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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
09:17 – Did God create light millions of years ago? With the speed of light from stars, how do we understand the age of the earth?
16:07 – Is it okay that I believe in flat earth and the firmament if I am currently studying to be a Catholic?
30:32 – I’ve been told that non-Catholics are not allowed to receive the Eucharist. I am also told that Catholics cannot go receive communion in other churches. Is this true?
38:25 – A Protestant told me that the early Church was not Catholic, and that St. Athanasius was a born-again Christian, not baptized. Is that true?
44:50 – Do Catholics believe that Jesus died for our sins and we are saved by grace or do you believe his sacrifice was not enough, so people have to go to purgatory?
Resources Mentioned:
JAMW Ep. 68
A Daily Defense
The Father’s Know Best
The Apostasy That Wasn’t
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Questions Covered:
06:43 – When was Revelation written?
11:30 – I am not Catholic, but I have been watching Mother Angelica. I love how Catholics view suffering and a lot of other aspects of the faith. I was thinking about becoming Catholic but have paused because I see that there are some people in the Catholic Church who support abortion and same-sex marriage and a bunch of things I don’t agree with. What should I do?
18:28 – Do Catholics believe that they inherit a spiritual body when they die?
30:05 – What amount of time in Mass must be attended for the Mass to “count” toward the Sunday obligation?
33:59 – Are the Garabandal apparitions approved by the Catholic Church? What is the process to determine an apparition as valid?
43:23 – My dad is not Catholic, and he told me that I am not actually baptized because it was not in the name of Jesus. Is a proper baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
50:40 – I bought a candle that had been blessed by a priest. Is that the sin of simony, since I bought it knowing that it was blessed?
52:05 – Why in the Old Testament were foods so strictly regulated, but Catholics do not restrict the types of food eaten?
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Questions Covered:
05:00 – St. Peter founded the Church of Antioch, so why isn’t he the pope of Antioch?
10:45 – What is the difference between consecration to St. Joseph or Mary and consecration to God?
13:16 – I am getting a bigger house and want to build a personal chapel in it. Would it be possible for me to have the Eucharist in a tabernacle in my house as a lay person?
15:50 – What does the Church say about deja vu moments?
21:11 – Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart?
33:50 – What is the best way to argue against the heresy of double predestination?
43:00 – In Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, how are we to understand God being a “jealous” God?
47:30 – If I marry outside of the Church and then want to get married in the Church later, is that possible?
49:50 – Where in the Bible does it talk about Peter being crucified at all, and being crucified upside down?
52:12 – Are purgatory, heaven, and hell outside of time?
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Why do Catholics believe what they do?
Questions Covered:
01:53 – In the Apostle’s Creed, why did Jesus descend into hell?
05:59 – I reject the Catholic teaching on homosexuality and I think that the Catholic Church is a bigoted hate group because of it.
15:09 – Some of my friends don’t believe in the validity of the rosary and think that it is satanic. Does the Church approve officially of the rosary?
19:32 – Do Catholics deny evolution? I am being taught it in school right now.
32:30 – Why do Catholics believe in limbo?
41:35 – Why do Catholics believe in purgatory?
47:49 – Why do Catholics believe Jesus is the Son of Man?
51:37 – Why does the Catholic Church accept soul creationism?
Resources Mentioned:
Is opposing homosexual behaviour bigotry?
The Immortal in You by Michael Augross
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Why do Catholics believe what they do?
Questions Covered:
12:28 – Why did Jesus still have his wounds on his glorified body? Is it like that in heaven?
19:55 – Why do Catholics kneel and stand and sit during the liturgy?
23:24 – Why do we pray for the saints to intercede for us? Wouldn’t that cause sadness for the saints in heaven?
29:09 – Why do we pray for the saints to intercede for us? Wouldn’t that cause sadness for the saints in heaven?
33:40 – What is ordinary time in the liturgical calendar versus the other times of the year?
37:03 – There are books in Catholic bibles that are not in Protestant bibles. Why is that?
46:20 – Why do Catholics believe that you cannot use birth control?
Resources Mentioned:
Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger by Gary Michuta
Bringing Sanity Back to Sex Part 1 and 2
How Contraception Thwarts Love
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