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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Trent Horn addresses the problems that people have with Catholic moral teaching.
Questions Covered:
13:43 – I object to the prohibition on women becoming deacons.
21:12 – I reject the celibate priesthood.
33:20 – I was a Presbyterian pastor and my wife and I are coming into the Church at the Easter vigil. Being a married pastor for 8 years really showed me the value of the priestly celibacy.
36:06 – I reject Church teaching on IVF.
45:13 – I question the Church’s restrictions on divorce.
Book Trent to speak at your parish or next event.
Want more from Trent Horn?
Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues
Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, And Love
Persuasive Pro-Life: How to Talk About Our Culture’s Toughest Issue
Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity
…
Questions Covered:
05:09 – I am engaged to a non-Catholic. Her biggest hold-up is that she doesn’t think Catholicism is different from all the other denominations, she thinks all the denominations made up Christianity. How can I discuss this with her?
20:31 – My wife is not Catholic. If she chooses to use birth control, is it still okay for us to be intimate?
24:45 – I’ve started reading the Bible. Doesn’t the Bible contradict itself? The gospel accounts are different. It seems like different facts are presented.
36:40 – How can we say that Muslims worship the same God as Christians when the Quran clearly says Allah clearly doesn’t have a son?
43:48 – What did the Church fathers say about the Blessed Mother?
47:00 – Why can married Protestant ministers become Catholic priests but a married Catholic man never can?
49:28 – If God knew that there was going to be so much suffering, why did he create us at all?
…
Questions Covered:
02:33 – What is the Church’s stance on Matthew 23:9?
07:07 – In the Book of Acts, there are a couple instances where people were baptized only in the name of Jesus. Why is that?
11:34 – Why does God seem to favor some more than others if he is a just God?
16:00 – What should I listen to when I am in prayer?
20:18 – Can you tell what kind of Christian someone is by the Bible translation that they use?
24:26 – Does the Presbyterian church have a valid Eucharist?
32:34 – What resources are there to learn about the Catholic Church?
37:00 – Does the Church supporting pro-life activities like breast-feeding?
46:50 – I am a Catholic going to a public high school. What is the best way to charitably evangelize without being in people’s faces?
…
Isn’t it a contradiction to say that Jesus is God and man at the same time? How can I believe in Jesus when the only evidence for him comes from the Bible?
Questions Covered:
14:10 – My friend says he is religious but not Catholic. How can I explain to him why being Catholic specifically is very important?
16:54 – My sister perceives Jesus as a demi-God. How can I set her straight?
28:34 – How can we know that the historicity of the gospels is accurate?
41:55 – I have an atheist friend who always criticizes God’s treatment of people in the Old Testament versus the New Testament. He doesn’t believe they are the same God. What can I say to him?
46:53 – I have a lot of atheist friends who want to separate Christianity from philosophy. How can we bring the two together?
…
Who were the Old Testament prophets? Did their entire lives lead us to Jesus? Find out here with Fr. Thomas Esposito.
Questions Covered:
20:36- How do you interpret Isaiah 13-14, the lion laying down with the lamb?
28:42 – Were all the prophets celibate? Does Scripture say anything about this?
31:15 – How do I read the prophets? I am a beginner and am intimidated. There seems to be much that I don’t know.
36:33 – Isaiah references the “young girl” in Hebrew, and later it is translated into Greek. How does this agree with the last few verses of Revelation? This seems to alter the meaning from the original. Why was this done?
45:06 – Can you talk a little bit about the prophets who are integrated into books of the Bible that do not have their name?
49:40 – Can you talk about Elijah? Is his life a parallel to the Assumption?
52:23 – Was John the Baptist the last prophet? Did Jesus’ ministry begin when John was beheaded?
…
