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
Does the Catholic Church ever allow for divorce? Next, with Rose Sweet.
Questions Covered:
19:15 – I am in my third marriage. I never have had any concept of a sacramental marriage. I always thought if things didn’t work out, you got a divorce. How can we do better in educating people who are getting married for the first time so they can have a lifelong marriage?
28:56 – What makes a marriage valid?
42:38 – Can a Catholic parent attend the second marriage of their child, outside of the Catholic Church?
46:40 – You mentioned that the Church tolerates divorce, but I disagree. The Catholic Church only recognizes annulment or separation.
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Renowned scholar of St. Augustine, Father David Meconi, SJ, joins us for a discussion of the Apostolic Fathers. Did these men really know the Apostles? And if they did, what do they tell us about the kind of Faith the Apostles preached and lived?
The forgotten wisdom of the early church, Father David Meconi is next.
Cy Kellett:
Welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. And I can remember the very first time that I heard about the Apostolic Fathers, people who knew the apostles, and then wrote d…
Questions Covered:
01:36 – How do we share our faith without arguing about catholic teachings of the bible or traditions and remain charitable? Would these people argue this much with a priest? Why do we need to take a daily defense?
10:15 My sister’s daughter’s spouse is Muslim, so her two Grandsons were baptized in the Islamic faith. Is it a sin, or even a valid baptism if we were to secretly arrange a Catholic baptism for the two boys (ages 4 and 1)? Will the boys go to hell or purgatory with this baptism in Muslim faith on their soul?
17:15 – In Matthew 5:44 Christ tells us to love our enemies. Why did God kill the Sodom and Gomorrah and contradict himself?
23:21 – I have a friend who has converted to Protestantism after being Catholic. Can he still receive salvation in the afterlife? How can I help him revert and see the truth?
4. Bruce…Dallas, TX…YouTube…33:34 – In Luke 24:39, Jesus says he is not a Ghost. If this is the case Did Jesus’ resurrected body have blood?
37:32 – 1st John 5:16 confuses me because it seems John is asking us not to pray for those who have committed mortal/deadly sin. Can Karlo offer clarification on why John would write this when God wants us to pray for all sinners?
16:22 – As a protestant, I just recently came to finally accept Catholicism as a true religion. I’m thinking about converting but feel overwhelmed with how much information there is to learn about the catholic faith and don’t know where to begin. Where do I start, and why is it so overwhelmingly vast compared to other Christian religions?
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Questions Covered:
07:35 – Is it wrong to have, and to be a eucharistic minister? Also receiving on the hand not okay?
13:40 – If you say the divine mercy chaplet at the bedside of someone dying but not at the hour of their death does it still help?
16:30 – How can I explain to my friend who was raised Catholic, but who has fallen away from the faith, why sinful things are wrong and why God sends us to hell for those things? For example, living with non-Catholic out of wedlock, or supporting homosexuality?
23:54 – What’s Karlo’s advice on having faith in Catholicism and its explanations, when the answers and defense of the questions I’ve asked, still haven’t satisfied my understanding with logical reasoning?
33:35 – If the Catholic church was never divided would we still have the Bible today, and would the bible be the same?
36:00 – What are the requirements for baptismal sponsors/godparents?
39:52 – I teach sixth grade religion, and in class we’ve been discussing where did souls go before Holy Saturday (before the gates of heaven were open). Many students have heard different opinions from their parents, how can I explain the truth to them?
46:16 – In Matthew 12:46-50, was Jesus implying that his mother and brethren were not in the will of God?
50:10 – My cousin ate meat on good Friday (which is a mortal sin, right?) and at our aunt’s funeral the following day he received communion. Was it my obligation to let the priest know?
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Questions Covered:
21:54 – What does Mark think about the Netflix version of Daredevil and how it portrays Catholicism?
29:29 – What does Mark think about independent authors who write religious material. One of my favorites is Jaquelin Brown.
38:28 – Can Mark comment on satire and comedy in Catholic books? Is this appropriate for protecting the Catholic Faith?
52:08 – Does Ignatius Press have Spanish translations of the stories of the saints?
53:09 – As an aspiring author, I love the Young Adult genre. What do you recommend when it comes to writing catholic materials for young adults?
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