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 Questioned:
05:17 – Can you explain Hebrews 10:26 regarding purgatory?
17:28 – If conditional security of salvation is true, how do we know what secures our salvation?
22:28 – How does a saint become a doctor of the Church?
32:33 – Is it a bad thing for me to love my mom more than God?
35:28 – To what degree are we as lay Catholics able to criticize clergy? I recently told a friend that I didn’t think we were supposed to criticize, especially on a public platform.
48:30 – The Council of Chalcedon approved the letter of Ibas, but a later council condemned it as heretical. How do you explain this seeming contradiction of actions by Church councils?
52:19 – Was John 5:4 divinely inspired?
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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 Questioned:
06:44 – What is the Catholic position on the Protestant teaching “by faith alone”?
14:51 – Why did God choose to reveal Himself slowly over so many years, rather than sending a prophet at the beginning who could teach the truth all at once?
22:53 – If Protestants believe that everything can be learned from the Bible alone, then why do they seek out Bible scholars to explain it to them?
31:40 – Can you explain the difference between holiness and righteousness, ontologically?
41:40 – When Jesus celebrated Passover on Holy Thursday, where did they obtain a lamb? Weren’t all the lambs slain on Friday?
49:30 – Why do Catholics believe that Mary is Co-Redemptrix?
Resources Mentioned:
Justification by Faith and Works
The Salvation Controversy by Jimmy Akin
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In his direct and conversational manner, Bishop Strickland touches on a wide range of topics, including Church renewal in a time of scandal, the central importance of the Eucharist, how to build strong marriages, the need for prayer and silence in a noisy and distracted age, and the battle between good and evil in which all Christians are engaged. He will inspire and edify you with his wise insights, pastoral common sense, and evident love for souls.
Questions Covered:
21:34 – Can you discuss why priests are moved around all the time?
33:53 – Thank you for being such a great bishop. I have really benefited from your videos online.
36:20 – How can I get the Latin Mass in my diocese? Is there any step I can take to bring it here?
44:10 – How can a person get the most out of the Mass?
49:14 – What do you think about perpetual fasting schedule within a parish for the problems in our world?
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What makes a marriage valid and sacramental? What is the marriage bond? Rose Sweet explains.
Questions Covered:
21:10 – Can a marriage still be valid even if it is not sacramental?
28:58 – Has there been an increase in the dissolution of marriage throughout the country? 5 of my friends have gotten divorced and were granted annulments in the last year.
32:06 – I’m contemplating filing for an annulment. I have been divorced for 2 years. In my opinion, our marriage was valid, but my husband didn’t think it was. When is it appropriate to file for annulment?
36:50 – What do you do when you have an argument with your wife, but she misunderstands what you said and is hurt by it? What can you do?
42:10 – My daughter and her fiancé were both raised Catholic but are not marrying in the Church. Is it still a marriage?
48:25 – How can I know that I am ready for marriage?
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With election season passions heating up, Catholics are more willing than ever to excommunicate each other online. But what, exactly, does it take to be put out of the Church? We asked the king of careful distinctions, Father Sebastian Walshe.
Cy Kellett:
Can we just get the bad people out of the Catholic Church? Father Sebastian Walsh joins us next.
Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending the Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. I don’t like to pick on Twitter too much. Lots of great stuff happens on social media and…
