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:
04:13 – Can you share your interpretation of Matthew 5 as it relates to purgatory?
07:38 – If God is all good and loving, it seems unjust to send an unbaptized baby to Hell?
15:14 – How do I share with my mother that the Saints are praying for her, she just needs to ask?
21:41 – Are canonizations infallible? What confidence can I have in this process?
29:40 – Where did we get the idea that Saints can pray for us but not themselves?
33:39 – What is Purgatory? Can we know if we are going to purgatory?
41:31 – Is the suffering in Purgatory close to the level of Hell? Can the souls in purgatory talk to us?
49:10 – Can you explain the Saint prayer to release 1000 souls in purgatory?
52:05 – Is purgatory different from Paradise? How does this impact the thief on the cross?
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Questions Covered:
05:03 – Does the church teach that Purgatory is a process or a place?
13:13 – How can I reconcile purgatory and the final judgment?
19:23 – What is the difference between OCI and RCIA?
24:27 – What is the treasure referenced in Luke 18:25?
32:57 – How do I defend purgatory with a Baptist who don’t have the book a Maccabees?
39:23 – How many Saints pray for us?
45:39 – How do you find out the name of your guardian angel?
50:08 – Can you explain Hallowtide as we prepare for All Saints solemnity?
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Questions covered:
18:35 – I want to know what Father thinks about the long lines for communion and the short lines for confession.
22:20 – How should I engage my siblings who are lukewarm?
36:04 – My husband goes to communion but not to confession. I’m worried about what to tell him.
43:18 -What is the difference between discipleship and a relationship with Jesus?
50:10 – I go to Mass a few times a week and help at the parish. But some people go to Mass every day. Should I be doing that too?
52:30 – How important is it to have somebody else with you when evangelizing? Jesus sent the disciples out two by two but it’s hard for me to find a good partner.
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Questions covered
15:35 – How can I introduce the faith to people who have no previous experience or reference to it?
21:08 – What’s the best way that I can continue to catechize my children? I’m taking them to church but they don’t really participate and they’re bored.
29:28 – A logical exercise for parents who feel guilty about their children leaving the faith.
33:44 – My daughter married a man with two kids and they’ve had two more. I want to tell her she should focus on the two kids she’s had and let the father discipline the older ones. Is that the right thing to say?
36:47 – In the business world “systems thinking” is when we go beyond the “what” and try to look at the “why.” It ties in beautifully with what Dr. Ray is saying.
52:12 – I was kicked out of my parents’ house because they didn’t want to talk to me about the faith. How can I reconcile with them?
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Questions Covered:
01:28 – Was St. Thomas Aquinas excommunicated? Why?
14:37 – What is your opinion on the ethical framework of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son?
24:21 – I heard Jimmy say it is better to exist even if you end up in Hell. How can I compare this to Jesus saying, “The one who betrays me it was better for him not to be born”?
34:42 – What is your opinion on Dousing?
44:35 – Who did Jacob wrestle within the Old Testament?
51:47 – How do blessings work with lay people versus priest?
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