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:
Can you explain the glory that we “give” God and does God need this glory? The idea of giving God glory is a little confusing. I know we are suppose to glorify God but never questioned what exactly that entailed.
37:45 – What does Joe think about the idea that Christianity boils down to the service of others and the peace that brings?
51:30 – If we’re all united in Christ when we’re in heaven, how will we still be individuals?
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03:04 – How should one respond to someone says the Neocatechumenal Way is a cult?
12:41 – Why can’t girls be priests?
17:03 – Where do we get all the details of how our churches look and what our priests wear in today’s liturgy? How did we get here from what’s described in the Bible?
21:52 – Is applied kinesiology okay in the Catholic Church?
28:40 – How can we believe the Eucharist is truly Jesus’s body if the body is inherently physical?
34:05 – If someone got married outside the Church, but they want to be married in the Church, can they go to confession and receive the sacraments or do they have to wait until they’re married in the Church?
40:48 – What’s more important: a civil union, or a marriage in the Church?
46:00 – Why did God create the world, and all of us, knowing that there would be pain and suffering?
48:58 – How should I begin reading the Church Fathers?
50:35 – Are the Jews still God’s chosen people?
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Questions Covered:
18:20 – When the Crystal Cathedral was converted into a Catholic Cathedral, what sacramental changes were made to it?
22:08 – I think that good architecture directs our attention to the fullness of the faith.
29:21 – What’s the significance of artists or architects intentionally including flaws in their work?
32:40 – We have an opportunity to build a new chapel here. What are some tips for making sure we create a good and beautiful building?
37:33 – Are the dimensions of the golden mean still used today in church architecture? And can those dimensions be used in the construction of a guest room?
45:08 – How can I learn more about Duncan’s work?
47:35 – What are your thoughts on the renovations going on at Notre Dame cathedral?
52:50 – How important it is that all the artisans and craftsmen of a Church be believers?
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Questions Covered:
04:07 – I think the Scriptures show that non-denominational approach is better for me personally to serve Christ.
14:55 – I think people use religion and Catholicism as ways to make sense of the world, but it’s not actually truth.
19:25 – I’m not Catholic (or any denomination) because I think it’s too rule-oriented. We should have more liberty in Christ.
29:30 – I want to become Catholic but I’m not sure how to begin.
34:05 – I grew up Catholic but branched away from it because I feel like there’s not much community in it.
41:10 – I believe that Jesus is the high priest and there’s no need to go to a priest for confession. Also the Catholic expression of worship is different from what we see in the Bible.
52:57 – I’m not Catholic because the Church doesn’t want me, a divorced and remarried man.
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Questions Covered:
06:07 – I don’t see any good evidence that God exists, and any evidences I hear fall flat. Also, the problem of evil—specifically, that God is evil.
15:55 – I’m in the process of conversion, but my mom doesn’t want to convert because she feels like she’s betraying her Lutheran heritage.
19:38 – I’m Orthodox because I couldn’t find a primacy or infallibility in the early Church, and because I think Orthodoxy has preserved the tradition more faithfully.
40:19 – The Church openly teaches people to accept abusive relationships, both from other humans and from God.
45:50 – I believe the Catholic Church is the false church according to Revelation.
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