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
Not a Catholic? Have questions about the Catholic faith? This is your day!
Questions Covered:
16:67 – I am a part of the Assemblies of God. Is it true that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon?
23:02 – When is it prudent to voice your opinion to a priest?
34:35 – Can you explain the Catholic teaching on the Holy Spirit?
43:53 – Does the devil know that the Lord is omnipotent and omniscient, since he is leading a rebellion against God?
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Popes are not saints. They are not prophets. They are not world leaders, or media stars, or even theologians. They can be these things, but none of these things are essential to the pope’s job. Joe Heschmeyer, author of Pope Peter, explains why this is good news.
Cy Kellett:
A less stressful way of looking at the papacy today on Catholic Answers Focus. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your faith. Remember to subscribe to Catholic Answers Focus wherever you get your podcasts, whether that’s Apple podcast, Spotify, St…
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:
05:45 – When can we break an oath to God?
14:53 – How can free will be completely intact if God predestines people for heaven?
20:14 – Are abortion and euthanasia the most fundamental Catholic social teachings and do they come before other social teachings?
34:42 – How did Thomas Aquinas understand just war theory?
45:10 – I am born-again. Why would I want to be Catholic?
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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:
06:36 – When is scandal a mortal sin and when is it a venial sin?
16:37 – How can I deal with feelings with anxiety about end times? If we are in end times, how do we manage feelings of fear? How should we behave?
29:20 – How does the devil tempt people when he doesn’t know us like Jesus does?
41:05 – When was the term “pope” first used and how did things develop from “bishop of Rome” to Pope? I am trying to evangelize my husband who is hung up by apostolic succession.
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Are you struggling to defend an aspect of the Catholic faith? Trent Horn is here to help.
Questions Covered:
11:02 – How can I defend the Immaculate Conception and Virginity of Mary?
23:07 – I have a lot of Filipino friends who say they left the Church because Spain colonized the Philippines. How can I respond to this?
36:20 – My 14-year-old daughter has become a Socialist/Marxist in the way that she thinks. How can I speak truth to her about all the current social upheaval?
44:15 – How can I explain intercessory prayer to a non-Catholic who worries that it would make saints sad in heaven? Send 20 Answers Prayer
49:06 – How can I explain why God allowed polygamy?
Resources Mentioned:
Can a Catholic Be a Socialist? by Trent Horn
The Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching
Hard Sayings by Trent Horn
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