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:
04:00 – In the book of Revelation, at the end of time it talks about the antiChrist. Is this a real person or a mentality?
07:43 – When was Jesus aware that he was the Lord?
15:44 – Is it true that if you leave the Catholic Church you go to hell?
21:09 – Can we know as Catholics whether the pandemic is a chastisement from God? If yes, then what is it for?
29:05 – Can you explain St. Thomas Aquinas’ view on the Immaculate Conception?
33:59 – Do you remember things in heaven that you’ve forgotten on earth?
36:47 – Can you ask Jimmy to speak a little on the tradition of ‘sending our Guardian Angels to Mass’ on our behalf, when we can’t get there? Is this a valid thing and how does it work?
43:01 – Does the Catholic Church condemn interest rates as usury?
48:09 – In the Creed it mentions that Jesus “rose again.” Was there another rising that took place?
50:24 – How did the Church develop the concept of original sin? Since Jews don’t believe in original sin, what did they think about Adam and Eve?
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How can we best evangelize those people in our lives who claim a life without faith?
Questions Covered:
28:42 – I have nephews who have left the Church. How can I help them, if the opportunity arises?
32:00 – How can I evangelize my son? He has two unbaptized children.
46:12 – Do you know that Hal Lindsey still has a show? Do you think that he’s been consistent over all these years?
51:59 – My friend really struggles with the Pachamama incident and doesn’t believe the Pope is real. How can I counter that?
Resources Mentioned:
Christ in Eclipse by Frank Sheed
Modern Physics and Ancient Faith by Stephen Barr
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Embracing the salvation that God offers means striving to live a life of sainthood. How? Find out here, with Devin Rose.
Questions Covered:
14:29 – I live by myself and it’s hard for me to avoid temptations of the flesh. What advice can you give me?
19:45 – How do you make a perfect act of contrition if you can’t go to confession?
29:42 – How can anyone be a saint today if they don’t believe in healthcare for all?
36:02 – I really appreciate your answer about confession!
42:22 – What is the process to canonize people as saints?
Resources Mentioned:
Lionheart Catholic by Devin Rose
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Sometimes the post-Vatican II push for lay participation can become onerous. What is really needed to be fully Christian? Does everyone need to be a theologian, liturgist, and apologist?
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. And this time, an apologetic defense of a simple life of faith, I guess that’s how we could put it, a defense of a simple life of faith, or a life of simple faith, or just simply being faithful. We’ll go with any of those. Our guest, Father Hugh Barbour. Hello, Father.
Fr. Hugh:
Hello, hello.
Cy Kellett…
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:
19:05 – There are inconsistencies in the gospels. How can we understand this?
25:04 – When we go to confession and receive penance from our priest, can an indulgence do away with the penance?
33:37 – Why does the Catholic Church consider the apocryphal books to be canonical?
41:29 – What’s the meaning of Easter?
45:12 – Did Satan ever sit on the throne of God?
47:50 – Are Old Testament people considered saints?
49:55 – Did Lucifer have the beatific vision before he was kicked out of Heaven?
52:40 – Why is baptism necessary for salvation?
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