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:
07:02 – Is holy orders necessary for someone to receive a valid sacrament from them?
17:03 – Did the Catholic Church start novenas?
21:53 – Is it ok for Christians to uphold some stoic thought? Also was Saint Paul influenced by stoicism at all?
25:09 – How did the early Christians interpret the words “the Holy Catholic Church” in the Apostles Creed?
32:45 – I heard that Augustine taught that baptism was done “ex opere operato”, but the fathers before him taught that it was through faith. Why is that?
36:45 – I was reading your book Pope Peter and you had a different interpretation to Galatians Ch 2. How did you come to the conclusion that the James that’s being spoken about is James, son of Zebedee and not James, son of Altheas?
43:00 – If I belong to a church that is in communion with Rome, like Lutheran or Orthodox, then why should I become Catholic?
50:01 – When did the Tabernacle start to become instituted?
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Questions Covered:
18:53 – How can we be sure that Church Fathers weren’t just handpicked to fit the views of The Church? Why should we listen to their words as opposed to other people of importance?
32:10 – Did the Catholic Church embrace or allow certain pagan practices? For example, the Christmas tree, giving presents, hanging lights, etc.
49:20 – Could you explain how to distinguish between when Jesus and the church fathers are speaking symbolically and literally? Specifically, how to answer Protestants that argue that Jesus was just speaking symbolically about the real presence of the Eucharist.
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Questions Covered:
00:54 – Why can’t we commune with people that are dead? See them, talk to them, etc. My husband recently passed away.
17:00 – Why was a land flowing with milk and honey attractive to Jews if they’re lactose intolerant?
23:39 – In the garden of Eden, why is the “evil” tree called the tree of knowledge? A lot of atheists attack in this way, saying that God doesn’t want us to have knowledge.
33:14 – When Martin Luther left the Catholic Church, were there other Priests that either left with him or, if they didn’t leave, they agreed with him?
35:28 – How can infants be baptized if they have not repented? In the New Testament, it seems to insinuate that baptism is not possible without repentance and discipleship.
44:39 – In the Old Testament we have tetragrammaton, the unpronounceable name of God. Why are we or aren’t we allowed to say this?
52:30 – If you wanted to understand the mind of God, why wouldn’t your religion want to study what exactly God did? Shouldn’t there be a more scientific approach to religion?
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Questions Covered:
04:11 – From a Catholic perspective, is there any guidance or are there any rules regarding an age difference in a marriage?
06:48 – Who are the scribes and Pharisees that sit on the seat of Moses in Matthew 23:2?
13:37 – Does the church have any teachings about loved ones coming to visit us in our dreams? Is there anything in the bible that talks about it?
16:50 – Jimmy, you did a joint podcast with a Lutheran named Jordan B Cooper. What do you think it would take for Lutherans to be back in communion with the Catholic Church?
17:02 – What is to be said about the salvation of people of other religions that are very devoted to their practice of it?
29:55 – Lucifer was supposed to be the second most powerful being before he fell from heaven. How is Saint Michael able to defeat him if he’s not as powerful as him?
29:55 – Lucifer was supposed to be the second most powerful being before he fell from heaven. How is Saint Michael able to defeat him if he’s not as powerful as him?
35:50 – Have you ever been invited to or thought to go on an evangelical or Pentecostal panel or show?
43:13 – When Jesus draws the line in the dirt, are there any lessons he wants to teach us in what he’s doing?
49:32 – Why is it that when a bishop bestows a blessing on the congregation, he does the sign of the cross three times, but when a priest does it, it’s just once?
51:23 – I recently started RCIA. This Christmas, all my children are going to be here and I’m going to tell them I’m coming into the church. I know they’re going to bring up scandals within the Catholic Church. Could you give me some advice on how to respond to this, as well as some general advice on how to tell them I’m entering?
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Joe Heschmeyer — author of A Man Called Joseph: Guardian for Our Times — joins us to wrap up the year of St. Joseph. We dig into the fascinating history of his veneration, and ask why he seems such a perfect father-figure for modern people.
Cy Kellett:
Turns out St. Joseph has a lot to teach modern people, Joe Heschmeyer is next. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett your host. And please raise your hand if the following applies to you. You didn’t really do much to observe t…
