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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Questions Covered:
14:00 – What assumptions must be made in order to progress in the faith and Scripture? I feel like I don’t even know where to start.
20:07 – In Ezekiel, it talks about taking the Ark of the Covenant and hiding it. Did the early Church know about that? Is it a foreshadowing of Mary being hidden as the new Ark?
32:45 – What are the reasons why Martin Luther wanted to remove the deuterocanonical books?
42:47 – What are the extra-biblical sources that the Bible assumes we know about?
46:00 – What is a good translation of the Apostolic Fathers?
47:27 – Why did Jesus tell the apostles to sell their clothes and buy a sword?
Resources Mentioned:
Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger by Gary Michuta
Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach To Answering Bible Difficulties by Trent Horn
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Did God really make the universe out of nothing? Is there really any such thing as “nothing”? Trent Horn tackles the difficult concept of “nothing” as he explains where we got everything.
Cy Kellett:
Did God really make everything out of nothing? That’s on Focus right now.
Cy Kellett:
Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding and defending the Catholic faith. Remember to subscribe to Focus on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever else you might get your podcasts, that way you’re notified when new episodes are …
Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
01:29 – I read a reflection about St. John Vianney, which said that he condemned dancing. Is dancing a sin?
08:11 – How do we evangelize people who do not have an open mind?
16:49 – Why is sodomy a sin that “cries out to heaven” and not fornication or other sexual sins?
28:44 – Who are the 24 elders in Revelation?
41:22 – What is the culpability of people with addictions that seem compulsive?
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Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
03:05 – How can I best argue for the Real Presence when speaking to non-denominational Christians?
16:00 – How important is numerology, for example, 333? What is the Catholic stance on numerology?
23:02 – Can you explain Marian consecration? What are your thoughts on this?
36:45 – Is there a definitive Catholic teaching on feminism? How can I best speak to feminists?
46:51 – Can we know for sure that God answers prayers?
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What did the early Church believe about Jesus Christ’s divinity?
Questions Covered:
22:55 – Will the good news be enhanced as time goes on?
31:23 – My friend is somewhere between Gnosticism and Arianism. How can I explain to him Christ’s divinity?
37:10 – Was Iraneus the second generation disciple after the apostle John?
46:50 – Can you expand on why we believe in Jesus, apart from the Bible?
50:33 – Jesus was so unexpected in the way that he came to the Jews. It seems like He is very impatient with them, for example, the way that he tells Peter, “Get behind me Satan.” Why was he this way?
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