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
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:
07:07 – When John took Mary as his mother, how did it prove that Mary is our mother?
20:42 – At what point during the annulment process does one go from being married to unmarried in the eyes of the Church?
32:04 – Some say that the gospel of Matthew is not reliable because it seems to rely heavily on the gospel of Mark. How do Catholics respond to such a claim?
50:48 – Before the fall of man, what was Christ’s role?
Resources Mentioned:
The Bible Is A Catholic Book
Teaching with Authority
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
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Apologist and author John DeRosa tackles the idea that the God of the Bible is violent and unworthy of being worshiped. As he does in his book One Less God Than You, DeRosa shows how this meme-level argument against God comes up short.
Cy:
Is the God of the Old Testament a homicidal maniac? Right now on Focus. Hello and welcome again to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending the Faith. As always, please take a minute to subscribe to Focus on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher. I’m pretending like I know what these things are, but you know what they a…
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:
06:42 – What does it mean to have a devotion? Most specifically, what does a devotion to the most Precious Blood of Jesus mean?
18:21 – How do I speak to Mormons about ‘the great apostasy’? What is the Catholic response?
32:40 – If God created everything, including viruses and diseases, is the sin how we react to the diseases?
44:30 – How can I talk to people and spread the Catholic faith? I have been Catholic for one year.
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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:
06:52 – How does Jesus keep all our hearts beating? He only has two hands and two feet.
13:28 – What is the secret of your joy?
19:26 – Since Communion is allowed on the hand, does the Church just ignore the fact that particles are probably falling to the ground?
33:25 – How do I respond to non-Christians who doubt the veracity of John’s gospel, since it was written so much later?
45:53 – How can I give Mary the honor due to her, without detracting from the glory I should give to God?
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How do Catholics interpret Sacred Scripture? Find out here, with Jimmy Akin.
Questions Covered:
01:48 – Which chapter of the book of Revelation do you think we are currently experiencing?
07:02 – What is a good resource for studying the Bible?
15:02 – Does the Old Testament predict that the Messiah will be divine?
20:46 – Who are the people that put the Bible together?
29:15 – Is there an audio commentary on the book of Job?
35:10 – How do you understand the discrepancies between Matthew and Luke’s gospel accounts of Christ’s birth?
46:16 – How can we tell when Jesus is speaking literally?
50:35 – Is there any biblical evidence for the sinlessness of Joseph?
52:28 – How can Saul’s accounts and words be taken seriously when he was a horrible man and murderer? How do you know that he had a real conversion?
Resources Mentioned:
Ignatius Study Bible
Ignatius Press Bible Introduction
Verbum.com
A Daily Defense: 365 Day (Plus One)
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