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:
18:22 – Where can I find more documentation on how kids should be baptized?
24:34 – Could the Greek word meaning “baptism” mean something else?
36:08 – I’m a Born-Again Christian. What does Jesus want for us regarding Baptism?
48:00 – Is it us saying “yes” that makes the Baptism valid, or something else?
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Questions Covered:
05:53 – What is the process of annulment and how do these processes vary between dioceses?
22:22 – In the case where children are involved, should the parents seek the counsel of the priest who married them?
29:52 – If I was married in the Protestant Church, how is this considered valid by the Catholic Church?
36:10 – I am new to the Church, and I’m being told I need an annulment even though I was never married in the church. Why?
42:50 – If one member does not consent to annulment, what is the status of the marriage?
46:39 – My fiancé is trying to annul a marriage with someone who is mentally unstable and is trying not to involve her out of fear. Now, my diocese tells me this is unallowed. What should I do?
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Questions Covered:
03:50 – How can the Church be pro-life if God commanded the Hebrew army to go on conquest?
16:15 – What is the difference between Mary’s Immaculate Conception and my own conception?
24:00 – What is the Catholic view of immigration?
42:29 – Which came first: the fall of angels or the creation of man?
48:30 – Is it reasonable to say that God created all things in 6 days?
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Questions Covered:
02:25 – Is there a contradiction between Matthew 5:19 and 5:20?
06:55 – What is the Church’s teaching on tattoos?
14:30 – When Jesus was 12 in the Temple, why didn’t any of the teachers remember him 20 years later when his public ministry started?
17:22 – How does the contingency argument relate to the Big Bang?
22:32 – Can you explain relationships or the lack thereof in Heaven?
29:18 – Are the saints in Heaven aware of our sins?
35:40 – What is the Catholic basis, if any, for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine?
43:53 – Are people in the state of mortal sin allowed to feel happy?
48:11 – Why do I offer up my suffering to God?
50:55 – How did the bishops expand from the 12 apostles?
Resources Mentioned:
CDF: Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines
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Questions Covered:
01:45- I suffer from scrupulosity. I tend to view God as a God who will send us to hell at the tiniest little mistake. How do I view God as a more loving and merciful God? Is it possible to go to hell if we are not sure if we committed a mortal sin or not?
07:30 – In a spiritual sense what is our life on earth compared to the spiritual life in Purgatory, Heaven and Hell? What is our role/purpose in living here first on earth?
13:24 – Can you explain the thought that Purgatory is a place to atone for our sins? This is what I was always taught.
20:34 – Can one pray to a deceased loved one without the knowledge that they are in Heaven?
24:49 – How do we know if we are in purgatory or hell if we are being tormented in both? If I am in purgatory and I think I am in hell and I start cursing God’s name for putting me in hell, is there a chance I can actually be cast into hell at this point
34:37 – Will a soul who has not followed the Christian life still have the opportunity to go to purgatory and Heaven?
42:25 – Does God still love the souls in Hell and the demons?
44:25 – Why do we believe that when we die we go to heaven and are not just asleep until Jesus comes again? Jesus says that Lazarus “is asleep” when he is dead so it seems as though we would all just be sleeping until Christ comes again
50:50 – When you go to Purgatory do you see other people in purgatory with you or those in Heaven, Angels, or even Jesus?
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