Catholic Answers Live
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Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program of Catholic apologetics and evangelization airing live from 6-8 pm ET.
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#11624 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard
Catholic Answers Live
04/10/24 • 54 min
Questions Covered: 06:21 – I’m a United Methodist minister. What more resources do you recommend in my exploration of Catholicism? 20:01 – Surely God hears the prayers and offers signs to people outside of Christianity. How do we make sense of these signs that might offer people in their faith outside of Christ? 31:01 – What do Catholics believe in what’s going to get them into heaven? I’m Catholic, but some say it’s good works; but I keep saying it’s through Jesus Christ 37:11 – My Catholic cousin is not going to get married in a church. Can I attend? 45:37 – I’m reading a book that claims that the Catholic doctrine of atonement has changed since Trent to Vatican II. Is this true? 51:43 – You mention a lot the appeal to natural law. Why should we live according to our nature? ...
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#11805 The Sacraments, Bible, and More - Karlo Broussard
Catholic Answers Live
08/14/24 • 54 min
Questions Covered: 08:30 – Someone told me they’re not Catholic because of man-made traditions not in the bible. How do I respond? 14:36 – In 2 Corinthians Paul mentions being caught up in the third heaven. What’s the Church’s teaching on there being multiple heavens? 23:32 – How should we prepare ourselves for being confirmed on the Easter Vigil? 32:53 – What did the Jews believe about passover and how do we understand that? And if the original passover meal was a lamb, why is it now bread and wine? 39:31 – Why do we baptize both males and females when only males were circumcised? 43:34 – How can our prayers or Masses offered benefit the souls in purgatory? 50:27 – 1 Cor. 3:15 makes it sounds like purgatory will happen in the future, but 2 Maccabees makes it sound like it’s in the present. How are those reconciled? ...
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#10737 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Catholic Answers Live
07/28/22 • 0 min
Questions Covered: 03:02 – Does God’s omniscience make an infinite past impossible? 07:28 – Were there early church fathers that bought into Calvinism? 12:20 – Is there a distinction between fallen angels and demons? 16:29 – Why did they change the name from RCIA to OCIA? 20:31 – What are the requirements for becoming a deacon or apologist/religious leader? 29:29 – In Romans 2:25-26, what does Paul mean here? Doesn’t God stay faithful to His covenants with His people no matter what? 35:27 – How are our internal organs affected by the resurrected body? 40:50 – Considering the verse that calls Christ the cornerstone, could you explain the stability of the Catholic church? 46:38 – Were the places that the Israelites attacked in the book of Joshua military bases or civilian towns? 49:53 – What’s the difference between praying, desiring, and wishing? ...
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#11622 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Catholic Answers Live
04/09/24 • -1 min
Questions Covered: 02:25 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.? 08:35 – How would oral or mechanical stimulation be morally ethical in leading up to the conjugal act? 17:55 – In what circumstance does suicide become a venial sin and not a mortal sin? 22:49 – What does it take to be an apologist? 31:12 – When did cremation become okay in the Church? 40:30 – When is superstition wrong? 46:04 – What’s the difference between modern Roman Catholicism and early Roman Catholicism? 52:27 – How can we defend the idea that the Early Church fathers were Catholic bishops? Resources Mentioned: Fr. Hugh Barbour, “Sex After Marriage,” CAL episode from 4/23/2018 ...
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#11859 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
Catholic Answers Live
09/20/24 • 25 min
Questions Covered:
- 05:11 – Is it possible to do a group Reconciliation or is the individual way the best practice?
- 13:36 – Was the early Eucharist psychedelic?
- 18:25 – How can we verify the claims of the Papacy without falling on a dogmatic assertion?
- 29:03 – The Catholic Church killed William Tyndale for translating the Bible into English because they didn’t want anyone to have it.
- 31:39 – What is the difference between social and classical Trinitarianism?
- 34:03 – What can laity do for wayward souls?
- 45:58 – Can girls be altar servers?
- 49:41 – Can Saul pursuing David be viewed as a prefiguration to Saul, in the New Testament, persecuting Christians?
- 51:20 – Do you think action figures can be considered the modern-day idols referenced in Revelations 9:20?
