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
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:
04:40 - When I am praying the rosary, I struggle to meditate and say the prayers. What can I do?
08:28 - How can I explain to my girlfriend the importance of the priesthood?
16:24 - My 3rd grade student is wondering, why do we need to be baptized?
21:42 - I am at a really low point in my life. How do I find the strength to go on?
28:51 - Why should I trust the Magisterium at this time?
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Radio club contestants battle for Catholic Answers Quiz Show glory as Cy and Trent grill them on the toughest Catholic trivia .
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Don Johnson joins us to discuss his new film, Unprotected. The film chronicles the journey from the beginnings of contraception and Pope Paul VI's prophetic encyclical, Humanae Vitae, to all the negative effects that men and women are experiencing today.
Questions Covered:
22:19 - I have never got the message that I should be sexually promiscuous. Why should a man be telling me all of this?
32:29 - Hookup culture ruined my life.
46:38 - I am troubled by Joan’s argument that men can’t talk about this. This excludes men from taking part in conversation about abortion, children, etc.
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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:
02:46 - How do we know that Mary did not commit sin in her lifetime?
07:56 - What is the importance of saintly relics?
13:26 - I am new Catholic. Why would the tabernacle not be on or behind the altar, but to the side?
22:37 - My sister is not Catholic, but she came to Mass with me and received the Eucharist. How can I explain to her why she cannot receive…
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:
02:01 - Was Jesus’ sacrifice in vain? Two thousand years have passed and we have had world wars and the worst kind of sin.
05:36 - Is it a good idea to do away with seminaries in order to deal with the scandal?
08:50 - Are there any good resources that counter the orthodox arguments against the primacy of the Pope?
21:25 - What is a good way to respond to…
