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:
01:14 – How do you answer a former Mormon regarding how the church has so much money and distributes it? Why don’t they give more of it to the needy?
07:30 – Could you share your thoughts on Sirach 42:14 “Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good; and it is a woman who brings shame and disgrace”? A friend said it should not be in scripture because it is “anti-Christian”.
12:43 – I heard that when we read about Abraham, we don’t read it literally. But how do we fill the gaps specifically in regard to his age?
17:09 – I have protestant friends who ask me, how can you discern sacred tradition from the tradition of man?
22:18 – Did the early Church have anything to say about abortion and same-sex marriage?
29:16 – Could sports be a sanctifying act?
42:39 – Why do we not have the same belief on the Eucharist as with Protestants? And why do we have the body and blood and they don’t?
48:33 – Protestant objections to Mary
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Questions Covered:
11:25 – What is the difference between the Father ‘begetting’ the Son and the Father ‘willing’ the Son?
22:18 – Which approved miracles could I use in conversation with an atheist when discussing evidence for God?
29:00 – Can you explain how the Sacraments work? Especially confession.
34:08 – In the bible there is a verse that says all you need is to believe in Jesus. But Catholics think baptism saves you. How do you reconcile these two things?
36:59 – In an emergency can a non-Catholic confess their sins to a priest?
43:24 – Who were the elders in the early Church and what is their equivalent today?
48:26 – Why is Lucifer’s name changed to Satan? What’s the meaning of the name?
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Questions Covered:
13:07 – How do I as a non-Catholic understand the issues going on in Germany and the changes with the Synodal way?
16:06 – How do we distinguish the similarities and differences between the development of doctrine of Catholicism and the explication of doctrine as understood by the Orthodox?
19:56 – What do you think about the changes the Church made about slavery? It used to endorse it and now it doesn’t.
32:12 – How can the Church change to get rid of clericalism and embrace the Gospel?
35:50 – Is the role of the Church to preserve the traditions of the Church of the times of the apostles or can this also be applied to later traditions
43:13 – Is the teaching on contraception definitive?
48:45 – Did the Church change its teaching on limbo and where aborted babies go?
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Questions Covered:
04:09 – How do I explain the sacraments to my Baptist girlfriend?
11:08 – What’s the relationship between religious truth and fact?
16:04 – Is the phrase extra Ecclesiam nulla salus still a usable phrase after the second Vatican council?
17:29 – Is it appropriate to own tarot cards if you don’t use them for spiritual purposes?
21:06 – Is binding and loosing a slippery slope that can lead the Church to loosening up morals?
28:56 – What is the reason behind Vatican 2 decision not to indict the Jews for Jesus’ death?
34:08 – Since we are obligated to help people in dire need and there’s always people in dire need, is it ok for us to enjoy luxuries for ourselves?
41:45 – How much of Church teaching do we actually have to believe?
46:13 – What did Jesus mean when he said about Judas “ It would be better if he were never born?”
47:57 – a 7th day Adventist claimed that Mt. 24:20 proves that the Sabbath remains on a Saturday. How do I respond?
52:12 – If you were married and the apocalypse happened and you were only left with one other woman, would it be adultery to repopulate the earth with that woman?
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Questions Covered:
02:48 – What are your thoughts on a pre-tribulation rapture?
10:41 – What are your thoughts on if the mystical experiences of the New Testament were due to the use of psychedelic drugs?
16:06 – I was debating with a Muslim and he asked why God sent the Holy Spirit? Wouldn’t this make sending Jesus pointless? How do I respond?
21:18 – What is the history of the pentacle? Why does the Church frown upon it?
24:29 – Why do things in life grow?
33:19 – Is it proper to interpret Marian apparitions naturally or supernaturally?
37:05 – How can we as Catholics believe in evolution, the big bang, and the 7 days of creation all at once? Resources: https://www.catholic.com/audio/caf/is-the-big-bang-a-proof-of-god
44:33 – How do I incorporate fasting into my prayer life?
49:28 – Why is Easter celebrated on Sunday instead of Monday? Why call it Easter and not Resurrection Day?
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