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:
04:50 – Was Jesus sacrificed because God got tired of all the animal sacrifices?
11:09 – Why do we believe that non-Catholics cannot achieve heaven? Where does it say this in the Catechism?
16:13 – Are the groups like Christian Scientists, Salvation Army, Quakers etc. Christians since they don’t baptize?
19:02 – Under what circumstances does a non-Catholic have access to the sacraments?
22:06 – What does it mean that Mary is the mediatrix of all graces?
29:37 – What’s a quick easy response to the question of why we pray the rosary?
31:57 – Can you explain the difference between venial and mortal sin?
42:07 – What does John mean in 1 John 5:17 when he says to pray for people who have not committed a sin that leads to death but doesn’t say to pray for those who commit a sin that leads to death?
52:50 – I didn’t receive proper absolution after confession. He didn’t say the proper words. What do you suggest I do?
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Questions Covered:
14:35 – How can I focus and remember not to worry and focus on God?
16:51 – My husband was diagnosed with cancer, after reading the book, I decided not to worry and give it up to God?
22:49 – How do you tell the difference between worry and natural problem solving as things come up?
31:56 – How do you know what God wants you to do when you worry about something?
34:16 – I worry about my adult children and their faith. How do I handle that?
47:50 – I worry about when the priest changes words during mass.
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Questions Covered:
06:34 – Is it permissible for Catholics to attend a gay wedding reception?
20:08 – How do you reconcile contradictions in the Old Testaments?
28:57 – What forgiveness for abortion is needed? No harm has come to a soul. Souls inhabit at first breath, at inspiration.
31:41 – 2. Cor 5:21. How would you explain, “he who had no sin, became sin?”
37:43 – How do I answer the question, “How can God exist with all the evil in the world?
43:43 – Can a Catholic include the Easter Orthodox Church ever be recognized as another valid denomination?
52:02 – Were 4 of the 7 sacraments instituted by the Church and not by Christ?
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Questions Covered:
05:41 – How do I explain infant baptism to a Protestant?
16:31 – When I go to confession what does it do to my spiritual life when you put it into the context of my mental disability?
33:42 – What does imprimatur mean in the Church? Should mystics who have one be taken seriously?
42:37 – I work in an environment where swearing is common. How do I go about it especially when they constantly say the Lord’s name in vain?
48:40 – What do the different colors of the scapulars mean, particularly the blue one?
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Questions Covered:
05:20 – Is it sinful to reuse a train ticket if the conductor did not tag the ticket?
16:55 – Is it important to view the New Testament as a liturgical aid?
36:47 – How do you respond to the claim that the woman in revelation is the Church not Mary?
47:01 – What do you say to someone who says the Catholic Church works on an economic system?
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