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>If sin is forgiven, why does temporal punishment still exist? We explore scriptural and early Church support for this Catholic teaching and also touch on the rapture, eternal punishment, and how Protestants can begin attending a faithful Catholic parish.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>04:55 – What’s the basis for temporal punishment for sin? Where is it in the New Testament or Church Fathers?</li>
<li>14:04 – I’m getting confirmed this Saturday. Is the rapture a protestant invention?</li>
<li>19:15 – Why on the 2nd day of creation does God not say, “it was good”?</li>
<li>29:16 – I’m Protestant and I’m ready to start going to a Catholic Church. How do I go about finding a good faithful church?</li>
<li>41:44 – How can we have such confidence in faith as the Church defines it?</li>
<li>49:42 – Eternal punishment troubles me. How do we harmonize God being all good and loving when he created people knowing they will suffer forever?</li>
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<p>The Apostles’ Creed says Jesus “descended into hell,” but where is that in Scripture? We explore the biblical foundation for this teaching and also cover Marian dogmas, priestly celibacy, and how to explain Catholic beliefs to Protestant friends.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>11:11 – My protestant friend is going through OCIA and has been struggling with the concept of praying to the dead. How can I help?</li>
<li>17:44 – Where in the bible does it say that Jesus descended into hell?</li>
<li>22:25 – I have an issue with Marian dogmas and the idea of her co-redemptrix.</li>
<li>29:21 – I would like to get a better understanding of Mary’s place. Perpetual virginity and the assumption.</li>
<li>40:36 – Why did Jesus say that nothing can be revealed to Peter in Matthew 16 but Nathaniel does know who Jesus is Jn 1:49?</li>
<li>46:10 – What’s the teaching on priestly celibacy?</li>
<li>51:37 – Can you clarify Vatican 2’s statement that the Old Testament is not defunct. What does that mean?</li>
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<p>Many Muslims argue that the Bible can’t be trusted because it was corrupted. We explore effective Catholic responses to this common objection, along with tips for respectful dialogue, Islam’s historical roots, and Muslim views on divine inspiration.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>22:34 – Muslims tend to be aggressive when debating or discussing faith. Should we match their approach?</li>
<li>24:05 – How does the general Muslim take it when you start to question Mohammed or Allah?</li>
<li>35:07 – Is Islam basically an amalgamation of Arianism, selective Jewish theology and Arab pagan religion?</li>
<li>44:39 – What religion did Arabs believe before Islam?</li>
<li>46:35 – How do you refute Muslims when they claim that our bible can’t be trusted because it was corrupted?</li>
<li>52:22 – How do we respond when they claim that Mohammed was inspired to write the Quran by the Angel Gabriel?</li>
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<p>Jesus performed countless miracles and changed lives—but where were those people when He was suffering? We explore this thought-provoking question and what it reveals about human nature, gratitude, and the loneliness of the Cross.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>42:42 – Where were the followers, especially those who received the miracles?</li>
<li>44:37 – If Jesus knew he was God and was going to heaven, why was he so distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane?</li>
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<p>Protestants often point to Matthew 6:7-11 to argue against repeated prayers—so how can Catholics reconcile this with prayers like the Rosary or the Our Father? Jimmy Akin explores this concern along with Catholic teaching on saints, Mary’s spiritual motherhood, and mixed-faith marriages.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>02:18 – How can we reconcile Jesus saying that the Sabbath was made for man and the punishment of death for not recognizing the sabbath in the Old Testament?</li>
<li>10:21 – How can I defend the Church that was Instituted by Jesus Christ, especially on the topic of saints and Mary?</li>
<li>13:47 – Is St. Boniface VIII <em>Unam Sanctam</em> Papal bull statement infallible? If not, is there any dispute?</li>
<li>18:05 – How do we know that Mary’s motherhood expands to the rest of us in the wake of Mary being given over to John at the foot of the cross?</li>
<li>28:45 – I’m Protestant. How do Catholics reconcile Mt 6:7-11 and the repetitious prayers specifically the Our Father?</li>
<li>35:01 – How do we respond to Orthodox rejection of the Filioque?</li>
<li>39:45 – Would it be scandalous for me to attend the ordination of a married couple as priests in the Episcopalian church?</li>
<li>49:35 – What advice would you offer me as someone who is in a mixed faith marriage?</li>
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