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:
01:31 – Is there anything in the Didache that protestants or Catholics would have a problem with?
04:51 – I’m Southern Baptist. What was the reason for Martin Luther removing the seven books from the Old Testament?
16:01 – My parish doesn’t do the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday. Are we missing out on an important part of the liturgy?
19:14 – What book would you recommend for a new convert to help explain to a protestant family?
21:52 – Can you explain the history behind the teaching on usury?
28:51 – If Jesus, the Father and Holy Spirit are equal then why does Jesus have to sit at the right hand and have to intercede for us?
31:46 – If someone becomes Catholic then becomes Orthodox, can they still be saved, or did they just commit heresy?
36:19 – Is it wrong to work for a company that is making something morally compromised? Would I be morally obliged to resign?
44:08 – Regarding Simeon’s predictions to Mary, why do we take some of those as metaphorical and others not?
50:40 – Are Catholics allowed to attend civil weddings that involve two Catholics?
53:04 – Did any of the apostles have any wives or children before following Jesus?
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Questions Covered:
03:43 – Does the Church allow the faithful to believe polygenesis?
11:51 – How do you respond to the boring hell objection?
14:56 – My new pastor uses a lot of incense and I have a severe sensitivity, to the point of getting physically sick. It’s been going on for months and I’m growing in resentment since he is not willing to change. What can I do?
22:23 – If time is different in heaven, and I go to heaven, can I intercede for myself?
28:30 – If the early Christians came up with a fixed date for Christmas, why does Easter’s date change? Shouldn’t it be fixed too?
33:15 – Humane Generis Paragraph 5-6. What does it mean by continual evolution?
44:37 – According to Church teaching, when is a revolution necessary or just?
51:40 – My grandmother was a Jew woman who became a Messianic Jew. Given our Jewish background am I supposed to continue following the Jewish feasts?
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Questions Covered:
06:15 – Where are the Assumption and the Coronation of Mary in the Bible?
16:18 – What is an inspired work in the Catholic Church?
22:10 – What are the first steps to converting?
32:24 – Where do indulgences come from? Am I required to believe in them?
45:21 – Why do we pray to Mary?
49:46 – I’m a ‘prodigal son’ Catholic. What research do you have on the 18 years that are missing about Jesus in the bible?
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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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