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 Covered:
15:23 - What is the Church’s view on sex after the childbearing age is over?
21:15 - What if a spouse is unable to have sex?
23:26 - How can something so holy also be so misused?
34:20 - If two parties are willing, is it possible for sex to go beyond the childbearing purpose to be pleasurable and become a sin?
36:25 - Are there resources for men who struggle with abstinence during marriage?
42:25 - What does the Church teach about intercourse during pregnancy?
46:46 - If a woman has had surgery to remove childbearing organs, should she refrain from having sex?
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Questions Covered:
18:57 - I’ve been divorced for 7 years and I’ve maintained a chaste relationship and I find it extremely difficult. How do I deal with it?
24:20 - I’m divorced, and before I was married, I hadn’t been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. I’m wondering if I could get an annulment and get remarried?
29:45 - My mom left the Church recently and intends to marry someone. What level of participation should me and my family engage in?
33:44 - I have a sister who is civilly married and she’s going to communion. I don’t think she’s having marital relations, but wouldn’t it be…
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:
05:05 - How do we reconcile predestination and free will?
13:03 - I travel all the time and I don’t get to Church, and I was wondering if there’s a way to do confession online?
16:28 - How free are priests to change the words at Mass, particularly during the words of consecration?
20:07 - Does baptism forgive all of your sins? I had an abortion when I was younger and was baptized after, but…
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:
03:00 - Why was the book of Enoch left out of the canon?
06:26 - How can you talk to atheist if they want to define their own definition of atheism?
13:15 - What is the role of Israel or Jerusalem, if any, in the second coming?
30:05 - Ignatius of Antioch says “the virginity of mary and the death of the Jesus were hidden from the prince of this world.” What…
Noted author, teacher, and documentarian, Dr. Edward Sri addresses caller questions about holiness: what it is, why it is important, and how to get it.
Questions Covered:
07:49 - For a person that struggles with scrupulosity, how does one strive for holiness?
18:58 - I know that Jesus is the most holy of anyone who ever existed. How closely can we get to Jesus’s holiness here on earth?
24:00 - I’m interested in deepening my experience with God, and I’m wondering if centering prayer or Catholic mysticism would help?
35:19 - There is a prominent nun and she said that paying more taxes…
