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
<p>Why did the new pope choose the name Leo XIV? In this episode, we explore the possible historical, theological, and symbolic significance of the name “Leo”—from Leo the Great to Leo XIII—and what it might reveal about the new pope’s priorities, vision, and identity. Karlo Broussard also discusses whether this signals a moderate papacy and how the choice reflects on the Church’s current moment.</p>
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<li>18:28 – What are your thoughts on why he chose the name Leo XIV? Do you think he will be a moderate?</li>
<li>22:06 – Can we receive communion at a Orthodox church?</li>
<li>24:19 – What are some general guidelines in discerning satanic resistance vs God closing the door?</li>
<li>30:13 – Do you think the resurgence of traditional Catholicism in the US gave the idea that we were ready to have an American pope? That we are no longer looked upon as a wild card?</li>
<li>30:13 – Do you think the resurgence of traditional Catholicism in the US gave the idea that we were ready to have an American pope? That we are no longer looked upon as a wild card?</li>
<li>34:15 – The new Pope has a degree in Math. Could his papal blessing also impart more math knowledge?</li>
<li>37:41 – I think Cy’s book Ad Limina was a great parallel to what we have now. What are your thoughts on those parallels?</li>
<li>44:18 – What are your thoughts on the general name Leo and the historical significance of Leo III?</li>
<li>49:00 – What’s the difference between Catholicism and Episcopalians?</li>
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<p>What happens if someone grows up Catholic but was never properly taught the faith? In this episode, we explore the Church’s teaching on invincible ignorance, personal responsibility, and how culpability is assessed when someone lacks formation. Does ignorance excuse sin? What if that ignorance is the result of others’ failure? Karlo Broussard breaks it all down.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:51 – I got a tattoo at 16 of the number 666. I got it covered up and have confessed. Are there any implications for still having it on my body?</li>
<li>09:46 – When you were protestant, how did you handle church shopping with Jesus saying he is the way, the truth and the life?</li>
<li>19:25 – What do the 153 fish mean when Jesus met with his apostles after the resurrection?</li>
<li>22:55 – How can the Trinity have one divine mind of the persons are each other?</li>
<li>29:32 – If a person receives the anointing of the sick before they die are they absolved of all of their sins?</li>
<li>32:17 – What is or is not allowed in adoration? Can I do my homework in his presence?</li>
<li>39:40 – CCC 2156 discusses receiving a Christian name. Did my parents mess up by not naming me after a saint?</li>
<li>43:54 – What is the Church’s view on suicide?</li>
<li>49:08 – If a person goes to Catholic school and is poorly catechized would he be culpable or would he have invincible ignorance?</li>
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<p>Many Christians find it hard to see the papacy in the first-century Church. In this episode, Erick Ybarra addresses the historical and biblical foundations for the papal office. Was Peter truly the first pope? How did early Christians view his authority? And what evidence do we have from Scripture and tradition that connects the leadership of Peter to the role of today’s pope?</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>12:33 – I struggle with not seeing the papacy in the first century. Can you help clarify where we see it?</li>
<li>18:30 – How close have we ever gotten to the pope who was the minimal requirement, a male baptized Catholic?</li>
<li>22:32 – Regarding his debate with Ubi Petrus. Do you have clarification from one of your questions from the debate?</li>
<li>35:29 – How is it ok that we added the filioque to the Nicene creed? Didn’t the Nicene Creed have a clause that not one word could be changed?</li>
<li>42:09 – How do you think the Church balances separating itself from being too political and how it’s done that historically?</li>
<li>48:24 – How closely do we tie our belief in Christ to our belief in the Church? If the pope were to dogmatically declare heresy, would it invalidate the magisterium?</li>
<li>52:06 – What do you think about the passages in First Clement where he says the Holy Spirit is writing/speaking through him? Is this evidence of papal infallibility?</li>
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<p>How long do souls stay in purgatory? Can they meet their guardian angel? Is it okay to ask them to pray for you? We explore Catholic teaching on purgatory—its duration, biblical references, and the mystery of hope beyond purification.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>03:52 – Length of time in purgatory. How do we know how long we’ll be in purgatory?</li>
<li>08:46 – When you’re in purgatory do you get to meet your guardian angel?</li>
<li>29:29 – What does Philippians 2:10 mean? Is ‘under the earth’ a reference to purgatory?</li>
<li>34:06 – My father died 10 years ago. What happens to the indulgences I offer for him if no longer in purgatory and in heaven?</li>
<li>36:40 – I’ve heard of Purgatory as described as hell but with the hope of heaven. Is this accurate?</li>
<li>42:27 – I praise God, thank God and give my intentions for those in purgatory. I make a deal with those souls to pray for me when they get to heaven. Is this okay to do?</li>
<li>51:42 – If God can save infants who are not baptized, then why does he extend this grace to everyone through purgatory?</li>
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<p>If Christ’s death paid the full price for our sins, why do Catholics still teach purgatory? In this episode, we break down common objections using Scripture and tradition—explaining why purgatory isn’t a rejection of Christ’s sacrifice, but a deepening of its transformative power.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>05:42 – Where is “purgatory” in the Bible?</li>
<li>12:50 – Catholics appeal to 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 for purgatory. But Paul doesn’t say the person is tested by fire. Rather, he teaches “works” are tested by fire.</li>
<li>16:52 – Catholics appeal to Jesus’ teaching about the unforgivable sin not being forgiven in this age or in the age to come in Matthew 12:32. But all Jesus meant by this is that the unpardonable sin is never forgiven, as Mark’s version makes clear in 3:29.</li>
<li>22:10 – Does the doctrine of purgatory contradict the Bible’s teaching on the immediacy of heaven after death (“to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”)?</li>
<li>29:30 – Didn’t Jesus tell the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with me in paradise”? Doesn’t that disprove purgatory?</li>
<li>35:40 – Doesn’t the Bible teach that there are only two eternal destinies: heaven or hell?</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">39:55 – Didn’t Jesus’ death on the cross fully pay for all our sins? Why would additional purification be needed?</span></li>
<li>48:34 – Isn’t the idea of purgatory a denial of justification by faith alone?</li>
<li>49:55 – Why would a loving God punish believers after death if they’re already saved?</li>
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