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:
06:44 – What is the Catholic opinion of Smith Wigglesworth? Apparently, he rose people from the dead.
17:27 – In John 16, Jesus refers to the Spirit “taking” from him. What could this mean?
22:23 – Colossians 2 seems to be against penitential actions like fasting. Is this true? If so, how does this affect us?
28:28 – Was there any standard canon for the Syriac Christians before the decision of Pope Damasus to establish the canon that we have today?
35:08 – Can we interpret the story of Nicodemus as a reason for being born again?
44:35 R…
How can we know that Mary is the “new Eve”? Gary Michuta explains the Marian doctrines and dogmas.
Questions Covered:
21:51 – If Mary was born without sin, then we know it is possible. Why didn’t God just create us all without sin?
26:16 – If Mary is the new Eve, the mother of the Church, do Jewish people have this special relationship with her as well? Does she play a part in bringing Jewish people to Christianity?
43:06 – Is it true that Mary is perfect because the Trinity made her perfect?
45:30 – Are you finding that Mary is a second Eve from Script…
Catholic education entails a lot more than religion class and uniforms. In this episode we discuss Cardinal John Henry Newman’s thoughts on education.
Questions Covered:
14:31 – Our parish school has declining enrollment. What might Newman advise us?
30:30 – Do you think there are parallels between education moving toward utilitarianism and the people being more casual with worship?
32:25 – What did Newman think about training in classical languages?
36:34 – Did Newman write anything about conversion to Catholicism or about transgenderism?
42:45 – How can a…
Modern man finds himself divided between work and play. But work doesn’t have to be a daily grind. And true leisure isn’t mere amusement or escapism. Michael Naughton, director of the Catholic Studies program at the University of St. Thomas, helps us to get work right.
Questions Covered:
28:56 – Is there any Catholic teaching about an economy of self-sufficiency rather than a jobs economy?
33:33 – What is a good balance between work and leisure and how do we develop that balance?
46:30 – I recently began working at an assisted living facility as an activity assis…
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.
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04:04 – What is the difference between the particular judgement and the last judgement?
14:15 – I am a Protestant. W…
