#12046 Flannel Panel - Christopher Check
Topics Covered: 14:15 – Child Tax Credit 24:55 – Subsidiarity & Solidarity | CST 37:15 – China 47:00 – MAILBAG
Jan 30, 2025
Catholic Answers Live
Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program of Catholic apologetics and evangelization airing live from 6-8 pm ET.
Episodes
#12045 Flannel Panel - Joe Heschmeyer
Topics Covered: 03:40 – News 05:33 – Audience favorite topics 12:31 – Open AI 46:12 – Taylor Swift
Jan 29, 2025
#12044 Why Don’t You Think Catholicism Makes Sense? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 13:52 – It doesn’t make sense to me why some people hear God in their prayers and others don’t? 19:38 – How is it that Protestants seem to experience the fruits of the faith, but without the sacrifices that Catholics do? 30:01 – As Catholics, we agree that we’ll probably be in Purgatory before going to Heaven. The Bible says that Jesus at the Second Coming will take everyone with him. Does that mean they’ll skip out on Purgatory? 35:33 – A Protestant fr...
Jan 29, 2025
#12043 Why Don’t You Think Catholicism Makes Sense? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:53 – Catholic, married Methodist. He has a divorce; they have a civil marriage. I’m told I need to get an annulment. Why is this? 12:20 – I’m not Catholic; why does the Catholic church believe/profess the doctrine of Transubstantiation? 20:11 – I come across a lot of Protestants who have trouble with perpetual virginity of Mary. Who is James (“brother of Jesus”) in Gal 1:19; is he one of the 12 apostles? 29:40 – Is the celebration of the Eucharist/th...
Jan 28, 2025
#12042 AMA - Tom Nash
Questions Covered: 03:09 – How do you compare Ephesians 2:8-9 to James 2:17? 06:43 – What is the church’s social teaching on immigration and treatment of immigrants? 17:00 – Why do we presume a valid Baptism for Protestants coming into the Catholic church? 21:37 – What is Opus Dei? 29:20 – It seems Mary’s condition of the Immaculate Conception helped her be sinless. Does this mean that children conceived sinfully are more prone to sin? 33:02 – What is the diff...
Jan 28, 2025
#12031 Not Just Spiritual - Christine Flynn
Questions covered: 6:21 – Why did you become Catholic instead of some other denomination? 29:46 – How did you arrive at your beliefs pre-conversion? 35:47 – How did you change your mind about Christianity not working for society? 42:36 – What came first for you: believing in the teachings of the Bible and the Church, or the sense of a personal relationship with Jesus? 46:05 – I experienced the same thing as Christine did with dreams coming true. What is that? 48:20 ...
Jan 27, 2025
#12040 AMA: Prayer, Free Will, and Church Traditions - Jimmy Akin
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 ex...
Jan 25, 2025
#12039 AMA: Scripture, Theology, and Church History - Jimmy Akin
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 ...
Jan 24, 2025
#12038 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
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 ...
Jan 24, 2025
#12037 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
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 be...
Jan 23, 2025
#12035 AMA: Baptism, Predestination, and Defending the Eucharist - Joe Heschmeyer
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 Penteco...
Jan 23, 2025
#12035 AMA: Mary’s Titles, Spiritual Attack, and Baptism in Jesus’ Time - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 07:00 – What is the Catholic perspective on cynicism and anger? 15:38 – Why do y’all have so many titles for Mary? 21:45 – In Leviticus 10 two dudes are killed for doing something liturgically wrong, but later two other dudes did something liturgically wrong but were not killed. What’s the deal with that? 31:58 – How do I deal with spiritual attack without being superstitious? 41:37 – I want to go to a Protestant Bible study to promote the Catholi...
Jan 22, 2025
#12034 AMA: Explaining Papal Authority, Religious Tattoos, Judas’ Death, and More - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 02:00 – I’m in a Monday night Ignatius Bible study. We’re talking about the giving of the keys to the kingdom. I’ve looked at Scripture and the Catechism; what is the limit of the pope’s authority? 10:28 – I’m Catholic and have numerous hidden tattoos that are religious in nature. What is the Church’s opinion/teaching on this? 13:07 – There seem to be some conflicting verses; death of Judas in Matt vs. in Acts. Joseph’s father being Jacob vs. Hele. Are these ...
Jan 22, 2025
#12033 Ask a Priest: Overcoming Envy, Angels’ Redemption, Protestant Classes, and Healing Family Struggles - Fr. Paul Keller O.P.
Questions Covered: 05:53 – What advice would you give to help me from falling into the sin of envy? 13:39 – Angels have free will; since Satan is an angel and he rejected God, can he return to God and be redeemed? 18:19 – I have a Catholic friend and we go to daily mass together. My friend is taking classes at protestant global outreach on prayer for healing; what is your opinion about this? Is this okay? 23:21 – How do I handle with leaving the church I’m from and joinin...
Jan 21, 2025
#12032 What’s Your Protestant Challenge? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 01:20 – How does the issue of free will square with papal infallibility? 06:13 – I like how some protestants treat Jesus’ words of righting wrongs before approaching the altar. Has the Catholic Church fallen off following this? 14:33 – One thing I frequently hear is Acts 10:41 as evidence for rejecting regenerative baptism. How do I respond? 21:46 – I’m orthodox. What’s the premise of the papacy? 29:00 – Do the letters to the Corinthians giv...
