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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
How do the eastern Catholic rites celebrate Lent and Pascha?
Questions Covered:
37:22 – What is the difference between the Hail Mary in the eastern rites and the western rites?
40:09 – Why are the liturgical readings different between East and West?
47:40 – Are Byzantine Catholics required to believe in the Filioque?
50:38 – When did the orthodox split off from the Catholic Church?
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How do we live out real religion without turning into some kind of a self-help program or misusing it? Fr. Kirby talks with Cy about his latest book from Catholic Answers Press, Real Religion.
Questions Covered:
21:53 – If we are saved by faith, then why does it matter how we live our lives or if we do good works?
30:14 – Can we bless the Lord, since he is already blessed?
31:53 – What is your advice for fathers who feel like they’re never doing enough? I pray a rosary and I feel like, well, I should have prayed two. How can I be content that I am doing enough?
35:59 – What is the right way to worship, the novus ordo liturgy or the Latin Mass? They feel so starkly different, and I am wondering if one is right.
44:39 – Was the story of Job real? Does the Lord really test us in that way, making bets against us, or is he encouraging us toward virtue and blessing us?
49:45 – How does the Church define worship? Is singing in your car to worship music the same as liturgical worship? Are they different?
51:55 – How do I explain to my Protestant friends that I now find religion to be beautiful and important? Before, I believed that Christianity was relationships, and that organized religion was wrong.
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Listeners call in with their questions about the Catholic faith.
Questions Covered:
04:40 – For people who have given up something during Lent, can that food be eaten on feast days and Sundays during Lent?
08:08 – Is St. Paul reprimanding St. Peter in Galatians 2 when he criticizes a man named Cephas?
14:03 – Should you stay in a youth group community that is lax or teaching incorrect doctrine?
20:19 – Is having the gift of tongues demonic? I heard that St. Thomas Aquinas said this gift shouldn’t be used by anyone anymore?
31:05 – As Christians, are we called to let “Jesus take the wheel” or called to defend ourselves?
41:37 – Why do we pray and have faith if we have no guarantees about who God is?
46:41 – In Luke 22:31, is the Lord giving Satan permission to tempt Christians?
49:38 – Is there any occasion within a confession might not be valid because a priest omits asking you to recite the Act of Contrition or does not give a penance?
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Listeners call in with their questions about the Catholic faith.
Questions Covered:
05:36 – The Council of Florence stated that one could go to hell for original sin alone. How can this be?
10:22 – In different translations of John 14:17, the Holy Spirit is referred to as “it” or “him”. Which one is correct?
14:53 – What is a convincing argument to try to explain to a Jewish friend that Christ is actually the Messiah?
22:19 – I know that there is no salvation outside of the Church, but I have heard that you can be saved outside of the Church if you are in spiritual communion with the Church. Is that true?
28:30 – In Matthew 8:18-20, it says, “where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am.” Is Jesus still there if I pray by myself?
29:56 – Do guardian angels have names? Should we name them? Should we pray to them?
34:10 – Why do you need to go in front of the Church civilly to be married?
40:54 – In the Apostle’s Creed, it says “Christ rose again from the dead.” Didn’t he only rise once?
43:25 – Does the declaration on religious freedom from Pope Paul VI contradict the Catholic practice of infant baptism, since the infants aren’t given the freedom to choose baptism for themselves?
49:10 – Is it true that morality only exists because human beings figured out that if they didn’t kill each other and work together, that they couldn’t continue the human race and live life pleasurably? Is the source of morality deeper than this?
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Questions Covered:
09:04 – In Australia, they have created an embryo from human cells. What are the ethical implications of this?
16:18 – Do you know the percentage of OBGYNs who are pro-abortion? How can you find a pro-life doctor?
22:00 – Who should we contact, as laity, to push for pro-life in the Church and get more priests to speak out about abortion?
29:23 – If someone refuses medical treatment, is that a form of suicide?
33:23 – I am a veterinarian and, in many situations,, I euthanize animals. People say to me, why can’t we do that for people if we can do it for dogs? How can I respond to that?
39:57 – How can the Church approve the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines when they were tested on aborted fetal cell lines?
44:53 – Is a feeding tube considered to be extraordinary care for someone? Could the feeding tube ever be ethically removed or declined?
50:30 – Are there any circumstances at all in which abortion is licit when the mother’s life is in immediate danger?
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