how do I become better at evangelizing?
46:41 – Are you familiar with the idea of Mother God, I couldn’t find anything on the CA website?
49:23 – At the end of this world, will writers be able to write about problems?
52:30 – Why aren’t there any miracles regarding amputations?
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Questions Covered:
03:49 – Can a person be held responsible for a sin he intended to commit but due to circumstances he was unable to commit?
05:13 – Who were the correct teachers of the law before Jesus?
12:32 – CA Live App… Do we have an idea of whose wedding Jesus and Mary went to in Cana?
14:32 – Will our knowledge keep growing infinitely after our resurrection?
17:19 – Rev. 17. – 7 heads and 10 horns, what is the Catholic perspective of what this means?
29:06 – What would happen to someone who is in mortal sin and has an appointment to go to confession, but then he dies?
33:09 – Is it inconsistent to ask for God to change someone’s mind while still acknowledging free will?
35:28 – When the second coming happens, will we still have free will?
41:29 – James 2:24, Eph. 2:8-11, Romans 3:22,27 – Regarding Faith and works, what is the work that Paul is referring to?
47:19 – My son is in RCIA and has been married a couple of times. Why does he have to have an annulment?
52:06 – Did the apostles teach the Marian dogmas?
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Questions Covered:
18:40 – Since Papal infallibility wasn’t defined till Vatican 1, how was a Catholic supposed to know when he was speaking infallibly?
21:36 – How can we explain the infallibility of the pope in a context that avoids seeing the limits as an excuse to ignore that which is not infallible?
32:25 – My cousin and her husband have started attending an independent Catholic Church (Society of Christ the King). Can I attend church with them even though they don’t accept papal infallibility?
36:58 – What declarations can a pope overrule from a previous pope?
46:00 – Why not just believe everything the pope says if it’s not really going to affect my life?
50:20 – I know the teachings on contraception were clarified by Pope John Paul II, I was told that Pope Francis overturned that teaching. Can he do that and is that true?
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