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
07:30 – Are all big “T” Traditions found implicitly somewhere in Scripture?
15:03 – My atheist friend doesn’t think the Moses story is real. What can I say to him?
20:54 – Based on Romans 8, is it possible for someone to be justified and glorified if they’re not predestined?
28:54 – Are the parables of Lazarus and the unforgiving servant about purgatory? And how can I learn more about purgatory?
36:33 – Were Sts. Augustine and/or Jerome at the Council of Carthage?
42:32 – How do I reconcile 1 Jn. 3:8-9 with us being sons of God?
46:16 – In Mk 15:2, did Jesus admit he was King of the Jews?
49:30 – How do I respond to Protestants who say the Catholic Church is the beast in Revelation and the Pope is the antichrist?
51:12 – One of the common explanations for the “brothers” of Jesus is to say there’s no Aramaic word for “cousin.” However, in Luke, we read that Elizabeth is Mary’s cousin. Why do we have the word there but not in reference to Jesus’s brothers?
Resources mentioned:
jimmyakin.com: “The Point of Lazarus and the Rich Man”
https://jimmyakin.com/2019/11/the-point-of-lazarus-and-the-rich-man.html
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: “The Exodus! Did it Happen?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1MAA_t6Ak
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The author of Purgatory Is for Real tackles a tough philosophical question — is my soul made to last forever? If so, how do we know this? If not, what could happen that would destroy the life of my soul?
Cy Kellett:
Is there something immortal about you? Karlo Broussard next. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and I really enjoy talking with Karlo Broussard and maybe go at little technical this time, but that’s my fault. I kind of led Karlo into that because I wante…
Theologian and Catholic Worker Larry Chapp joins us for a discussion of Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio on the Latin Mass. Was this a missed opportunity for the pope to achieve his larger goals? Is there any better way available to reach those goals?
Cy Kellett:
Is this a self-defeating papacy? Dr. Larry Chapp is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. I’ve been wanting to have Dr. Larry Chapp on the program. Lots of folks actually recommend him all the time…
05:16 – What kind of grace can we merit?
11:05 – What if there’s a better alternative to the COVID vaccine? Should we be using that instead?
18:02 – What is the Catholic view of substitutionary atonement?
22:47 – Does the Catholic Church support the decriminalization of drugs?
30:46 – My mother received last rites about six months before she died. How long do the effects of last rites last? Would she still benefit from them at death?
35:20 – Is it morally permissible for a Catholic to attend a non-Catholic wedding?
45:05 – Doesn’t Paul condemn fasting from certain foods in 1 Tim 4:3?
49:59 – Is there a way for me to still access the Eucharist if I reject one of the infallibly defined dogmas of the Catholic Church?
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10:20 – What circumstances would compel God to give us a sign? What would a sign from God look like?
21:16 – How am I supposed to understand trust in the context of “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5-6)?
28:59 – Are Seventh-Day Adventists’ baptisms valid?
33:44 – Why is it licit for priests’ retirement funds to be made by investing in morally problematic companies like Google and Amazon?
36:00 – What’s the best translation I should use for memorizing Scripture?
40:46 – In light of Cardinal Burke’s illness, what should we think of the COVID vaccine? Should we be more open to receiving the ones that are less morally problematic?
42:50 – How can I effectively witness to a former priest? Is it possible for him to be reinstated to the priesthood?
49:00 – I’m dealing with scrupulosity. Is it okay for me to make a provisional confession with the intent to confess the rest of my sins later?
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