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
What did the early Church believe about Jesus Christ’s divinity?
Questions Covered:
22:55 – Will the good news be enhanced as time goes on?
31:23 – My friend is somewhere between Gnosticism and Arianism. How can I explain to him Christ’s divinity?
37:10 – Was Iraneus the second generation disciple after the apostle John?
46:50 – Can you expand on why we believe in Jesus, apart from the Bible?
50:33 – Jesus was so unexpected in the way that he came to the Jews. It seems like He is very impatient with them, for example, the way that he tells Peter, “Get behind me Satan.” Why was he this way?
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Pope Benedict XVI memorably remarked that the Christian faith is a lot like a Gothic cathedral with its stained-glass windows. From the outside, the Church can appear dark, dreary, and worn with age―the crumbling relic of an institution that no longer speaks to men and women living in our modern world. Indeed, for many people today, Christian morality with all of its commandments appears to be a source not of life and joy but instead of suffering and oppression. Even within the Church, many wonder: why should I submit to ancient doctrines and outdated practices that restrict my freedom and impede my happiness?
Questions Covered:
16:08 – Would the Church of old recognize the Church today?
Resources Mentioned:
The Experiment of Faith by Dr. Ramage
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These days one can almost feel that God is asleep. Does he not see the chaos, confusion, and injustice of the modern world? Father Sebastian Walshe, the author of Secrets from Heaven, joins us to consider today’s realities in the light of the gospel stories of Jesus asleep in the storm.
Cy Kellett :
Is God asleep during these tough times? Right now on Catholic Answers Focus. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and explaining the Catholic faith. Remember to subscribe to Focus on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you get your podcast…
Jimmy Akin, senior apologist at Catholic Answers, selects from weird and wacky questions submitted via the internet and tackles them head on in this episode of “Weird Questions.” If you have a mysterious, fantastic, or otherworldly query, please email it to radio@catholic.com.
Questions Covered:
03:50 – Is it possible that at the Transfiguration, when Jesus met Moses and Elijah, it was the same meeting as Exodus 34 and 1 Kings 19? Since Moses looked while Elijah didn’t, was that the reason Moses’ face shined while Elijah’s didn’t?
07:27 – What role do you think a Guardian Angel might play in the life of a super-hero? Night Crawler Is Catholic.
12:47 – Would prayers or sacraments be valid in a fictional language like Elvish?
20:12 – Where is the Ark of the Covenant?
29:13 – How about in the future if modern medicine could bring back people after death what would happen to their soul when they were dead? What would happen to the soul once they were brought back to life?
39:35 – Did Jesus have vestigial organs?
43:45 – Are we sure Judas is in hell?
49:33 – Are there pizza rolls in heaven?
52:17 – How do Neanderthals figure into the creation history?
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Questions Covered:
16:44 – What is your opinion on the dating of gospel of John?
20:40 – In John 6, how do we know that it is evidence for the Real Presence in the Eucharist?
30:56 – Does the gospel of John encourage Christians to show others our faith and works or to hide them?
35:40 – Some Protestants use John 6:63 to disprove the Eucharist. How can I respond?
43:43 – Is there a continuity between the Passover in the gospel of John and Jewish tradition?
Resources Mentioned:
The Gospel of John by Steve Ray
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