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
Is hell empty? Michael Lofton joins us to answer the question that seems to be surrounded by controversy in many Catholic circles.
Cy Kellett:
Will hell ever be empty? Michael Lofton 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 confessing to you that one of the hardest things to defend is hell. It’s a very unpleasant thought. It certainly doesn’t comport with our modern idea that everybody gets a participation trophy. There seems to be some very serious consequences …
Questions Covered:
06:17 – I’m a new Catholic, can you help me understand the devotion to the infant Jesus?
11:39 – How do I approach someone who is not Catholic to come to mass, but they have a history of receiving communion at Catholic churches?
21:03 – How do I respond to someone who claims Marian apparitions are demonic apparitions because demons can appear as creatures of light?
28:28 – What does the Church teach about dreams? Can they be sinful?
35:31 – Why do we not hear Act 19:18 when discussing the sacrament of reconciliation? Is the verse relevant?
44:02 – What is the sin that cannot be forgiven? What is the sin against the Holy Spirit?
48:11 – Does Corinth 6:3 prove that humans are above angels?
53:05 – What’s the relationship between mercy and justice?
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Questions Covered:
11:50 – Does Judaism believe in hell, the devil or the antichrist?
18:42 – What does the scapular promise, and how does one obtain the promises?
23:38 – What’s the definition of apologetics? It doesn’t make sense since you’re not apologizing.
28:49 – Archbishop Cordileone refused communion to Pelosi but Pope Francis blessed her and gave her communion. Who’s right?
40:43 – What did Jesus mean when he told his followers, “let the dead bury the dead?”
46:48 – I’m going to take a program on massage therapy, and they will cover some eastern spiritual forms of therapy. How should I approach this?
49:56 – I’m a convert. Can a fallen away Catholic still go to heaven?
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Questions Covered:
04:42 – Has the Catholic Church changed its understanding of time based on Purgatory? Is the purgation process meritorious for salvation?
15:49 – Is a sin truly forgiven completely after confession? Can you share an example of a priest not forgiving someone in confession?
23:34 – I’m not Catholic. How do I forgive the sin of my husband’s past who has Alzheimer’s?
32:30 – How can you tell the difference between personal thoughts and God’s calling?
40:39 – Not a listener, our number was recommended… How can I be true to my Catholic faith while also respecting the people around me with different views?
50:02 – How can someone like Adam or Angels choose something evil knowing that it’s evil?
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