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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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
06:55 – What is the difference between the Melkite and Roman Catholic Church?
11:06 – If Jesus did have blood brothers and sisters, how would that be inconsistent with the rest of the Bible?
19:45 – What obligation do the rich have to the poor? To what extent are people allowed to have things beyond what they need?
28:39 – Does the Catholic Church believe in apparitions? Can apparitions and ghosts be visible to all people? Can they be a human spirit?
35:42 – Can a person be married in the Catholic Church without a marriage license?
37:33 – Are angels made in the image of God? If so, how can I then answer why God made humans?
43:41 – What are the origins of annulments in the Catholic Church? Why are they valid?
49:44 – Is it the actual blood of Christ or the act of the passion that was redeemed?
52:32 – What’s the teaching on Catholics owning a Jewish Tallit? Are Catholics allowed to wear them?
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Questions Covered:
6:30 – What is the Catholic view of the rapture and how can I respond to a Protestant who says it’s the only correct view of the end times?
13:34 – How can I defend Catholicism against Orthodoxy? Specifically, I thought they couldn’t hold councils, but I heard they have.
18:29 – Why does the Church excommunicate people for abortion but not for killing a born person?
24:19 – How would you respond to a person who says that Catholics are equally as divided as Protestants, citing groups like the SSPX?
35:29 – I’ve been told that Catholics shouldn’t play role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Is that true? If not, how should I answer?
46:22 – How can I better explain the Trinity to a Muslim? Specifically, how did all the persons exist before creation and the incarnation?
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Questions Covered:
05:15 – Are there impediments to betrothal?
06:32 – What is the Church’s stance on technology like Neuro-Link?
15:52 – What do you recommend I read for lent along with a St. Louis de Montfort book?
19:10 – What is the history of the celebration of the birth of Christ?
28:55 – My roommate is a Baptist and told me that he, his mother and aunt have the gift of tongues. What is the Catholic understanding of this?
34:43 – My wife and I are not married in the Church. She’s protestant. If she doesn’t want to get our marriage convalidated, would this mean that we would have to continue to live as brother and sister?
42:30 – Jacob has his name changed to Israel but the bible continues to refer to him as Jacob. Why is that?
44:33 – Is it okay to wear a rosary?
48:04 – If you can lose Grace, can you get it back?
50:38 – What are your thoughts on transformation and sharing our gifts?
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Questions Covered:
03:25 – How do you respond to someone who claims that Mt 6:30-34 offers a false promise?
12:15 – I will be invested into the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. There is a possibility that I might be ordered to take action that might cause the deaths of Christians in the Middle East. How do I reconcile these actions?
18:12 – To what extent does submission of intellect must we abide to non-infallible teachings such as the death penalty?
29:38 – What do you measure oral traditions against to know whether it’s from God or man-made?
33:14 – Domestic Church Media… When and how did Jesus become aware of his divinity?
40:54 – Are we relieved of our human emotions when we pass to heaven?
44:39 – I’m protestant. Do Catholics use the Septuagint or a Hebrew translation with the Deutro-canon?
49:26 – How do I approach a loved one who is divorced and remarried without an annulment without pushing her away from the Church?
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Questions Covered:
03:38 – What do you think of miraculous testimonies of protestants? Do you think they are saved?
11:52 – Is it possible to offer a mass for a deceased Catholic who lived a lukewarm life?
14:22 – There have been many private revelations that promise salvation. What’s a prudent way to approach this?
18:00 – How do you respond to someone who claims Sola Fide?
23:54 – What is the protestant understanding of salvation and how does it compare to Catholicism?
34:58 – How does Confirmation fit in with salvation? Do I need to be confirmed?
41:09 – Where did baptism come from?
45:52 – I’m a Protestant. How does the fact that Catholic leaders are straying away from the Word affect how the Church sees salvation?
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