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
<p>In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Joe Heschmeyer we discusses a wide range of questions on Catholic doctrine and apologetics. Topics include: when salvation occurs in the case of baptism of desire, the difference between sacrifices due to God and those made for others, and how to respond to Protestants who claim unity isn’t needed if we all share the fruits of the Spirit. Joe also addresses how to explain the word “Catholic” in the Apostles’ Creed to non-Catholics, whether Muslims worship the same God as Christians, biblical evidence for Mary’s perpetual virginity, and how to counter gnostic-sounding claims about sin being “in the body.”</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>08:58 – In the case of baptism of desire, when is the person saved?</li>
<li>17:57 – What type of sacrifice is due to God alone? As opposed to the type of sacrifices we make for others.</li>
<li>29:02 – If Protestants have fruits of the Spirit, some see that as a deterrent to unity (why seek unity when we all have fruits of the Spirit). How do we respond to that?</li>
<li>34:21 – My parents are Presbyterian. They see the word “Catholic” in the apostles’ creed and say that since Catholic means universal it’s simply referring to all the churches. How do we respond to that?</li>
<li>38:25 – The CCC says Muslims worship the same God as Abraham. How do we understand that since Muslims don’t think they worship the same God as us?</li>
<li>44:12 – Where in the Bible can we find Mary’s perpetual virginity?</li>
<li>51:25 – My friend thinks that sin is “in” the body. So when we die we don’t have sin because we don’t have our body. To me that sounds like gnosticism, but he doesn’t think it is. How can I respond to him?</li>
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<p>In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Karlo Broussard answers the questions: Why must Mary have been Immaculately Conceived—couldn’t Jesus have been born of a sinner? How does addiction affect the conditions for mortal sin? Karlo discusses the Church’s teaching on free will, grave matter, and culpability. He also addresses the claim of annihilationism—does the Bible really support eternal punishment in hell? Plus, is it accurate to call non-Catholics “Christians,” or should we still use the term “heretics”?</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Questions Covered:</span></p>
<p>12:08 – Why do we say that Mary “must have” been Immaculately conceived? It seems like Jesus could have been born from someone even if they had original sin.</p>
<p>17:00 – How do the three conditions for mortal sin relate to the area of addiction? Can the consent of the will be lessened by an addiction?</p>
<p>29:47 – What is real factual evidence that annihilationism is false, and wrong to believe?</p>
<p>39:23 – I struggle with calling non-Catholics Christians. It doesn’t seem to fit with the old style of calling them heretics.</p>
<p>47:12 – My protestant friend has trouble with the idea of praying to the dead. When did the practice begin? And is it in the New Testament?</p>
<p>51:37 – Where in the Bible does it teach against contraception?</p>
<p>In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Karlo Broussard tackles tough questions from converts and curious Protestants. Can Protestants receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit if they haven’t received the sacrament of Confirmation? What does the Church teach about Mary as Queen of Heaven—and is it essential to salvation? Karlo also responds to the common claim that the intercession of saints was borrowed from Greco-Roman paganism. Finally, are indulgences still a part of Catholic practice today, or are they just a relic of the past?</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Questions Covered:</span></p>
<p>15:40 – In my OCIA class they told me that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are received at Confirmation. If that is true, then it would follow that no Protestants receive gifts of the Holy Spirit. But that doesn’t seem right.</p>
<p>34:00 – I’m a recent convert and I struggle with Mary being queen of heaven. It just doesn’t seem relevant to my salvation.</p>
<p>37:12 – My Protestant friend says the idea of intercession of saints was influenced by Greco-roman pagan ideas. How can I answer him?</p>
<p>45:48 – Are indulgences still a Catholic practice?</p>
<p>In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, guest Jason Evert discusses healing after past relationships, struggling with chastity, lust in marriage, and talking to family about same-sex issues.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Questions Covered:</span></p>
<p>14:23 – Any advice for someone who is living a chaste life but still has attachments from previous relationships before conversion?</p>
<p>22:48 – At what point do you tell your significant other that you struggle with chastity?</p>
<p>33:44 – Can a married couple lust for each other?</p>
<p>41:50 – I have four granddaughters that are now young women. One of them has a girlfriend. I think I’m the only person in her life telling her this is wrong. She is open to talking to me about it. What can I tell her, or what information can I send her?</p>
<p>50:36 – How does one clear one’s mind from impure images seen in the past?</p>
<p>Can your temperament shape your spiritual life? In this episode we explore how natural disposition, trauma, and personality types affect prayer, change over time, and whether they’re at odds with providence. Also—can you be a composite temperament?</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Questions Covered:</span></p>
<p>16:56 – Would my temperament have effect on my trouble with keeping focus on prayer life</p>
<p>30:34 – Can we have a composite of our temperaments?</p>
<p>42:33 – Can your temperament change during the course of your life?</p>
<p>49:40 – How do we square the idea of a temperament being “happy-go-lucky” with providence, when as Catholics we do not believe in luck?</p>
<p>52:37 – Is it possible to have early childhood trauma that shapes and forms your temperament?</p>
