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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!
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<p>In this episode of <em data-start="231" data-end="254">Catholic Answers Live</em>, Cy Kellett is joined by theologian Tom Nash for a deep dive into Catholic social teaching through the lens of <em data-start="366" data-end="381">Rerum Novarum</em>, the 1891 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII. Prompted by Pope Leo XIV’s decision to connect his papacy with his namesake, the discussion explores why <em data-start="526" data-end="541">Rerum Novarum</em> remains foundational for the Church’s response to modern social and economic upheavals. From labor rights and the dignity of work to AI, solidarity, subsidiarity, and the proper role of the state, this hour unpacks timeless Catholic principles for navigating new challenges. Whether you’re new to Catholic social teaching or looking to revisit its core insights, this episode offers a clear, passionate, and relevant exploration of how faith meets public life.</p>
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<li>00:00 – Intro: Why Pope Leo XIV chose the name Leo</li>
<li>03:30 – Overview of Rerum Novarum and Pope Leo XIII</li>
<li>07:00 – Origins of Catholic Social Teaching</li>
<li>10:30 – Response to Industrial Revolution</li>
<li>14:00 – Gregory XVI and Marari Vos</li>
<li>17:30 – Theocracy vs. Catholic moral leadership</li>
<li>21:00 – Definition of Catholic Social Teaching</li>
<li>24:30 – Human flourishing and property ownership</li>
<li>28:00 – Dignity of workers and work conditions</li>
<li>31:30 – Modern implications: AI as a moral issue</li>
<li>35:00 – Market economy vs. socialism</li>
<li>38:30 – Greed, envy, and class warfare</li>
<li>42:00 – Role of unions and political integrity</li>
<li>45:30 – How AI might affect human dignity</li>
<li>49:00 – Solidarity and Subsidiarity explained</li>
<li>52:30 – Common Good and the role of the family</li>
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<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">With </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Pope </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Leo </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">XIV </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">hailing </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">from </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">United </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">States of America, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">what </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">global </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">internal </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">shifts </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">might </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">follow? </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">explore </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">how </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">his </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">nationality </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">could </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">impact </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church’s </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">perception, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">diplomacy, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">direction.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>0:00 – The Consequences of Pope Leo Being From the US</li>
<li>8:50 – Developing a Christ-like Voice online</li>
<li>17:05 – The Anti-Life California Bomber</li>
<li>34:10 – The Negative Impacts of Social Media regarding Extremism</li>
<li>42:00 – San Diego Ranked 3rd Happiest City in the US</li>
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<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">As </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">artificial </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">intelligence </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">reshapes </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">society, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">what </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">role </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">should </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church—</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">new </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">pope—</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">play? </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">explore </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">potential </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">responses </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Pope </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Leo </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">XIV </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">might </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">take </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">address </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">AI’s </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">moral </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">spiritual </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">implications.</span></p>
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<li>0:00 – More Thoughts on Pope Leo</li>
<li>13:22 – What Can Pope Leo Do About AI?</li>
<li>40:10 – The Renewed Interest In Catholic Pilgrimages</li>
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You’ve invited God into your heart, prayed sincerely, and still feel silence. What does that mean? We explore how to respond when God seems distant—even when you’re doing everything right.
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Questions Covered:
01:01 – I kind of want to convert but Eucharistic ministers’ hands touching hands and tongues and sharing the chalice are so yucky! What can I do about this hang-up?
12:49 – Do you have a response to Dr Mark Miravalle’s response about Medjugorje?
18:22 – I heard you state on a recent podcast that you have a particular interest in linguistics, so I’m hoping you can comment on the following issue. Why are some Old Testament names so familiar in modern English and others so foreign to us? Is it a matter of translation, the importance of the person, or something else?
24:45 – What’s the best evidence that psi phenomenon exist?
39:50 – If Angels have been around since creation, but they don’t reproduce, does that mean that it’s the same number of angels since the beginning? No more and no less?
44:52 – How do those who desperately want a relationship with God, including prayers inviting all three persons of God to come into their heart, deal properly with an apparent lack of response from God.
48:21 – How can ‘days off purgatory’ be understood in the hereafter since we live in a different ‘time zone’ AND isn’t the timeframe of the purging a discretionary matter ONLY God can determine?
50:52 – The Copenhagen experiment where they shot photons through slits (I think I have that right?) and the particles behaved differently when they were observed vs unobserved – does this offer any proof for God? Also how does this work with Weeping Angels?
If Marian apparitions are considered private revelations, why are events like Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Church calendar? We explain the Church’s distinction between public and private revelation—and why some apparitions are recognized liturgically.
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Questions Covered:
01:52 – Do Protestants receive the Holy Spirit in (valid) baptism? If so, then why would they need to be Catholic?
04:06 – Protestants are claiming that the book of James was written before the Council of Jerusalem and together with Acts 15 shows that James doesn’t understand the Gospel because he emphasizes works. How would you respond?
12:21 – Is our time set in stone?
14:47 – If Marian apparitions are private revelation, why does the church recognize apparitions such as our lady of Guadalupe on the church calendar?
17:10 – What are your thoughts on the studies done that aim to determine if prayer is an effective medical tool. I’m referring specifically to prayer groups praying for the patients and not the patients themselves. Also if a non-Christian group prayed for the patients and it was shown to be effective… what would this mean?
28:30 – If the catholic church doesn’t accept a Mormon baptism because of their understanding of God… why does the catholic church accept a marriage when the people involved have a misunderstanding about the nature of the marriage [it doesn’t line up with our beliefs about marriage]?
32:34 – Jesus sent his disciples to heal the sick, expel demons, purify the lepers and resurrect the dead (Matt 10). Why do we not hear much about the resurrection of dead people, but only of exorcism and healing of sickness?
36:45 – Thanks for your important work! Could you explain how the Old Testament practice of sacrificing an animal then eating it is really a sacrifice?
43:03 – Could you explain what Christian non-exclusivism entails. And more importantly, what the biblical and patristic evidence is that this is an acceptable/non-heretical position. I watched the Theology Unleashed videos you were in, and feel like this position would change entirely how I see everyone, Christians and non-Christians. Also, are there not things like the in-filling of the Holy Spirit and gifts of the Holy Spirit, that devotees of other religious traditions cannot experience or share in, outside of explicit faith in Jesus.
