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:
11:44 – Is there a difference when you pray for specifics like for a job vs when praying in general like the Our Father?
23:26 – How can you tell the difference between a demonic manifestation and a soul in purgatory who needs prayers?
23: 33 – Is it true that the first bible came from Ethiopia?
28:47 – If God is all knowing, do we really have free will?
37:24 – How do I respond to the objection that Mary had a painless childbirth but yet still experienced death meaning that she was not sinless.
45:50 – Is it necessary to have sacramentals be blessed by a priest?
48:17 – What is the official language of the Church? What was the process of marriage in the 1st century Holy Land?
52:45 – What era did the Church rule that priests could not be married?
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Questions Covered:
07:35 – Does 2 Jn 1:1-3. prove Sensus Fidelium?
12:42 – How are the different theological opinions in the east and west that would be needed to be reconciled for union?
19:38 – Why did God place the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden in the first place?
24:58 – Is it true that in biblical days women who gave birth to boys had to be secluded for 30 days and if they had girls it would be 60 days?
31:46 – Sola scriptura is very defendable from scripture. It was Jesus’s primary gripe with the Pharisees. Almost every conversation He had with them was directly condemning any source other than scripture.
34:05 – What are the differences in biblical canons for the Catholics and Orthodox?
36:37 – I go to an evangelical school. My teacher said that Jesus couldn’t have instituted the eucharist at the last supper because it would go against the Deutero laws and Levitical laws. How do I respond to that?
45:28 – What was the process to enter the Catholic Church in the early 1900’s?
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Questions Covered:
05:49 – I’ve heard there’s 7 Sacraments. Two are mutually exclusive (Matrimony & Holy Orders). If a Catholic Man is unmarried/not ordained religious and receives the other 5 Sacraments, is he missing something/less than others who are married/ordained?
15:21 – When talking to Tom earlier, you left on a cliffhanger. Where in the Bible does it say you should be Catholic?
37:41 – As a non-Catholic, can I go to Confession?
44:02 – Is there a connection between Classical Liberalism / democracy (differing ideas in society) and Protestantism (having differences in faith in the “Church”)?
50:37 – Could you give me a Biblical/Traditional defense on Marian Doctrine in general?
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Questions Covered:
05:42 – Can you become Catholic on your deathbed?
15:01 – My wife and I are Protestant, but I’m leaning towards Catholicism. What becomes of our marriage? Do I have to divorce her to become Catholic?
28:51 – My daughter and I listened to (Lutheran). If God is all-knowing, why did He create Satan, and why did He create people who would go/choose Hell?
43:10 – I’m converting this Easter, but my family is anti-Catholic. How can I better explain Catholic beliefs to my family and make them sound reasonable?
48:20 – I left the Protestant Church and I’m learning about Catholicism, but my wife has a hard time with faith vs. works. Can you provide some insight on how to help her understand the difference between faith and works?
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Questions Covered:
01:59 – My sister and I grew up Catholic. She married a protestant and started going to Protestant services. Today she invited us to her baptism, even though she has already been baptized. Should I attend?
06:08 – What is the Church teaching on reporting illegal activity of someone who is in a vulnerable position? For example, reporting a poor person for stealing food.
17:05 – What is the Catholic view of the Elect and predestination?
22:56 – My Pentecostal friend is asking why we don’t say “In the name of the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.” He’s wondering why we don’t use his name instead of his title “The Son.” How would you answer?
29:00 – How can we get stronger in spiritual warfare?
33:02 – What is the Catholic response to someone saying we are cannibalistic because we eat the Eucharist?
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