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:
01:46 – I grew up attending Spanish speaking mass and now I go to English Mass. I noticed that a lot more people receive communion in the English-speaking Mass. Is this a catechetical thing? Why is this?
10:12 – Why didn’t Jesus tell Mary that he was going to go to God’s house in Jerusalem?
14:11 – Luke 10:25 How is Jesus answering that question? It is vague. Why don’t we stress the deity of Christ instead of the divinity of Christ?
21:06 – What does the Church teach about deliverance prayer?
28:46 – St. Thomas More’s reflection asking for happiness. Should this be something we should be praying for?
34:00 – I was an OB/GYN for many years and was once asked to perform a baptism. Would using salt water and a syringe impact the validity of the baptism?
41:36 – How do I prove that infant baptisms are valid and being at the age of reason is not necessary?
47:08 – Is it ok as a Catholic to watch documentaries such as the Ed Warren cases on demons?
51:00 – How many physical bodies are in heaven according to the Church?
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Questions Covered:
09:01 – What was the creation of Jesus like? Begotten not made? Was he created since he is the Son God not Father God?
14:32 – If a bishop claims he is afraid of death, should we also be afraid of death?
21:45 – Do we know if the pope listens to Catholic radio, EWTN or Catholic Answers?
29:18 – Is it wrong to wait a few days to go to confession after committing venial sin? What’s the gravity of venial sin vs mortal sin?
38:14 – I was baptized as a Baptist at 8. Then I was baptized by a Sedevacantist priest and now am in full communion with Rome. What sins would I have to confess because I don’t know when I was validly baptized?
46:51 – Is the Deut. 32:8 worldview in The Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser compatible with Catholicism?
51:17 – In the Exodus story, did God take away Pharaoh’s free will when he hardened his heart? How do we understand that phrase?
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Have you seen the recent images from the James Webb Telescope? Catholic convert and Harvard astrochemist, Karin Öberg joins us to examine the recent images and what they tell us about God, the beginnings of our universe, and bug people.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. Recently, we all got to see some magnificent images from a magnificent piece of technology, the James Webb Telescope. Out there in space, somewhere, looking deep into the past using its various sensors. And this raises a tremendou…
Questions Covered:
4:27 – What’s the Church’s teaching on cannibalism in extreme circumstances? Is it ever ethical?
11:50 – Regarding the teaching on following your conscience, how could one do so if you’re highly scrupulous? What is the Church’s approach when it comes to mental illness?
20:40 – Can you clarify why there are different perspectives on Old Testament covenants and why some say the signs are different? The Mosaic covenant is either the 10 commandments vs Passover. The Davidic: Throne vs Temple
29:20 – Is our concupiscence a result of our free will? If Adam and Eve had not sinned, would someone else have sinned?
36:50 Since Covid, we haven’t been able to consume communion from the chalice. Does this mean we aren’t receiving the blood of Jesus?
42:27 – Why don’t we as Catholics focus on baptism of the Holy Spirit? The Charismatic renewal has been focusing on this for 50 years now.
48:07 – Do Catholics follow the sabbath? How do you reconcile this with Isaiah 66:22-23?
52:30 – If someone is baptized with Trinitarian formula but doesn’t believe in the Trinity, is it a valid baptism?
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Questions Covered:
04:11 – Regarding the Vatican 2 document on Ecumenism on point 7 of chapter 2: Why are they asking for forgiveness in the Church haven’t done anything wrong?
08:45 – Is taking symbolic communion better than taking no communion at all?
14:00 – The bible says you must believe in Jesus to have salvation. What exactly does “believe” mean? How do we get saved?
21:38 When was the post-exilic period? What’s the Catholic perspective on this time in history?
29:00 – What is the best way to start a conversation about faith with an agnostic?
32:56 – What is the significance of Jesus handing Peter the keys? Is there a lineage?
36:33 – Can you help clarify what happens in mass when the priest places his hands over the bread and wine? Also, why does he lean forward during the consecration almost speaking into the host/chalice?
43:20 – Is it possible to have perfect contrition and imperfect contrition at the same time?
45:05 – What are your thoughts on the idea that not all of us are children of God? That only those baptized are his children. I know This might go against V2.
50:05 – I’m about to start RCIA and wanted to know your thoughts on the NAB bible translation?
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