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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
16:50 – Is there a patron saint for loving relationships?
31:45 – There are some members of my family who don’t get along and it’s driving a wedge in my family. How can we address this?
44:45 – My daughter has cut off communication from me and I’m wondering what’s healthy for me to do in this situation.
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Questions Covered:
04:20 – Is baptism efficacious if the person receiving it isn’t fully conscious of it, such as someone with dementia?
11:25 – At the final judgement, will non-believers be allowed into heaven if they confess that Jesus is Lord?
20:50 – Is it selfish to think that people who are suffering from terminal illnesses shouldn’t go through with euthanasia?
30:15 – I’m thinking about converting to Catholicism but I don’t think my wife wants me to. If I don’t do it for that reason, will I be damned? Also, does it cost money to get an annulment?
41:20 – Are St. Nicholas and Santa Claus the same person?
49:20 – What’s the Catholic teaching on race?
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Questions Covered:
07:25 – What’s the difference between pantheism and panentheism? And how does the latter differ from the belief that God is in everything?
16:25 – How do I defend the doctrine of the trinity when people challenge it with 1 Corinthians 15:24?
29:50 – I’ve heard speculation that God showed Lucifer his plan for salvation, and that’s what induced him to revolt. Do you know anything about that?
42:20 – If the devil seeks to divide, but Jesus also said he came not to bring peace but to divide, what degrees of division are acceptable to God?
50:35 – Are we discouraged from burning sage or other types of incense?
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Questions Covered:
07:15 – I’ve struggled with scruples for most of my life, and I want to mention that it’s a psychiatric condition that can be treated.
17:05 – I have heard that the candles on the altar are 51% bee wax. Do they have to be that way or can they be different?
24:00 – How do I explain the role of the papacy to an Armenian Orthodox and a Seventh-Day Adventist?
33:15 – What books do you recommend for one family member who’s atheist and another who’s “spiritual but not religious?”
45:45 – Why is purgatory a thing if God can do anything in an instant?
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Questions Covered:
06:30 – Is sexual attraction created by God? If it is, what about same-sex attraction? Is it good?
15:55 – How would you help a scrupulous person distinguish what is and isn’t sin?
31:10 – At what point does the Eucharist become the Real Presence of Christ?
41:30 – How could individual Catholics, in the moment, have known whether there was an antipope?
49:05 – Would Catholics agree that while salvation includes things like obedience, the sole basis by which we become friends with God is through faith?
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