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:
06:25 – I’ve noticed that during consecration some of the faithful will bow when the priest kneels. Is that okay, and if so, should it be encouraged?
12:42 – Was it ever a custom immediately following Vatican II for the Ordinary Form to be celebrated facing east with communion rails?
16:17 – If anyone is in purgatory, we know they’re going to heaven and God’s timing is perfect. So why are we praying for them?
22:58 – How do you actually pray for the dead? What are you supposed to say?
28:46 – I was talking to a Protestant about how the Church is important because we need an interpretive body of God’s word, and she responded that the Holy Spirit interprets for her. How do I answer this?
32:48 – If I’m living in a state of grace, am I in spiritual communion with Jesus? And if that’s the case, what would a prayer for spiritual communion actually do? And what does living in spiritual communion mean on a day-to-day basis?
38:00 – Is it appropriate to not kneel during mass?
43:54 – What happens to a person when they’re in a state of obstinate mortal sin and they receive communion? And is a Catholic politician in a country that legalizes abortion an advocate for mass murder?
48:18 – I heard that if you’re watching a live mass, if you have bread and wine with you, they won’t be consecrated so you can’t have communion if you’re unable to go to Mass. Is that true? Doesn’t it put a limit on God’s power?
51:52 – What is the determining factor in whether a baptized person goes to hell or purgatory after they die?
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Questions Covered:
05:11 – How is Mary both our Mother and the Church?
10:38 – Where did Moses and Elijah come from during the Transfiguration if the gates of heaven weren’t opened?
13:03 – If a person has been hexed, can they be freed or helped by drinking holy water? I know someone in this situation who’s not even willing to see a priest.
16:29 – Is there something wrong with women wearing veils? Our priest is against it.
21:18 – Sometimes repeated prayers feel so dry. Is it just as good to talk to Jesus one-on-one like a friend? Is this really a prayer?
24:55 – What is a religious exemption from taking the vaccine? How is it applicable to our faith?
34:20 – I’m starting to consider becoming Catholic. How urgently should I be seeking to understand the Catholic Church? Should I be a little more careful about it?
41:20 – What’s the best elevator pitch Catholic explanation of salvation?
44:17 – Can you be consecrated to both Mary and St. Joseph? Does that work?
46:25 – Can we watch certain films that display sinful events and acts?
49:13 – I heard about a meeting between John Paul II and a group of Jesuits 20 years ago. Apparently they asked him if they could start a renewal and he said no because it would cause too much chaos. Do you know anything about this?
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Questions Covered:
29:30 – Do you think, in this “information age,” we’re actually moving into a dark age?
34:01 – Is part of the reason we’ve arrived at transgenderism due to people mixing up accidents with substance?
36:59 – Are there any arguments for why the state should not pay for transgender surgeries?
45:17 – Is there any danger of using the Septuagint exclusively for Old Testament studies?
48:40 – What are your thoughts on the roots of modern relativism? I think it’s based on freedom of religion as articulated in our Constitution.
51:24 – Is the Pope not with reality? He met Biden with open arms and he supports all this stuff like transgenderism and abortion.
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