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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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Questions Covered:
06:21 – What is the difference between Catholic and Roman Catholic?
19:12 – If Adam and Eve had not sinned, would they have experienced death?
32:26 – How can I respond to people who are comparing my choice to get the covid19 vaccine with a woman’s choice to get an abortion?
40:57 – What happened to the Church when the Roman empire was destroyed?
48:47 – What is Catholic teaching about the Sabbath? What was the Sabbath?
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Questions Covered:
08:06 – Why do the early Church fathers’ opinions about things carry more weight than an individual’s opinion today? Are the beliefs of the early Church more than just opinions?
17:47 – In Matthew 5:48, Jesus says, “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” What does that mean?
30:57 – How do we know that Jesus’ powers come from God and that we’re not being tricked by the devil?
42:00 – Paragraph 1220 from the CCC says that baptism signifies communion with Christ’s death. What does that mean?
46:23 – What is the difference between penal and substitutionary atonement?
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Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints?
Questions Covered:
15:51 – Do souls in heaven have the authority or ability to intercede for those who are living?
21:05 – Protestants say that the saints will not pray for us because they are too involved in the adoration of God to worry about any of us on earth. How can I respond to that?
24:08 – My father passed away on Friday. He wanted his ashes to be spread in the gulf. Is that acceptable in the Church? Why or why not?
33:23 – How does Mary receive my prayer requests if she is not omnipresent?
42:00 – When the saints intercede for us, do they just intercede to Jesus or to the entire Trinity?
46:45 – Whenever I talk to a Protestant, their first objection to Catholicism is praying to Mary, saying there is no biblical evidence for it. I reference the wedding at Cana. Am I going about this in the right way?
51:41 – Protestants ask me why Paul or Peter didn’t pray for the intercession of the Old Testament saints in Scripture. How can I respond?
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What does the Church say about supporting abortion and receiving the Holy Eucharist?
Questions Covered:
20:14 – Since Nancy Pelosi is in this diocese does she present herself to receive communion and is she given it?
22:29 – I want to express my admiration for what the archbishop is doing. He is doing a wonderful job. How can I convince my bishop to follow suit?
30:00 – Why are the bishops speaking out about this after the election and not beforehand?
32:25 – If a person voted for Biden, knowing his stance and movements on abortion, is that person in some way implicit in the abortions that happen as a result?
34:03 – It gives me joy that you are speaking out about this. Will the USCCB issue a more distinct message to the Catholic people before the next elections in 2022?
37:30 – If I am a Eucharistic minister and a person approaches me for Communion who I know practices abortions or directly promotes them, can I refuse them Communion?
43:58 – How do we change the hearts and minds of voters?
48:59 – Is the hesitancy on the part of the bishops to speak out against politicians because of the amount of money that the government gives the bishops?
50:50 – Do you believe that excommunication is warranted for politicians who promote and promulgate laws supporting abortion?
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A common pop-culture assertion is that if there are intelligent extraterrestrials then Christianity is ruined. The idea is that such a discovery would disprove the Bible. Is that true? We asked astro-chemist Karin Oberg to give us her view.
Cy Kellett:
Would discovering aliens disprove Christianity? Dr. Karin Oberg is next.
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 when you go to the movies as a Christian person, do you ever feel like maybe in the movies or even in wh…
