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:
04:00 – Did the people who were resurrected after Jesus’ resurrection in Matthew 27:53 go to heaven?
11:12 – How do I respond to the claim that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday? See: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/crucifixion-wednesday See my article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-timing-of-jesus-death
15:38 – It sounds like Catholics disagree with Christ’s teaching of eternal security in John 5:24. Can we still perish even if we believe in Christ? See article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/dont-take-eternal-life-...
19:48 – Why is the Catholic Church always in the defensive position when it comes to apologetics?
24:23 – Why do we have to explain anything out of our faith? Why do we concentrate so much on defending the faith?
30:20 – Can the terms priest and pastor be used interchangeably?
34:28 – I heard a protestant say that Mt 12:32 has nothing to do with purgatory because there’s no forgiveness after we’re dead. How do I respond?
42:24 – Why did Mary say “My God and My Savior” in Luke?
46:49 – Is a crucifix a graven image that the bible condemns?
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Questions Covered:
04:51 – Why is there only one incarnation? Why not the Father and Holy Spirit too?
15:30 – If Satan had not fallen, would humans have fallen?
17:18 – How do I respond to a 2nd grader who doesn’t understand why women can’t be priests? I gave the typical answer about the apostles but got pushback. What do I do now?
20:41 – Where in the bible does it say that women can’t be priests?
32:27 – In the martyrdom of Perpetua, it says that she had a vision of her brother suffering and then another where he no longer was. Is this an early account for purgatory? Are there other documented accounts of purgatory in the first 300 years of the Church?
42:39 – How do you reconcile papal primacy and the necessity to submit to the Roman pontiff and salvation only coming from the Lord?
46:03 – How do we know Jesus isn’t using a metaphor when he says that He is the Bread in John 6 since Jesus later says in John 10:9 and 15:5 that He is the door and a gate?
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Topics Covered:
00:00 – Why flannel?
02:32 – Plastic straws
13:46 – The Dumbing Down of Society
33:14 – Zach’s Killing it!
33:40 – Polyamory
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Topics Covered:
04:19 – USCCB Document
16:14 – The Lack of Mention of Certain Words
28:00 – Ossification of Catholic endeavors
39:02 – Joe’s Word Cloud
46:54 – Mexico’s New President
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Questions Covered:
01:10 – Are Martyrs automatically Saints?
02:47 – Is the role of the Diaconate expandable?
06:56 – What is the difference between Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition and in the tabernacle?
12:09 – Was the date of Friday, April 3 of the Crucifixion calculated on the Julian calendar or Gregorian?
14:59 – What is the legitimacy to the story of the Nephilim?
22:23 – Where can I find information on how to get an exorcism in my area, is this reserved for only Catholics?
24:22 – What was the mood of the apologist when Pope Benedict retired?
32:56 – Can you explain Paul’s teachings on women wearing coverings for angels not other interpretations?
42:48 – How can we have peace with God when we are able to fall into mortal sin on any day?
46:26 – Why is this divorce seen as a big deal?
52:46 – Is lying against the Holy Spirit different from blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
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