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
Jimmy and Cy tackle your weird questions.
Questions Covered:
05:07 - Was Moses circumcised? If he was, then why was his heritage a surprise to him?
08:47 - Scientists are suspending the life of separated animal brains. What is Catholic thought on this?
15:00 - I want to know if there will come a time when God stops creating souls.
19:16 - My 5 year old, Patrick, wants to knows why Jesus made dinosaurs.
23:16 - You live in the universe of “The Walking Dead” in which it is a biological certainty that a human being who dies will reanimate as a flesh-eating zombie unless the brain is…
The 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:
01:33 - Today’s Mass reading today said that Jesus sent 72 of his disciples in pairs. Were these 72 formed before the discourse of the Eucharist?
05:40 - What are the moral implications of aborted fetal cells being used in vaccines?
13:31 - How can I defend the Blessed Mother to my Protestant in-laws? Can you give me specific Scripture passages to support the…
The 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:
12:21 - Is dogmatic universalism seen as not allowable in the Church?
20:06 - How can I respond to my husband who wants to “shop around” in other faiths? We have 3 young children and I want them catechized in the Catholic faith.
29:52 - I am getting married this weekend and I want to know your best marriage advice!
33:59 - When does life begins according to…
Questions Covered:
20:32 - Do non-canonical Orthodox churches have valid priesthood?
24:07 - If two homosexual priests perform homosexual acts and confess them to each other, is that legitimate?
30:29 - Why do some observers say that Melchisedec is a pre-incarnate Jesus?
35:04 - How can I explain to someone why the Church ordains only male priests?
45:40 - When you’re in the sacrament of confession, you have to resolve to sin no more. In the footnote of an encyclical, it says that some people who commit adultery can still receive communion. How is that consistent with the sacrament of…
We focus on pastoral concerns but welcome any question callers would like to ask a Catholic priest as we are joined by the Catholic Answers chaplain, Norbertine Father Hugh Barbour.
Questions Covered:
06:45 - When does life begin?
16:04 - Are the souls in purgatory at the communion of saints? Was Mohammed inspired by the angel Gabriel?
22:31 - I want more information about Catholic traditions of mourning and praying for the dead.
33:19 - Why is reception of the Eucharist in the hand allowed? Why isn’t the St. Michael prayer said at the end of the Novus Ordo Mass?
44:43 - When you meet…
