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
03:20 – In the Olivet discourse, the Apostles asked when the world would end, and Jesus said he didn’t know. How could that be if he’s God?
16:15 – Would it be ethically okay to kill someone if I had no choice in order to save my family?
22:42 – Do we have to stop watching movies or shows where people use God’s name in vain? Are we participating in that sin?
31:20 – Why does the Creed say Jesus rose “again” from the dead?
37:12 – If people can be saved by invincible ignorance (not knowing the Gospel through no fault of their own), does that mean we shouldn’t try to convert them, since there’s a better chance of them being saved if they haven’t heard?
44:18 – Why did Joseph want to divorce Mary? Was it because he believed what she told him and didn’t think he was worthy, or because he didn’t believe her and thought she’d committed adultery?
50:24 – What’s the difference between sinlessness and righteousness?
51:51 – Is there a plenary indulgence with Last Rites, and how does that affect our time in purgatory?
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Questions Covered
04:38 – How do I answer the Protestant objection to praying to the saints that says they don’t hear us because that would make them sad, and there’s no sadness in heaven?
12:27 – Is it sinful to use recreational marijuana in moderation?
18:13 – If your priest isn’t paying attention during your confession, does your absolution still count?
23:00 – What are some good and not-so-good biblical movies?
32:44 – My girlfriend’s employer is mandating the COVID vaccine and she doesn’t want to get it. How could she bring this up to her employer?
43:52 – Why do we call Mary “Mother of God” if God is eternal and there are three distinct persons of the Trinity? Isn’t that a misleading title?
50:28 – Why do we want to go to heaven if “Heaven and earth shall pass away”?
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Questions Covered
04:38 – How do I answer the Protestant objection to praying to the saints that says they don’t hear us because that would make them sad, and there’s no sadness in heaven?
12:27 – Is it sinful to use recreational marijuana in moderation?
18:13 – If your priest isn’t paying attention during your confession, does your absolution still count?
23:00 – What are some good and not-so-good biblical movies?
32:44 – My girlfriend’s employer is mandating the COVID vaccine and she doesn’t want to get it. How could she bring this up to her employer?
43:52 – Why do we call Mary “Mother of God” if God is eternal and there are three distinct persons of the Trinity? Isn’t that a misleading title?
50:28 – Why do we want to go to heaven if “Heaven and earth shall pass away”?
Resources Mentioned:
Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines
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More than anything, the devil hates to see you at Mass. And Jesus was clear that he, personally, desired you there. Father Hugh Barbour is back, and he explains why the Mass must be at the center of every Christian life.
Cy Kellett:
Getting back to mass, participating fully in the mass. Fr. Hugh Barbour is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus. The Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett your host. A little bit about living your Catholic faith. This time with Fr. Hugh Barbour, our guest, Fr. Hugh Barbour, encouraging y…
Questions Covered:
02:10 – Is the Catechism “adding to the Bible” in the way that Revelation commands us not to?
08:10 – Why do have to recite the rosary out loud?
11:55 – What’s the Catholic understanding of having a personal relationship with Jesus?
16:30 – Why do we ask the Saints to pray for us?
20:41 – Is it okay for my girlfriend, who is visiting from out of town, to sleep in my apartment (in a separate room) for a night or two?
24:47 – What are plenary indulgences, and what do they accomplish?
33:51 – Is panentheism (Google: “the belief or doctrine that God is greater than the universe and includes and interpenetrates it”) an accurate view of God? Specifically, is it a more accurate representation of him than the traditional white-robed man or the postmodern “all around us” views?
42:43 – Outside of receiving their communion, is it okay for me to regularly attend a Protestant worship service?
48:27 – Why did Jesus often order those he healed miraculously to not tell anyone about it, and why did they so often disobey him?
52:07 – I tried to go to confession before Mass recently and the priest told me he couldn’t hear me at the moment but he could hear me afterward. I said I wanted to confess before because I had a mortal sin and wanted to receive communion, and he said I could receive and then confess after Mass. I’ve never heard that from a priest before. Is it ok?
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