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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<p>In this episode of <em data-start="318" data-end="351">Weird Questions with Jimmy Akin</em>, we start with a surprisingly common theological puzzle: <em data-start="409" data-end="470">Why didn’t Jesus Himself write anything down—like a Gospel?</em> We explore what this reveals about Jesus’ mission, oral tradition, and how the Church transmits truth.</p>
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<li>07:15 – Why is there no gospel according to Jesus, or, why is there nothing written attributed to Jesus?</li>
<li>13:47 – Could there be aliens (intelligent species from a distant planet) enjoying eternal life in heaven?</li>
<li>If there are intelligent aliens living on other planets, do they have guardian angels?</li>
<li>17:18 – Do dogs remember their previous experiences? I have a foster dog that was rescued from a hoarding situation. Now he is safe and well cared for, but I worry that he remembers being hungry and lost.</li>
<li>23:32 – Could there be an alternate universe/dimension where 2 + 2 =5? Is that a mathematical truth that only applies to our universe?</li>
<li>28:41 – I suspect I know the answer, but: in some fantasy-genre systems of magic (in particular, I’m thinking of the works of Tamora Pierce, which are aimed at young girls), magic is described as natural-born talent which involves being able to engage your personal energy to achieve desired results like healing, transfiguration, etc… It is specifically mentioned that only some humans can do this, and the ability is from birth, so no involvement of demons or other supernatural figures. Of course this talent can be used for evil, like anything else. If, however, magic like this was a God-given talent, would it be licit to use this talent for things like healing on recognition that this is God working through you?</li>
<li>40:44 – Did Moses eat mushrooms and hallucinated the burning bush?</li>
<li>45:14 – Would it be a formal apostasy, heresy, or schism to profess belief in a multiverse and/or simulation hypothesis where an alternate reality exists in which the substance of our Divine Revelation either never happened or happened in an opposite way or where our dogmatic facts & moral laws do not apply or apply in the reverse?</li>
<li>52:18 – If we are living in a simulation with our physical bodies suspended in a hibernation capsule in the base reality, would our sacraments be valid? What if some of us are A.I. characters within the simulation and just don’t know it, do we still have a soul</li>
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<p>In this episode of <em data-start="231" data-end="254">Catholic Answers Live</em>, we explore a fascinating Gospel mystery: <em data-start="297" data-end="425">When Jesus began His public ministry, did anyone recognize Him as the same child who once astonished the elders in the Temple?</em> We dig into Scripture and tradition to consider whether that moment left a lasting impression—and why the Gospels remain silent on this point.</p>
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<li>02:45 – I hope this email finds you well. I’m a longtime admirer of your work in Catholic apologetics and your thoughtful approach to complex questions. I have a hypothetical theological question inspired by the movie Groundhog Day that I’d love to hear your perspective on. In the film, Phil Connors is trapped in a time loop, reliving February 2nd repeatedly, with only his memory carrying over each day. From a Catholic perspective, if someone in a real-life time loop committed sins during earlier iterations of the loop, but then they broke the cycle, waking up on February 3rd, would they need to confess the sins from the previous loops? Since the loop resets the world and only the person remembers their actions, do those sins carry moral or sacramental weight after the loop ends?</li>
<li>12:18 – Hi, I am a mega fan of Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World, I am fourteen and I have a weird question for you. First, in Lord of the Rings, how culpable are people for mortal sin when they wear the One Ring? I am asking because it is possible to ignore the temptation of the Ring.</li>
<li>20:20 – My second question is does the Holy Spirit guide other sects of the Catholic church such as Greek Orthodox or the Coptic? Keep the great work up, and it would make my day if you answer my questions on weird questions with Jimmy Akin.</li>
<li>22:28 – Is the website created by soon to be canonized Bl. Carlos Acutis a relic? For that matter, are the writings of Saints, whether in written or digital form, relics?</li>
<li>28:45 – Studies show that everyone likely has at least one doppelgänger. Could it be when we make life altering decisions, that a doppelgänger is actually split from us and onto a separate timeline? Like, for example, what if a doppelgänger of me actually stayed with that guy I dated and is now living the life I would have led had I not dumped him?</li>
<li>35:15 – Everyone seems to believe aliens, if they exist, must be strange and non-human like. But, isn’t it possible that life on another earth like planet could mirror ours? And, if so, what if the mysterious Man from Taured was actually an alien human from another earth like planet?</li>
<li>46:30 – Could Melchizedek have been a Zoroastrian?</li>
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<p>In this episode of <em data-start="231" data-end="254">Catholic Answers Live</em>, we explore a fascinating Gospel mystery: <em data-start="297" data-end="425">When Jesus began His public ministry, did anyone recognize Him as the same child who once astonished the elders in the Temple?</em> We dig into Scripture and tradition to consider whether that moment left a lasting impression—and why the Gospels remain silent on this point.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">05:06 – Did Jesus change when he was incarnated?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">18:54 – I married a convert but was married under the conduction that he would receive the rest of his sacraments after marriage. He hasn’t done it. Am I sinning by going to communion since he hasn’t fulfilled that?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">24:13 – Can you expound on Mary being the new Eve?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">36:53 – Is there any indication that anybody recognizes the adult Jesus as the child who impressed the elders at the temple when his parents lost him?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">45:18 – Why isn’t it required that the Church give you the option to receive under both species?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>In this intellectually rich episode of <em data-start="251" data-end="274">Catholic Answers Live</em>, we explore a key theological difference between East and West: <em data-start="339" data-end="416">How can man be united with God if God’s energies are uncreated and eternal?</em> We examine the Catholic understanding of divinization (theosis), grace, and the beatific vision—and how these differ from the Orthodox view of God’s “energies.”</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">05:42 – Did priestly celibacy start because the Church did not want the families to inherit money and property? How do I refute that claim from a protestant?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">11:07 – How can I help convince parents to allow their children to attend youth groups? They are hesitant because there are students who attend who have same-sex attraction.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">17:33 – I had a Catholic family member who recently passed away. I’m not Catholic. How do I properly ask the intercession of saints for this person’s soul?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">23:55 – According to the western view, how can man be united with God if God’s energies are uncreated and eternal?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">34:24 – I’m a Protestant chaplain. What is the Church’s opinion of me offering the lourdes supper to Catholics?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">44:51 – Weren’t Peter and the other apostles married? Would this nullify your claim on priestly celibacy?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">49:22 – Would a confession be acceptable for a plenary indulgence if I go a week before fulfilling the rest of the criteria?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">51:37 – Do the Orthodox believe that the laity can invalidate councils? How can I use that information apologetically?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p>Orthodox vs. Anglican communion, pro-life ethics, voting dilemmas, spiritual encounters, and New Testament objections—Catholic answers to tough questions.</p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">00:15 – Content creator highlight: The Religious Hippie </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">19:54 – Why would we be able to receive communion in some circumstances at an Orthodox church but not at an Anglican Church?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:50 – If we are not allowed to choose between the life of the mother vs the baby in the pro-life debate, why do some Catholic circles say when you do have to decide, the life of the mother supersedes the life of the baby?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">33:41 – Hypothetical: If you were voting between 2 candidates, one was causing physical harm and the other spiritual harm, how should one vote?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">39:42 – How do we respond to the secular arguments against the New Testament?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">45:32 – What does the Church have to say if we sense a family member who has passed away is trying to reach out to us?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">49:24 – How do I help guide my Catholic aunt who goes to a Lutheran church and believes she’s receiving the real presence?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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