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
05:16 – What kind of grace can we merit?
11:05 – What if there’s a better alternative to the COVID vaccine? Should we be using that instead?
18:02 – What is the Catholic view of substitutionary atonement?
22:47 – Does the Catholic Church support the decriminalization of drugs?
30:46 – My mother received last rites about six months before she died. How long do the effects of last rites last? Would she still benefit from them at death?
35:20 – Is it morally permissible for a Catholic to attend a non-Catholic wedding?
45:05 – Doesn’t Paul condemn fasting from certain foods in 1 Tim 4:3?
49:59 – Is there a way for me to still access the Eucharist if I reject one of the infallibly defined dogmas of the Catholic Church?
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10:20 – What circumstances would compel God to give us a sign? What would a sign from God look like?
21:16 – How am I supposed to understand trust in the context of “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5-6)?
28:59 – Are Seventh-Day Adventists’ baptisms valid?
33:44 – Why is it licit for priests’ retirement funds to be made by investing in morally problematic companies like Google and Amazon?
36:00 – What’s the best translation I should use for memorizing Scripture?
40:46 – In light of Cardinal Burke’s illness, what should we think of the COVID vaccine? Should we be more open to receiving the ones that are less morally problematic?
42:50 – How can I effectively witness to a former priest? Is it possible for him to be reinstated to the priesthood?
49:00 – I’m dealing with scrupulosity. Is it okay for me to make a provisional confession with the intent to confess the rest of my sins later?
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In the first of two conversations with Karlo about the soul, Cy asks Karlo to explain what a Christian means by “soul.” Where is the soul? Does everything have a soul? What is the point of having a soul? Using the tools of philosophy, Karlo gets us some answers.
Cy Kellett:
What is a soul anyway? Karlo Broussard, next. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I have to admit this one comes from me. I wanted to have this conversation with Karlo, because I struggle with the idea of the soul because I think …