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
<p>“Can indulgences help souls in Purgatory?” This episode explores the significance of indulgences in the context of Purgatory, while also addressing questions about the Mystery of Faith during Mass, the church’s teaching on Israel’s role in the end times, and what makes a Baptism valid.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>04:39 – During the Mass, why does one option for the Mystery of Faith not mention the resurrection?</li>
<li>12:19 – What is the church’s teaching on Israel’s role in the end times?</li>
<li>15:43 – What is necessary for a Baptism to be valid?</li>
<li>29:00 – How can I defend the charismatic faith?</li>
<li>36:45 – I heard that Jesus quoted the book of Tobit. Where is this?</li>
<li>41:09 – Where did we get the word “Church”?</li>
<li>44:39 – Can explain the indulgences given during this year of Hope as they relate to souls in Purgatory?</li>
<li>50:26 – What is the biblical support for particular judgement?</li>
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<p>“How Can Jesus be both God and Son?” This episode explores the complex doctrine of the Hypostatic Union, while also addressing varied questions such as the identity of the Black Hebrew Israelites, the significance of Godparents, and the role of the two witnesses in Revelation.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:20 – Are the Black Hebrew Israelites the Real Jews?</li>
<li>13:59 – Who are the two witnesses at the end time in Revelation 11?</li>
<li>19:11 – What are some tips on selecting God Parents?</li>
<li>29:10 – If Jesus is the most high God, how can He have a Father?</li>
<li>39:07 – Can you clarify the Hypostatic union?</li>
<li>49:11 – Can a Roman Catholic appreciate St. Gregory Palamas’s energy essence distinction?</li>
<li>52:31 – How are Catholics to understand Ephesians 2 considering the contradiction in James ?</li>
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<p>“Is Mary pre-saved according to Scripture?” This episode explores the biblical basis for Mary’s unique role, addressing questions like whether the term “Adelphoi” always indicates a biological sibling and why the Blessed Mother doesn’t mention abortion in her apparitions. Tune in for a thoughtful examination of Mary’s Immaculate Conception and her sinlessness.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:07 – Is thinking of Mary as being “pre-saved” biblical?</li>
<li>08:02 – Is it true that the Greek word Adelphoi always refers to a sibling born of the mother or father unless there is a qualifier?</li>
<li>15:30 – Why doesn’t the Blessed Mother ever talk about abortion in her apparitions since she always appears pregnant?</li>
<li>18:50 – Is there any mention of Mary being baptized?</li>
<li>23:20 – Regarding Lourdes, how does Mary’s declaration of being the Immaculate Conception relate to being protected from original sin?</li>
<li>29:29 – Is it true that if Mary had any sin on her soul she would not be capable of saying yes to the Angel Gabriel due to the pain she would endure during the passion?</li>
<li>34:04 – Can you provide a list of Early Church fathers that supports the view that Mary was purified and sanctified at Jesus’ conception in her womb?</li>
<li>38:03 – Could you expound on the term handmaid and what it means, especially in the context of Mary’s response to Gabriel?</li>
<li>44:44 – How could Mary be sinless and perfect? Since only God could be perfect, wouldn’t that be contradictory?</li>
<li>51:20 – Is there any reason to think that Mary lived a consecrated life in the temple?</li>
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<p>“Did Christ have to die for Mary?” Tune in as we also tackle whether Mary’s parents knew about her pregnancy before visiting Elizabeth and discuss the necessity of Marian dogmas in relation to the gospel message. Join us for a thought-provoking hour of apologetics.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:20 – A few weeks ago, Allie Beth Stuckey released a video entitled “The Mary Debate” where she gave a series of rebuttals to Catholic beliefs about Mary. One rebuttal was directed toward the Catholic’s appeal to Luke 1:28, where Mary is said to be ‘full of grace.’ She argued that Stephen is also said to be ‘full of grace’ in Acts 6:8 and yet we don’t say Stephen was conceived without original sin.”</li>
<li>19:51 – I’m a Southern Baptist and my son is a recent convert to Catholicism. Did Christ have to die for Mary?</li>
<li>23:36 – Do we have any insight on Mary’s parents’ knowledge for her pregnancy before visiting Elizabeth or did they find out when she returned?</li>
<li>33:55 – Are we preaching a different gospel message since the Marian dogmas are now required for salvation?</li>
<li>45:38 – Did Mary know that her son was God or Messiah?</li>
<li>51:33 – Don’t Protestants have to accept Mary as sinless due to Jesus getting his flesh from Mary?</li>
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<p>“Who Thought the Eucharist Was Just Symbolic? ” This episode delves into the early Church’s beliefs about the Eucharist, exploring questions like the origins of the symbolic view and whether early Church Fathers spoke symbolically. We also tackle the significance of “breaking bread” in the early Church and the implications of transubstantiation.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>03:30 – Where did the symbolic view of the Eucharist come from?</li>
<li>05:13 – Didn’t some early Church Fathers speak symbolically about the Eucharist? Doesn’t that challenge the idea of unanimous early belief?</li>
<li>07:30 – Didn’t the disciples fail to object during the Last Supper because they understood Jesus metaphorically?</li>
<li>09:00 – If “breaking bread” was common in the early Church, doesn’t that just suggest a fellowship meal, not a literal body and blood?</li>
<li>15:25 – The Eucharist doesn’t seem to do anything to believers?</li>
<li>20:30 – How Do I Properly Receive the Eucharist?</li>
<li>21:50 – How does transubstantiation actually work—and why does it rely on medieval Aristotelian philosophy rather than Scripture?</li>
<li>29:05 – How do we know that the early Church actually believed in transubstantiation and not just a spiritual or symbolic presence? Why does the Catholic View win out?</li>
<li>35:22 – The priesthood is against going directly to God. We don’t need Earthly priests.</li>
<li>42:20 – Does the Eucharist cause more division than Unity?</li>
<li>48:08 – Is the Eucharist just an adaptation of pagan rituals?</li>
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