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
What can we learn from the parables that Jesus shares in Scripture?
Questions Covered:
14:40 – When a Gentile woman asks Jesus to heal her possessed daughter and they have an exchange about her being like a dog, what does that mean?
21:20 – Why was the wine sour that Jesus took when he was on the Cross?
32:42 – Why does Jesus tell the disciples in the gospel of Mark that he speaks in parables to others but will explain their meaning to the disciples?
36:22 – Is it possible to read the parable of the Prodigal Son as an example of someone who falls away from the faith, and then returns?
38:20 – Can you explain what it meant when Jesus said when he said, in order to follow me, you must hate your mother, brother, etc.?
46:35 – Who sowed the good seed and who sowed the bad seed in the parable of the wheat?
51:54 – Can you explain the parable of the man who finds the treasure in the field?
Resources Mentioned:
Secrets From Heaven: Hidden Treasures of the Faith in the Parables and Conversations of Jesus
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Non-Catholics pose their questions about the Catholic Church.
Questions Covered:
02:30 – Why do Catholics believe that Mary is the Queen of Heaven?
12:44 – Do Catholics believe in the double procession of the Holy Spirit?
19:41 – During WWII, when people were killed, were they martyrs?
21:20 – I am a non-religious person. How is religious worship a good thing to do as a means of having a relationship? Why is worship virtuous?
32:25 – How do Catholics understand Noah’s flood?
35:52 – Can you explain the perpetual virginity of Mary?
45:50 – If Christ’s death on the cross was enough for our salvation, why do we need penance or purgatory?
52:41 – Why do you think Protestantism isn’t the true faith?
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Non-Catholics pose their questions about the Catholic Church.
Questions Covered:
06:10 – Can you explain 1 Thessalonians 5:23 to me?
16:35 – How would you explain that Jesus would have had to establish a distinct Church?
23:00 – What is a mortal sin and what does the Church teach about it?
35:53 – Why does God hate Esau?
47:16 – What is transubstantiation? How do Catholics understand it differently than the orthodox?
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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:
05:40 – What is the Catholic point of view on St. Augustine? Why do they accept his writings?
11:36 – Does the Church believe that it was possible for Christ to be tempted?
18:37 – How can a disease be transmitted through the Eucharist? Why are we not allowed to receive on the tongue anymore?
25:00 – Does the Virgin Mary appear under different names to identify with the culture she is appearing to?
35:40 – I want to ask for advice for a person who is struggling with a serious sin. If I do seek advice, whoever I talk to in my community will know immediately who I am talking about, even if I try to keep it anonymous. How can I go about seeking advice?
43:01 – What can I do when a person with a large audience slanders the pope?
48:53 – When you are fasting, are you allowed any calories through drinks?
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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:
03:20 – How was the earth created in seven days if people existed millions of years after dinosaurs?
10:42 – What is a Catholic’s obligation to prevent other people from sinning?
16:37 – Does Basil’s statement referring to written and unwritten traditions refer to customs and practices of secondary importance and not doctrine?
21:05 – Is it true that matrimony was not a sacrament until the Council of Trent?
29:04 – Are we required to believe that the Eastern rites of the Catholic Church are just as valid and good as the Western rites? It doesn’t seem like the East encompasses all that the Church offers.
35:05 – Is the Council of Trent’s teaching on Adam and original sin gives credence to creationism?
46:47 – Is there any traditional method for overcoming gluttony and growing in temperance?
52:02 – Christ teaches us in Scripture to first try to mend a problem with our brother and then to take it to the Church. What would that look like today if we followed that instruction?
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