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:
• 11:26 – How does one deal with paranoid schizophrenia in which one experiences moments of great hope and moments of despair?
• 15:44 – I’m flying tomorrow and am anxious about the virus and about the rioting.
• 22:20 – What is the line between psychological problems and demonic influence?
• 32:00 – My reaction to the news is anger. How do I deal with it?
• 37:30 – Most of my family is Catholic but not devout. I get anxious when I speak to them about the importance of faith.
• 44:15 – If one thinks they sense the presence of the evil one, could it just be stress?
• 47:40 – How do I deal with anxiety I get from Catholic politicians who go against the Catholic Church?
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Questions Covered:
• 08:03 – When do we know to not argue any further and just let it go.
• 15:51 – What do you say to someone who says that religion can be explained by psychology?
• 21:55 – I’m in high school and expect many people I know to fall out of practicing the faith. How can I encourage them to keep practicing when this starts happening.
• 36:32 – Where does the soul live in the body?
• 40:12 – Is there a connection between racisim and the abortion business?
• 43:25 – How do we refute the argument that the Church has no authority because it is a human institution in which power can be abused?
• 50:32 – As a combat veteran, how can I charitably engage those who ignorantly discuss combat operations from the ease of their armchairs?
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Was there a golden age at the very beginning of the Church when Christianity was unspoiled by a hierarchical structure? Was there a blessed age when Christians were simply Christian, without authoritative leaders who had the power to govern the Church? Nope. Tim Staples explains.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Thank you for being with us. We’ve been doing some early church conversations with Director of Evangelization and Apologetics here at Catholic Answers, Tim Staples. And we’re going to continue with that early …
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:
06:07 – If one is Catholic, must one vote for Trump?
17:51 – During this time, are we still held to our first Saturday devotions which includes receiving the Eucharist? It is not available here.
21:30 – Is it true that praying to Mary was not present in the first four centuries of the Church?
35:45 – My husband and I lost our two-and-a-half-year-old daughter in December. My sister went to see a medium and told me she communicated with my daughter. How should I respond to her?
47:33 – Why did priests come with Christopher Columbus and others who came to conquer the new world? Did the priests bless the journey and mission?
51:02 – My friend is terminally ill, and she is Jewish. She is experiencing great pain. Are there verses in the Old Testament that I could give her as encouragement and for comfort?
Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.
Want more from Tim Staples?
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines
Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic
Catholic Answers to Common Objections
The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings
Living Bread (CD)
Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
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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:
02:38 – Why is intersectionality wrong?
12:48 – What does Luke 23:28 mean?
16:05 – I want to become Catholic, but a lot of the Churches up here are not offering resources. What should I do?
23:04 – Is Jesus overturning the money changers tables in the Temple justification for protesting violently?
30:23 – Why do we have the importance placed on receiving Communion on the tongue, when the apostles probably received in the hand at the Last Supper?
37:24 – Did you ever question why you went to a Protestant church for so many years before coming Catholic? How do you understand God working through your life, even through those years?
46:00 – Does forgiveness of sins cover future sins?
Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.
Want more from Tim Staples?
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines
Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic
Catholic Answers to Common Objections
The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings
Living Bread (CD)
Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
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