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
03:45 – Do Paul and James contradict each other on Justification?
10:12 – I got a Reiki massage in the past, which I heard from a previous caller is wrong. I didn’t know this was wrong, but did I open myself up to anything bad?
14:05 – According to the First Vatican Council, no one can reject Papal infallibility without endangering his faith. I’m Easter Orthodox, so am I damned?
18:00 – How do I discern the voice of God from my inner voice?
21:38 – What was the purpose of animal sacrifice in Mosaic Law?
29:00 – Why did God tolerate divorce in the Old Testament?
36:20 – Is it appropriate to thank intercessory saints and angels?
41:30 – I feel like I just had a rushed confession, so should I go back?
49:35 – How do I become confident in my faith without seeming obstinate?
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Questions Covered:
14:00- Can a comatose person receive Last Rites, and does this Sacrament ensure salvation?
18:00- Christopher Columbus stop the child sacrifice practices among Indigenous peoples?
22:35 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on “neuro-bio feedback”, “mindfulness training”, and mediation?
31:05 – What is the Church’s view on the fact that different apostolic churches have different canons of scripture?
37:47 – I just found out I was baptized Catholic, but I do not want to be Catholic. What should I do?
49:25 – I was trying to get to confession before mass, but the line was too long. Is it okay to make a perfect contrition so that I am prepared for Communion?
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Questions Covered:
07:25 – How do we respond to the Protestant objection to the True Presence in the Eucharist when they use John 6:3 as evidence against it?
13:51 – I feel there is a lack of financial transparency in the Church. Is this true and if so, can it be rectified?
18:52 – How can I prove that Paul is the author of Ephesians?
29:26 – Is there any significance to the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Catholic eschatology?
34:39 – What is your take on remote viewing, where people teleport their minds in order to see another place?
41:30 – Can a Catholic and non-Catholic be married sacramentally?
44:57 – What is up with this claim that there is a second pope?
49:20 – Is it okay for people to be charismatic Catholics? It seems really similar to Pentecostal Christianity.
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How can we engage in apologetics through stories?
Questions Covered:
20:15 – How would you respond to someone who says that religion is just a series of stories, nothing more?
23:35 – What do you think about the series that is currently out, The Chosen? Do you think that the imaginative license taken with it is useful and good?
31:29 – Could you elaborate on the idea that maybe imagination and mysticism go hand in hand? How can we discern when we are imagining things versus having a mystical experience?
50:08 – Are there any current authors who have captured imagination well that you would recommend?
52:59 – How do you see Sam’s character in the Lord of the Rings? Is he an archetype for Christ?
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Catholic writer Shaun McAfee joins us to defend the Catholic use of sacramentals—holy water, crucifixes, blessings, etc. This practice looks a lot like magic to both our Protestant and secular friends. Do they have a point? Shaun draws from his new book—20 Answers: Relics and Sacramentals—to explain just what Catholics are up to.
Cy Kellett:
Are Catholic sacramentals superstitious and magical? Shaun McAfee next.
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 we find …
