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
Questions Covered:
02:13 – Are the white throne judgement, the day of the Lord, and the second death all the same thing?
11:45 – Which translation is correct for 1 Corinthians 13, where the word love replaced charity in newer translations?
19:04 – Have you taken a Nazarite vow?
24:25 – How does the tribe of Levi relate to the priesthood? Were all men of Levi priests?
39:00 – It is not true that we must go through Mary and the saints in order to pray to God, so why is this such a prevalent belief? Doesn’t Scripture say there is one mediator?
45:07 – Are Abimelech and Isaac the same person?
47:48 – Can you explain the difference between judging and discernment?
53:00 – Is there a difference between saying God “is” or God “exists”?
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Questions Covered:
08:20 – What does Jesus mean in Matthew 7:21-23, when he says the “one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven”?
13:30 – Did Christ’s death make salvation possible for all peoples?
17:12 – Why isn’t the Nicene Creed included in the canon of Scripture?
21:40 – My daughter uses Scripture often to show me that the Catholic Church is wrong. What book can you recommend that I can read to better refute her?
23:38 – How can we use Scripture to support the belief in the intercession of the saints?
35:04 – How do the Old and the New Testament relate to each other? What book can you recommend?
41:15 – When Jesus is talking about divorce, what does he mean when he says “except for adultery”?
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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:
00:45 – Do Catholics believe that Satan or demons can tempt us into sin? If so, how does one know that’s what is happening?
05:52 – When was the Hebrew dialect created?
13:55 – Is stylization of violence in the media sinful?
17:45 – Why should I believe that teleology is true?
28:36 – At Fatima, the children asked about Emilia and Mary said that she would be in purgatory until the end of the world. Is this true and if so, then why would a child be in purgatory for so long?
32:38 – I am godmother to a 14-year-old young lady who knows practically nothing about the faith. How can I begin teaching her?
35:16 – What prompted the change in the words of the Mass and the creeds?
42:26 – How can we decipher what the Church really teaches when members of the Church hierarchy present confusing ideas?
44:02 – Can a person sell their soul to the devil? Is that even possible?
48:22 – How can I explain to my grandson why we are supposed to pray for our enemies?
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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:
02:45 – Why are we obliged to go to Mass on certain holy days that are not on Sundays? Can I go to Mass on Sunday to cover this obligation?
4:35 – Did Jesus ever reference purgatory either directly or in parable form?
12:43 – How can I refute the argument that Israel simply borrowed their beliefs from Canaanite mythology?
22:30 – Is it true that souls can go to hell if no one prays for them as the message at Fatima states?
33:18 – Why were the minor orders of the Church removed?
38:42 – What is the moral standing of the Church on contraception that the doctor would like to prescribe for my daughter, but not for the purpose of contraception?
49:48 – Do Catholics believe that Satan or demons can tempt us into sin? If so, how does one know that’s what is happening?
Resources Mentioned:
On the Reliability of the Old Testament by Kenneth Kitchen
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Questions Covered:
28:31 – I think historical fiction is so important in our faith and that hard copies of printed books in our hands cannot be replaced by books on screens. One of my favorite books is called Come Rack, Come Rope by Msgr. Benson. It seems like it isn’t printed anymore. Will Ignatius ever print it?
31:52 – Moby Dick truly shaped me and is a book that I think that everyone should read.
43:18 – Two books that affected and helped me were The Confessions by St. Augustine and The Faith Explained by Leo Trese.
47:57 – A Doctor at Calvary by Pierre Barbet really helped me on my faith journey.
50:22 – Les Miserable and The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo were books that truly made a mark on me.
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