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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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
03:50 – How does the process of purgatory work?
I hear some Catholics greet each other by saying “Hail Mary” to each other. In “Behold your Mother” Mr. Staples says that “Hail Mary” should be translated more like “Rejoice Mary”. Why do English speakers say “Hail Mary” when it should be “rejoice Mary”?
19:52 – What is the reliability of the Gospel of James? Can it be used to defend Mary?
23:15 – How do you contrast John 3:16 to 1 John 2:15?
34:42 – Traditionalist Catholics are accusing Pope Francis as being a cult leader. How does one answer that he is not?
42:46 – I have a friend who argues that meditative prayer is the highest form of prayer. Is there a hierarchy with the different forms of prayer?
50:44 – When the priest elevates the Host should we bow at that moment or should we bow when the priest genuflects after? Or is that our place at all?
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Questions Covered:
07:40 – I met someone who claimed that the Catholic Church worships idols and how do I answer this? And when I talked to a priest about this encounter he said that there was nothing I could say and if this was what the man believes, there is nothing I could say to change his mind.
16:38 – When I’ve told people I’m catholic I’ve been accused of embracing a religion of rules and not having a personal relationship with Christ. How can I defend being Catholic to those who think I’m only “following religion” and not actually following Christ?
22:35 – Throughout this pandemic I seem to be the only person that knows that St. Rocco is the patron saint of pandemics. EWTN never mentions it and I’m wondering why?
29:33 – What is the difference between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic church?
40:15 – Can a practicing Catholic receive the Holy Eucharist in an evangelical church?
43:05 – I just went to Mass and the priest told another parishioner that you can’t go to Mass on Saturday in place of Sunday Mass. The Mass is the same on Saturday as Sunday so I’m confused as to why he said this.
47:15 – If someone were to pray the 2nd sorrowful mystery (the spiritual fruit being charity) can this heal an addiction such as smoking?
51:15 – Was there any formal recognition of Joseph being the adoptive father of Jesus? Did anyone know about Jesus being born of a virgin other than his immediate family before his public ministry?
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Questions Covered:
11:30 – I am in recovery for sexual addiction and just keep falling. Am I going to have to hit rock bottom for God to remove this from my life?
16:55 – I am 9 months clean and was agnostic at first, but I want to go through RCIA. How do I incorporate my belief in God with my recovery? I feel like I cannot bring this to God, I feel too much shame. Also, how do I help my mom, who is also an addict?
24:42 – Is there a retreat offered by Catholic in Recovery? Who is it for?
31:14 – If we are in recovery, would you recommend the Blood of Christ or not?
34:40 – I am very alone in my addictions. I sometimes have good days, and then relapse. I am self-isolated. How can I overcome these tendencies to self-isolate so I can actually get some help with this?
44:08 – I attend the virtual meetings and I am so grateful for it. If I hadn’t found it virtually, I wouldn’t have gone. I didn’t have the courage. Does a person need to eventually attend in person to fully recover?
49:20 – How is Catholic in Recovery different from AA?
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Questions Covered:
05:13 – I am an atheist because of the problem of evil, unanswered prayer, and a design of brutality.
16:09 – I am an atheist because I don’t think God is necessary and that science explains him away. The Big Bang caused the existence of the world, not God.
22:03 – I am an atheist because I see contradictory explanations for what God is. Apologists say lots of different things about this, depending on what the situation requires.
40:15 – I am agnostic because I believe in the reality that there might be a God, but beyond creating things, I think people have made up the rest of the theories out there about God. It’s humans who have created these “truths”.
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Todd Aglialoro, director of publishing here at Catholic Answers, offers ideas for some “delightful” Catholic summer reading. In this first of a two-part reading series, Todd offers non-fiction ideas, with fiction to come later.
Cy Kellett:
Great tips for summer reading. Todd Aglialoro is next.
Hello, and welcome to Focus, The Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. Maybe on this episode, we should add enjoying your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and part of the enjoyment of being Catholic, all of the beautiful books.…
