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
Listeners call and share their reason for being pro-choice, whether it be in regards to abortion, end of life care, or other medical actions that affect taking a human life.
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Christianity is the religion of Joy, but few people understand what Joy is or how to gain it. Father Hugh Barbour joins us to explain.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host. The world is disturbed right now. It seems there’s so much sadness, so many broken hearts, a great deal of almost despondency, fear, all of those things right now in the world and it’s hard to be happy. I think a lot of people are searching around for their happiness. Maybe happiness that was easy to locate even just a few short months ago is hard to find no…
Questions Covered
03:33 – How should I interpret Jesus’ visit to Martha and Mary?
07:07 – Is there another meaning to the stories of Jonah & the whale and David & Goliath?
13:23 – Did the big bang really happen?
23:11 – What language did Adam and Eve speak?
28:59 – Why did Jesus say “behold your mother; mother, behold your son?”
32:00 – Did God create all animals before humans or did he keep working after humans were created?
36:00 – Why is it bad to grumble and how do I fix it?
42:06 – In Romans 8 it says “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.” What does that mean?
47:53 – Are you a baby in heaven before you’re a baby on earth?
49:25 – If a priest blesses you, but he doesn’t want to bless you, do you still get fully blessed?
51:17 – How many disciples were there?
53:02 – How long after Adam and Eve were created did they sin?
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Questions Covered:
30:01 – Will this topic be taught in Dr. Staudt’s upcoming master’s class at the Augustine Institute?
32:05 – We went very quickly from a Christian culture to an atheist/pagan culture. How do we start to change it back?
35:50 – How can we practically begin to build the intergenerational communities Mr. Staud referred to?
45:00 – How do you see the future of the Catholic Church in America?
Resources Mentioned:
Restoring Humanity by Dr. Jared Staudt
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Questions Covered:
00:47 – Why does the Church allow organ donation but not the scattering of ashes?
06:02 – I read a protestant claim that said early Church worship was much closer to modern charismatic services than it was to the Catholic Mass.
14:06 – What’s the current role of the Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals?
16:48 – Is it ok for me to attend the bridal shower of my friend who fell away from the faith?
20:32 – The Church claims it’s the only authority of scripture, but according to natural law we’re able to reason to moral truths ourselves. Isn’t that a double standard?
28:43 – My atheist friend says religion is just something people tell themselves for a long enough time until they believe it. How can I respond to him?
34:24 – What’s the distinction between spiritual gluttony and the pursuit of wisdom? How do I know which I’m engaging in?
41:22 – How was God created?
44:50 – If every soul has to pass through purgatory to get to heaven, then what does the Catholic Church say happens to the souls of Protestants, who don’t believe in purgatory?
48:22 – In Exodus 21:20 there’s a law that says if someone beats their slave to death they’re punished by death, but if the slave recovers, they’re not punished by death because a slave is his master’s property. Why is the slave, made in the image and likeness of God, someone’s property?
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