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:
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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Questions Covered:
02:44 – What’s the culpability of Jazz? How culpable is a child and the parents when it comes to transitioning genders?
12:08 – Is the protestant doctrine of justification contrary to the Gospel?
19:02 – What’s the morality behind the use of marijuana?
24:10 – My ex-wife had an abortion before we were married, and I just found out. If the abortion excommunicated her, does that mean that she was no longer Catholic while we were married? Does this make the marriage invalid?
30:29 – Regarding Archbishop Gomez’s request to fast tomorrow, is the protocol for fasting the same as Ash Wed. and Good Friday?
35:57 – On the initiation of reconciliation, Jesus said “Whoever sins you retain are retained.” What does that mean?
43:04 – I’m currently a student at a protestant seminary and I’m convinced Catholicism is true. What can I do with my degree if I convert? How do I approach my marriage?
50:19 – Should I boycott buying from companies that support pro-abortion organizations? At what point is it ok to shop at certain stores?
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Questions Covered:
08:06 – How much weight do regional councils hold, especially when looking back at history?
16:30 – If St Peter was martyred, how was he supposed to have laid hands on Pope Linus?
24:00 – How do we reconcile 1 John “Whoever denies Jesus denies the Father” with claims that Jews and Muslims worship the same God in Nostra Aetate?
37:03 – I recently had a lot of spiritual healings through Reiki done and I want to start developing my relationship with Jesus further. How do I deepen this relationship?
48:55 – In the Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena, there’s a line in the prayer that says that Mary is our Salvation. How do I explain this?
53:13 – What does the following phrase mean: God from God, light from light, True God from True God?
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