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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Questions Covered:
14:02 - I encounter people who bring up a work called “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs” which levels charges against the Church for sinning against Protestantism. Do you know how to respond to the arguments from this work?
20:46 - The Catholic Church is very well-known, so does this mean that almost every Protestant in America is likely damned?
33:05 - How do I evangelize to my friends, both to take faith more seriously and to come to the Church without “Bible bashing?"
44:20 - Why does it matter to be Catholic if half the…
We discuss the idea of “going out to the margins” with Deacon Jim Vargas, CEO of Father Joe’s Villages, a world leader in caring for the homeless on this episode of Catholic Answers Focus.
Cy Kellett:
Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am your host, Cy Kellett. And this time, we focus on one of the most successful programs in the country for assisting people experiencing homelessness, and it’s right here in San Diego. It’s our neighbor, Father Joe’s Villages. The mission there is to prevent and end homelessness one life at a time. Father Joe’s Vi…
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:
04:51 - Why isn’t the reception of the Eucharist a healing experience for my ill wife?
14:01 - How many dioceses in America have an exorcist?
17:38 - Are all demons fallen angels? Are there things that people can do to be more or less susceptible to demonic powers?
31:44 - When St. Paul said he heard a language in heaven that was unbelievable, what was 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:
07:01 - How can you recommend the early Christian writings to non-Catholics? Is there a good place to find them? How could I convince them that the writings are real?
14:18 - What does it mean that Mary is our co-Redemptrix?
16:45 - What’s the best way to address someone who believes in chakras?
18:46 - Is it a mortal sin to confess sins that you haven’t…
Questions Covered
13:42 - How can someone be a scientist and a Christian? How are the two complimentary?
32:10 - How can I talk to my teenager about in vitro fertilization as something that is wrong when lots of her friends were conceived that way?
43:20 - What would the Catholic response/stance on human cloning be?
49:54 - What is the difference between contraception and abortion? Aren’t they the same?
Resources Mentioned
20 Answers: Bioethics
