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:
07:15 – I’m Catholic but my barber is Jehovah’s Witness, and he says Easter is a pagan holiday. He says one of the problems with Catholicism we celebrate holidays like Easter and Christmas.
13:40 – A Protestant friend of mine was talking about Mary as the “co-redemptrix”. I was trying to explain through her response to the angel Gabriel and that she actually gave God permission through her “yes”. Could you give your comments on his thoughts?
20:30 – I’m Catholic, how can we better defend apostolic succession?
29:45 – I’ve never been to a Catholic church, but why do Catholics and other organized religions all claim that they’re the ones that are better than the others? Where in the bible does it say that we have to be a part of any one?
44:40 – In 2nd Peter, Peter says to his followers if you have questions, you should really follow Paul. Why does he say this?
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Loki now has his own TV show on Disney+, and the god of mischief raises serious issues of atheism, polytheism, freewill, and conversion. We get Joe Heschmeyer’s take on all of it from a Christian perspective.
Cy Kellett:
Disney’s Loki raises big questions. Joe Heschmeyer’s glorious purpose is to answer them, next on Focus.
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. And like many people, I have watched Loki, the new Marvel series on the Disney+ platform, an…
Questions Covered:
01:45 – I called a couple months ago about why I should be Catholic, and I’m now in RCIA. What advice would you give to people that are in RCIA?
07:30 – I heard your previous answer to how we can believe in evolution and still be Catholic. The one thing that trips me up though is how Jesus will sometimes refer to Adam and Eve, so is this Jesus saying himself and confirming that they were the first people?
17:30 – Could you talk about dying in a state of grace? If you die and haven’t been to confession, what happens?
21:30 – As an Anglican converting to Catholicism, indulgences and purgatory are new to me. Could you explain them?
36:40 – Why do people call Mary holy? I’m pretty sure it isn’t stated anywhere in the bible.
45:38 – In scripture or in writings of the church fathers, did Saint Paul acknowledge and submit to Saint Peter’s authority?
51:12 – How do Catholics resolve piety and God illustrated in Socrates and Euthyphro?
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Questions Covered:
03:20 – How can we apply faith from Hebrews 11 to today’s world?
17:30 – How can you believe in evolution and “The Big Bang” and still be Catholic?
30:17 – What makes certain saints incorruptible? Why them and not others?
37:05 – Why do we have bodies in the new earth/ after the resurrection? FREE CD SET LAST CALL
44:57 – What is the process of priests wanting to celebrate the Latin Mass as opposed to the Novus Ordo mass now? I know they have to get special permission but what about establishing it within their parish?
47:35 – What is the Catholic Response to the reformation? I feel like no one has had a definitive answer to it. Could you also recommend some material to look into it more?
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Questions Covered:
03:18 – Could you talk about the history of the Catholic Faith in Britain in relation to the Anglican church?
14:18 – Angels are supposed to be pure spirits, do they also have souls like humans?
21:26 – What is a sacrament?
28:30 – From a Catholic standpoint, what is the role of the woman in the family? And what should a man look for in a “good”, practicing Catholic woman?
38:17 – Some Muslims don’t believe that Jesus didn’t die, how do you combat this and other arguments Muslims have against Christianity?
44:44 – Could you explain the allegories surrounding the 24th, 25th, and 26th chapters of 1st Clement?
48:45 – The euphemism of natural death is anything but natural and is a pit from the tree of knowledge, but how does Mother Mary succumb to face a natural death?
52:25 – What’s the point of miracles? Do you think they function past church authority?
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