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:
24:21 – Was the Aristotelian philosophy integrated with other philosophy in Chaldean for the translation?
29:14 – Has anyone gone back to the original Greek from the time Aristotle for a translation?
32:50 – Can you explain Aristotle’s concept of happiness and his influence on Thomas Jefferson?
43:20 – Did Aristotle have any spiritual mindset beyond philosophy?
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Questions Covered:
05:04 – What’s the Catholic teaching on what to do when a fetus has been conceived in vitro but not implanted in the womb yet?
11:28 – How should we balance strong defense of the faith and the unborn with a charitable approach to those who are pro-choice?
19:29 – How should a Catholic talk to a family member with homosexual inclinations about what the Church teaches, while still having a caring approach?
28:35 – How can I explain anointing of the sick to a Seventh Day Adventist?
35:39 – How can I respond to Protestants who say statues and things like that are idols?
42:45 – How can the Son be begotten of the Father but also be consubstantial with him?
47:18 – How can we defend the idea that life begins at conception if not all fertilized eggs become implanted?
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Questions Covered:
02:00 – I’ve been taught that you are required to believe in hell but not required to believe that anyone is in there. What are your thoughts?
13:21 – When Jesus says eat “my body and drink my blood”, does he truly mean eat or believe?
28:46 – Why does the Church teach against contraception but promote NFP?
41:27 – I am struggling with my Faith right now. How do we know that we have an immortal soul?
46:00 – Why do fundamentalist translate the 7 days of creation literally, but Catholics do not? And why do Catholics take the Eucharist literally but not fundamentalists? Who is right?
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Questions Covered:
03:15 – I see that there’s some questionable quotes in Church History on the Immaculate Conception. Can you help clarify why they seem to contradict the official dogma?
12:17 – On Marian Consecration, why do they use the language of “giving ourselves to Mary” and worshiping her?
17:55 – Why has Judas been condemned since he seemed so remorseful? Why has the Church and even Jesus seem to condemn him?
28:31 – What is the Church’s stance on aliens? Resources: Would Aliens Debunk Christianity? | Dr. Karin Öberg | Catholic Answers Focus
28:31 – What is the Church’s stance on aliens?
36:54 – What is Transubstantiation and Consubstantiation? What did Luther believe?
44:38 – Are people in heaven aware of people who are not there?
51:24 – I heard a theory that Jesus asked Judas to make the biggest sacrifice and turn him in because Jesus loved him the most. What are your thoughts on this theory?
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Questions Covered:
08:07 – Where can I find purgatory in the bible?
16:16 – What’s the moral stance on helping beggars? Are we obligated to help, or can it be considered enabling drug addicts?
21:46 – Did the Church condemn dissection in the Middle Ages? If they did, has that been reversed to allow for scientific discovery?
29:18 – I’m a theology student in college. I read in the Summa; Aquinas says the husband has a right to beat his wife as a punishment. I also heard that it was part of canon law. This is disturbing to me. Can you help clarify this?
40:42 – I’m involved with FOCUS; we are going over a passage in 2 Kings. In the story of Bathsheba taking a request to Solomon, Solomon rejects his mother’s request. How do I better explain the typology of Marian intercession since it seems like intercession is rejected?
46:57 – I’m currently attending a Catholic high school that is increasingly slipping away from Catholic ideals? What should I do?
52:03 – When should we offer fraternal correction according to St. Augustine? Does using the Lord’s name call for fraternal correction?
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