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:
7:30 – How do we interpret the genres of the gospels in light of historical discrepancies?
17:55 – Are there any limitations on solitary confinement that would be unjust?
23:18 – I’m a religion teacher and a student of mine asked, “Where is our soul before conception?”
29:03 – If Jesus was truly born on Dec 25th, what is the timeframe between then and epiphany? Did they really stay at the inn all that time?
35:15 – When Mary passed away, she was assumed, not risen into heaven. What’s the difference between assumption and ascension?
45:25 – Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart if we have free will?
51:55 – A previous caller talked about how the dating of when Quirinius was governor of Syria wasn’t accurate. I know the answer to that as I’ve written a paper on it.
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Questions Covered:
05:00 – Knowing that Jesus was a perfect man, did he always know that he was the second person of the Holy Trinity from the first moment of his human conception?
13:15 – Why does the Pope accept the “Communist Cross?”
19:25 – We just had an epiphany blessing at our church and the priest said it cannot be done in any other way than using the Latin Rite because there is not one in the Novus Ordo. I feel excluded when things are only in Latin. Why haven’t more things like this been made available in English?
42:02 – How do you resolve the conflict between Linus and Paul since John was still alive when Linus became pope?
51:11 – Two of the glorious mysteries are the assumption and coronation of Mary. In scripture, you don’t know Mary is crowned and raised into heaven. If the mysteries are based in scripture, how can I explain to Baptists the reason for these being mysteries?
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Questions Covered:
14:20 – What are the origins of the word Vatican? I’ve heard that it means “divining serpents” so I’m just looking for some clarity on this.
17:05 – If Jesus is God and the Bible is the word of God, would Jesus have had to read the bible to know it?
29:58 – There’s been a lot of controversy over the traditional extraordinary mass being said over the Novus Ordo. Why is it that it will sometimes be allowed for Novus Ordo parishes to celebrate the traditional mass but then it won’t be allowed for parishes that only celebrate the traditional mass?
37:10 – When we go to mass and the priest says the words of consecration, is it ok for us to repeat it in the pews along with him?
42:46 – I’ve seen Christian women use their beauty to reach souls. When women use makeup in this manner, can it then be considered virtuous? Can the use of beauty in this way ever be considered virtuous?
49:35 – When you’re praying the Hail Mary, it says “pray for us now and at the hour of our death”. How does Mary know the hour of our death?
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