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:
03:04 – How does concupiscence compare with the Protestant idea of a “fallen nature” or a “sin nature”?
12:03 – Why are there so many people who believe in science fiction rather than believing in God?
17:13 – In Matthew 12:32, why does Jesus say that speaking against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven?
20:05 – Why do Catholics always talk about “God’s will”? Does God give us freedom to choose, or are we struggling to figure out His plan?
23:53 – Is it grave sin to watch a sexual scene in a movie and become aroused?
29:05 – Did King David go to heaven?
33:30 – Since quantum mechanics governs the universe and has no beginning or end, how could that possibly rationalize the Big Bang theory?
45:55 – I don’t think Matthew 16:18 is evidence for the authority of the Magisterium. What say you?
51:30 – What is the Filioque and why does it matter?
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Stephanie Gray answers everything from when life begins to infanticide while she discusses the right to life with pro-choice callers.
Questions Covered:
05:51 – I am pro-choice because I feel like it’s not my business if someone wants an abortion.
20:21 – I am pro-choice because I am not in favor of reversing abortion laws to make it illegal. I do agree with the Church’s teaching about when life begins, but I don’t want to criminalize abortion.
31:23 – I am pro-choice because of the philosophical idea that people should not be forced to care for others.
40:04 – I am pro-choice because I believe children should receive love and care and if a mother won’t provide them, an abortion is better.
Resources Mentioned:
Love Unleashes Life
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Stephanie Gray answers everything from when life begins to infanticide while she discusses the right to life with pro-choice callers.
Questions Covered:
06:52 – I am pro-choice because the world’s population has doubled in the last 70 years, even with abortion and contraception.
18:10 – I am pro-choice because I’m not religious.
29:20 – I am in the middle on the life issue. God gives us all a choice. I also feel unsure about things like the morning after pill.
35:20 – I am pro-choice because my mother already had two kids and then when I was born, my mom couldn’t feed us. She said I caused health problems for her. I feel like she should have had an abortion with me.
48:15 – I am pro-choice because the quality of life for living people is more important than the sanctity of life for the unborn.
Resources Mentioned:
Love Unleashes Life
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If anyone can be said to be the villain of the Gospels, it’s the Pharisees. Sometimes fellow Christians will label Catholics as Pharisees. So, who were they? Where did they come from? And what should we make of their interactions with Jesus?
The Pharisees get a bad rap. Do they deserve it? Up next with Jimmy Akin.
Cy: Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and the villains of the piece in the New Testament are often the Pharisees. We welcome Jimmy Akin, whose book, The Bible is a Catholic Book, covers some of what Jimmy knows about New Testament t…
Claiming friendship with God is a good way to get mocked by the “wise” of the world. But it is a central claim of Christianity. How do we make sense of it?
Cy: Is friendship with God really possible? Philosophy professor John Cuddeback next.
Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Sometimes in apologetics we might spend much of our time explaining and defending the controversial aspects of Christian life, and can maybe not get around to explaining and defending the most beautiful teachings of Christ and His Church, and those might be the very ones …
