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
Do you want to better understand God’s word?
Questions Covered:
03:22 – How do we know that the Old Testament ceremonial laws are from God and not just made up?
15:35 – 3 people are mentioned in the Apostle’s Creed – Jesus, Mary, and Pontius Pilate. Why is Pontius Pilate included?
21:04 – Why did Jesus go to hell if he was not a bad man? Also, why does Jesus say in the New Testament, “Why have you forsaken me?”
28:40 – In Leviticus, when God is telling the priests what to do and wear, it is so different from how Jesus speaks about the priesthood. Why is that?
34:45 – When reading the Bible, how do we determine which passages are figurative and which are literal?
43:40 – Where in the Bible does it condemn witching and crystals? How are those different from relics?
51:56 – What is your advice to be cautious about when embarking on a Bible study? I don’t want to impose too much of my own thoughts on the text, but just to accept what it presents to me.
Resources Mentioned:
Thomas Aquinas and the Occult
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Do you want to better understand God’s word?
Questions Covered:
05:05 – Recently, some Protestants told me that they think because Jesus was from a northern tribe that he was white. Does the Bible prove this?
12:25 – How do we know that people in the Old Testament weren’t lying about being prophets and speaking for God?
16:49 – Is there historical proof for the Exodus? I have read online that it was just a myth.
28:38 – When Lucifer rebelled against God, did he stop loving God?
34:15 – What do we know about Naashan, who was present at the parting of the Red Sea?
43:13 – Does the Catholic Church accept replacement theology and if so, which Bible verses do you use to support it?
47:42 – How can we explain Abraham and others having multiple wives and partners? Why can’t we have more wives?
Resources Mentioned:
On the Reliability of the Old Testament by Kenneth Kitchen
Did the Exodus Actually Happen? with Jimmy Akin
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From ancient times, Christians have celebrated the Assumption of Mary on August 15. In modern times, the celebration of the Coronation of Mary has been joined to that feast. Father Hugh Barbour reviews the history and theology of these Marian celebrations, and explains why they should fill you with joy.
Cy Kellett:
We’ve got a special episode in honor of Mary, our queen right now on Catholic Answers Focus.
Hello and welcome to Focus. The Catholic Answers Podcast for living, understanding and defending the Catholic faith. Don’t forget to subscribe, wherever you subscribe for your p…
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:
03:00 – I am Jewish. Where do Catholics find the criteria for the Messiah?
14:25 – What is Catholic teaching on IVF?
17:54 – How do we know the books of the Bible are divinely inspired?
18:58 – If God has free will and always does the right thing, why didn’t he make humans the same way?
28:55 – Is it possible that Mary could have committed a material sin, as opposed to a formal, actual sin? Could she have committed sin in ignorance?
36:15 – Acts 12 mentions the death of James and later mentions his prison escape. How are we meant to understand this?
43:20 – Why should I be Catholic rather than Eastern Orthodox? Would I be a heretic if I was Orthodox?
49:20 – If all the science books and all of the Bibles in existence were destroyed, would both come back the same as they were before?
Resources Mentioned:
The Problem of Evil by Jimmy Akin
Why I am Not Eastern Orthodox by Jimmy Akin
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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:
05:09 – Does the Church have a teaching on nominalism or Platonism?
17:17 – How is the Eucharist and the celebration of Mass tied to apostolic succession?
32:10 – How is the Catholic understanding of transubstantiation so much different from the Lutheran understanding? Why can’t Lutherans receive the Eucharist?
37:55 – Must Christians act as well as pray or are we only required to be prayerful?
45:06 – Why can’t infants or children receive Communion in the Roman rite?
48:40 – In the CCC, it mentions that Jesus was priest, prophet, and king. Is there any relationship between Jesus and previous priests, prophets, or kings?
50:54 – My friend’s son claims to talk to the dead. How should I respond to this, as a Catholic?
Resources Mentioned:
Living Bread by Tim Staples
CCC 2115-2117
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