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:
09:55 – Why is it ok to cut up the bodies of saints and distribute them throughout the world?
19:35 – My husband is an example of different ways of coming into the Church.
28:42 – The Easter vigil masses look different depending on where you go, diocesan, Dominican etc. Do their Mass services reflect their theology?
34:10 – Comment: I wanted to express just how beautiful it is for people to come into the Church during this time.
36:03 – Why should someone become Catholic and not Orthodox with so much confusion coming from the Vatican?
43:30 – My friend’s daughter is going to RCIA and wants me to be her daughter’s godmother. How best can I explain Catholicism to the Baha’i family?
48:05 – I’m being baptized on Easter with a Mormon background. So, are my wife and I no longer going to be married in heaven?
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Questions Covered:
02:19 – Do we understand the 2 natures of Jesus the same as the Oriental Orthodox?
15:38 – Considering that suicide is a mortal sin, how come we can’t say that they automatically go to hell?
23:50 – Were dinosaurs alive when Adam and Eve were created?
28:25 – How are things outside of ecumenical councils infallible such as canon law?
42:47 – How do you keep your mind from wanting to leave the Church, especially for those who are on the spectrum?
49:45 – How do I defend the Immaculate conception if a protestant says that Luke 1:28 doesn’t translate to “hail full of grace?”
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Questions Covered:
04:11 – If you apply CS Lewis’ Lord, Lunatic, or Liar options to Mohammed, what would you choose? Prophet, Lunatic or Liar?
07:02 – Do near death experiences detract from the reality of purgatory?
15:06 – What is the earliest record of the Eucharist celebrated after the last supper?
19:41 – Where in the bible do we see purgatory? Do Jesus’ words to the good thief disprove purgatory?
28:23 – I’ve heard it said that the road to Emmaus account is the first Eucharist. What are your thoughts on this?
32:06 – Why is liberation theology a problem?
35:19 – Did Judas go to heaven or hell?
40:14 – Why does John never name the mother of Jesus?
44:53 – Why do we call Mary the blessed Mother if that’s what we call people in the process of being saints?
47:32 – Why doesn’t God speak to all of us clearly like he did to David? How do we discern what God is telling us?
51:52 – How can we help people in purgatory?
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Questions Covered:
02:21 – How do you know when you’re being forgiven if you don’t feel peace after confession?
10:10 – Why do we not use the name Jehovah?
12:34 – My friend said that during the early Church there were other Christians apart from Catholics? Is this true?
15:44 – If a tabernacle is God’s dwelling place and Jesus is no longer in Mary’s tabernacle, can we still call her God Tabernacle? How can Mary hear everyone’s prayers and not be equal to God?
22:53 – I’m Protestant. If you miss Mass to go to a Cowboy game and die on the way to the game, is your soul damned just because you were going to the game?
36:36 – Can you give a good answer to the accusation that we worship Mary and statues?
42:55 – I visited a Pentecostal church and was told that I need to be rebaptized in the name of Jesus. How do I respond?
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Questions Covered:
05:59 – How do we refute double predestination?
14:42 – What’s the response to the objections that consecrate virgins would make Christ a polygamist since they are his brides?
23:06 – My protestant friend claimed that the Catholic Church was founded in the 5th century by Pope Gregory the Great. What’s the response?
31:00 – Is the antichrist going to claim that he is the rightful Messiah?
35:55 – My brother says that the Eucharist is not the real presence. Can you clarify this teaching?
44:41 – I’m protestant. Can purgatory be lessened with words being spoken during last rites?
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