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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
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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Karlo answers challenges from Protestants who questions Catholic Church teachings.
Questions Covered:
14:36 – A friend of mine is going through a divorce and she wants to leave the Church. She thinks it’s too difficult to get an annulment. How can I respond to her? I want her to know that being a part of the Church is about a relationship with God more than it is about finding a Church that fits your lifestyle.
23:08 – Is it true that people outside the Church don’t have salvation?
48:25 – How can I explain the hierarchy to Protestants?
50:15 – I think you’re wrong to say that priests receive more knowledge than the layperson.
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Want more from Karlo Broussard?
Prepare the Way: Overcoming Obstacles to God, the Gospel and the Church
Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs
Why God Still Matters
The Bible Blueprint for the Priesthood
The Bible Blueprint for the Mass
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How is suffering good or beneficial? Should we ask for it? Find out here, with Marcellino D’Ambrosio.
Questions Covered:
16:42 – How can I look at suffering with gratitude as a Catholic?
20:58 – How can I discern when suffering is from God and when it is not from God?
23:45 – How can we accept suffering caused by evil acts? How do the victims cope with that suffering?
33:02 – I bought your book and I want you to explain what we sacrifice when we attend Mass.
43:30 – How do we reconcile the desire for healing and acceptance of suffering?
47:12 – Is it okay to offer up suffering to God that we have brought upon ourselves?
49:11 – Can you give me an example of how to join our suffering to Christ?
Resources Mentioned:
40 Days, 40 Ways by Marcellino D’Ambrosio
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