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#11822 Are You Ready for Marriage? - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Catholic Answers Live
08/27/24 • 0 min
Questions Covered: 12:55 – My 3 adult children are nowhere close to marriage. What can I as a parent do to help them? 20:10 – If a potential spouse wants to use artificial contraception, how should one proceed? 38:44 – How does one navigate local traditions and the traditions of the Church leading up to marriage. In my culture the parents blessing is important, and my parents do not believe I’m ready yet? 49:20 – I think it’s more complicated for kids now especially due to dating post pandemic. 53:19 – I disagree with your comment on older individuals’ difficulty entering a vocation due to being set in their ways. ...
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#10743 Open Forum - Tim Staples
Catholic Answers Live
08/02/22 • 33 min
Questions Covered: 10:10 – Why do Catholics believe that our Faith is a gift from God instead of using the evidence that we have? 29:07 – If a priest who is hard of hearing doesn’t fully understand all your confession, is it still valid? 34:42 – Is our sexual desire still going to be present in our resurrected body? 42:43 – Is it reasonable to hope that many will endure purgatory and few in hell? 48:15 – How does the Church decide which sins are more grave than others? ...
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#10717 Open Forum - Jimmy Akin
Catholic Answers Live
07/14/22 • 0 min
Questions Covered: 05:07 – How can we increase our justification in light of Gal. 3:15-18? 14:46 – Is it moral to play video games that call upon deities for power? 19:38 – Who was Melchizedek 28:37 – If the priest didn’t lay his hand on a person receiving confirmation, would the sacrament be valid? Is the validity through the chrism oil? 30:51 – Where is confession in the Bible? Also, isn’t it absurd to get your sins forgiven though someone who also sins? 34:01 – Does our guardian angel go into confession with us? How many beings are in the confessional at that moment? 39:19 – In the Catholic faith, what is the “ticket” to heaven? 40:29 – What should I do with a rosary that I no longer want? 45:11 – Are the 2 types of speaking in tongues? ...
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#11621 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer
Catholic Answers Live
04/08/24 • -1 min
Questions Covered: 14:15 – Beside the ones mentioned in the bible, how much evidence do we find of the apostles preaching the resurrection? 21:43 – What’s the meaning of John 20:4; John outran Peter? 28:30 – All of Catholic traditions contradict the Bible 34:03 – What’s the best argument against Islam? 44:14 – How does the Catholic make sense of the First and Second Great Awakening? 51:55 – What’s the order of the hierarchy, pope, cardinal, bishop etc.? ...
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#11850 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin
Catholic Answers Live
09/14/24 • 2 min
Questions Covered:
- 03:31 – How would you respond to Dr. James Madden’s objections to near death experiences?
- 12:15 – If I get to heaven, is Andrew the name he will call me by or will he have another name for me?
- 16:11 – How many pipes does Jimmy have?
- 17:25 – I’m a revert. How would I feel in heaven if a loved one wasn’t there?
- 20:42 – Do some textual variants within the New Testament be due to variants from different manuscripts?
- 23:41 – When will you go on a speaking tour and will you come to Mississippi?
- 28:54 – How do I respond to someone who says the keys in Mt 16 cannot be the singular key of authority mentioned in Rev 3 and Is 22?
- 33:55 – Do we have free will in heaven?
- 41:29 – Does the Church have a definitive teaching on what the sensory experience of purgatory will be like?
- 48:55 – I was baptized in a non-denominational church and am in OCIA. Where would I be salvation-wise right now if I were to die since I haven’t received any confession?
- 53:20 – Were all the 95 Theses of Martin Luther wrong?
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How many episodes does Catholic Answers Live have?
Catholic Answers Live currently has 2924 episodes available.
What topics does Catholic Answers Live cover?
The podcast is about Christianity, Religion & Spirituality and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Catholic Answers Live?
The episode title '#11624 Open Forum - Karlo Broussard' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Catholic Answers Live?
The average episode length on Catholic Answers Live is 35 minutes.
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Episodes of Catholic Answers Live are typically released every 12 hours.
When was the first episode of Catholic Answers Live?
The first episode of Catholic Answers Live was released on Sep 27, 2017.
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