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
As the editor in chief of the Catholic News Agency, JD Flynn has reporters covering the Church around the world. We asked him to give us an assessment of the state of the Church today. Some improvement is needed, to say the least.
The state of the Catholic church with a man who knows, JD Flynn 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. And I recently had an opportunity to sit down with the editor in chief of the Catholic News Agency, JD Flynn, to talk about the sta…
Catholics believe in the dignity of life from conception to natural death. Dr. Delgado addresses covid-19, vaccines, abortion, and more.
Questions Covered:
17:41 – Why are Catholic hospitals still allowing emergency “contraceptives”?
24:38 – If vaccines are introduced and not safely tested, then is it moral to mandate it upon people?
42:00 – My niece has had three c-sections and is pregnant again. The doctors tell her that she is a very high risk for bleeding out when she delivers the baby. She wants to have the baby, no matter what. What can she do? What is the right thing to do?
48:17 – I am a practicing Catholic. Why is it evil to take someone who has died, like in an abortion, and use their remains for a good purpose?
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What does it mean to commit sins of speech? Msgr. Pope discusses gossip, lies, and more.
Questions Covered:
18:57 – Are casual greetings sinful, for example, responding that you’re doing well if you’re not?
24:19 – I spontaneously exaggerate about a lot of things. Is that sinful?
33:32 – I have two children who are away from the faith. Should I say something to them about the faith? It can cause them to get defensive and angry?
44:33 – Is it a sin to speak out or to stay quiet in a situation where you see injustice?
50:53 – When I hear Catholics demeaning the Church or saying things that I find offensive, should I respond to them?
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Meditation, mindfulness, centering — it’s all the rage. But what are the implications of these things for the Christian person? Father Hugh Barbour breaks down what meditation is and why the Church, actually, has a great deal to teach the world about how to get it right.
Meditation, it’s all the rage- we ask Fr. Hugh about it, next.
Cy Kellett:
Everybody’s talking about meditation and mindfulness and awareness and all of this. Well, it turns out that Christians have been thinking about these things for a long time, and there is an important contribution from Christian …
Jesus is king.
Questions Covered:
14:29 – Would you refer to God as nonbinary? If so, does the Church accept nonbinary people?
22:43 – If Christ did not manifest in the flesh, would there still be a chance for salvation?
33:17 – How can I understand the Eucharist in the Catholic Church more?
41:00 – Shouldn’t the social kingship of Christ unite Church and state in our country?
48:00 – Why is Jesus’ message for salvation so extreme?
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