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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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.
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Questions Covered:
07:00 – I am a recent convert trying to build a devotion to Mary. Will the brown scapular help with that?
16:43 – Why should I be Catholic, as opposed to non-denominational?
35:40 – What is your perception of the sentiment that salvation does not have to come through Jesus or the Catholic Church?
47:08 – Does the Catholic Church plan to come out with a single Bible translation that would be the one correct one?
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Fr. Sebastian Walshe gives his advice for raising strong, Catholic kids who remain that way.
Questions Covered:
06:27 – Can you give me guidance on how to incorporate Catholicism and business for my kids that are college age?
15:10 – My brother is losing his faith. Can I help him in some way to come back to the faith?
19:12 – Should kids be sent to a university to study? So many of them don’t nurture virtue.
34:23 – What did the saints say about keeping your kids Catholic and what did they do to keep their kids Catholic?
37:40 – I agree with Fr. Walshe that faith formation starts at home with the parents and family.
45:35 – How can I best teach the kids in my parish so that they stay Catholic?
50:27 – How can I explain to a person the importance of authority and obedience?
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Do you struggle to explain a particular aspect of the Catholic faith? Trent Horn is here to help.
Questions Covered:
12:43 – How can I explain the validity of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church?
19:26 – How can I argue for Scripture and Tradition with my sola scriptura friend?
23:39 – How can I explain to a non-believer why is it not acceptable to go see a psychic or fortune teller?
44:10 – How can I help my son to understand that Jehovah’s Witness is not the correct faith? He thinks all holidays are pagan.
51:06 – Is it my duty to save my brother’s soul? He is Jehovah’s Witness now and does not want a Catholic burial. What can I say to him?
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During this virus shutdown lots of people are giving practical advice on how to keep relationships healthy. We ask Father Hugh to give us a deeper look at friendship from a Christian perspective. Understanding the role of friendship in God’s life and plan can help us in living out friendship with others.
CK:
Friendships under strain, we’ve got help on the way. Father Hugh Barbour next. Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host and today, we talk a little bit about friendship and disagreement with Father Hugh Barbour. In part, I’m moti…
Fr. Paul Check joins Cy to take any question of a pastoral nature. He offers advice on marriage, family, work, the liturgy, and much more.
Questions Covered:
01:50 – What is there about the theology that says that the priest cannot consecrate the bread and wine over the internet or tv?
06:26 – What recommendations do you have for living a celibate life?
16:52 – I have a friend who has been sick for 10 years who told me that he prays for death. Is that wrong to pray for?
19:14 – I was married and my husband went through RCIA last year, but simultaneously he filed for divorce. What can I do? We are divorced and I am applying for an annulment.
22:33 – What did you and Chris discuss about the metaphysical needs of the human person before Chris had the opportunity to speak with President Trump last weekend?
30:33 – My son just told us that he is experiencing same-sex attraction. How can I advise my son? What can I do? He wants to remain Catholic.
45:30 – What is the official procedure for registered members of a parish to use when they want to force the pastor to do something non-sacramental or the other way to force the pastor to stop doing something?
46:43 – When Jesus descended into hell, what was that like for him?
48:44 – Can you suggest some reading for this time while we are quarantined?
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