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!
Most Recent Episodes
Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
03:30 – How do Catholics approach praying to the saints that avoids deifying them?
08:21 – What is the difference between Christian perfection and holiness or sanctification?
15:08 – How can we enjoy the good things of this earth while still being detached from the world?
18:25 – Does the Church have any teaching on family structure, specifically mothers being in the home or fathers being the provider?
21:27 – How does a Catholic respond when people tell them that holidays are pagan?
30:05 – I feel that parts of Sirach 3 about honoring your parents for the remission of sins and Tobit 12:9 contradict the Church’s teaching on grace. Is this the case?
37:15 – Why did it take until the 1800s to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception?
42:08 – Is it possible to fast from multiple things during Lent on different days of the weeks? Is this against Church teaching on fasting during Lent?
46:25 – 1 Thessalonians seems to be referring to the Rapture of all Christian people. Is this different from the second coming?
48:40 – I think I am a Catholic and it’s Jimmy’s fault. I am feeling very lonely and struggling to share with people what I have found to be the truth. Did you ever feel that way when you converted?
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As the editor in chief of the Catholic News Agency, JD Flynn has reporters covering the Church around the world. We asked him to give us an assessment of the state of the Church today. Some improvement is needed, to say the least.
The state of the Catholic church with a man who knows, JD Flynn 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. And I recently had an opportunity to sit down with the editor in chief of the Catholic News Agency, JD Flynn, to talk about the sta…
Catholics believe in the dignity of life from conception to natural death. Dr. Delgado addresses covid-19, vaccines, abortion, and more.
Questions Covered:
17:41 – Why are Catholic hospitals still allowing emergency “contraceptives”?
24:38 – If vaccines are introduced and not safely tested, then is it moral to mandate it upon people?
42:00 – My niece has had three c-sections and is pregnant again. The doctors tell her that she is a very high risk for bleeding out when she delivers the baby. She wants to have the baby, no matter what. What can she do? What is the right thing to do?
48:17 – I am a practicing Catholic. Why is it evil to take someone who has died, like in an abortion, and use their remains for a good purpose?
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What does it mean to commit sins of speech? Msgr. Pope discusses gossip, lies, and more.
Questions Covered:
18:57 – Are casual greetings sinful, for example, responding that you’re doing well if you’re not?
24:19 – I spontaneously exaggerate about a lot of things. Is that sinful?
33:32 – I have two children who are away from the faith. Should I say something to them about the faith? It can cause them to get defensive and angry?
44:33 – Is it a sin to speak out or to stay quiet in a situation where you see injustice?
50:53 – When I hear Catholics demeaning the Church or saying things that I find offensive, should I respond to them?
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Meditation, mindfulness, centering — it’s all the rage. But what are the implications of these things for the Christian person? Father Hugh Barbour breaks down what meditation is and why the Church, actually, has a great deal to teach the world about how to get it right.
Meditation, it’s all the rage- we ask Fr. Hugh about it, next.
Cy Kellett:
Everybody’s talking about meditation and mindfulness and awareness and all of this. Well, it turns out that Christians have been thinking about these things for a long time, and there is an important contribution from Christian …
