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:
06:58 – Is it predicted in Revelation that there will be a one world order?
16:51 – In the Scriptures, it says God’s law is written on our hearts, but it seems a contradiction since there have been civilizations that seem to have other laws written on their hearts. How do we understand this?
22:16 – What did Jews believe about resurrection and the Messiah? John 11:21-17 seems to reveal that the Jews already believed in resurrection, so what did Jesus change with his death and resurrection?
31:47 – Was Adam present during the conversation between Eve and the serpent? If so, why didn’t Adam challenge the serpent?
40:45 – How do you reconcile Romans 3:23 with the Immaculate Conception?
49:31 – What is the best rebuttable to Sola Scriptura?
Resources Mentioned:
The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis
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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:
09:07 – How does the Church defend the perpetual virginity of Mary?
21:33 – Where did God the Father come from?
33:12 – Is it acceptable to fast on a feast day?
42:40 – Why are Jesus and the saints so often portrayed in religious art with bare feet?
48:30 – If my family doesn’t want me to be baptized, what should I do?
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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:
08:14 – Has Jesus always been human?
16:04 – Is Mary the new Tabernacle? Did God take special care in creating and selecting her?
33:00 – Is prayer without intention good or bad?
41:20 – In the paintings of the Last Supper, Jesus and the twelve apostles are depicted. Why isn’t the owner of the house depicted in those images?
49:23 – I find it difficult to bring Evangelicals to the Catholic faith. What is your advice for me?
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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:
07:07 – When John took Mary as his mother, how did it prove that Mary is our mother?
20:42 – At what point during the annulment process does one go from being married to unmarried in the eyes of the Church?
32:04 – Some say that the gospel of Matthew is not reliable because it seems to rely heavily on the gospel of Mark. How do Catholics respond to such a claim?
50:48 – Before the fall of man, what was Christ’s role?
Resources Mentioned:
The Bible Is A Catholic Book
Teaching with Authority
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
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Apologist and author John DeRosa tackles the idea that the God of the Bible is violent and unworthy of being worshiped. As he does in his book One Less God Than You, DeRosa shows how this meme-level argument against God comes up short.
Cy:
Is the God of the Old Testament a homicidal maniac? Right now on Focus. Hello and welcome again to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending the Faith. As always, please take a minute to subscribe to Focus on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher. I’m pretending like I know what these things are, but you know what they a…
