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
Questions Covered:
01:39 – Are there different levels of heaven?
19:00 – If God is all merciful and forgiving and loving, why does he send anyone to hell? Why doesn’t he just put them to sleep?
28:37 – Why do people call God a conscious being?
36:00 – If time loops were a reality and people were sent back through these time loops when they died, how would that affect “til death do us part” in marriage?
43:49 – Is it a doctrine of the Church that Mary is co-Redemptrix?
53:24 – If there is a faithful Catholic with a terminal illness and are at peace with dying, should we stop praying for that person’s healing?
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Questions Covered:
03:39 – What is the difference between Protestant and Catholic mystics?
15:14 – How can I argue well for the authority of the Catholic Church to a person who finds Sacred Tradition to be unbelievable and circular reasoning?
22:47 – What was the culpability of Pontius Pilate in Jesus’ Passion and death?
41:05 – Is it ever okay for Christians to consume media that portrays demonic possession or activity?
47:56 – How can I engage Mormons on the topic of the great apostasy?
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Stephanie Gray Connors explains why the Catholic Church is pro-life and what that really means.
Questions Covered:
08:55 – I don’t know if I am pro-choice. I believe it may be acceptable in some cases to have abortions if the mother’s life is in danger.
18:15 – I am not comfortable with the comfortable with Catholics telling non-Catholics that they can’t have abortions. Why should Catholics dictate their beliefs on other people?
29:45 – Do you distinguish between early term abortion and late term abortion? Is one worse than another? Is contraception tantamount to abortion?
41:36 – I am pro-choice because I do not believe it is the government’s place to say what women can do with their bodies.
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Does the Catholic Church ever allow for divorce? Next, with Rose Sweet.
Questions Covered:
19:15 – I am in my third marriage. I never have had any concept of a sacramental marriage. I always thought if things didn’t work out, you got a divorce. How can we do better in educating people who are getting married for the first time so they can have a lifelong marriage?
28:56 – What makes a marriage valid?
42:38 – Can a Catholic parent attend the second marriage of their child, outside of the Catholic Church?
46:40 – You mentioned that the Church tolerates divorce, but I disagree. The Catholic Church only recognizes annulment or separation.
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Renowned scholar of St. Augustine, Father David Meconi, SJ, joins us for a discussion of the Apostolic Fathers. Did these men really know the Apostles? And if they did, what do they tell us about the kind of Faith the Apostles preached and lived?
The forgotten wisdom of the early church, Father David Meconi is next.
Cy Kellett:
Welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. And I can remember the very first time that I heard about the Apostolic Fathers, people who knew the apostles, and then wrote d…
