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
Catholic author and speaker Elizabeth Kelly joins us for a discussion of the supposed “anti-woman” bias in Christianity. Is it real, or is it just a modern story disconnected from historical reality? Kelly is the author of books for and about Christian women, including Love Like a Saint: Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women.
Cy Kellett:
Is Christianity anti-woman? Liz Kelly is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome again to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. We try to be current here. We try…
What does it mean to be a Catholic and a patriot?
Questions Covered:
35:20 – I had a conversation with someone who lived through WWII. He said that a common enemy really made patriots of people and the United States a family. Could we rally behind a common love rather than a common enemy?
47:21 – What do you think of the English who rebelled against their country to form this new nation?
50:42 – Can’t patriotism be used with antisocial motives? A person could claim that another person is “not American enough.”
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How and why is eastern Catholicism different and the same as Catholicism in the west?
Questions Covered:
15:57 – When a Byzantine liturgy is celebrated, why are candles carried around by the servers and what are those sticks with the sunbursts on top?
21:27 – I recently attended a Ukranian Catholic wedding and the priest said that marriage is forever, even in heaven. In the Roman Church, they say marriage ends at death. How can these both be true?
28:38 – When I was in Ukraine to adopt my daughter, we attended a Mass there. People made the sign of the Cross throughout the entire liturgy, and it doesn’t seem to have a rhyme or reason. Why do they do this?
37:40 – Why do you think there is so much liturgical churn in the western Church about various liturgical practices, but the east seems very peaceful and stable?
44:44 – My son is in the seminary, in his fourth year in the western Church. How do you feel about having a family and being a priest? Do you feel pulled in too many directions?
52:40 – Is it true that Eastern Catholics believe that there will still be more children born in heaven after the Second Coming?
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Questions Covered:
03:30 – Was Mary perfect before she gave birth to Jesus?
07:00 – Why did Vatican II happen?
17:18 – Why are Ouija boards sinful?
21:53 – How should I respond to a person who is transgendered and asks me to use incorrect pronouns?
31:00 – Why did Joseph and Mary abstain from sexual relations?
50:05 – Did Jesus have a guardian angel, and could he see that angel
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Questions Covered:
05:30 – What is Free Grace theology and why is it unbiblical?
15:05 – Would it be wrong to recommend a video game to my friend who believes they are immoral?
22:15 – Is it true that Abraham never saw Sara after he went to sacrifice Isaac?
29:01 – How dark and gruesome can my writing get before it’s immoral?
36:00 – How can a person’s mental illness persist despite his receiving the Sacraments?
42:30 – What is the morality of literature and games that contain elements of magic, witchcraft, and fictional gods?
48:45 – What is the church teaching regarding tattoos?
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