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:
00:42 – What is the Catholic belief in the Holy Spirit? When you commit a mortal sin, does the Holy Spirit leave you?
12:55 – We have a relative who believes in the Rapture. Can you clarify this for us? We want to be able to respond to them.
28:51 – What is a Catholic’s obligation to accept and not question Catholic teaching?
39:10 – Ca…
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:
15:43 – I am in dialogue with a devout Jew who said he has read the NT many times. He claims that every time the word “law” comes up in the NT, that they are referring to the Torah. He claims that Jesus and the apostles are just confirming Judaism and not starting a new religion. How can I respond?
28:35 – Why don’t eastern Catholics say ‘filioque,’ and…
Questions Covered:
14:32 – Is it true that some popes taught heresy? If some popes really were all that bad, wouldn’t we have heard more about them?
17:38 – What was the Great Schism?
23:40 – Can you elaborate on the process whereby we come to know that papal/apostolic succession is accurate?
35:14 – Isn’t the fact that Peter was wrong about circumcision in the Scriptures evidence that he was not infallible? Also, wasn’t he the Pope of Antioch, not Rome?
45:10 – Can a pope maintain his office if he teaches heresy?
52:16 – Can you refute the claim that …
Questions Covered:
17:00 – In the early days of the Church, was the Eucharist celebrated in homes? Was it celebrated by priests or just the head of the household?
30:13 – Is the Mass still valid post-Vatican II? Was too much reverence lost?
40:43 – During the consecration, the priest says, “new and everlasting covenant,” but that is not in Scripture. Why are these words used?
44:25 – How can I get my daughter back in the Catholic Church when she says she doesn’t feel God’s presence there, but feels it in the non-denominational church she attends?
47:50 – Ther…
Questions Covered:
09:14 – Isn’t the fact that our Lady identified herself as the “immaculate conception” evidence that life starts at conception? Could this be evidence to boost the pro-life message?
14:27 – What should Catholics do when they see homeless people on the street? I am very conflicted about it and have heard conflicting advice.
31:43 – Gaudium et spes and Veritatis Splendor both state that deportation is an intrinsic evil. How should that affect how we vote and act in the world today?
36:47 – The Catholic Church allows for the evolutionary theory. Tha…
