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!
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<p>A listener asks whether it’s morally permissible to attend the wedding reception of a Catholic getting married outside the Church. In this episode, Catholic apologist Joe Heschmeyer explains the difference between supporting the person versus appearing to support an invalid union, and how to navigate these situations with charity, clarity, and fidelity to Church teaching.</p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">15:43 – Is there a small document that describes the latest eucharistic miracles from a scientific perspective?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">21:38 – Is it ok to attend the reception of an invalid marriage of a confirmed Catholic who is not getting married in the Church?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:38 – Melchizedek in Genesis. Where did he come from and what happened to him?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">37:11 – If a laicized priest becomes an Anglican priest, is the host consecrated the body of Christ?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">45:44 – What is your view on AI and what is the intersection between the Church and AI?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>A caller asks whether Muslims truly worship the same God as Christians. In this episode, Catholic apologist, Dr. Karlo Broussard, explains the Church’s teaching from <em data-start="349" data-end="364">Lumen Gentium</em> and the Catechism, clarifying how Islam’s incomplete understanding of God still refers to the one true Creator. The conversation also touches on key differences between the faiths and what authentic interreligious respect looks like.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">03:04 – If we can’t control how people see us, how is it then that we can be culpable for the sin of scandal?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">11:50 – Does the lack of understanding of a mortal sin mitigate something being a mortal sin? For example, if a person views pornography but doesn’t believe it’s a mortal sin, is it still a mortal sin?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">21:02 – How does the pope calling the crusades and saying going on a crusade forgives sins, fall into the doctrine of the papacy?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">29:23 – Can you explain how Muslims worship the same God even with an incomplete understanding of him?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">37:04 – I’m not Catholic. I was shocked to hear that Catholics believe that the biblical story of the flood is allegorical. Is this true?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">45:48 – Are we obligated to forgive those who have not repented of sinning against us?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li>50:34 – Why does a person who wants to be baptized have to wait until going through class up until Easter?</li>
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<p>Many Catholics struggle with understanding what truly makes a sin mortal. In this episode, the hosts offer a clear explanation of the three conditions: grave matter, full knowledge, and deliberate consent. They explore common misconceptions, offer real-life examples, and help listeners better examine their consciences with clarity and confidence rooted in Church teaching.</p>
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<li>16:42 – I’m Orthodox and don’t believe that purgatory is a belief of the first century. What evidence do Catholics provide for it?</li>
<li>28:15 – Can I come up with my own mysteries of the rosary to meditate on?</li>
<li>34:44 – I feel the current criteria for mortal sin is not properly fleshed out to what they actually mean. How can one actually know what these 3 criteria actually constitute?</li>
<li>48:22 – The Filioque troubles me. How is it that a previous pope saw it problematic, yet a later pope included it?</li>
<li>52:47 – Can you clarify how there is salvation outside the Church?</li>
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<p>What does Scripture mean when it says Christ was “made sin for us”? In this episode, Catholic apologists address a Protestant caller’s concern about Psalm 51 and the Catholic rejection of penal substitution. Learn how the Church understands Christ’s sacrifice—not as punishment in our place, but as a redemptive offering rooted in love and union with humanity.</p>
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<li>08:01 – I’m Protestant. I’ve listened to a lot of Catholic radio. I’ve had no change. Is this lack of movement of desire to change from Satan?</li>
<li>18:38 – How do we catechize older boomers who prioritize politics and social views over religion?</li>
<li>23:32 – What evidence do we have that the Catholic Church is the true Church?</li>
<li>34:09 – in Friday morning’s psalm prayer it says, “He who knew no sin was made sin for us to save us and restore us to your friendship” Psalm 51. We don’t believe in Calvinism substitutionary atonement. So, in what way was Christ made sin for us?</li>
<li>40:45 – Is there any point in saying “If God wills it, it will happen?” Especially if he has two wills?</li>
<li>48:22 – Is it possible for a person to sin in purgatory or if they have not died?</li>
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<p>In this episode, Catholic bioethicist Fr. Tad Pacholczyk tackles tough moral questions about teenage medical consent, frozen embryo implantation in older women, and the ethics of sustaining life through new technologies. Hear a thoughtful Catholic perspective on where moral lines are drawn in modern medicine and why intention, consent, and dignity matter in every case.</p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">20:24 – What are the reasonable limits to sustaining a pregnancy, such as the case you were discussing vs embryos conceived in IVF?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">30:03 – Regarding the Georgia situation, since keeping dead person vitals going a new technology, would this be done only at the consent of the mother? Would that solve the dilemma?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">34:59 – I have a 13-year-old son. We were told that at 14 we would be asked to leave the room for our son to decide if he wanted to make his own medical decisions alone with the doctor. Are you familiar with this situation and would this be ethical?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">44:19 – Would it be ethical to implant a frozen embryo in a woman who is 60 years of age knowing that the pregnancy would probably not be viable?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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