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
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:
03:34 – Why doesn’t the Catholic Church allow for women priests? How can I explain this to others?
15:55 – How can I help my nieces and nephew who do not believe in God?
24:09 – What is the significance to Easter about the Eucharistic feast?
34:25 – How do I speak with a Protestant who believes that Scripture proves that women should never be …
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:
04:26 – Does the Catholic Church accept all the apocryphal books?
15:20 – Did the Church not allow baptism before a certain time because they believed that the body was not ensouled yet?
22:18 – When Christians die, where do they go?
32:30 – Was Mary in need of a savior if she was without sin?
37:15 – Why don’t Catholics celebrate Passov…
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:
04:26 – Does the Catholic Church accept all the apocryphal books?
15:20 – Did the Church not allow baptism before a certain time because they believed that the body was not ensouled yet?
22:18 – When Christians die, where do they go?
32:30 – Was Mary in need of a savior if she was without sin?
37:15 – Why don’t Catholics celebrate Passov…
Dr. Edward Sri shares the Biblical background to each scene in Christ’s passion. What was Jesus going through at each moment? How did the Old Testament foretell of Christ’s death? Why did Christ die for us? What did it accomplish? What was the meaning behind of the tearing of the temple veil, the crowning with thorns, and other events during Christ’s Passion? Join us today to better understand the importance of the Passion.
Questions Covered:
20:23 – When Jesus was taken to Pontius Pilate, he sent him to Herod. Is this the same King Herod who hunted down infant Jesus?
23:40 –…
Catholics Answers’ chaplain, Norbertine Fr. Hugh Barbour, joins Cy to take any question of a pastoral nature. He offers advice on marriage, family, work, the liturgy, and much more.
Questions Covered:
29:11 – In the Bible, it says that those who don’t believe are condemned. How can this be true?
34:00 – Is it necessary for the priest to use the words “I absolve you” in confession or can they say, “I forgive you”? Also, is it necessary to tell your sins in the language of the priest to be forgiven?
37:23 – Is it ever okay to lie, under any circumstances?
46:00 – Why doe…
