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
No Bible question is too big or too small, we take them all. Jimmy Akin lends his Scripture knowledge to listeners who ask questions about translations, content, and truth.
Questions Covered:
04:23 – Is there any special significance to Lot’s wife being turned into a pillar of salt and not sand or some other material?
07:59 – Why was the English translation of the Bible opposed during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots?
16:00 – After Cain killed Abel, he goes east of Eden and finds a wife. Where did his wife come from if Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the only people on earth?
21:31 – King David prayed for horrible things to be done to his enemies. Why?
32:20 – Which Scripture verses confirm that the apostles specifically have authority and not just every follower of Christ?
37:00 – Is it true that we are begotten or is Christ the only one to be begotten?
44:50 – In Scripture, God uses plagues to help people to turn back to him. Is there any parallel between those and this coronavirus?
44:50 – In Scripture, God uses plagues to help people to turn back to him. Is there any parallel between those and this coronavirus?
51:22 – Is there anywhere I can purchase a Catholic copy of the Septuagint in Greek?
Resources Mentioned:
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 by Eamon Duffy
Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor by Eamon Duffy
The Great Divorce by Chris Check
Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach To Answering Bible Difficulties by Trent Horn
The Bible Is A Catholic Book by Jimmy Akin
Basics of Biblical Greek by Bill Mounce
Verbum.com
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Even though we cannot attend Mass while we shelter in place, we can experience real liturgy in our homes by praying the Liturgy of the Hours— and it’s more accessible than you might think. Fr. Hugh Barbour explains how, even during the suspension of public Masses, you can still not just watch but participate in real liturgy.
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Strange times we’re living in at the moment with the virus around the world and people confined at home, and families, many families, without too many outlets, not …
Questions Covered:
01:36 – How do we renew the Catholic parish?
06:29 – In Luke 23:49, it refers to “all these acquaintances and women” watching the crucifixion. Were the apostles included in that group of acquaintances?
11:16 – What is Jesus teaching about the desire for wealth?
18:19 – Why was Jesus’ garment seamless? Is this significant?
28:23 – If Satan could be ejected from heaven, does that mean we could also be thrown out of heaven?
31:45 – What is the difference between a plenary indulgence and Divine Mercy Sunday?
34:00 – A Baptist pastor told me that we Catholics believe that we are saved by the sacraments, not by Christ. How can I respond?
41:10 – How can I explain to someone that the Catholic Bible is the true Bible?
46:25 – Should we make reparation after a sin is forgiven?
50:55 – What is the Church’s position on intinction?
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Children between the ages of 3 and 16 are welcome to call with their questions about the faith. Tune in for an hour of thoughtful and intelligent questions from the youngest members of the Church.
Questions Covered:
04:37 – Are angels born?
07:40 – I have heard atheists say that original sin can’t exist because Adam and Eve aren’t real people. Is this true? How can I respond? Get his email for trent to send that article below
16:04 – How did God build himself?
19:14 – Why did people break off from the Catholic faith?
25:00 – If a baby is born, does it have a soul or not?
28:34 – If a baby is born, does it have a soul or not?
31:34 – If God created dinosaurs, then why did he kill them?
38:30 – Is it God’s will that this virus is happening?
38:25 – Why did Jesus want his identity as Messiah to be secret?
49:48 – Was Lot a bad guy?
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Dr. Stacy Trasancos and Bishop Strickland take questions from listeners concerning evolution, bioethics, and more.
Questions Covered:
01:07 – What is the significance of the earth’s story, from dinosaurs on? Is there evidence that people existed at the time of dinosaurs?
12:56 – Shouldn’t the body of Christ be trying to heal people from coronavirus?
22:49 – What was the relative risk of the early martyrs compared with the risk we are facing from this pandemic?
29:17 – A friend told me that we are all gods and he told me he was a shaman. He used to be Catholic. How can I respond and explain that there is only one God?
43:14 – Bishop Strickland recently said that a vaccine should be bypassed if it uses fetal tissues. Can he expand on this?
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