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:
06:14 – How long does purgatory last?
19:26 – How can we realistically understand whether the Church’s claims about itself are true?
29:07 – I was close to coming back to Catholicism but then I heard about the 3 different revelations and I came to the conclusion that the Church essentially teaches Sola Scriptura.
44:44 – I’m not Catholic because if you follow the bible then you can’t be Catholic.
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In this episode, Jimmy Akin answers a variety of thought-provoking questions about Catholicism like if first-century Jews expect the Messiah to be divine.…
Question Covered:
02:40 – How does a Catholic respond to the phrase “we can agree to disagree” when in an apologetics conversation?
07:09 – We know the CCC says we shouldn’t talk to mediums, but we can do prophetic prayer. How do I explain the difference to someone who visits mediums?
19:08 – Did the Jewish people of the first century expect a divine messiah?
28:55 – I’m going through a divorce. We are still both practicing Catholics. Why can’t the Church intervene to help us work it out?
39:23 – Is animal predation a consequence of original sin?
42:14 – Are the Jews in the current state of Israel the same Jews of the tribe of Judah?
47:56 – Is it true that a person going through RCIA could go to confession but won’t receive absolution until lent?
51:19 – I’m a new Catholic. Why does the priest say “we dare to say” right before the Our Father prayer?
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In this episode, Jimmy Akin tackles a wide range of thought-provoking questions on Catholicism including his explains whether the power of binding and loosing was meant to continue indefinitely,…
Questions Covered:
04:19 – Was the power of binding and loosing meant to be passed down indefinitely?
14:16 – How does the Church minister to veterans who carry the burden of the memories of war?
20:11 – Does suffering necessitate consciousness?
22:35 – Could we use historical claims in favor of Catholicism as an apologetical strategy?
29:10 – How do I explain the idea of infant baptism to a protestant who is considering Catholicism?
36:01 – Why do we refer to Jesus returning as the second coming if technically it would be the third if we count his resurrection as another coming?
40:57 – I’m moving to a retirement community where they only offer one mass a month and don’t have the ability to drive. Is it okay for me to attend ecumenical services?
44:18 – Could Jesus have manifested through a different cultural lens in other places of the world?
46:28 – If technologies like contraception are bad then how come other technologies like pacemakers are good and permissible?
51:59 – Was polygamy a part of God’s permissive will?
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