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:
30:01 – Will this topic be taught in Dr. Staudt’s upcoming master’s class at the Augustine Institute?
32:05 – We went very quickly from a Christian culture to an atheist/pagan culture. How do we start to change it back?
35:50 – How can we practically begin to build the intergenerational communities Mr. Staud referred to?
45:00 – How do you see the future of the Catholic Church in America?
Resources Mentioned:
Restoring Humanity by Dr. Jared Staudt
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Questions Covered:
00:47 – Why does the Church allow organ donation but not the scattering of ashes?
06:02 – I read a protestant claim that said early Church worship was much closer to modern charismatic services than it was to the Catholic Mass.
14:06 – What’s the current role of the Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals?
16:48 – Is it ok for me to attend the bridal shower of my friend who fell away from the faith?
20:32 – The Church claims it’s the only authority of scripture, but according to natural law we’re able to reason to moral truths ourselves. Isn’t that a double standard?
28:43 – My atheist friend says religion is just something people tell themselves for a long enough time until they believe it. How can I respond to him?
34:24 – What’s the distinction between spiritual gluttony and the pursuit of wisdom? How do I know which I’m engaging in?
41:22 – How was God created?
44:50 – If every soul has to pass through purgatory to get to heaven, then what does the Catholic Church say happens to the souls of Protestants, who don’t believe in purgatory?
48:22 – In Exodus 21:20 there’s a law that says if someone beats their slave to death they’re punished by death, but if the slave recovers, they’re not punished by death because a slave is his master’s property. Why is the slave, made in the image and likeness of God, someone’s property?
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Questions Covered:
04:03 – In Acts 9, it says that Saul was given authority by the high priests to make arrests in Damascus. Some people say that the high priest wouldn’t have had that authority. Is that true?
14:00 – Is there anything I should be cautious of when reading St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas?
18:41 – What’s the role of Satan in the world? Is he bound or unbound?
23:00 – How can I, as a convert, discuss this in a way respectful to my wife, who’s not happy with me becoming Catholic?
31:42 – What books that are lost, if rediscovered, would make Jimmy most excited?
35:04 – How do you reconcile the infallibility of the Bible with statements that Jesus would come soon?
41:45 – If it’s sacrilegious to try to empirically prove what the Eucharist is, how can we know it’s the Body of Christ?
49:21 – What are the general Catholic theories on predestination and how it relates to God being outside of time?
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How can Catholics best handle the anxiety and uncertainty that a time of pandemic has brought? Cardinal Burke and Fr. Paul Check are here to help.
Questions Covered:
20:55 – Canon law states that the faithful have the right to receive on the tongue, however, many bishops are refusing Communion, except in the hand. Is it more reverent to receive in the hand or to make a spiritual communion?
30:30 – Can you talk about your canonical opinion of the Our Lady of America apparitions and how they might be important to our country?
35:00 – Is wearing masks a pro-life issue?
41:27 – Does the USCCB have a plan for fighting the intrusion of the state governments on our religious liberty?
45:45 – What is your opinion on the practice of the children’s liturgy where children are sent out of the Church to hear the gospel and homily from an unordained person?
49:00 – Did Vatican II specify anything for the very large parishes that we have and professional staff? Pastors are often very difficult to get a hold of. Would it be better to have small parishes with volunteers to do admin work?
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Are Catholics called to make pilgrimages? Find out here, with Cardinal Raymond Burke, live from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guada
Questions Covered:
34:25 – What makes something a transcendent beauty? What is done to make the beauty of a Church timeless?
49:05 – How does one choose between pilgrimage sites? Is it okay to choose based on what we are drawn to? How do we discern where the Lord calls us?
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