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
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:
08:04 - What are the main points of contention between the Masons and the Church? Do I have to leave the Lodge to join the Church? And what place is there for single people in the Church?
18:12 - How do we refute the idea that Constantine invented the idea that Jesus is God?
30:10 - Given that a former priest can still hear confessions, does he also have to…
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:
05:19 - How does excommunication relate to abortion and other mortal sins?
12:04 - How would we respond to somebody who says that Islam, not Catholicism, is the fulfillment of Judaism?
17:53 - I tried to go to Confession recently and found it closed without any signs telling me this previously. What does this mean for me?
20:22 - What is the doctrinal…
Raised in the Word of Faith movement, often referred to as "Prosperity Gospel," Lisa Cooper shares her experiences within this off-shoot of Christian belief, and her liberation into the Catholic Faith.
Questions Covered:
30:08 - How do these prosperity gospel preachers square their teachings with the martyrdom of the Apostles?
34:15 - What can I do to help my parents understand how I left their Baptist church because I didn’t believe in its "give money and God will bless your marriage” message?
46:50 - How can I talk to other Christians in my town about the link between the prosperity…
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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…
