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:
03:38 – According to the bible, does the soul stay in the grave until judgment day, or does the soul go to heaven?
12:36 – Was Hebrews among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and if it was, was the author named?
17:44 – In 1 Cor. 1:17, is Paul separating the gospel and baptism?
22:33 – If Mary had said no to becoming the mother of God, would that have contracted sin/opened her up to sin?
29:08 – Can you explain Numbers 5:21? It appears contradictory with most modern Catholic views on abortion.
32:49 – In Acts 2, were the apostles actually speaking the other languages, or were the people hearing it in their own language?
35:56 – With reference to 2 Peter 1:10, what is the opinion on the Doctrine of Eternal Security? Can you abandon your faith?
44:24 – When and how did the Jewish religion stop sacrificing animals, and is there still sacrifice?
47:10 – In Matthew 12:40, why does it say three nights, when Christ was only in the tomb for two nights?
49:19 – In Numbers 9:11-14, can you clarify what it means for strangers and sojourners to participate in the Passover?
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Questions Covered:
4:16 – What is the biblical evidence for guardian angels?
06:42 – Is the Trinity incestual because it implies that Mary is both mother and bride?
11:44 – Is it possible that St. Clement wrote Hebrews?
14:42 – What accounts for the difference in the treatment of the apostles between Herod and his son Herod?
20:25 – Do novenas have their origin in the preparation for the time of Pentecost?
28:53 – Before I formed you in the womb. I knew you Jer. 1:5. With that in mind, when was the soul created?
33:00 – Why do we say in the creed, “Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilot” when Pilot did everything he could not to harm Jesus?
36:34 – Why are the KJV and Catholic version of the Our Father different? Why did we add the ending into the Catholic Liturgy?
43:28 – What did Jesus mean when he said, “Easier for a camel to enter through the eye of the needle”?
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Seventh Day Adventists claim that the Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sunday centuries after the life of Jesus. Joe Heschmeyer, author of The Early Church was the Catholic Church, joins us to debunk this claim.
Cy Kellett:
Apologist, Joe Heschmeyer, thank you for being here with us on Catholic Answers Focus.
Joe Heschmeyer:
The pleasure is mine.
Cy Kellett:
You want to talk about the Sabbath?
Joe Heschmeyer:
Yeah, lets.
Cy Kellett:
It seems very straightforward, and yet it’s a matter of some great controversy.
Joe Heschmeyer:
It’s even a denominational splitting issue.
Cy …
Questions Covered:
06:59 – How necessary is baptism for salvation? Also, how would you explain the Sedevacantist view of invincible ignorance?
17:06 – Could you clear up some misconceptions protestants have about the nature of salvation? For example, faith + works = salvation or faith = works + salvation.
28:47 – Why do we refer to angels like St Michael as saints? I thought that was something simply for humanity.
34:17 – Is necromancy the act of summoning those that are dead? Does it include interacting with them when they come to you and you didn’t summon them?
43:00 – What is the Catholic viewpoint on Mormons baptizing the dead? Do Catholics do this?
52:12 – What would the earliest forms of the Eucharist have looked like? What is the earliest rite in which we know the order of the mass or the liturgical calendar?
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Questions Covered:
03:20 – My sister’s Catholic and married a Muslim in a mosque but they’re now getting divorced. She went to confession, but the priest said he could not give her reconciliation until she was divorced. Is that correct?
07:09 – I went to daily mass this morning and an elderly guy didn’t go up to communion because he had a hard time getting around. I thought the priest should have gone to him and offered it to him. Could I have broken mine in half to make up for an oversight by the priest?
13:11 – I was talking to a protestant friend about the Eucharist and I brought up 1 Corinthians 11. He said that doesn’t mean it’s the true body and blood but it’s just affirming your unbelief and hardening your heart. What are your thoughts on this?
18:33 – What happens to unborn babies before they’re born? Do they go to “limbo”? If so, how long do they stay there?
25:00 – Why do we think the Catholic Church needs to control people’s free will in response to Roe v Wade when God doesn’t control our free will?
35:23 – What are the authoritative teachings on the Church’s stance on homosexual acts?
43:40 – I come from a Calvinist background. Could you explain St. Augustine’s view of predestination and perseverance of the saints?
50:50 – Yesterday in the show the guest left me with the impression that the Blessed Mother didn’t need to be Immaculate to be the mother of Jesus. Is this true?
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