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:
03:49 – How can the Church have different rites and different forms of liturgy if the Mass is so important?
14:35 – How can I answer someone who says we’re idolaters for having statues?
21:21 – I don’t understand why Catholicsm makes more sense over Orthodoxy when they both have apostolic succession.
30:10 – Should somebody drop out of Catholicism because of the declaration of same-sex unions?
36:00 – Why do people have to do seven months of RCIA, and why do we have to go to church every Sunday?
49:51 – Is it true that the Catholic Church believes only Catholics go to heaven?
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Questions Covered:
09:25 – Sirius XM I don’t find any of the stories of miracles and the supernatural to be convincing.
17:44 – What does worship mean from a Catholic perspective?
23:14 – If I can pray directly to God and Jesus, why pray to anybody else?
33:03 – Wasn’t Catholicism responsible for the Inquisitions?
35:08 – Didn’t Jesus condemn repetitive prayer?
44:06 – How would Catholics define graven images?
51:24 – It doesn’t make sense why we don’t worship Mary.
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Questions Covered:
03:40 – Are martial arts a sin?
07:25 – When were the angels created? Also, what did the angels fight with in the battle of angels?
14:12 – What sources could be useful to prepare a discussion with a protestant?
16:22 – I’m trying to become Catholic but I’m having problems understanding why Mary is a perpetual virgin. Is there any scriptural evidence?
24:25 – I am a registered nurse and in the process of converting to Catholicism. As an RN, I practice in the correctional system and some of these inmates are dealing with gender dysphoria. I am required to administer medications to patients, including medications that support transitions. Am I doing wrong? What does the Church teach about this?
38:37 – What do you do if even if you know you’ve been forgiven through confession, you can’t forgive yourself?
44:20 – Is there evidence that Satan really exists? Or is it just symbolism?
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Questions Covered:
03:16 – Does the original sin of Adam work in a similar way as the infused righteousness of Christ?
11:29 – What kind of magisterial document does “Fiducia Supplicans” fall into? What kind of sin of intellect and will must Catholics make with documents like that?
16:57 – When it comes to praying to the saints, how do they come to conclusion of what saints represent which things?
21:00 – I have been both Methodist and Catholic and am now non-practicing. I miss things from both. Is it possible to make the two come together?
29:40 – The man on the cross beside Jesus didn’t have time to jump down and become baptized. But Jesus told him TODAY you’ll be with me in paradise.
32:33 – I’ve heard both Jimmy and Trent talk about the use of nuclear weapons as being not licit. If this is a church standing, does that mean Catholic military members cannot be involved in the operations of nuclear weapons?
41:35 – Is there any archeological evidence to whether Sodom and Gomorrah was real?
47:25 – Do two married people have a united nature? Is it a matter of being one nature but two persons?
51:00 – Is there any info on the human side of Jesus and his disciples? For example, favorite color, how he celebrated birthdays, etc.
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Questions Covered:
03:20 – If Jesus is the only one who has conquered death, then how do we get these people rising from the dead at the end of Matthew?
05:22 – Is the story of Sodom and Gamorrah historical?
10:58 – When God speaks it’s not in quotes but when humans do it is. Why is that?
17:52 – Why does the devil tempt Jesus after he starts his ministry and not before? Also, why are none of the temptations sexual in nature?
22:25 – I’m not Catholic. Jesus told the good thief that he would be with Jesus in paradise that day? Wouldn’t that negate purgatory?
37:00 – In Proverbs the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. What does it mean?
43:56 – I just want to thank Jeff, His book saved me from leaving the Church.
48:05 – Did Jesus have brothers?
51:41 – Could you explain Mt 16:28 in the context of verse 27? Is it referring to the second coming? Who is that Jew that has not tasted death?
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