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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!
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Most Recent Episodes
ROUND ONE
1 – CONTESTANT ONE) Which Apostle was a tax collector?
A) Judas
B) Matthew
C) Philip
1 – CONTESTANT Two) Which of the Apostles was a carpenter?
A) Philip
B) Thaddeus
C) None that we know of
2 – CONTESTANT ONE) What is transubstantiation?
A) The replacement of the substance of bread and wine with the substance of the body and blood of Jesus.
B) The presence of the body and blood of Jesus within the substance of bread and wine.
C) The real presence of Jesus along side the bread and wine.
2 – CONTESTANT Two) What is concupiscence?
A) The total corruption of the human heart that is a consequence of the fall of Adam.
B) Sexual desire that is excessive.
C) An inclination to evil. CCC 405
3 – CONTESTANT ONE) Apologist and speaker KARLO Broussard has a brand-new book called Purgatory Is for Real: Good News About the Afterlife for Those Who Aren’t Perfect Yet. What happens in Purgatory?
A) Souls not ready for Heaven temporarily pass through hell to have sin burned away.
B) Those who died in grave sin get a last chance to repent and receive Heaven.
C) Holy souls with remnants of sin are purified.
3 – CONTESTANT Two) Apologist and speaker KARLO Broussard has a brand-new book called Purgatory Is for Real: Good News About the Afterlife for Those Who Aren’t Perfect Yet. In the First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul gives an image of purgatory when he says:
A) some “spirits are in prison” (actually 1 Peter 3)
B) some people “will be saved, but only as through fire.”
C) some people are handed over to Satan so that they will learn not to blaspheme God. (see 1 Tim 1:20)
ROUND TWO –
1 – CONTESTANT ONE) Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Psalm 118 says to “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is ____:”
A) A jealous God.
B) Great.
C) Good.
1 – CONTESTANT Two) Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Jesus healed ten Lepers and only one returned to thank him. That man was:
A) A Samaritan.
B) A Pharisee.
C) A Roman centurion.
2 – CONTESTANT ONE) Which of the following is not a heresy?
A) Donatism.
B) Marcionism.
C)
2 – CONTESTANT Two) Which of the following is a heresy?
A) Ecumenism
B) Adoptionism
C) Monasticism
3 – CONTESTANT ONE) Which of these qualities will we have when we are in Heaven and raised from the dead?
A) Impeccability
B) Omniscience
C) Simplicity
3 – CONTESTANT Two) Which of these qualities does God have?
A) Mutability
B) Passibility
C) Incorporeality
FINAL JUDGEMENT
FALSE Every adult under 58 and in good health is required to keep the Friday fast in Advent.
TRUE The Apostolic Fathers were early bishops, some of whom knew the Apostles.
FALSE In some cases it is morally acceptable to use In Vitro Fertilization.
FALSE The Church does not consider private revelation to be possible because revelation is complete.
FALSE It was absolutely necessary that Mary be a virgin in order to give birth to God’s son.
TRUE Salvation is from the Jews.
TRUE Jesus loves us with both a human and a divine love.
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What is keeping you from the Catholic Church?
Questions Covered:
12:27 – Having to go back to confession makes me feel like, what is the point in even trying? I will just be back there again.
18:03 – Why do people have to get an annulment to be married and part of the Church?
30:17 – I am a pastor but I am drawn to the Catholic Church. It is hard for me to want to be Catholic when I see public figures claiming to be Catholic but also speaking heresies and not living Catholic lives. How can I overcome this?
42:22 – What is the relationship of the Pope and Catholic Church to other Christian denominations?
47:34 – My obstacle to Catholicism is that I am not Catholic, but I am not allowed to receive the Eucharist. I am insulted that I cannot receive even though I believe it is the Body and Blood of Christ.
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The author of Purgatory Is for Real, Karlo Broussard, explains the reality of indulgences and why they are effective in paying off debts.
What is the deal with indulgences? Karlo Broussard is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host.
One of the things that comes with being Catholic is the understanding that there are many real and true and existing things. There are aspects of reality that are not obvious to our seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling, and ar…
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:
04:32 – I read James 1:17 and it says that God “has no shadow of change” but frequently in the Old Testament, he changes his mind about punishing the Israelites. How do you explain this contradiction?
11:16 – What is the authorship of the prophecy of Daniel? Did Daniel write it?
17:34 – Where can I get honest information about Vatican II? It is really hard for me to tell who to believe about this.
28:42 – How can I prove papal supremacy to Protestants, using the Church councils?
34:55 – Some people say that Catholics are meant to fight evil, but Jesus says to turn the other cheek. Which is it?
47:00 – I told my Catholic friend who got married that I couldn’t go to his wedding because he was getting married outside of the Church. Was this the right thing to do?
53:10 – Why are some angels called saints? How could they become a saint?
Resources:
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-twentieth-century-ap...
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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:
03:30 – How do Catholics approach praying to the saints that avoids deifying them?
08:21 – What is the difference between Christian perfection and holiness or sanctification?
15:08 – How can we enjoy the good things of this earth while still being detached from the world?
18:25 – Does the Church have any teaching on family structure, specifically mothers being in the home or fathers being the provider?
21:27 – How does a Catholic respond when people tell them that holidays are pagan?
30:05 – I feel that parts of Sirach 3 about honoring your parents for the remission of sins and Tobit 12:9 contradict the Church’s teaching on grace. Is this the case?
37:15 – Why did it take until the 1800s to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception?
42:08 – Is it possible to fast from multiple things during Lent on different days of the weeks? Is this against Church teaching on fasting during Lent?
46:25 – 1 Thessalonians seems to be referring to the Rapture of all Christian people. Is this different from the second coming?
48:40 – I think I am a Catholic and it’s Jimmy’s fault. I am feeling very lonely and struggling to share with people what I have found to be the truth. Did you ever feel that way when you converted?
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