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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
15:40 – What did Mary do for a living? Did she have a day job?
17:53 – If Mary is ever virgin, how could Christ have been born the “regular” way physically–through the womb?
23:39 – I have confusion over these two mysteries of the rosary: The Assumption of Mary and her Crowning as Queen of heaven. Can Karlo explain these further and how they also relate through different rites of Catholicism?
36:40 – I’ve seen conflicting responses from the Catholic Church in regards Mary being conceived without sin, because if all humans including babies (who have not consciously sinned) but still have universal original sin, how has Mary been created human but also as an exception to this universal truth?
47:13 – How one would explain Mary to people in other denominations. Who is Mary? I would like to speak about who I think she is and how Catholics differ in their view of her identity.
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Questions Covered:
15:25 – How do you distinguish between tradition and authoritative church teachings? Is there a list?
19:40 – I have seen a Tik-Tok from an account called @epicdailycatholic claiming Mary is omnipotent in the sense that whatever she asks of God he will grant her because she cannot desire anything other than God’s will? Is this true?
22:24 – Where did chastity originate for Priests?
24:44 – Can Fr. Paul comments on the theological importance of the glory of women’s hair as opposed to men?
31:30 – I am looking for an explanation on my responsibility for explaining and protecting my sister’s children and ex-husband. She and my brother-in-law were divorced a year ago and she has remarried civilly but was not annulled in the church. What can I do in this situation? And how will this affect the state of their souls?
36:28 – Can Father comment on the authentication of the miracle of Guadeloupe?
48:30 – How do Catholics differ from protestants regarding the rapture?
50:05 – As someone who wants to be Catholic but is still learning, how can Mary appear before people if she is not God and is still in heaven?
52:50 – I was just at mass and the priest during the words of concentration skipped over the word “for” in the statement “for this is my body…” Was this a mistake? How important is this word or reciting things word for word?
53:59 – Can you explain priest reassignment?
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Karlo Broussard takes up the challenge of those who say Romans chapter 8 assures the Christian that salvation cannot be lost. The author of Meeting the Protestant Challenge puts this passage within the context of the full teaching of Jesus and the Apostles in order to uncover the truth about salvation.
Does Saint Paul promise my salvation is secure? Karlo Broussard is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. Part of our Catholic faith is that we have to work out our salvation in fear and trembling…
Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
03:20 – What happened to Pontius Pilate after Jesus was crucified?
05:39 – How can I best respond to non-Christians and non-Catholics who criticize the Church because there have been scandals?
11:47 – How do you know when it is the Holy Spirit convicting you and not someone or something else?
14:00 – How can I explain to my daughter why a marriage is truly only between a man and a woman, even though the courts have ruled that the meaning of that word has changed?
17:49 – What is the Church’s most recent teaching on the Medjugorje apparitions?
22:00 – What does the Church teach regarding transhumanism?
28:43 — Does anything in the Old Testament prefigure Mary and the Holy Spirit overcoming her?
31:09 – I have been in a nursing home for a few years and have not been able to get to confession in a very long time. Tomorrow, someone is bringing Holy Communion for the first time in almost a year and a half, and I am wondering if I can receive Jesus. Can you help me?
35:13 – I have been banned from my parish (not allowed on the premises) because I have protested them only allowing Communion in the hand. Have I committed a sin by protesting this? I want it to be offered on the tongue, especially since so many have been vaccinated now.
41:25 – My Protestant friend is adamant that there should be no denominations and says that there are none, that all of these groups are actually one church. How can I explain to her that the one Church is the Catholic Church?
46:38 – Is a priest complicit in a grave sin if he gives Communion to someone in the state of mortal sin?
50:54 – I have been praying for courage to trust our Lord. Is that prayer offensive to him? Should I just be able to trust him?
52:23 – I can’t reconcile the Church’s teaching of Christ having two natures. St. Cyril said that Christ had one nature, a composite of two natures, which makes more sense to me. Can you help me with this?
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Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
04:36 – Is modesty relative to culture?
11:12 – Can the devil know what you’re thinking?
14:17 – What do Protestants mean by ‘works’?
24:20 – If there is perfect happiness in heaven, how can our sins hurt or affect God?
33:42 – If there is alien life on another planet, would they need Jesus for their salvation?
44:07 – What is the difference between moral law and ceremonial law in the Old Testament?
51:04 – How do I respond to someone who says that there were two sacrifices, Jesus at the Last Supper and Jesus dying on the Cross?
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