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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.
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Most Recent Episodes
Monica Doumit, the Director of Public Affairs and Engagement for the Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia, explains how anti-confession laws are bringing frightening implications not just for priests but for Catholic schools and other Catholic institutions throughout Australia. But do Catholics really have a right to keep secrets from secular authorities?
What happens when the seal of confession is called a crime? Monica Doumit, next.
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Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host …
Chastity is for every person, in every stage of life, in every vocation. How can this be? Jason Evert explains.
Questions Covered:
16:44 – I spoke with someone today who’s kid is struggling with the Church’s teaching on homosexuality since the Church also says to love everyone. How can she explain the chaste love that the Church is teaching?
21:43 – I came into my faith in the last three years. My husband is not Catholic. I feel like my relationship with my husband does not have chastity. How can I begin to make this a part of our marriage when he is not Catholic?
29:23 – I am a convert. We are having a hard time explaining to family about NFP and our desire to be open to children. They don’t want us to have kids right away. How can we open up this conversation?
32:50 – In a marriage, if one partner is not interested in sexual activity and the other is, how can there be chastity in the relationship when someone is struggling so much?
36:44 – I have been talking with a gal for about 6 months and we are talking about taking the next step and getting into a serious relationship. How can I tell if I am being lustful or am I just wanting a different relationship?
43:50 – I heard you mention fast for her husband. I don’t know much about that. How could I go about fasting for someone who needs prayers?
47:50 – I’m 82 years old and a widower. I miss her a lot. I have a friend who I am attracted to that I would like to cuddle with. If it is not sexual, is that chaste?
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There is a profound problem in the world with assisted suicide and eugenics. How can faithful Catholics help to oppose these issues?
Questions Covered:
28:48 – I am a survivor of three attempted suicides and I am really glad assisted suicide is not legal by me, because I probably would have used it.
32:33 – Pro-choice people seems to use nomenclature that obfuscates the truth. How can we speak plainly in clear language about these life issues?
35:20 – I am a legislator in North Dakota. I just heard a bill on assisted suicide and was able to defeat the bill. I think it was crucial that we had the right arguments so that we prove that a bill like that was just wrong.
47:00 – I see people not wanting hospice care because they see it as assisted suicide. How can we differentiate in those difficult end of life situations what is proper hospice care and what is ending a life earlier?
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Questions Covered:
04:15 – What does Hebrews 5:7-10 mean? Is it referring to when Christ was young?
11:05 – Why do the dates of Ash Wednesday and Easter move every year?
18:30 – If both forms of the Mass are attended reverently and performed reverently, is one more important or weighty than the other?
21:51 – When is it permissible to lie?
33:33 – What is the Church’s stance on developing a human organ in an animal, to then transplant the organ into a human body?
37:45 – Would the Catholic Church see the superhero, the Vision, as a human?
43:20 – In the book of Ezra, the importance of a tabernacle has become clear to me. Why aren’t all tabernacles in the same place in all Catholic Churches? Is there a way for my Church to move the tabernacle directly behind the altar?
47:20 – How can I reconcile Matthew 6:1 and Matthew 5:16? They seem to suggest two different ways of living.
49:40 – My family is Asian and makes noodle soup for breakfast. The broth for this soup is often made from pork or beef. Can I still eat this with my family during Lent?
52:17 – What level of doctrine or teaching is the reservation of the priesthood for men?
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Questions Covered:
08:14 – Why is there no reference to the communion of saints in the Nicene Creed?
18:50 – What did God do before he created the world?
29:28 – What do we mean when we say that the mother of God is the mediatrix of all graces?
35:40 – Are there any artists now who are comparable to the greats of the Renaissance? What caused all those great artists to emerge during that time?
46:20 – Hebrews 5 implies that Jesus had to learn obedience and be perfected. This confuses me. Could it be true?
52:35 – During communion, when you take the host into your hand, is there a concern of particles being left on the hand? I see that the patent is cleaned very specifically on the altar, so how are hands meant to be cleaned?
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