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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
09:50 – How can I communicate with a non-Catholic who believes in nothing but what’s in the Bible?
18:00 – For a while I thought I was called to evangelize to a leader of a non-Catholic Church, but he hasn’t replied to any of my contacts at all. Should I just give up, or try something else?
22:32 – How can I explain to my brother that Jesus is our brother without taking away from his glory as Son of God?
29:06 – Jesus said to make disciples, but there’s not one set way to do that. What’s the next step after telling people about Jesus?
35:40 – I wear t-shirts with Catholic messages on them and wear a rosary from my belt, and I think that’s an effective way to evangelize without words.
41:45 – I find myself getting defensive a lot. What’s an effective strategy for someone like me with a short temper or who might be too attached to logic when a more pastoral approach would be better?
46:06 – What do you do when a best friend says that you don’t have to know God to get to heaven, you just have to be a good person?
49:50 – How do I evangelize family members?
52:25 – How are we supposed to evangelize, which is a public activity, in accord with Jesus’s condemnation of the hypocrites who make a big show of themselves?
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Questions Covered:
12:10 – I’ve been to various recovery programs for addictions to gambling, overeating, and alcohol. None of them are working.
29:50 – I’m a recovering sugar addict. Have you encountered this before? For the most part it’s not looked at seriously.
35:40 – My son’s in a detox unit right now and I’m not sure how he won’t go right back into his addiction when he’s out.
44:30 – Does Catholic in Recovery have any place for someone who needs to break his alcohol addiction but not quit it for life? I don’t think quitting for life is a realistic possibility since it’s a disease.
49:50 – Could you give me more information on Catholic in Recovery retreats?
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Questions Covered:
16:50 – Is there a patron saint for loving relationships?
31:45 – There are some members of my family who don’t get along and it’s driving a wedge in my family. How can we address this?
44:45 – My daughter has cut off communication from me and I’m wondering what’s healthy for me to do in this situation.
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Questions Covered:
04:20 – Is baptism efficacious if the person receiving it isn’t fully conscious of it, such as someone with dementia?
11:25 – At the final judgement, will non-believers be allowed into heaven if they confess that Jesus is Lord?
20:50 – Is it selfish to think that people who are suffering from terminal illnesses shouldn’t go through with euthanasia?
30:15 – I’m thinking about converting to Catholicism but I don’t think my wife wants me to. If I don’t do it for that reason, will I be damned? Also, does it cost money to get an annulment?
41:20 – Are St. Nicholas and Santa Claus the same person?
49:20 – What’s the Catholic teaching on race?
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Questions Covered:
07:25 – What’s the difference between pantheism and panentheism? And how does the latter differ from the belief that God is in everything?
16:25 – How do I defend the doctrine of the trinity when people challenge it with 1 Corinthians 15:24?
29:50 – I’ve heard speculation that God showed Lucifer his plan for salvation, and that’s what induced him to revolt. Do you know anything about that?
42:20 – If the devil seeks to divide, but Jesus also said he came not to bring peace but to divide, what degrees of division are acceptable to God?
50:35 – Are we discouraged from burning sage or other types of incense?
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