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
Questions Covered:
22:00 – Is good and evil just a social construct? Is there really an objective truth or has truth evolved over time?
32:40 – How can a God who asks us to relate to him as Father create a world where many of His children will be damned?
43:40 – Is it possible to really separate good and evil? Isn’t suffering a part of taking up our cross?
53:34 – Can anyone who wishes to go to Confession, go? Must one be Catholic to receive this sacrament?
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Did you know that many Catholics do not believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ? Fr. Paul Check discusses with Christopher Check the importance for a return of reverence for the Eucharist.
Questions Covered:
21:05 – I am Protestant. Why aren’t non-Catholics allowed to receive the Eucharist?
29:34 – Where do you classify people who are trying to believe in the Real Presence, but aren’t quite there yet?
33:37 – Why is it your belief that reverence for the Eucharist is a problem in the USA, but not elsewhere, in places like Poland?
38:12 – What cause…
Is the Bible a collection of letters? To whom were the letters sent? Did the ancient world have a mail system? Listen in to hear Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss ancient letters and their importance in Scripture.
Cy Kellett: Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host, and I really have been enjoying doing these history podcasts with Jimmy Akin, so we get an opportunity to do another one today. Jimmy Akin is senior apologist here at Catholic Answers, the author of many books including two brand new 20 Answers books, one on Protestantism and one on the …
Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints? 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:
05:21 – Is Matthew 1:23 a mistranslation of the original Hebrew text?
16:39 – Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints? I thought the only person who can answer prayers is God.
30:20 – Was it odd that Jesus chose a favorite and had a beloved disciple?
45:54 – Jesus exorcised demons and sen…
Who is the beloved disciple? How can I speak to my friends about Sola Scriptura? 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:
05:20 – Is a confession still valid if the priest rushes you or misspeaks the words of absolution?
19:27 – I was having a discussion with an Anglican friend. He asked if Marian devotion was necessary to salvation. How do I reply?
28:34 – Who is the beloved disciple? …
