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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
04:33 – In Acts 3:13-16, Peter says twice the Jewish people denied the holy and righteous one. Why does he say this about others when he did it himself?
07:10 – Is there any effect the Eucharist has on an unborn child when his mother receives it?
11:21 – Can you still receive the Holy Spirit if you smoke cigarettes?
15:12 – When they took all the animals on Noah’s Ark, did that include the dinosaurs?
17:35 – When Jesus forgave the paralytic’s sins, did Jesus forgive the sins that caused him to become paralyzed, or did he forgive unrelated sins?
28:29 – How do you avoid discouragement when your good deeds aren’t accepted by the world?
35:39 – Does the cloud of witnesses (Heb 12) include those in Purgatory? And are they aware of our life events?
43:21 – What’s the difference between Jesus’s Ascension into heaven and Mary’s Assumption into heaven?
45:58 – How did we transition from worshipping on Saturdays to Sundays when Genesis says God sanctified the seventh day?
53:20 – What does the Bible mean when it says St. Paul was forgiven out of ignorance?
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Questions Covered:
15:01 – As an alcoholic in recovery, how can you confess mortal sins if you can’t remember everything you did?
19:35 – I’m a recovering alcoholic and there is tons of wisdom in those AA rooms. I owe my recovery to them.
23:56 – I have Scott’s book and it’s great for me.
33:17 – I don’t think my mother is an alcoholic, but she definitely abuses alcohol. How can I talk to her about being more temperate?
36:43 – I love that Scott is bringing a Catholic voice to this when there’s so much Catholic stuff hidden in it already.
47:12 – How is the religious 12-step program different from the traditional 12-step program?
51:50 – If the Bible says alcoholics won’t inherit the kingdom of heaven, why do we have people in recovery say every day “I’m an alcoholic”?
Resources Mentioned:
catholicinrecovery.com
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Questions covered:
08:15 – How is it moral or consistent with God’s law for him to command the death penalty for homosexuality in the Old Testament?
21:47 – My friend isn’t Catholic but believes in transubstantiation. He believes he can pray over his food and it’ll become the body of Christ. What can I say to him?
29:00 – Why are there two different versions of the Catholic Catechism?
35:34 – What’s the difference between books with fantasy elements that are condemned, like Harry Potter, and other books with fantasy elements that aren’t?
44:45 – Some Muslim gentlemen showed me in the Q’uran that Joseph wasn’t married to Mary, but just cared for her. How do we know that Joseph was her husband?
51:30 – Am I avoiding lukewarmness?
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Questions Covered:
03:04 – Are earrings and tattoos sinful because they damage our bodies without benefit?
08:40 – Are Christian conceptions of angels derived from Zoroastrian tradition?
15:50 – Why does the Douay-Rheims Bible list a third and fourth book of Kings?
18:33 – If our only choices are obey God or go to hell, how do we have free will? Sounds like he’s making us an offer we can’t refuse.
20:11 – Does a forgotten mortal sin merit purgatory?
22:20 – Are Catholics required to believe that Mary didn’t suffer labor pains?
28:25 – Is the man speaking to Daniel in Daniel 10:5 considered to be Jesus? Are there any other appearances of Jesus in the Old Testament?
34:25 – Where is the Garden of Eden now?
36:12 – Did the early Christians tamper with the Old Testament?
41:26 – The Catechism says angels are spiritual, non-corporeal beings, but the Bible seems to depict them as having bodies. How should we understand them?
49:15 – What does it mean to increase in the state of righteousness after initial justification?
52:25 – Why does God allow us to have loving relationships with other people if he alone satisfies all our needs and happiness?
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