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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
02:00 – I’m in a Monday night Ignatius Bible study. We’re talking about the giving of the keys to the kingdom. I’ve looked at Scripture and the Catechism; what is the limit of the pope’s authority?
10:28 – I’m Catholic and have numerous hidden tattoos that are religious in nature. What is the Church’s opinion/teaching on this?
13:07 – There seem to be some conflicting verses; death of Judas in Matt vs. in Acts. Joseph’s father being Jacob vs. Hele. Are these misprints or contradictions, or is there an explanation for this?
23:56 – In terms of purgatory, there’s a lot of differing opinions. Popular position / Cardinal Ratzinger said that they’re so engulfed in love with Christ and encountering Him that they’re burning and being purified. Since they’re encountering Christ, our prayers don’t do anything?
38:01 – Are canonizations of the Saints considered infallible?
44:14 – Can we only assign moral values to actions? What can we call bad?
50:29 – Some people use MT 10:28 to teach the idea of annihilation. How do I counter this? Would Rev 14 be a good rebuttal?
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Questions Covered:
05:53 – What advice would you give to help me from falling into the sin of envy?
13:39 – Angels have free will; since Satan is an angel and he rejected God, can he return to God and be redeemed?
18:19 – I have a Catholic friend and we go to daily mass together. My friend is taking classes at protestant global outreach on prayer for healing; what is your opinion about this? Is this okay?
23:21 – How do I handle with leaving the church I’m from and joining the Catholic Church?
29:02 – I have a sister going through an estrangement with daughter, doing everything, asking me for advice. I don’t know how to counsel her. I’m Catholic, what advice do you give to her?
37:34 – One of my daughter’s friends (a fallen away Catholic) has bad self-esteem, wants a nose job; her dad thinks she’ll go to hell. How can my daughter help her friend navigate this? Will she go to hell? Also, what does the phrase “minister to God” mean?
46:36 – I have a Pentecostal friend and he got excited when I told him Catholics pray in tongues; he prayed over me, I responded with the Lord’s prayer in Hebrew. Did I mislead him, and is it bad that I took Communion after this event?
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Questions Covered:
05:53 – What advice would you give to help me from falling into the sin of envy?
13:39 – Angels have free will; since Satan is an angel and he rejected God, can he return to God and be redeemed?
18:19 – I have a Catholic friend and we go to daily mass together. My friend is taking classes at protestant global outreach on prayer for healing; what is your opinion about this? Is this okay?
23:21 – How do I handle with leaving the church I’m from and joining the Catholic Church?
29:02 – I have a sister going through an estrangement with daughter, doing everything, asking me for advice. I don’t know how to counsel her. I’m Catholic, what advice do you give to her?
37:34 – One of my daughter’s friends (a fallen away Catholic) has bad self-esteem, wants a nose job; her dad thinks she’ll go to hell. How can my daughter help her friend navigate this? Will she go to hell? Also, what does the phrase “minister to God” mean?
46:36 – I have a Pentecostal friend and he got excited when I told him Catholics pray in tongues; he prayed over me, I responded with the Lord’s prayer in Hebrew. Did I mislead him, and is it bad that I took Communion after this event?
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Questions Covered:
01:20 – How does the issue of free will square with papal infallibility?
06:13 – I like how some protestants treat Jesus’ words of righting wrongs before approaching the altar. Has the Catholic Church fallen off following this?
14:33 – One thing I frequently hear is Acts 10:41 as evidence for rejecting regenerative baptism. How do I respond?
21:46 – I’m orthodox. What’s the premise of the papacy?
29:00 – Do the letters to the Corinthians give leeway to divorce and remarriage?
32:14 – How do I present to my non-denominational friend that the Catholic Church is non-denominational and pre denominational?
36:50 – Is holding hands during the Our Father permitted?
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Questions Covered:
06:46 – What is the purpose of holy water?
14:46 – Why would John’s account of what Jesus do after his baptism differ from the other gospel accounts?
20:03 – My question would be about Jesus’ sisters regarding the immaculate conception. The claim I’ve seen is that sister doesn’t have the same range of meaning as brother. This means they must be Jesus’ biological sisters.
22:46 – I’m Lutheran. I believe the saints pray for us, but I don’t see where it says that we are supposed to ask them to pray for us. Can you clarify?
37:05 – Can someone tell me what verses say about saints in heaven interceding for us?
46:28 – I’m Catholic and absolutely hate it. What should I do?
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