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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Scripture can be difficult to interpret and understand, so Jimmy Akin is here to help. Callers are welcome with any question on Sacred Scripture.
Questions Covered:
02:30 – Where does the Church stand on the documentary hypothesis?
11:09 – If natural law is accepted by the Church, is it a part of Scripture or tradition?
18:51 – What is theosis?
29:57 – How was the book of Esther divided into a, b, and c sections in my Bible? I use the NAB.
39:50 – In the Bible, Jesus gave us both his Body and Blood at the Last Supper. Why is it acceptable to only receive the Body?
45:40 – Why are there statements in the Bible that seem to contradict each other or seem incorrect? How is the Bible inerrant with this being the case?
52:43 – The flaw that I find with documentary theory is what the Jews were doing up until about 700 AD. They were desperately trying to document their oral traditions. There is a section of the Talmud that discusses Jesus’ trial. Different writers contribute to this section of the Talmud, trying to justify some of the things that happened. Do you agree with my assessment?
Resources Mentioned:
Gary Rendsburg – The Redaction of Genesis
The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
The Bible Is A Catholic Book by Jimmy Akin
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist by Jimmy Akin
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Scripture can be difficult to interpret and understand, so Jimmy Akin is here to help. Callers are welcome with any question on Sacred Scripture.
Questions Covered:
05:58 – When Jesus says to turn our cheek, are we meant to understand this as humility or being passive aggressive?
14:37 – Is the King James Bible acceptable to read as a Catholic?
17:48 – Were Job and Jonah historical people or were they parables?
21:14 – If Jesus celebrated Hanukkah and prayed the Shema, why don’t we do that today?
29:00 – Is there biblical evidence for the teaching that the priest is in persona Christi?
36:12 – Is there biblical evidence that tells us that angels are more intelligent than humans?
43:27 – What does it mean that the meek will inherit the earth and why would they want to?
46:10 – When Jesus came into the apostles and broke the bread after the experience on the road to Emmaus, then disappeared, was this him teaching us that he is present in the Eucharist even though we can’t see him?
50:03 – Does the Bible mention anywhere the intercession of the saints and Mother Mary?
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Is fear a sin? Is it just an emotion? How are Christians meant to understand fear? Is there such a thing as fear that is actually a gift from the Holy Spirit? Father Hugh Barbour fearlessly tackles a host of questions about fear.
CK: Is fear a sin? Father Hugh Barbour, next.
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and it’s a time of fear. There is a good deal of fear all around us. It’s in part because of the virus certainly, but we can live in a frightened age in many ways. We have our strange fears, sometimes nameless, sometimes they h…
Children between the ages of 3 and 17 are welcome to call with their questions about the faith. Tune in for an hour of thoughtful and intelligent questions from the youngest members of the Church.
Questions Covered:
03:15 – Why did St. Francis preach to the birds?
08:29 – If Adam and Eve were the first people on the earth, then is everyone on the earth their relative or did other people appear?
14:07 – If the whole sky is heaven, then where is hell?
17:40 – Why do Catholics not accept gay marriage?
23:57 – Are we still going to be happy in heaven if some of our family and friends are not there with us?
28:59 – Are we still going to be happy in heaven if some of our family and friends are not there with us?
33:42 – Since all the Church’s doctrine and dogma is somewhere in the Bible, is it wrong to disagree with one of the teachings?
42:13 – Why doesn’t God just kill the devil?
45:35 – Are all angels saints?
47:22 – How can the saints hear thousands of prayers at once?
50:56 – What is the difference between a sacrament and a sacramental?
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Questions Covered:
20:03 – Were there any popes before John Paul II who had world days of prayer?
23:57 – Is it true that John Paul II was allowing idolatry and sacrilege in 1986 in Assisi?
36:50 – How did bishops get away with so much under John Paul II time as pope? Was he not aware of what was going on?
45:13 – When is John Paul II’s feast day?
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