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
What is the spiritual meaning behind the labourers who came late in Matthew 20:1–16?
Questions Covered:
18:34 – This parable is comforting and helpful to me. The workers were paid what they agreed to. Send Secrets to Heaven
22:50 – People must remember that the payment that they’re receiving is eternal, more than enough for all.
32:31 – This parable seems to oppose the Catholic teaching of faith and works.
38:11 – Why do people “show up” at so many different times in the parable and in life? What is the merit of showing up early?
44:06 – Mother Angelica said that there are different levels of glory in heaven. Is this true? If so, are the workers earning different levels of glory?
47:47 – What you have been talking about has really caused me to reflect on my life and to be so thankful for God’s mercy.
51:20 – I am a person who came late, and I see so much merit in coming early. I wish I had known the truth much sooner.
Resources Mentioned:
Secrets From Heaven by Fr. Sebastian Walshe
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How can the Catholic Church teach that we need Tradition as well as Scripture when the Bible says that Scripture is sufficient as a rule of faith and for making a man “complete”? And how can the Catholic Church teach that Scripture is not our sole infallible source for doctrine when the book of Acts praises the Bereans for using Scripture alone to determine the truth?
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Thanks for being with us. We have in studio with us the author of Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objec…
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:
01:09 – Is it true that I, as a non-Catholic, have a chance of going to heaven, but if my Catholic girlfriend left the faith, she would go to hell?
13:52 – Our churches opened back up here, but they are not allowing us to take off our masks to receive communion, so people are carrying the Eucharist away in their hands and consuming it elsewhere. What can I do? I do not want to disrespect the Eucharist.
18:50 – Can you explain Romans 13?
29:03 – I am an Anglican, considering the Catholic Church. Why does apostolic succession matter?
44:47 – Thank you for helping me to come into the Church. What is a quick response to my Protestant family who use John 3:16 against faith and works?
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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:
13:39 – What do you know about the illumination of conscience? What does the Church teach about this?
19:43 – Why does the Catholic Church think that faith and works together don’t mean that you’re earning your salvation? If it includes works, then you believe that you’re earning salvation, which is wrong.
50:01 – The Church teaches a lot about John 3:16. Is 1 John 3:16 in support of John 3:16?
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Which Catholic Moral Teaching Do You Reject?
Questions Covered:
03:29 – I reject the idea that God would allow non-believers to go to hell for eternity.
11:33 – Why does the Catholic Church teach that adultery in the heart and mind is not a mortal sin?
18:39 – I reject the God of the Old Testament and since Catholic moral teaching is based on the Old and New Testament, I reject Catholic moral teaching.
36:10 – I need clarification on the inviolability of conscience.
47:38 – I reject the Catholic Church’s teaching on illegal immigration.
52:32 – Please explain why the Catholic Church teaches that IVF is wrong.
Resources Mentioned:
Teaching with Authority by Jimmy Akin
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