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
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:
01:27 – In Luke’s gospel, in the agony of the garden, it says that the disciples were a stones’ throw away from Jesus. Who could have heard him speak in the garden?
05:01 – My parish tells me that in order to get married in the Church, my fiancé, who was previously married outside of the Church, must get an annulment. Is this true?
13:10 – How …
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:
09:45 – What are the implications for someone who thinks they’ve been baptized but have not?
14:14 – Is it true that to be saved you must submit to the Pope?
19:34 – How do you measure good works and know when you’ve done enough? What happens to someone who makes a death-bed conversion and was not able to do any works?
28:51 – If we belie…
Questions Covered:
14:55 – Can you discuss the development of the Marian doctrines?
21:17 – How can you tell the difference between the development of a doctrine and the distortion of the doctrine?
28:54 – How can the Church teach in the Creed that Jesus descended into hell after he was crucified when he tells the thief on the cross that he would be with him in paradise that day?
35:20 – What do you think about the changes about the death penalty? Is this a development?
43:53 – How does Christ descending into the bosom of Abraham interact with Thomas Aquina…
Christ asks us to share the good news. How will you do that today?
Questions Covered:
10:00 – What is your opinion on the use of gospel tracks?
14:41 – What should be the goal of evangelization as a Catholic?
18:09 – How can I share my faith but not scare people away?
22:08 – Do you have any tips for how to best evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses?
31:30 – I have a daughter who has left the Church and a son-in-law who doesn’t seem interested. How can I evangelize to them?
35:00 – I think Catholics fail to recognize evangelization opportunities. We fail to h…
Marriage has been redefined by the state, but was there ever a precise definition of marriage? Could reason lead us to such a definition? And who is the competent authority to decide these things?
Cy: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host, and I wonder, can you explain marriage? It’s not unusual today to be asked for your definition of marriage, what makes a marriage a marriage, why do you think that that’s what marriage is? It’s a bit like being asked to define truth or goodness. It’s so fundamental that precise definitions are …
