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
Questions Covered:
15:57 – Can you tell us more about the Wise Men?
22:52 – Why is the entrance to the Nativity in Bethlehem so low to get into? Why is there so much division over the location?
30:05 – What was the timeline of the birth of Jesus to the presentation and then the flight into Egypt?
34:00 – When Joseph traveled with Mary, did they travel alone without other people? Was that true and was that unsafe?
41:17 – Why did the angel of the Lord go to Shepherds first?
43:48 – What was the topography of the journey that Mary made to Elizabeth?
49:20 – You said you think the star was a miracle. How could this be if the star first led them to the evil Herod?
51:17 – What is the meaning of the Nativity scene in the Vatican?
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Questions Covered:
08:02 – What is the Catholic Church’s position on the Covid-19 vaccines that are being developed from aborted fetal cells?
13:00 – I see a lot of evidence that the great apostasy has already taken place. Why do you think it has not?
17:29 – Is it wrong to say prayers for the success of my work?
21:25 – What were the merits of the baptisms that John the Baptist performed?
23:31 – How can someone be truly happy if someone they love is in hell?
29:04 – Why do Catholics believe sola scriptura is wrong?
35:22 – Why did the blood of St. Januarius remain solid?
41:40 – Is it possible that someone who did something to me when I was a child could have put a curse on me? Are there steps that I can take to remove it, if that is the case?
48:20 – In Luke’s gospel, why does Jesus, in a parable, praise the steward’s dishonesty in paying off his master’s debtors?
51:27 – How can I teach my family that the early church was Catholic?
Resources Mentioned:
The Bible Is A Catholic Book
JAMW – #126 Curses
The Father’s Know Best by Jimmy Akin
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Questions Covered:
11:23 – Protestants claim that when Jesus said the law was not abolished but fulfilled in him he was saying that there was no longer any need for mediators between God and man. Is this true?
18:05 – The readings today discuss the genealogy of Joseph. Do we have a genealogy of Mary?
19:01 – What is your book recommendation for learning about the biblical roots of the sacraments?
21:23 – Why would the Vatican put an astronaut in the Nativity scene?
29:29 – Are there things that Catholic business owners should not take part in or have business in? For example, selling incense and candles.
35:02 – Did Jesus have a guardian angel?
41:15 – What is your opinion of the Scriptural rosary?
43:27 – At the wedding feast at Cana, Mary tells the servants what to do. How likely was it that servants would heed the words of a guest at a wedding?
46:47 – What is the Catholic teaching on predestination?
51:28 – Is the book of Job real or just a story? If it’s true, why don’t we call him St. Job?
Resources Mentioned:
Biblical Roots of the Mass by Tom Nash
What Did Jesus Do? by Tom Nash
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Questions Covered:
03:58 – Are souls in heaven able to watch people on earth?
13:31 – The gospel of John seems to imply that a lot of people will go to heaven, while Matthew presents that few will go. Which one is correct?
19:14 – I have heard it said that when you get to heaven, you forget all of your memories from earth and who you were on earth. Is that true?
32:44 – My Protestant friend can’t reconcile his “once saved, always saved” belief with the idea of purgatory. How can I talk to him about this?
40:42 – How can people spend “time” in purgatory or heaven when time doesn’t exist after death?
46:50 – Is purgatory just a state of delay before we can see God, or are there other forms of punishment in purgatory?
52:30 – What is the need of a body after the second judgement after the world has ended?
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Questions Covered:
13:00 – A Protestant friend of mine denied the existence of hell. How can I respond to him?
19:19 – What’s the problem with thinking that purgatory passes quickly?
22:54 – What does it mean when the Church says there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church?
45:02 – My son who was raised Catholic tells me he doesn’t believe in heaven or hell, but that the near-death experiences of people are simply hallucinations caused by glands in the body. How can I talk to him about this?
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