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
04:15 – If we know saints are in heaven, how do we know that people are in hell like Judas?
12:00 – Is there any reasonable compromise between new-earth belief and old-earth belief based on science?
18:45 – What’s the function of a diocese metropolitan?
21:28 – Does receiving the Eucharist remit venial sins? And what’s the difference between venial and mortal sins?
23:50 – During the Transfiguration, what were Jesus, Moses, and Elijah talking about?
25:02 – Since the Last Supper took place before the sacrifice on Calvary, was that Eucharist exactly the same as the one we receive now?
23:31 – Can you help me understand Judges 11:29-39 and why God seemed to accept the sacrifice of someone’s daughter?
33:42 – If people in hell can manifest themselves to living people like psychics or mystics, can people in heaven do the same?
41:00 – Why was the Mass done in Latin for so long when people didn’t understand Latin?
48:43 – What should we do if we have gone to a medium and followed their instructions?
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02:12 – Why did Jesus ask “Who touched me” when the woman with the hemorrhage was cured?
07:17 – Are the little scroll in Ezekiel and the little book that John eats in Revelation the same?
16:42 – Does the book of Job show that we’re just pawns being played with by God and the devil?
28:45 – Can the resurrection of the dead mentioned by Matthew after the crucifixion be evidence for Mary’s Assumption?
33:00 – Why are the Jewish armies praying for the dead in 2 Maccabees?
38:58 – If Christ’s human knowledge was limited, how does that apply to his knowledge that the Samaritan woman had five husbands?
43:13 – Why did Jesus use Adam and Eve as an example of monogamous marriage when there’s evidence Adam had multiple wives?
48:20 – Why doesn’t John’s Gospel come first? It starts with “In the beginning,” and Luke would flow right into Acts.
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07:30 – Are all big “T” Traditions found implicitly somewhere in Scripture?
15:03 – My atheist friend doesn’t think the Moses story is real. What can I say to him?
20:54 – Based on Romans 8, is it possible for someone to be justified and glorified if they’re not predestined?
28:54 – Are the parables of Lazarus and the unforgiving servant about purgatory? And how can I learn more about purgatory?
36:33 – Were Sts. Augustine and/or Jerome at the Council of Carthage?
42:32 – How do I reconcile 1 Jn. 3:8-9 with us being sons of God?
46:16 – In Mk 15:2, did Jesus admit he was King of the Jews?
49:30 – How do I respond to Protestants who say the Catholic Church is the beast in Revelation and the Pope is the antichrist?
51:12 – One of the common explanations for the “brothers” of Jesus is to say there’s no Aramaic word for “cousin.” However, in Luke, we read that Elizabeth is Mary’s cousin. Why do we have the word there but not in reference to Jesus’s brothers?
Resources mentioned:
jimmyakin.com: “The Point of Lazarus and the Rich Man”
https://jimmyakin.com/2019/11/the-point-of-lazarus-and-the-rich-man.html
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: “The Exodus! Did it Happen?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1MAA_t6Ak
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The author of Purgatory Is for Real tackles a tough philosophical question — is my soul made to last forever? If so, how do we know this? If not, what could happen that would destroy the life of my soul?
Cy Kellett:
Is there something immortal about you? Karlo Broussard next. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and I really enjoy talking with Karlo Broussard and maybe go at little technical this time, but that’s my fault. I kind of led Karlo into that because I wante…
Theologian and Catholic Worker Larry Chapp joins us for a discussion of Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio on the Latin Mass. Was this a missed opportunity for the pope to achieve his larger goals? Is there any better way available to reach those goals?
Cy Kellett:
Is this a self-defeating papacy? Dr. Larry Chapp is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. I’ve been wanting to have Dr. Larry Chapp on the program. Lots of folks actually recommend him all the time…
