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
Questions and Topics Covered:
19:14 - When you say you don’t have things under control and want to experience joy, why do you still feel the emptiness even though you’ve given it to God?
29:16 - I experience depression and anxiety. How can I change the way I think to experience more joy in life?
32:50 - I have a child with mental illness. My joy is gone. He is in a mental hospital. I am very sad. How can I find joy in this?
43:14 - Do you have suggestions in helping family members who choose not to be joyful?
45:53 - I am going through a divorce and am having a hard time understanding…
Questions Covered:
19:26 - My well Catholic educated daughter and her husband no longer believe in God. How do I begin to discuss the topic of faith with them? She is more knowledgeable than me in many ways.
35:00 - Is your book more for a person who wants to retell the story to someone, or would it be better to hand to someone?
43:23 - My brother was atheist, now is deist. He is struggling with a God who made everything and then left it alone. How can I help him to understand that God did not leave us?
48:53 - If an atheist were to say, “What if Christianity is based on a tall tale," …
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:
04:19 - I’m 43 and I tried to save our marriage. My ex-husband was abusive and I think I did the right thing, so why is divorce so shunned?
13:24 - Do pious acts and traditions seperate or unify? If they can unify, how can churches go about that?
30:25 - If all the baptized are members of the body of Christ, what if a baptized person doesn’t believe in…
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.
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Questions Covered:
14:19 - Why are there no Old Testament saints? Can we pray to them?
19:58 - The rhythm method intends to not get pregnant, so why is it okay but contraception isn’t?
31:27 - Why do we not adhere to rules and laws in Leviticus anymore?
34:53 - What are some documents from early church fathers that teach…
Questions Covered:
15:31 - Where can I find in the Bible that Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven?
23:13 - Why do Catholics take some aspects of scripture literal and other aspects figuratively?
36:32 - What was your reaction when you found that the Catholic Bible had more books than the Protestant Bibles?
44:10 - How do we authenticate St. Ignatius’s works?
Resources Mentioned:
Stunned by Scripture: How the Bible Made Me Catholic by John Bergsma
Psalm Basics for Catholics: Seeing Salvation History in a New Way by John Bergsma
