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
<p>“Is feminism compatible with Christianity?” This question opens a discussion on the intersection of faith and feminist ideals, addressing concerns about objectification and the complexities of modern feminism. Other topics include how to engage charitably with feminist viewpoints and the misconceptions surrounding women’s equality and the patriarchy.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:30 – Is Feminism compatible with Christianity?</li>
<li>23:28 – My sister claims to be a feminist and says she is in support of legal prostitution. At the same time she says she is against the objectification of women. Any advice on how to talk to her about this stuff?</li>
<li>32:46 – What’s your advice on how to best debate with a feminist in a charitable way?</li>
<li>43:50 – I think people are confused about what feminism is. People think women being equal is women being like men, and that’s wrong. I think the patriarchy still has a hold on us in some ways — women need education so they can escape abusive relationships if needed.</li>
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<p>“Should we remove holy water and cover statues in Lent?” This question opens a discussion on the practices of the season, while also addressing the nature of the Mass as a true sacrifice, the challenges of explaining its mystical elements to Protestants, and the historical changes from the Latin Mass to the new order.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:27 – Should We Remove Holy Water and Cover Statues Doing Lent?</li>
<li>12:25 – Is the sacrifice of the Mass symbolic or is it actually Christ continually being sacrificed through time and space in the Eucharist?</li>
<li>17:14 – How do you deal with a Protestant who struggles with the mystical or supernatural aspects of the Mass. I mean, consuming flesh and blood is pretty out there.</li>
<li>37:10 – After the collect, does the congregation need to wait until the priest sits down before we sit down? We did it that way when I was a kid, but not anymore.</li>
<li>42:25 – Why did the Mass change from the Latin Mass to the new order?</li>
<li>47:43 – I’m in OCIA. I wanted to attend a Church that has a Latin Mass. What do I need to know beforehand? I saw on a parish website times for high mass and low mass. What is this all about?</li>
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<p>“How Can I Avoid Gossip?” This question opens a discussion on the implications of cursing and the use of God’s name in vain. Other topics include strategies for overcoming cussing, the moral responsibilities of viewers regarding language in films, and whether little lies can be considered sinful.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>15:16 – My worst habit is cussing. Can you recommend how I can stop?</li>
<li>19:31 – Is it ever acceptable for an actor to take the Lord’s name in vain for a movie? And as viewers do we bear any culpability for viewing it?</li>
<li>31:32 – Are little lies sinful?</li>
<li>42:07 – Is it wrong to say “G.D.”? My dad said it all the time.</li>
<li>45:59 – Rahab lied, but she’s this biblical hero. What’s the deal with that?</li>
<li>47:30 – How would you approach someone in your life who regularly uses the Lord’s name in vain?</li>
<li>51:43 – My students just say the most outrageous and nonsensical things. How can I cut this off without completely shutting down the classroom?</li>
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<p>“Is there a scriptural basis for St. Joseph’s Assumption?” This question opens a discussion on the biblical foundations of St. Joseph’s bodily assumption into Heaven. Other topics include the differences between the Douay–Rheims versions, the appropriateness of praying for intercession from souls in purgatory, and the practice of clergy praying with covered heads during Mass.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>18:29 – What is the difference between the Douay–Rheims reims and the traditional Douay–Rheims?</li>
<li>21:45 – Is it okay to not just pray for the souls in purgatory, but to ask for their intercession?</li>
<li>29:07 – 1 Cor 11 says to not pray with your head covered. So how do we reconcile that with clergy praying with heads covered (mitres, cardinals hats, berettas, etc) during Mass?</li>
<li>32:49 – Should we offer Masses for the recently deceased leader of Iran and his party?</li>
<li>42:39 – How does one pray to saints? Also, The Bible records Jesus’ words of prayer in the agony in the garden, but how do we know what he said if nobody was there to witness and report it?</li>
<li>45:23 – How often can one make a general confession?</li>
<li>48:22 – Can you help me understand this controversy of interpreting the bible as saying we are either “declared” righteous or “made” righteous?</li>
<li>52:04 – I feel like God’s love and mercy has already washed my sins away even though I haven’t been to confession yet. What’s the deal with that?</li>
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<p>When exactly can Catholics fulfill their Easter duty, and why does the Church require it? In this episode of <em data-start="246" data-end="269" data-is-only-node="">Catholic Answers Live</em>, Jimmy Akin answers thoughtful questions from listeners on a wide range of topics. He explains how we know the Scriptures are divinely inspired without falling into circular reasoning, discusses theories about the causes of same-sex attraction, and examines whether monastic life conflicts with the Church’s mission to evangelize. Jimmy also explores the relationship between the Eucharist and the resurrection of the body, moral responsibility for actions done in ignorance, whether swallowing something stuck in your teeth breaks the Eucharistic fast, and how Catholic moral theology evaluates difficult scenarios like stopping a hijacked plane. A wide-ranging discussion covering Scripture, moral theology, and practical questions about living the Catholic faith.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:00 – When can you fulfill your Easter duty?</li>
<li>11:07 – How can we know that the Scriptures are divinely inspired?</li>
<li>The idea that “the Church says the Scriptures are divinely inspired because the Church has the authority to say so, but the Church has the authority to say so because the Scriptures give them the authority to” feels like a circular argument. I know there’s more to it, but I can’t quite articulate it, so any help would be appreciated!</li>
<li>19:33 – Have you in your learnings come to understand what causes Same-Sex Attraction? Is there a theory you find convincing? Do you have a theory of your own?</li>
<li>29:11 – Is monasticism selfish? For example, how could have the apostles fulfilled the Great Commission if they were cloistered? And how would that apply today? Can evangelization be accomplished from inside a monastic cell?</li>
<li>39:54 – It seems to me that God’s ultimate goal is to get us back bodily in heaven with him. Would that be like the garden of Eden again and how does us eating the eucharist help with that? Or does it? It seems we need to eat our savior to be bodily with God like he is. Is this correct or am I going somewhere I shouldn’t with this line of reasoning?</li>
<li>44:17 – If somebody does something evil out of stupidity, how responsible is he for said action? Can he be at least partly excused?</li>
<li>47:58 – This might sound silly, but I’ve wondered it a lot: If you are in mass and you’ve fasted the hour but find something in your teeth, does it break the fast to swallow it?</li>
<li> 50:00 – Would it be moral to shoot down a hijacked plane full of civilians over an unpopulated area, if it is believed the hijackers intend to crash it in a populated area? Would this be considered doing evil that good may come of it or double effect?</li>
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