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:
04:19 – Why did God make the devil?
06:03 – Canon 29 forbids on the Sabbath and Judaizing at the Council of Laodicea. What does that mean? Why?
11:06 – How did Hildegard become doctor of the Church?
13:05 – Is the Septuagint older than the Maccabees?
16:50 – Why didn’t the Pharisees believe Jesus after he did all his miraculous signs and why did they hate him?
20:14 – Is there a non-literal way to interpret the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac in Genesis 22?
30:09 – I have a new Jehovah’s Witness friend. He says the soul dies with the body. How can I respond to this?
35:00 – Why did we go from the word “cup” to “chalice” in the liturgy?
37:43 – What does Jesus mean when he says, “Give to God what is God’s, and give to Caesar what is Caesar’s”?
42:55 – We know that Mary is the only human to have ever lived without sin, but do we have any evidence of St. Joseph sinning? Could he have been sinless as well?
46:00 – I have heard a lot of complaints that the Church is just oppressive and doesn’t allow individual freedom. How can I respond to that?
50:54 – What is God really saying in Revelation 18:4-5?
Resources Mentioned:
A Daily Defense
Hunting the Whore of Babylon by Jimmy Akin
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Karlo Broussard shares the bible blueprint for the Catholic Church.
Questions Covered:
14:16 – I am an Anglican. What is the Catholic perspective on the Anglican claim to apostolic succession?
21:19 – What part of the old covenant is brought into the new covenant?
29:35 – Do Anglicans coming into communion with the Catholic Church have to be re-ordained as priests?
32:33 – I know you use Colossians 2:16 to identify that the Sabbath is no longer binding on Saturday. What is the reason for some translations saying “Sabbath(s)” versus “Sabbath”? Douay Rheims and King James use the plural version.
41:25 – How do you know that Jesus in the Eucharist is the real presence? Christ says to “do this in memory of me,” which makes me think that it is a reenactment.
47:44 – How can we talk to Protestants when they say we can only use the Bible in our conversations?
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Transgenderism is a growing concern for the Church as more and more parents and kids are convinced to take part in gender treatments from a young age. Mary Rice Hasson talks about the danger of accepting gender dysphoria as healthy and provides practical support for how to combat this dysphoria.
Questions Covered:
23:38 – How should Christians respond to the claim that “gender is a social construct”?
35:13 – Why is it such a big deal if someone lives their life as they see fit? Being so anti-LGBTQ is turning people away from Jesus. Why do you have to say you’re right and they’re wrong?
44:04 – My child is 17, almost 18. She has autism and she mirrors behavior. She now believes that she is a male trapped in a female body. She has had hospitalizations and the staff has completely supported her by changing her name in her chart and refusing to refer to her by her name. How can I navigate this? How can I protect my daughter from the medical staff?
Resources Mentioned:
Personandidentity.com
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
Parents of ROGD Kids
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Listener Geraldine writes from the Netherlands to ask for an episode on “indifferentism.” Just how are we supposed to share the Faith with people who show no interest? We get some helpful answers from Matt Nelson, author of Just Whatever: How to Help the Spiritually Indifferent Find Beliefs That Really Matter.
Cy:
Can we reach those who just don’t care about God? Matt Nelson is next. Hi, Geraldine. Thanks for your email. We always ask at the end of these episodes for people to send us emails and Geraldine took us up on that offer with a great question. Hello and welcome to f…
ROUND ONE
1) During Lent we fast and pray. In the Gospels, Jesus teaches that fasting:
a) is something that we should do every Lent.
b) is something that we should undertake before confessing our sins.
c) is something that is sometimes needed to drive out demons. (Mark 9:29)
2) During Lent we give alms to the poor. The catechism of the Catholic Church says that giving alms to the poor is a work of:
a) Justice
b) Charity
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3) The Church teaches that personal sin:
a. Is always deadly to the soul.
b. Is not as bad as mortal sin.
c. Is only sometimes deadly to the soul.
4) In the first chapter of Mark’s Gospel Jesus told people to _____________ and believe in the gospel?
a) Have faith
b) Repent
c) Be baptized
5) According to Church teaching:
a) Matthew’s Gospel was written first
b) We can disagree about which gospel was written first.
c) Mark’s Gospel was written first.
6) In Matthew, Mark and Luke Jesus says “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” In each gospel, the next thing reported is:
a) The transfiguration of Jesus
b) Jesus telling the crowd that they must eat his body and drink his blood.
c) Jesus ascending into heaven.
ROUND TWO
1) Formal cooperation with grave evil:
a) Is not as bad as material cooperation.
b) Is worse than material cooperation.
c) Does not require that the person intends to cooperate in evil.
2) The Catholic Church accepts:
a) Some of the inspired Hebrew Scriptures
b) All of the Inspired Hebrew Scriptures
c) Those parts of the Inspired Hebrew Scriptures that do not conflict with the gospel.
3) Jesus said that he is:
a) “the image of the invisible God.” (St. Paul)
b) meek (I am meek and humble of heart.)
c) A lamp hidden under a bushel basket.
4) Divine simplicity means:
a) God relates to us in a way that we can understand.
b) God has no parts.
c) Any reasonable person can come to know God exists.
5) Divine immutability means
a) God cannot be seen by physical eyes.
b) God does not have emotions.
c) God does not Change.
6) Which of these did Jesus say:
a) If I speak with the tongues of angels but do not have love I am a clanging gong
b) Give to everyone who begs from you. (Luke 6:30)
c) My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.
True or False- FINAL JUDGEMENT
1 TRUE Jesus taught a hierarchical and sacramental religion.
2 FALSE The Church teaches that every means must be used to prolong and preserve the lives of the terminally ill.
3 FALSE A Catholic priest can share what he hears in confession if it will prevent a crime.
4 FALSE A Sacramental marriage is eternal.
5 TRUE The Father is God, The Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God but the Father is not the Son and the Son is not the Holy Spirit.
6 TRUE The Jews believed that we should love God and love our neighbor long before Jesus was born.
7 FALSE Green is the liturgical color of the Lenten season.
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