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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!
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Most Recent Episodes
For many people, it looks likely that the next few weeks will not offer a realistic opportunity to go to Mass. Our chaplain joins us for a conversation about the powerful option of “Spiritual Communion” during this time, and any time.
Did you miss Fr. Hugh and Cy on our episode of Focus last week? Check out “Coronavirus and the Catholic Church”.
You can find Fr. Hugh’s latest book, 20 Answers: Prayer, here.
Spiritual communion in a time of coronavirus. Father Hugh Barbour is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello again, and welcome to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host, and…
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:
02:35 – Is it true that you can consecrate bread yourself along with the priest while watching Mass on the livestream?
14:00 – Why can’t I live with my girlfriend? We have love.
23:05 – Is it okay for priests to live stream the Mass to people in the Church parking lot and then to distribute the Eucharist to the line of cars?
31:55 – Is it wrong to receive the Eucharist in the hand?
42:10 – I am struggling with serious habitual sin. What can I do?
47:50 – If one partner in a marriage is using contraception but the other spouse is opposed to it, what can they do?
53:05 – What Bible translation is the best for a Catholic to use?
Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.
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Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines
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Catholic Answers to Common Objections
The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings
Living Bread (CD)
Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
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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:
03:55 – Is coronavirus the great chastisement that prophecies have foretold?
14:50 – How can you say that we won’t know if we are truly detached from sin until we are beyond this life? Maybe some people can tell if they are.
19:55 – How can I help my friend who does not believe in God anymore because science has disproved a lot of what he believed in?
33:33 – How can I respond to people who say that we don’t know that the gospels are primary sources?
46:39 – How can souls already be in heaven or purgatory; how can they rise from their graves at the Last Judgement?
Book Tim to speak at your parish or next event.
Want more from Tim Staples?
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines
Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic
Catholic Answers to Common Objections
The Sword of the Spirit: Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings
Living Bread (CD)
Last Call: The Catholic Teaching on Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
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In times of uncertainty and confusion, Fr. Paul talks about clinging to the Peace of Christ.
Questions Covered:
16:46 – What do you suggest for those of us who do not have Mass or Churches to go to? What can we do in our family life to bring the peace of Christ into our homes?
22:17 – Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace, but he also says he does not come to bring peace, but the sword. How can we reconcile these two things in our world today?
24:51 – What are our obligations now that Mass is suspended?
36:30 – For myself and those who struggle with depression, should I be seeking spiritual direction or a therapist? Is the sick feeling that I sometimes get during my depressed periods a spiritual attack?
40:27 – In the history of the Church, has the Mass and the Eucharist ever been withheld from the people?
45:23 – If I follow the 10 Commandments and pray the Rosary every day, am I living in the peace of Christ? If I am a Catholic in my heart but I was baptized in another Church, would you hear my confession or give me the Eucharist? I attend Mass but am not Catholic. I want the peace of Christ.
49:42 – Where can I look for a spiritual director?
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Who was St. Joseph and why would Catholics be consecrated to Christ through him?
Questions Covered:
15:15 – Did Joseph and Mary have other kids?
18:10 – In the prophecies, the Messiah was supposed to be descended from the royal line of David. Does this prophecy make St. Joseph a king?
22:15 – Can we still do the consecration if we wouldn’t be finishing on St. Joseph’s feast day?
31:22 – Why is St. Joseph called the “Terror of Demons”?
34:03 – Have you heard or experienced the Sicilian celebration of St. Joseph?
35:55 – My son is a seminarian right now. How can I help my son, who didn’t really have a father figure, to call on St. Joseph as his father?
42:45 – What are your thoughts on St. Joseph’s age?
47:00 – What can we do on a local level to help get St. Joseph on the universal calendar?
49:30 – When people are trying to sell their homes, they get a little holy card of St. Joseph and bury it in the yard. Is this reverent or appropriate?
51:29 – What are some ways we can incorporate praying to St. Joseph in our daily lives?
53:45 – Why does Joseph appear so seldom in Scripture?
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