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:
00:38 - When do we have the first reference in the early Church fathers’ writings about the Assumption?
02:31 - What was the development of the doctrine of the Trinity?
07:59 - When the consecration takes place at the Mass, are we doing it in remembrance of the Last Supper or is Jesus being crucified all over again?
14:08 - Is it a sin to participate in spreading a person’s remains with a non-Catholic?
17:59 - What is a fair analysis of the Council of Trent? How do Catholics understand the council?
24:29 - What is Messianic Judaism?
28:39 - What is the best way to…
Questions Covered:
07:59 - Could you explain why different countries can have different Holy Days of obligation?
13:40 - When John the Baptist was baptizing in the name of the Holy Spirit, where did he get this from? Did he worship a diune god?
17:25 - Why do Catholics pray to dead saints?
19:00 - Is it true that God died on the cross?
20:55 - Is it advisable for Catholics to use non-Catholic biblical commentaries to better understand Scripture?
24:45 - How do you respond to a non-Catholic that does not see a problem with storing cremains in a home or spreading them somewhere special…
How are people saved? Does salvation take cooperation? Who will be saved? Where is the scriptural evidence for faith and works? Why do Catholics believe what they do?
Have you struggled to answer these questions when sharing your faith?
Listen in to learn how Tim Staples approaches having a discussion about salvation.
Cy Kellett: Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am Cy Kellett your host. Thank you so much for being with us. How do we get saved? How exactly does that happen? What happens before we are saved? What does it mean when we are being saved and how does that functio…
Questions Covered:
03:42 - Someone recently told me that the Catholic Church is the “whore of Babylon.” I did not know how to respond. Is this true?
08:16 - Whatever happened to St. Joseph? Why does scripture not talk about him more?
17:00 - Why did God choose for Jesus to have such a hard life? Why was he born through Mary in a manger?
24:30 - How were scholars able to explain away the origins of Judaism as being copied from the Egyptians?
28:40 - What was the Catholic response to the Reformation? Where can I find resources for this?
31:21 - How do we respond to Protestants who say…
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Questions Covered:
02:22 - How can I talk to someone who believes that every religion is valid and true?
07:17 - Can you clarify whether Jesus had brothers?
17:58 - Are there different meanings of baptism throughout the bible? What does this mean for the sacrament?
28:23 - How do the Pope’s changes to the catechism change our belief in the morality of the death penalty?
46:10 - You claim that God is unchangeable, but before the Incarnation, Jesus was only divine. Therefore, he did change. What say you?
51:39 - What can a Catholic priest…
