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
Have you ever wondered why women cannot be Catholic priests? Is every person truly “priest, prophet, and king”? Listen in to hear Karlo Broussard explain the ins and outs of the Catholic priesthood.
Questions Covered:
15:42 – Why is it that only priests and deacons give homilies? Why don’t lay people preach?
20:41 – Why is the Catholic priesthood the true priesthood and Mormon priesthood is not?
32:30 – Do you believe in the invisible priesthood (people who get married but have their eyes fixed on heaven and are more pastoral)?
36:33 – How can lay peopl…
Who were these Romans who play such a big part in the New Testament and in the life of the early Church? How did they get to be a world power, and what did they make of these new Christians?
Cy Kellett: Hello, welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host and delighted again to welcome Jimmy Akin, senior apologist here at Catholic answers for another of these kind of looks back into the history of the world as it relates to the Bible times and the Bible people. Jimmy, welcome back again.
Jimmy Akin: Thank you, Cy.
Cy Kellett: Jimmy, as you know, is the podcaster behind &…
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.
Want more from Jimmy Akin?
Teaching with Authority
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
Questions Covered:
02:28 – My brother is a Knight Templar and he claims that it is an order in the Catholic Church. Is this true?
11:04 – What is the justification for…
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.
Want more from Jimmy Akin?
Teaching with Authority
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
Questions Covered:
03:47 – What is the Catholic response to the environmental concerns that we need to reduce the human population?
11:45 – What does canon law about w…
Jimmy Akin asks, “Why aren’t you a Catholic?”
Questions Covered:
03:33 – I am not Catholic because of Catholic ecclesiology and some of the Marian dogmas.
18:35 – I am not Catholic because I feel like I’ll be a horrible Catholic if I come back.
28:38 – I’m orthodox and looking at becoming Catholic. Is there a difference between the orthodox and Catholic churches?
34:02 – If your consciousness does not survive death, how could there be life after death?
48:00 – I am not Catholic because no one has ever invited me to church.
50:11 – Th…
