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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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Number two will BLOW YOUR MIND! Popular Catholic Apologist Trent Horn, the author of Why We’re Catholic, reflects on the three big errors all apologists should avoid.
Cy Kellett:
What are the big mistakes apologists make? Trent Horn is next.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending your Catholic faith.
Cy Kellett:
I’m Cy Kellett, your host. One of the great defenders of the Catholic faith and one of the great defenders of life in the world today is our young friend, young Trent Horn. And he has a great following…
Questions Covered:
06:10 – Why is Michael the Archangel a saint if he’s an angel? When did the Church first start having saints?
16:15 – What is the origin of birthstones? Are they a pagan item? If so, is it ok for Catholics to have them?
23:19 – Following the resurrection, we’re told God exists outside of time and space. Given this, how would we be with him in the new world?
28:25 – What is the Church’s teaching on marital rape? A friend said it was never seen as rape but just a marital dispute so the law never had any say in it.
31:07 – Have you heard of Wycliffe’s bible? If so, is it ok for Catholics to read from it?
35:10 – As a Catholic, will your book A Daily Defense help me explain our faith to people who may not believe in it?
38:22 – How can I defend and incorporate my faith into conversations with Atheists and Protestants?
44:30 – Is there any connection between the sons of Noah and the 3 languages on the cross?
Resources Mentioned:
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?, by F. F. Bruce
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, by Craig Blomberg
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, by Richard Bauckham
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Questions Covered:
06:19 – In other religions, can there be miracles? What do we do with the stories of other so-called saints from other religions?
14:05 – Can you explain the process of how the church declares something infallible?
16:15 – I’m an immigrant and I’ve lived in the US for 19 years but I don’t have legal status. What advice would you have for someone like me that wants to be a good Catholic and live a good life according to Christ’s teaching?
20:00 – You mentioned the best dating for the birth of Christ being 2-3 BC. Where did you get this conclusion from? Why do you believe that is the best time period as opposed to a different time period?
28:55 – I’m not sure what to do about my husband receiving communion. When I met him, he said he was Catholic but when we did marriage classes, he told the deacon he had only been baptized and didn’t receive his First Communion. I only recently found out about this so what should we do about this as he has been receiving the eucharist for 25 years now?
35:04 – How can I explain to someone that says a fetus is not an alive human? They made the argument that since you check for heart and brain activity to see if someone is dead, that would be the case for a fetus as well.
40:35 – If an orthodox church came back into communion with the church, what would they do about their cannon? Would they have to get rid of it?
47:00 – Was dividing animals and walking through them ever part of the marriage covenant?
51:03 – To what extent can you disagree with the Church and the Pope before it goes too far?
Resources Mentioned:
CA Focus episode – What Was the Star of Bethlehem?
The Handbook of Biblical Chronology, by Jack Finegan
From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology, by Andrew Steinmann
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Questions Covered:
05:11 – In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus talks about being saved and doing the will of his father in heaven. What does the will of the father mean in relation to entering the kingdom of heaven?
13:38 – When Jesus tells the disciples to eat the bread and drink the wine, he’s just talking directly to them. Where in the bible does it say those items are supposed to be distributed to the people?
17:24 – What does God mean when he says we need to pick up our cross?
23:45 – I have a friend who claims she went to hell and while there, she was tormented by demons. What does the Catholic church say about life after death experiences?
35:43 – Will my mom still be saved if she used to be Catholic but she’s now protestant?
46:03 – Is water baptism necessary for salvation?
51:15 – The bible says that when Jesus died on the cross, people were risen into heaven. Were any of the people that died before Jesus taken into heaven?
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Questions Covered:
08:04 – I have a hard time with the Marian dogmas. Where in scripture is Mary’s perfection written out?
16:37 – I live in a nursing home and they have ecumenical services that have what they call a “eucharistic meal”. I go to the other denominations’ services to build community, but I don’t receive these “meals”. How can I explain to others why I don’t?
23:45 – My girlfriend is Evangelical and looking to convert. She’s having trouble with Matthew 1:25 where it says, “But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to their son”. Why is this said if Mary is a perpetual virgin?
35:07 – What is the proof of Mary’s assumption and incarnation?
44:44 – Why did Jesus have to die for our sins?
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