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
<p>Are all Catholics bound by the same beliefs, regardless of rite? We explore the unity and diversity within the Catholic Church, plus discuss attending Byzantine parishes, Marian theology in the East, and inter-rite confessions.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered: </strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">10:17 – Can a priest of a certain rite celebrate the Eucharist in a different rite?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">15:21 – Do the Eastern Catholic Churches believe in Mary the same way the Orthodox?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">19:15 – Have any of the Eastern Catholic Churches undergo sweeping liturgical changes like the Latin Rite?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">19:15 – Have any of the Eastern Catholic Churches undergone sweeping liturgical changes like the Latin Rite?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">25:15 – How do you answer the objection that the early Church was Orthodox, not Catholic?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">29:59 – As a Roman Catholic, can I attend a Byzantine Parish to fulfill my Sunday obligation?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">34:30 – You helped me in my conversion. Is there anything in the Bible to help me point my wife towards Catholicism?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">45:29 – What was the biggest adjustment when you started attending the Byzantine Rite?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">46:43 – Why do we use “the Roman Catholic Church” to refer to all the rites? Can’t we just use “The Catholic Church” and use “Roman Catholic” for the specific rite?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">48:40 – Did you take it easy on George Janko?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">51:08 – Can I get Confession from an Eastern Rite priest?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">53:00 – Are Eastern Catholics required to believe everything that other Catholics are required to believe?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>In this episode, the Flannel Panel goes through the biased takes of NPR and offers commentary from a Catholic perspective.</p>
<p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>03:30 – Understanding the context of NPR</li>
<li>05:15 – What are religious people divided on according to NPR</li>
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<p>With so many voices on social media and YouTube, is Catholicism gaining ground in the digital world? We explore the Church’s online presence and also look at trends in adult conversions to the faith.</p>
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<p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>09:00 – Are more adults converting to Catholicism?</li>
<li>33:00 – Are Catholics winning online?</li>
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<p>Is it required belief that St. Joseph remained celibate his whole life? We explore Church teaching on this tradition and also dive into Mary’s sorrowful apparitions, obedience to the pope, and infant baptism debates with Protestants.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>12:03 – Why does Mary sometimes appear sad, like at appearance la Salette and in the seven sorrows of Mary?</li>
<li>19:20 – Is it necessary for Catholics to believe that St. Joseph was a perpetual virgin?</li>
<li>34:36 – My OBGYN is recommending that I do not have any more pregnancies after having an ectopic pregnancy. What should I do?</li>
<li>38:35 – When scripture speaks of Jesus having Brothers and Sisters, are those cousins?</li>
<li>43:14 – How do I respond to Protestants that say infant baptism is not correct because scripture says “repent and be baptized” but infants cannot repent? Is it sinful to have incorrect understanding of Catholic doctrines and teachings.</li>
<li>46:01 – How far does obedience to the pope go? What are the parameters in which we can disagree with the Pope?</li>
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<p>What happens if the priest or pastor doesn’t say the exact words during a baptism? Does it still count? We explore the Church’s teaching on valid baptism, plus questions on receiving Communion before convalidation, judgment after death, and depictions of Jesus in iconography.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>06:19 – I’m having my marriage convalidated in a couple of weeks. I will go to confession the day before. The next day I will go to Mass at 9am and the convalidation ceremony is at 1pm. Can I receive Eucharist at Mass or do I have to wait until after the convalidation?</li>
<li>09:08 – Is my baptism valid? The pastor changed the words.</li>
<li>17:33 – When do the general judgment (Mt. 25-31) and individual judgment (Hebrews 9:27) take place?</li>
<li>22:21 – If Mary had said no, would that have been her exercising her free will and not committing sin?</li>
<li>32:01 – As Catholics how should we practically approach suffering and should we pray to have it removed?</li>
<li>38:12 – Why do Catholics believe they can get messages from guardian angels, specifically regarding Archangel Gabriel on this solemnity of the Annunciation?</li>
<li>48:43 – Where to start with learning to sing the Psalter? What radio?</li>
<li>52:23 – In iconography, why is Jesus usually painted white when he was probably darker skinned?</li>
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