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
<p>Cy’s Wishes you all a Merry Christmas and shares some updates at Catholic Answers.</p>
<p>Interview with Fr. Andrew Dalton debunking claims against the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin</p>
<p>In this Catholic Answers Live episode, we address the Catholic appeal to oral tradition beyond Scripture. The discussion examines historical evidence that apostolic oral traditions persisted in the early Church, explains St. Paul’s teaching in 2 Thessalonians 3:6 on holding fast to received tradition, and responds to objections from Mark 7 regarding “traditions of men.” The episode concludes by addressing the problem of a fallible authority being required to identify the infallible canon of Scripture, offering a coherent Catholic defense of Sacred Tradition and biblical authority.</p>
<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>00:30 – The Catholic’s Appeal to Oral Traditions Beyond Scripture</li>
<li>18:23 – Do we have any evidence that some oral traditions persisted?</li>
<li>29:35 – The Catholic’s Use of 2 Thess. 3:6—“stay away from brother who does not walk in accord with the tradition received”</li>
<li>44:25 – The Catholic’s Counter to Mark 7 and the “traditions of men” Argument</li>
<li>47:45 – The Catholic’s Counter to a Fallible List of Infallible Books</li>
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<p>In this Catholic Answers Live episode, we examine the Catholic understanding of justification in light of Scripture. The discussion begins with James 2:24 and the question of being “justified by works,” followed by the Church’s rejection of works <em data-start="294" data-end="305">preceding</em> initial justification. We then explain how Catholics reconcile good works with grace through cooperation, respond to Romans 3:28 and “works of the law,” and conclude with a defense of Sacred Tradition alongside Scripture. A clear, step-by-step breakdown of how faith, grace, works, and tradition fit together in Catholic teaching.</p>
<p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:45 – We’re Justified by Works—James 2:24</li>
<li>18:01 – The Catholic Rejection of Works Preceding Initial Justification</li>
<li>30:28 – The Catholic Attempt to Reconcile Our Good Works with Grace—“We Must Cooperate with grace”</li>
<li>36:38 – The Catholic Counter to Romans 3:28—“We are Justified by Faith and Not Works of the Law”</li>
<li>49:35 – The Catholic’s Appeal to Oral Traditions Beyond Scripture</li>
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<p>“What should we make of the hidden years of the Holy Family?” The Gospels provide limited insight into this period, prompting questions about what we can infer. Additionally, the discussion touches on the nature of Hophni and Phinehas’s sins, the relationship between baptism and circumcision, and the implications of Leviticus 12 regarding purification after childbirth.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:58 – The Gospels tell us very little about the hidden years of the Holy Family—what should we make of that, and what do we actually know about them?</li>
<li>12:00 – In today’s reading, Hophni, and Phineshs, what was the nature of their sin, different bible’s translate them differently.</li>
<li>15:20 – How does baptism replace circumcision?</li>
<li>20:48 – Leviticus 12, When woman goes to temple after giving birth to offer the sin offering for purification would that apply to her child as well?</li>
<li>24:26 – Can a priest or extraordinary minister deny someone communion during communion service?</li>
<li>33:39 – How do we clarify that Mary and Joseph’s marriage was consummated but not in the traditional sense of having intimate relations?</li>
<li>42:25 – Does Jesus have two souls, one eternal and one from his incarnation?</li>
<li>49:27 – Catholic faith teaches that believing in miracles is optional, but if we reject modern miracles would we be rejecting dogmatic miracles from the past?</li>
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