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
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:
03:00 – I am Jewish. Where do Catholics find the criteria for the Messiah?
14:25 – What is Catholic teaching on IVF?
17:54 – How do we know the books of the Bible are divinely inspired?
18:58 – If God has free will and always does the right thing, why didn’t he make humans the same way?
28:55 – Is it possible that Mary could have committed a material sin, as opposed to a formal, actual sin? Could she have committed sin in ignorance?
36:15 – Acts 12 mentions the death of James and later mentions his prison escape. How are we meant to understand this?
43:20 – Why should I be Catholic rather than Eastern Orthodox? Would I be a heretic if I was Orthodox?
49:20 – If all the science books and all of the Bibles in existence were destroyed, would both come back the same as they were before?
Resources Mentioned:
The Problem of Evil by Jimmy Akin
Why I am Not Eastern Orthodox by Jimmy Akin
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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:
05:09 – Does the Church have a teaching on nominalism or Platonism?
17:17 – How is the Eucharist and the celebration of Mass tied to apostolic succession?
32:10 – How is the Catholic understanding of transubstantiation so much different from the Lutheran understanding? Why can’t Lutherans receive the Eucharist?
37:55 – Must Christians act as well as pray or are we only required to be prayerful?
45:06 – Why can’t infants or children receive Communion in the Roman rite?
48:40 – In the CCC, it mentions that Jesus was priest, prophet, and king. Is there any relationship between Jesus and previous priests, prophets, or kings?
50:54 – My friend’s son claims to talk to the dead. How should I respond to this, as a Catholic?
Resources Mentioned:
Living Bread by Tim Staples
CCC 2115-2117
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Not a Catholic? Have questions about the Catholic faith? This is your day!
Questions Covered:
01:16 – Was the apocrypha officially canonized at the Council of Trent?
07:56 – Why is that the Catholic Church does not promote Bible studies?
18:11 – Where in the Bible does it say to worship Mary or pray to the so-called “saints”?
36:50 – What do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is?
46:11 – I am an atheist because every religion claims to be the true and only religion. Another reason is that I have experienced a lot and God was not there for. I find it very uplifting to say that I don’t believe in anything and that I don’t have all the answers.
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Not a Catholic? Have questions about the Catholic faith? This is your day!
Questions Covered:
16:67 – I am a part of the Assemblies of God. Is it true that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon?
23:02 – When is it prudent to voice your opinion to a priest?
34:35 – Can you explain the Catholic teaching on the Holy Spirit?
43:53 – Does the devil know that the Lord is omnipotent and omniscient, since he is leading a rebellion against God?
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Popes are not saints. They are not prophets. They are not world leaders, or media stars, or even theologians. They can be these things, but none of these things are essential to the pope’s job. Joe Heschmeyer, author of Pope Peter, explains why this is good news.
Cy Kellett:
A less stressful way of looking at the papacy today on Catholic Answers Focus. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your faith. Remember to subscribe to Catholic Answers Focus wherever you get your podcasts, whether that’s Apple podcast, Spotify, St…
