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
What does the Catholic Church teach about life?
Questions Covered:
14:46 – How can we give a non-Christian an argument against contraception?
19:26 – With conjoined twins or partially formed twins, how many souls are present? How many persons are present?
29:19 – How can a Catholic explain to a non-Catholic why end-of-life care, suffering, and dignity is so important?
42:15 – What does the Catholic Church teach about adopting frozen embryos?
49:15 – What is the difference between ethics and morals?
50:51 – My biology book says that life begins at the completion of meiosis. Why doesn’t the Church ban abortion after myosis?
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Why do Catholics believe that they must confess their sins to a priest? Find out here, with Karlo Broussard.
Questions Covered:
13:09 – Doesn’t the Bible tell us to confess our sins to each other?
20:08 – If a person commits mortal sins and doesn’t confess to a priest, what is the state of his souls when he dies?
29:57 – If a penitent is baptized, but has never received his first Holy Communion or Confession, can they decide to go to Confession and receive absolution?
40:55 – I do not believe in confessing to a priest because I never left confession feeling convicted. I don’t believe it leads to true grace or repentance.
50:18 – How can we be forgiven if we don’t have access to a priest?
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Though a saint of the Catholic Church, Father Junipero Serra remains a figure of contempt in some circles because of his association with Spanish Colonialism in California. Who was the man? And what was his role in the vast narrative of the colonial era? Our guest Robert Senkewicz is co-author, with his wife Rose Marie Beebe, of the acclaimed book Junípero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary.
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Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Thank you so much for being with us today. We talk about Father Junipero Serra. I&#…
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:
03:56 – Is praying in public acceptable or appropriate? I’d like to say the rosary in the corner of my breakroom.
13:42 – How did the apostles know what Jesus said when he was alone in the Garden of Gethsemane?
17:04 – How can I be certain that Matthew 16:19 is referring to Isaiah 22:22 and not to Revelation 3:7?
20:37 – How can I describe mortal and venial sin to my Protestant friends?
35:12 – God gives some people supernatural grace that they do not deserve. How is this fair?
47:20 – What is the right context or viewpoint to read the Old Testament?
50:44 – Can I get some advice on talking to my dad about Mary being the Mother of God?
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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:
06:22 – In the books of Ezekiel and Revelation, who are the figures who represent Gog and Magog?
14:19 – If Catholicism is the true faith, why are Protestants called to be preachers in their churches?
20:54 – What is the difference between the host in the monstrance and the host we receive in Mass?
28:58 – Can you help me to understand 1 John 4:2-4?
37:26 – If the Pope promotes religious pluralism, then why would he evangelize?
44:40 – How reliable are the non-Christian writings about Jesus?
49:40 – How can I be expected to have so many children when I had a nervous breakdown after my second child? I am Catholic.
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