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
Question Covered:
02:00 – Is it true that the reception of the Eucharist can be compared to a wedding?
06:37 – Can the saints hear our prayers?
11:00 – How do you justify the prophet Elijah killing 300-400 people who were non-believers?
15:14 – Where does the idea of doctrine based on Tradition and independent of Sacred Scripture come from?
23:20 – At what point does the honoring of Mary go too far?
37:35 – I have been hired at a Presbyterian church. Is this moral work for me to do since I am a Catholic?
43:30 – What is the best way to explain the importance of the Mass and abstinence to a significant other?
52:26 – How can I defend the inerrancy of the Bible when it has contradictions or historical errors?
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Question Covered:
06:13 – In Canada, lots of bills are being passed regarding euthanasia and abortion. How can I trust in God through all these trials? What can I do as a Catholic?
13:29 – Recently I have had a lot of skeptical thoughts. How can I combat this skepticism?
20:44 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on the death penalty?
28:57 – If God gave us free will, then why don’t we have the freedom to choose whether we have free will?
31:50 – Where do Calvinists find total depravity in the Bible? What do Catholics believe about total depravity and where do we find it in the Bible?
39:44 – On which shoulder did they put the cross on Jesus, right or left?
41:44 – Can a Jewish person and Catholic person get married in the Catholic Church?
44:13 – How can I overcome scrupulosity?
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Questions Covered:
06:46 – I have trouble talking with family members about this topic. Is it true that the Bible contradicts itself?
22:24 – I’ve been challenged by people thinking that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New. How can I respond and refute this?
29:37 – When it comes to different translations of the Bible, how can we know which one is the most correct to read?
35:45 – Did the God of the Old Testament relate to His people differently?
43:30 – Does the Bible support that there is only one God or are there other gods, too?
51:52 – How many books were in the Septuagint at the time of Christ?
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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…
