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:
17:27 – What is the most appealing way to reach someone deep into internet atheism?
28:38 – My granddaughter doesn’t want to make her confirmation and doesn’t believe in the real presence. She goes through the motions for her parents but now their priest is saying she shouldn’t receive communion if she doesn’t believe. Now she feels like she’s being shunned. What should we do?
34:40 – My son isn’t baptized but he comes occasionally to Mass with me because he wants to understand.
42:50 – Do you prove in your book that the Catholic Church is the true faith?
47:15 – My two godchildren fell away in college. How can I get them back?
52:06 – Do you think kids are falling away because of modernism?
Resources mentioned:
Always a Catholic by Fr. Walshe
When Harry Became Sally by Ryan Anderson
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Questions Covered:
24:10 – I put my work life into Jesus’ hands.
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Especially in times of upset within the Church, we might well ask just what the Holy Spirit is doing. Does the Spirit really lead the Church? And if so, why so many problems and confusions? Jimmy Akin responds.
Cy Kellett:
How does the Holy Spirit lead the church? Jimmy Akin next. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. And the question came to us via the email about just how does the Holy Spirit lead the church? And I think that it’s obvious to anybody why this question woul…
This week, we are hearing from some of the best and brightest women in the world on issues ranging from life, to work, to roles in the Church and everything in between.
Questions Covered:
16:19 – I do frequently think about my death, but not in a productive or helpful way. I think about how I could do more for people when I die. I look forward to it. Is this weird or wrong?
21:48 – When you began to do this, what changes did you notice in your everyday life and interactions with other people?
42:14 – Have you found in your work that there are a lot of hospice workers that benefit from your work? Have you had any connections to people who walk through death with people?
46:25 – Is there any risk for suicidal ideation with this?
51:29 – Do you agree with the idea that people do everything they can to fight death and that the continuation of humanity is just a way for people to try to avoid dying?
Resources Mentioned:
Lenten Series
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This week, we are hearing from some of the best and brightest women in the world on issues ranging from life, to work, to roles in the Church and everything in between.
Questions Covered:
29:04 – I am disabled and am so worried that the doctors will convince me to sign away my life. I live in fear that my daughter will not be able to help me. What can disabled people do?
33:48 – What are your thoughts on population control? Do you think we will soon deplete the earth’s resources if we don’t have contraception?
44:20 – How is eugenics different from racism?
48:20 – Did Margaret Sanger think minorities need to be eliminated? Do you think this is an underlying part of the movement still?
Resources Mentioned:
Margaret Sanger’s Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility
Contraception and Catholicism
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