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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
02:55 – Does the original 1611 King James version of the Bible have the deuterocanonical books in it? I know the Douay-Rheims version does but would that King James version be ok?
07:10 – Is it a sin to listen to music that has swear words? Can you enjoy it even if you don’t agree with what they’re talking about?
13:10 – I was raised a Catholic but have been away and haven’t gone to reconciliation for a number of years. All I remember is going as a child. How does an adult go to reconciliation?
20:15 – How could the Catholic Church have avoided The Great Schism and The Protestant Reformation?
29:54 – I’m doing my best to fast and pray but it almost feels like nothing is coming of it, especially with trying to end abortion and euthanasia. I just don’t know what else I can do. How can I get past this point?
35:32 – Since Mary was born without original sin, didn’t that predispose her to say yes to the angel Gabriel? If it didn’t, then why was she born without original sin? How is it known that she wasn’t born with it and not just purged of it after she said yes.
41:59 – I was reading the Saint Joseph bible and it said after Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary had sexual relations. Why did it say that if Mary was a perpetual virgin?
48:48 – If even though Mary was born without sin and then chose not to sin, wouldn’t the same be true about Jesus himself?
51:59 – Does Jesus break the law of non-contradiction since he is both divine and human at the same time?
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Questions Covered:
05:10 – We were just informed that our granddaughter is bisexual and has a friend that is becoming transgender. How do we treat this situation?
12:47 – I am recently divorced. I’ve already talked to a priest, and he said we have grounds for annulment. How soon should I go about starting this process?
18:20 – What is the point of elevation during mass?
21:46 – My family friend bought a book for Christmas and the past 5 or 10 years, the author has been implicating the Holy Father in nefarious end time prophecies. Can I trust him and his book regarding these prophecies?
29:41 – I had a friend get a chapel veil for a Christmas present. Could you tell me more about it? When and how did it come about and when is it appropriate to wear one?
32:03 – How are we supposed to deal with someone that is in a same-sex relationship at our church? They’re in a leadership position and actively leading young people astray. It seems like no one else is dealing with it.
40:58 – I haven’t gotten the vaccine yet and I don’t know if it’s right or wrong. If I get it, will I go to hell?
47:00 – My favorite translations of the bible are the King James and the New King James versions. As long as I am reading the deuterocanonical parts in the Catholic Bible, is it wrong to read from these Protestant versions? Is there anything anti-Catholic in these versions?
50:49 – I want to gain a better understanding of priests and the orders they choose. How do they go about choosing one and when? Also, do they have to stay a part of that order the rest of their lives or can they switch?
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Questions Covered:
01:30 – A friend of mine says historically the transubstantiation was just developed by the authority and the clergy to get people to give more money and to control the church. She also said that priests are celibate because the church didn’t want to pay for wives and children. Are either of these statements true?
11:30 – What do you think of the book “Purgatory” by Father FX Schouppe?
16:15 – How does retirement work with Jesus saying not to store up treasures?
19:25 – Why do we have to wait until children are born for them to be baptized? If there is a surgery done where they must be taken out of the womb and then put back in, could they be baptized during that time?
22:00 – Could you talk about Hebrews 10:29, specifically where it mentions “sanctifying”? When I was having a dialogue with some Calvinists, they said he who is being sanctified is Jesus himself but to me it seems that it’s talking about a person who is falling away from the faith.
34:15 – What are the origins of saints being a patron of a specific cause?
43:20 – Can humility bring about harm to other people if you ask for it for yourself?
47:50 – What is the origin of Christmas as a holiday? I’m a high school student and today in class a student and teacher told me it’s a pagan holiday. Could you give some clarification as to where they may have gotten that from and if it is indeed a pagan holiday?
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Questions Covered:
03:40 – What do Ch 65 and 66 mean in terms of a new heaven and new earth? Does sabbath rest on Saturday night and Sunday night still apply?
14:00 – If you are getting someone the sacraments in an extraordinary matter and you have doubts if they know of the necessary truths, is it ok to share those truths with that person? How can someone validly receive last rites if they’re not Catholic?
18:25 – Is it possible for humans to communicate with animals telepathically other than just speaking?
28:50 – I’m seriously considering joining the Catholic Church but I have problems with how Catholicism changes what the bible says. For example, where it says “Eat the bread and drink the wine,” however, I have yet to go to a Catholic church that serves the wine.
35:10 – I haven’t gone through confirmation yet but I want to change rites, from the Latin rite to Byzantine rite. How can I go about that?
39:25 – In your opinion, what’s a cool story in the Old Testament to do for a bible study?
43:10 – Is there a difference between dogma and doctrine?
46:30 – I’ve seen a few Catholics that use a red ribbon or red thread kind of like a bracelet to keep away bad spirits. Is this allowed? Could it also be used so that you yourself don’t pass along evil to others?
51:00 – Why do people think that John the Baptist was Jesus?
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Questions Covered:
05:10 – What is the meaning of Matthew 24:28 because it’s translated differently. One says “where the carcass is the vultures will gather”. Another says “where the body is the eagles will gather”. Is it talking about the church and the saints? If so, why do some translations not seem that way?
15:30 – What is happening in the book of Tobit to Sarah’s previous husband? Is God allowing the demons to kill the husband? Or is it more figurative?
16:52 – My son was saying he doesn’t understand in Job why God is allowing all these things to happen to Job. He thinks it’s unfair and that it’s really then the work of the devil. How can I explain why God is allowing these things to happen?
21:58 – What are some resources I can use to better understand the bible?
24:12 – What is the connection between 1st Thessalonians Ch 4:14 and the assumption of Mary? It’s in my rosary pamphlet so I was wondering if you could offer any other passages connected to the assumption to better meditate on it.
31:52 – How best can you read the bible and fully understand it? Are there any resources to use so that I can be sure not to just take everything literally?
39:00 – Is Joachim’s (Mary’s Earthly Father) name in the Bible?
41:42 – I’m having trouble interpreting the moment where Jesus is with the apostles, and they see someone is spreading the word of Jesus and they don’t want to hear about it but Jesus says they’re an ally. How can we say that the Catholic church is the true church while excusing the fact that people are part of other denominations?
46:16 – The Old Testament mentions some animals that we’re not supposed to eat because they’re “dirty”. Are we fully allowed to consume animals even though this is mentioned?
51:01 – What did Martin Luther do to alter the original bible scriptures to make them his own?
52:44 – For the virgin birth prophecy in Isaiah 7:14, is it a dual prophecy or is it only for the virgin birth?
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