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.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
<p>How Do You Defend Papal Primacy Using Scripture? And More</p>
<p>What biblical evidence supports the Pope’s authority and the early Church’s foundation in Rome? Joe Heschmeyer explores this question and more from the audience at SEEK 2025, including Sheol’s transformation after Christ, infant baptism, and the Real Presence in Anglican and Orthodox churches.</p>
<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:46 – What did it actually mean to go to Sheol and how did that change with Christ?</li>
<li>07:42 – How do I defend papal primacy using scripture? How do we defend how the early Church was based out of Rome?</li>
<li>17:08 – I’m Protestant and struggle with infant baptism. How can A child be saved if they have no belief?</li>
<li>23:44 – Hypothetical from an atheist? If I tell my wife: love me or i will set you on fire?” Does she have a choice, and do I actually love my wife?</li>
<li>29:29 – What’s wrong with the following argument: Protestants are more catholic than Catholics because they have fewer factors that need to unify them?</li>
<li>32:30 – How does one discern who has the fullness of the faith between Catholics and Orthodox?</li>
<li>37:50 – Is it ok to refer to Scripture as Jesus since he is he is the word of God?</li>
<li>41:30 – How do we encounter the world, take criticism, and spread the gospel without being obnoxious?</li>
<li>42:12 – If Mary is the Mother of God and she is not the source of his divinity, why does she need to be sinless?</li>
<li>51:13 – Do the Anglican Church and Orthodox have the Real presence? Am I supposed to bow if they do?</li>
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<p>Join Catholic Answers Live as Cy Kellett interviews Fr. David Michael Moses on reaching young people through social media and evangelization in today’s digital age!</p>
<p>Tradition says Jesus was 33 when He died, but did early Church Fathers like St. Irenaeus suggest otherwise? Tim Staples explores this question and more, including Mary’s virginity, swearing as a sin, and historical accounts of Jesus’ miracles.</p>
<p><strong>Questions Covered: </strong></p>
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<li>08:39 – Can you explain Jesus’ age when he died? St. Irenaeus seems to say Jesus died around the age of 50?</li>
<li>17:08 – Is there a list of spiritual faculties?</li>
<li>29:45 – Did Jesus know Mary was a virgin? Did he introduce her to people as “my virgin mother”?</li>
<li>42:28 – If I swear or use vulgar language, is that a mortal sin?</li>
<li>46:26 – Since Josephus was Jewish, did he include Jesus’ raising of the dead in his histories?</li>
<li>51:09 – Should I house my sister who lives with her female partner if she loses her job?</li>
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<p>Sharing and defending Catholicism can be overwhelming—how can we do it with confidence and peace? Tim Staples offers practical advice and answers more on the Wailing Wall prophecy, Eucharistic Adoration, and the role of the Trinity in Baptism.</p>
<p><strong>Questions Covered: </strong></p>
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<li>08:15 – Why is a Wailing Wall leftover from the temple (Mt 24, there will not be a stone leftover)?</li>
<li>19:31 – What is Joseph referring to in Gen 50:19?</li>
<li>23:58 – How can we defend the faith and not be anxious?</li>
<li>42:00 – How do you explain Adoration to a Protestant?</li>
<li>50:55 – Do we have to believe in the Trinity for the Baptismal regeneration to occur?</li>
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What’s the difference between change and development in Catholic teaching? Jimmy Akin explains how the Church maintains continuity & answers more questions…
