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
Dr. Blum shares his new book series that aims to reach the hearts and minds of Catholic students before they leave high school.
Questions Covered:
16:30 – My son is still Catholic, but his best friend became atheist. How can I speak intelligently to my son about the faith using philosophy?
20:18 – How can I speak to my friends about the Church’s teaching on sexuality? How can I explain to them that faith is not just a feeling?
31:33 – Do you have any recommendations for reading that I can provide to my grandson who is getting confirmed?
35:51 – Is there anything in the…
Jim Vogel, spokesman for the Society of St. Pius X in the United states, stopped by our offices, and we thought we’d like to hear, in their own words, what the Society sees as their current status. Our chaplain, Father Hugh Barbour, joined us in the studio for a conversation meant to tease out how the Society sees this moment, this pope, and the possibilities for regularization.
Cy Kellett: Hello, and welcome again, to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett, your host. Delighted to have you with us, and this time, we have two guests in studio with us, because we have big things to talk about…
Stephanie Gray discusses with pro-choice callers their reasons for being pro-abortion or pro-euthanasia and share with them what and why the Catholic Church teaches about the dignity of life.
Questions Covered:
05:46 – I support people having the choice to have an abortion or to end their life.
14:55 – I believe that having an abortion is the mother’s choice. I don’t think abortion is murder.
22:14 – I am pro-euthanasia if someone is suffering too much. I am against abortion.
29:06 – I would not get an abortion, but I believe people should have a choice.
37:41 – …
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:
04:06 – What is the Catholic teaching about the four horsemen of the apocalypse?
06:42 – When it says in the Bible that Jesus is fulfilling prophecy, it seems like he is doing things just because they were written and not of his own free will. Is this true?
10:49 – What are the requirements for absolution in confession? I heard that California might require the priest to break …
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:
03:31 – What does the future look like for the Church?
06:36 – Can academic and prayerful readings of the Scripture be combined, or should they be kept separate?
14:20 – How can I respond to 7th Day Adventists who say that the Sabbath is not fulfilled because of Matthew 25: 20?
23:54 – Is it licit to eat at a restaurant that has halal meat?
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