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
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:
02:15 – Is it wise to stay away from shows like The Occult, or am I being overly cautious?
05:44 – Why do we assign patronage to saints? Do certain saints have more power areas?
11:35 – St. Justin Martyr used the term, “the president of assembly” in his description of the Mass. What is he referring to?
16:52 – Should we take everything Jesus says in Scripture literally or as parables? Is it truly his Body he refers to or is he being metaphorical?
24:30 – Why are there differences between the different gospel accounts? How can we know that the Bible is inerrant if it has these variances?
35:17 – What is the Church’s stance on cremation?
41:59 – Where does an atheist who is a good person go after they die?
45:55 – What are your thoughts on biosecurity measures to be taken in the Church, for example, sanitizer in the holy water, etc.?
51:26 – How many times can the Eucharist be received in the day? Can you receive spiritual communion several times a day?
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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:
03:25 – Are the three men mentioned in Genesis 18 a foreshadowing of the Trinity?
06:00 – What is the Church’s teaching on predestination? Am I free to disagree with it?
12:10 – In your 20 Answers: Protestantism book, you do not mention Episcopalians. Why is that?
14:56 – Why does the Catholic Church say that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute? Why does it matter if she was one?
22:47 – Why do Catholics treat the deuterocanonical books as Scripture, while Protestants and Jews do not?
29:30 – Can a bishop prohibit the lay faithful from receiving Communion on the tongue?
32:28 – Where in the Bible is the teaching that the original sin meant the loss of sanctifying grace?
41:04 – If someone goes to confession, do they have to make the resolution to avoid the near occasion of venial sins?
43:45 – Why don’t we baptize babies in the womb?
48:43 – Is religion a pseudoscience? Is religion compatible with science?
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Did Jesus truly make Peter the first Pope? How does the Catholic Church know that the popes are given that same authority? Find out here, with Karlo Broussard.
Questions Covered:
14:32 – A Protestant told me that the “rock” referred to by Jesus actually meant “pebble” and so could not refer to Peter. How can I respond to this?
20:57 – If Christ appointed Peter as pope and gave him authority and the following popes authority, then how do you explain the division in the Catholic Church?
31:25 – I do not think that the statement “and upon this rock” refers to Peter, it refers to his confession.
41:22 – How do you respond to Protestants who say that the papacy was ONLY given to Peter and not his successors?
49:41 – What is the best way to respond to people who insist on speaking negatively about our current Pope?
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The Catholic Church teaches that all people are called to chastity, whether that be in marriage, religious life, or as a single person. Jason Evert helps listeners to navigate that calling.
Questions Covered:
17:46 – I am a mom and I have a 30-year-old son. I have made mistakes in my life and I am trying to keep my son from making the same mistakes. How can I discuss chastity and holiness with him?
32:32 – I am turning 25 and I have been trying to adhere to the teaching of chastity. I have been struggling though. What are some tools and skills I can use to be successful and not feel like such a battle each day?
44:08 – If you marry someone and later, they decide they don’t want to have sex anymore; can you file for an annulment?
50:45 – Are there any limits to sexual acts between husband and wife?
53:23 – I am dating a divorced woman. What is the best way to navigate that?
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Sometimes it seems like nothing is solid. Everything, even within the Church, seems to be up for debate. Is this true? How solid is Catholic doctrine? On what basis can we trust that it won’t shift?
CK:
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and we welcome back our Chaplain, Father Hugh Barbour, delighted to see you again, Father.
FHB:
Nice to see you.
CK:
For this episode of Focus in which we’re going to discuss Catholic doctrine and where it can change, where it can’t change, or where it might develop and where it can’t develop.…
