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:
13:12 – Could you summarize the first debate between Amari and French on First Things?
20:48 – One of the biggest problems in society today is pop culture. How can I guide my children away from this modernist view? Can we evangelize in stories?
32:19 – There’s a lot of Catholics that are OF the world and receive communion. They want to be accepted how they are. What do we do about them?
41:08 – What is the role of protestants in evangelizing in the culture?
49:49 – What are your thoughts on the integralist/liberal debate going on today?
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Questions Covered:
06:46 – I’m an atheist, how can you be sure that the Nicene Creed is in accordance with Jesus’ teachings?
17:53 – I don’t think the Church makes sense when they invalidate baptisms based on the change of one word from “I” and “we”
31:29 – My son raised this objection: When lockdowns hit, we could watch Mass on TV and not be in mortal sin but now we must return to churches. Why can’t I just continue watching the Mass on TV since I can focus more and not be distracted by others?
42:48 – I’m flirting with Orthodoxy, what’s the difference between the Catholic teaching on papal infallibility and the Orthodox understanding?
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Are you a simulation created by some dude on his computer in his basement? In fact, couldn’t our whole universe be a simulated universe? Patrick Flynn, Catholic philosopher and host of The Pat Flynn Show and Philosophy for the People tackles the growing consensus among the smart people that we might be living in a simulation.
Cy Kellett:
Could we really be living in a simulation? Pat Flynn is next. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. This week, we welcome a new affiliate,…
Questions Covered:
02:15 – I want to get a better understanding of past, future, present justifications? How is this possible?
17:12 – Is there a specific way the Church lets people know which devotions count towards an indulgence? Can Indulgence affect us now and not just purgatory?
29:19 – The two beasts in Rev. 13, what do they symbolize?
31:35 – Rev. 5:8. I was doing a bible study with protestant friends, and they said that the “prayers to saints” is talking about us on earth. How would you refute that?
41:40 – I had a Lutheran pastor say that we are born as saints. It sounds very Calvanist to me. How can I respond to this claim?
50:11 – I have a friend who claims to be Christian, she asked me if people who commit suicide go to hell. How do I respond to her?
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Questions Covered:
06:20 – What is the proper interpretation of Sirach 1:4, specifically the word “create?” – Sirach 1:4 – “Wisdom was created before all things, and prudent understanding from eternity.”
17:20 – How can I prove the existence of the Catholic Church using scripture and Christian history?
28:39 – What has your medical experience taught you in your faith life?
42:18 – Can a Catholic accept the phrase, “The bible contains all things necessary for salvation?”
50:45 – I’ve considered joining the Church and I’ve decided to come into the Church this Easter vigil!
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