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
Why is friendship with Jesus crucial? Find out now, with Fr. Hugh Barbour.
Questions Covered:
19:55 – My RCIA candidates keep thinking that the Old Testament God is different from the New Testament God. How can I help them see they are one and the same?
30:00 – In adoration, I feel like I am not getting a good enough connection with God. I am going to adoration tonight and I really want to make the most of the time. How can I effectively pray and connect with Jesus in adoration?
35:40 – How does Jesus find the balance between discipline and mercy or grace in his friendship with us? I have Baptist friends who go to Jesus for forgiveness, but never for permission.
42:55 – How can I become friends with Jesus and how can I make sure he’s alive and in heaven?
47:30 – I’ve had a priest say that you can’t offend God because he is God. Is this true? I want to understand so that I can have the best relationship with God.
51:20 – Is it alright to receive Jesus in Mass more than one time a day?
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Jesus spent a large portion of his earthly ministry as an exorcist, casting out demons.
Questions Covered:
17:57 – Can fasting drive out demons?
22:22 – How do we know whether an evil spirit is telling us the truth?
32:57 – Are there rabbis in the Jewish faith today who are exorcists?
35:42 – Should we preach in our churches more about the existence of the devil?
44:30 – Can you help me to understand why Jesus sends the demons into the swine and then they run into the sea?
47:00 – Under what authority do other faiths cast out demons?
50:37 – Can broken relationships cause demonic possession?
52:40 – Can people cast a spell on another person? I have been experiencing really strange things.
Resources Mentioned:
The Truth About Exorcism Focus episode with Fr. Lampert
Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons by Fr. Lampert
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Is there hard evidence for Jesus Christ’s existence?
Questions Covered:
15:37 – Is it a good defense to say that Christianity is true because it points back to the person of Christ, who is God, whereas other religions point to mere humans or myths?
18:30 – Why don’t people believe in Jesus when there is historical evidence of his existence?
31:00 – When Jesus ascended, he was in human form. Will we see him in human form or spirit form in heaven?
34:48 – Isn’t the fact that the year is based on Jesus’ birth a huge piece of evidence that he lived?
45:25 – In a glorified body and in experiencing the Beatific Vision, would we experience more than the three dimensions that we experience here on earth?
52:38 – Why is the Eucharist real?
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In what sense is Jesus available to us in the Eucharist? Can anyone understand it? And why is his presence in the Eucharist central to our salvation? Father Hugh Barbour explains.
It’s Jesus Week, and we talk about Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament with Father Hugh Barbour next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith. I’m Cy Kellett, your host and it’s Jesus Week here at Catholic Answers, like shark week only better. And as we prepare for the Feast of Christ the King during this Jesus We…
Non-Catholics call with questions for Tim Staples.
Questions Covered:
04:16 – Is there any biblical or historical evidence that the queen mother of the Davidic kingdom brought requests to the king?
13:44 – Can I still attend Catholic Mass, even if I am not a Catholic?
17:05 – Why did the Catholic Church kill Jan Huss?
30:30 – The Catholic Church was anti-Semitic in the 20th century and was the reason for the Holocaust. They are now targeting homosexuals in the same way. Why does the Catholic Church always hate someone?
40:45 – Is there an internal battle between the human spirit and God? Are we always at war between ourselves and God?
47:20 – Why is there more of an emphasis on women’s virginity rather than man’s virginity?
52:45 – Whatever happened to excommunication in the Catholic Church? I hear about all of the scandals in the Church, but no excommunication.
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