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
Father Hugh Barbour joins us to explain why Catholics have feast days that celebrate sadness. This time we cover the twin feasts of Christ’s Cross and Mary’s sorrow.
Cy Kellett:
Making feasts out of sorrowful things… Father Hugh Barber is next.
Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Focus, the podcast for living, understanding, and defending the Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. In a certain sense, the Catholic faith is about turning from sorrow to celebration, but sometimes we quite literally celebrate sorrowful things. This month over two days, we celebrate t…
With so much chaos and confusion in the world, some of which has permeated the Catholic Church, how can Catholics best identify and respond to crises today?
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With so much chaos and confusion in the world, some of which has permeated the Catholic Church, how can Catholics best identify and respond to crises today?
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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:
02:02 – Is it ethical to take a vaccine made with aborted fetal cells?
07:00 – How can you know that you’re in a state of grace?
10:55 – What is the Catholic view of penal substitution?
17:35 – Can you clarify just war theory? When is self-defense or defense of the innocent justified?
24:08 – How can I explain to pro-abortion people that removing an ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion?
34:45 – Is it truly possible to gain an indulgence?
41:02 – I am a practicing Catholic having thoughts about orthodoxy. Why should I remain Catholic rather than becoming eastern orthodox?
46:00 – Is sex only for the procreation of children? If a couple marries later in life, can they still have sex?
49:39 – Some fundamentalists I was speaking to were completely against Halloween and Christmas. How can I explain holidays to them?
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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:
05:47 – Theodoret said that Rome had primacy over the other churches because it didn’t teach any heresy. Is this true?
08:32 – Do Catholics only receive the bread, not the wine?
14:30 – In 1 Clement 32:4 it says that, “All are glorified…through His Will…by faith, not works.” How does that fit with the Catholic view of faith and works?
21:51 – If Jesus is God, why does he pray to God the Father? Why would he pray to himself?
24:46 – In John 12:31, Satan is referred to as the ruler of the world. Does this title still apply after Christ’s resurrection?
34:30 – Can people with lipstick tattoos on their neck go to Heaven?
36:37 – Can atheists enter heaven?
41:35 – What would happen if the Ark of the Covenant fell on someone? Would they die?
46:01 – My niece just passed away of cancer at 31 years old. What book could I send my brother and sister-in-law while they are grieving?
51:08 – What are the different ranks of angels in heaven?
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