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
Questions Covered:
15:36 – When you pray how can you tell what the Lord is telling you and what is coming from yourself?
35:55 – I thought Jesus gave Mary the ability to dispense of His grace when we pray to her. Is that true?
39:15 – Whenever we pray for intercession from the saints, is it true that our prayers go to God?
42:00 – What do you do when God is not responding to your prayers and that is not usual for your prayer life?
49:40 – Is it possible to ask Moses or other Old Testament figures to intercede for us in prayer?
53:08 – Doesn’t grace come from God?
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Anxiety blossoms as the most recent coronavirus appears, though in low numbers, in the United States. People wonder if they should stop receiving the Eucharist on the tongue, others if they should receive at all. Fr. Hugh Barbour and Cy Kellett discuss the truth of the Eucharist and what to keep in mind through this period of uncertainty- a God who loves us and makes Himself available to us in the Eucharist.
Cy Kellett:
Coronavirus and the Eucharist. Next with Father Hugh Barbour.
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host. And our guest this epi…
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:
01:14 – Which activities are allowed on days of penance in the Church?
04:05 – Was Mary Magdalene the sister of Martha and Lazarus?
08:42 – What is Paul saying about authority in Galatians 2:6?
16:18 – What was the evidence of Peter handing off his authority to another person?
18:37 – Can you explain to me Genesis 10-11? Was there originally a single human language?
28:50 – Is spiritual warfare (demonic oppression, etc) real?
32:45 – Can we use Eucharistic miracles as evidence for God’s existence for atheists?
39:07 – Jimmy dates the Book of Acts based on Paul’s trial. Couldn’t it be that either Luke didn’t finish it, or the scroll was lost?
46:25 – Jesus tells the Pharisees that David ate the showbread when he and his men were hungry, so justifying his apostles picking grain on the Sabbath. How can we reconcile Jesus coming to fulfill the law but also to defy it?
51:56 – I have some Baptist friends who think that Jesus was drinking grape juice. Was it wine or juice?
Resources Mentioned:
Peter in Galatians by Jimmy Akin
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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:
05:30 – Why is the way we fast different than the way described in the Didache?
08:48 – When are we supposed to start fasting/abstaining on Fridays in Lent?
15:55 – If God claims to forgive our sins in confession, then why do we have to go to purgatory?
20:41 – Why do Catholics use images for worship?
28:38 – In the chaplet of Divine Mercy, why do we say, “I offer you the Body, etc.”? How can we offer God to Himself?
31:25 – Why were the Magi at Jesus’ birth?
34:35 – Why isn’t there more cross-cultural study involved in theology today?
42:25 – My mother has dementia and is suffering. Can I offer up her suffering for her since she is not in her right mind?
46:43 – What does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean?
50:38 – What is resting in the Lord or being slain in the Spirit? Is this approved by the Catholic Church?
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Questions Covered:
3:39 – Why have we rejected the book of Enoch?
06:30 – Where in Scripture does it support Christ’s “Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity” in the Eucharist?
13:00 – Was there a practice at the time of Jesus where the Bride and Groom would have sent the guests home with wine as a gift? Was the miracle at Cana important because of this?
16:40 – Why did Jesus tell the Gerasene demoniac to go and tell his family about his miraculous healing?
21:25 – Is it possible that the Nephilim are Neanderthals that are referenced in Scripture?
29:41 – Was it a sign of faith from Abraham when he told his servants that he and Isaac would be back?
33:00 – In Matthew 2, when Joseph decides to go to Nazareth, which prophet is being referred to?
39:10 – How is the Bible a Catholic book?
44:23 – Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus’ Body without the Blood is enough?
49:39 – Why does Jacob wrestle with an angel? Aren’t they on the same side?
Want more from Jimmy Akin?
The Bible Is A Catholic Book
Teaching with Authority
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
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