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!
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Most Recent Episodes
Questions Covered:
02:06 – My son is manically depressed and suicidal. He doesn’t care or believe in God. I know that in order for God to enter into his life, he has to be willing to let him in. If he is in a state where he’s not thinking clearly, would my prayers be enough to save him?
08:25 – It seems that the Church doesn’t let the public know of how they deal with priests that have violated human rights, particularly those of children. How do they deal with them and why isn’t this information public?
15:55 – Are we allowed to venerate Orthodox saints?
20:05 – Proverbs 17:17 says a friend is always a friend. Does that hold true when your friend is sleeping with your husband?
22:22 – Why is the staff of Aaron involved in the ark of the covenant? Why are the staff and the manna removed from the ark and just the 10 commandments are left?
29:12 – Could you elaborate on how we become true Christians of our craft?
32:25 – What happens to the time of resurrection with cremains? My mom was a devout Catholic and when she passed away, my priest said there was not a problem with separating cremains. Is this true?
37:00 – How do I respond to someone that says I should just talk straight to God instead of praying the rosary?
41:00 – I don’t understand Mark 6:52. Could you please explain it?
42:55 – How do I approach living a “single and suffering” life?
45:08 – Why was Jesus circumcised and why did it used to be mandatory?
47:33 – My husband has not been confirmed but he receives all the sacraments. Is this ok? He uses the argument that he doesn’t feel like he has to stand in front of a bunch of people and do it.
50:34 – If we aren’t supposed to separate cremains, why is it ok that there are relics of saints separated from their bodies?
Resources Mentioned:
The Catholic Guide to Depression, by Aaron Kheriaty
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Questions Covered:
04:55 – Could you give me some advice on how to improve my prayer life?
12:00 – In the beginning of mass when the priest says “Call to mind your sins,” if he doesn’t say that, are they still forgiven? The priest at our church says “Let’s call to mind God’s forgiveness/mercy” but not the other words.
15:30 – How can one with kids spend time with them in prayer when they’re all under the age of 7? Also, how can one get them more engaged at mass?
19:10 – My mother wants to be cremated and put next to my father. When I recently spoke to the funeral home, I found out the people aren’t actually put under the ground but spread in their rose garden. Should I tell my mother? Both her and I are both devout Catholics.
23:40 – My husband and I have been married for almost 27 years and he started drinking a couple years ago. I have a hard problem with him drinking the harder stuff. How can I communicate with him that I don’t like him drinking that stuff?
33:29 – How should I confess my sins in regards to me talking to a woman who is separating from her husband? At what point is that acceptable or not acceptable?
43:50 – Is generational sin part of or foreign to Catholic thinking?
47:42 – I understand that a process of the canonization of a saint is to exhume the body to see if it’s incorruptible. How would you go about this if the person has been cremated?
51:52 – I find myself being really indecisive. Is there a prayer you can recommend for me to pray to see if God wants me to become a priest?
Resources Mentioned:
Catholic in Recovery
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Questions Covered:
02:25 – I’ve heard a lot of apologists refer to a 3-tiered system of priests. Could you talk about this in reference to 1st Peter and Exodus 19 in light of the golden calf?
14:30 – I was having a discussion with our associate pastor and he said Mary was not married and I disagreed with him. Was Mary married or not?
20:20 – I recently returned to the Church. I prayed to God asking how to get closer to him and out of nowhere, I heard “give up everything”. What does that mean and what do you have to give up to be a disciple of Christ?
29:30 – If I go to confession and after I confess everything, maybe an hour later I die, will I go directly to heaven?
36:15 – How can I explain to a protestant friend that it was never intended for there to be multiple denominations but only one church?
44:55 – What is the church teaching on the books missing from the bible? Should we be reading them?
49:45 – In Genesis 4:16-17, where did Cain find a wife if there were only 4 people on earth?
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