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:
01:55 – I’m atheist, so all of the reason are why I’m not Catholic. Catholics like to rename everything that they took from Judaism.
13:26 – I grew up in a different religion and I see no reason to convert.
23:07 – The power of Church Tradition to declare things necessary for salvation. Specifically, the Immaculate Conception.
40:36 – I’m not Catholic because of the Church’s crimes against humanity.
50:35 – I’m 70 and the Church used to be legalistic and felt very toxic.
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Questions Covered:
07:14 – I’ve been visiting lots of Catholic churches and was contemplating converting but what really turned me off was watching people sell lottery tickets after Mass.
20:15 – I was Catholic and left 30 years ago and started attending a Methodist church. My question is why do we need to belong to something?
28:56 – St. Paul said the antichrist was going to come after he died. I believe the Catholic Church is the antichrist.
42:27 – I don’t think the historical development of the papacy is biblical.
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Is there a wrong way to have a baby? Stephanie Gray Connors, author of Conceived by Science explains the human rights issues with in vitro fertilization.
Cy Kellet:
Everybody loves a baby, but is IVF a moral way to get one? Stephanie Gray Connors is next. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. The better we get at reproductive technology, biological technology, the finer the distinctions become that we need to make. And this can really drive people crazy. They can say things like, “You’re just splitti…
Questions Covered:
02:43 – Is it ok to copy and paste parts from your website and post them on forums when responding to protestants? In the context of 1 Peter 3:19 Does baptism save you?
16:24 – I’ve seen a lot of young people attracted to the Traditional Latin Mass, should we start having more Latin Masses?
18:42 – If you give something up for Lent and decide to enjoy it on Sundays, what time can I start? Can you start at the vigil?
22:55 – I’ve heard that cursed rosaries from Africa are being circulated. What should we do with them and what does a curse do?
28:48 – A devout Catholic asked me the following question: Is there a telepathic connection between mother and child? Can you help me answer it properly?
33:49 – What does the Church teach about guitars in mass and contemporary music?
41:25 – I have a lot of friends that work in the night life industry that I want to share the Faith with. How can I share the Faith and how does your work life affect your spiritual life?
46:27 – When does temptation become a sin?
51:03 – There are 3 differences between the Nicene and Apostles Creed. Why did the changes happen?
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Questions Covered:
05:00 – Was the reading “love your enemies,” an image of how God responds to his enemies?
15:20 – Is there any theology for praying for the intercession of the souls of aborted children?
17:45 – I’ve heard it said that in Catholic theology the “means doesn’t justify the ends.” How do we reconcile this with solving the problem of evil?
20:28 – I don’t quite understand the joint declaration of justification between the Lutherans and the Catholics. Could you clarify it for me?
23:57 – On the invalid baptism: could you clarify, is it unsolvable unless someone goes back to check the documentation?
28:48 – Are you familiar with the Sermon of St. Leonard Port Mourice entitled “Few Are Saved.” What do you think about how the Church has shifted away from focusing on salvation, especially in homilies?
32:57 – Were Adam and Eve the people Cain was afraid of after he murdered his brother? Who else was there when Cain asked for the mark of protection?
39:38 – I read in the bible about silence being considered consent. I can’t seem to find it. Do you know where that would be?
43:08 – I’m a protestant but have decided to leave. Where would be a good place to start my research on why the Catholic Church is the one true Church? http://jimmyakin.com/why-be-catholic http://jimmyakin.com/why-i-am-not-eastern-orthodox
48:23 – I tend to read the bible as though God is speaking directly to me. What does the Church teach about this?
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