Jan 21, 2025
#12031 What’s Your Protestant Challenge? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 06:46 – What is the purpose of holy water? 14:46 – Why would John’s account of what Jesus do after his baptism differ from the other gospel accounts? 20:03 – My question would be about Jesus’ sisters regarding the immaculate conception. The claim I’ve seen is that sister doesn’t have the same range of meaning as brother. This means they must be Jesus’ biological sisters. 22:46 – I’m Lutheran. I believe the saints pray for us, but I don’...
Jan 20, 2025
#12030 AMA: Returning to the Church, Trusting God, Sharing Faith, and Catholic Teachings Explained - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 00:59 – Did Mary and Mary Magdalene also receive the gift to forgive sins since they were present when Jesus breathed on his disciples and commissioned them? 05:22 – If I’ve fallen away from the Church what do I need to do to return? 07:22 – Did Catholics chain up the bible and limit access to it? Is this true? 12:07 – How does one fully trust God for everything? 18:28 – What are your thoughts on the fracturing and divisions in the Catholic ...
Jan 18, 2025
#12029 AMA: Souls and Transformation, Tradition, Middle Knowledge, and More - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 04:09 – In the scenario that a person is changed into an object or an animal since the rational soul is the form of the body and the body changes, does that mean the person dies? 11:10 – 2 Tim 1:12-14 Does the Greek version indicate that the deposit will be preserved? 17:55 – I was baptized in the Mormon church. How do I go about being a part of the Catholic Church? 20:58 – How is prayer efficacious? I know God’s not a genie in a bottle. 29:48 – D...
Jan 17, 2025
#12028 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 06:01 – Jerome made a comment on Titus 1:7 that the presbyters were basically the same as bishops, then there was a development that made the distinction between them, and also the papacy. How would you respond to that? 16:40 – Why do we have to learn God’s love language but he doesn’t have to learn ours? It seems like it’s a one-way relationship. 29:42 – I’ve been inquiring about Catholicism for a long time, and I agree with a lot of Catholic points. But I w...
Jan 17, 2025
#12027 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 01:30 – Cy and Tim discuss the Jubilee year. 29:00 – I have a Calvinist background, and realized I don’t believe in once saved always saved. Can you explain to me the Catholic view of losing salvation?
Jan 16, 2025
#12026 AMA: Infallibility, Mary as Mediatrix, Conditional Love, and More - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 01:21 – What are your thoughts on infallibility and keeping the tradition preserved from corruption? Do 1 Tim 1:12-14, 2 Jn 1:1-3 and 1 Pt 1:25 support the teaching of infallibility? 11:39 – Is Pope Gregory I the reason why we say, ‘God bless you’? 14:50 – Is Mary the mediatrix of all grace? Is she the shortest road to Christ? Is she even necessary? 23:04 – Is God’s love conditional? Does He love us more when we are in the state of grace? 29:09 &#...
Jan 16, 2025
#12025 AMA: Infallible Translations, Consecration to Saints, Great Schism, and More - Joe Heschmeyer
Questions Covered: 04:36 – Why isn’t there an infallible translation of the bible? 13:00 – How does consecration to saint’s work? 19:32 – Gen 35:16 says Benjamin was born in Canaan, but Gen 35:26 says he was born in Paddan-aram. Is this contradictory? 24:45 – What occurred during the Great Schism? 39:11 – You do know this celebration of the dead [veneration of the saints] has pagan Roman origins like all the other pagan infiltrations camouflaged as churc...
Jan 15, 2025
#12024 What Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 00:45 – How can Catholics ask Protestants to be in communion with the Pope, when there have been so many schisms? 06:15 – I don’t understand the teaching of no salvation outside the Catholic Church? 15:00 – How do I explain Papal Authority? When should we listen to the Pope? 23:20 – What do Catholics believe are necessary beliefs to be Christian? 29:56 – I struggle with the teaching of Mary’s Virginity based on Matthew 1:24-25? 37:26 – Is Ca...
Jan 15, 2025
#12023 What Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? - Karlo Broussard
Questions Covered: 05:23 – Why do Catholics put so much emphasis on Mary? 12:36 – I struggle with the doctrine of The Real Presence. 20:06 – I don’t understand Mary’s perpetual Virginity after giving birth? Why is this important? 28:45 – Why doesn’t God just annihilate evil? 42:38 – How can the Creed change in the Western church from the original Eastern Church? 45:28 – Can you explain apostolic infallibility? 52:28 – Is there a doctrine on the Afterlife...
Jan 14, 2025
#12022 AMA: Shroud of Turin, Original Sin, Annulments, and Jesus Fulfilling the Law - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 01:52 – Question: What exactly is Paul referring to in Galatians 3:1 when he says Christ was “publicly exhibited/portrayed as crucified”? Is it possible Paul knew of the Shroud of Turin? Or maybe he’s referring to very early iconography of the Crucifixion? 05:30 – In the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5, could it be logically deduced that Peter was exercising the ability to retain sins? 10:28 – If Jesus was born in 3 or 4 BC, and lived to be 33, would ...
Jan 14, 2025
#12021 AMA: Second Amendment Morality, Dinosaurs in the Bible, Divine Simplicity, and the Tower of Babel - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:01 – At what point do you think pursuing the rights in the second amendment becomes sinful? 08:10 – Are there dinosaurs in the Bible? 12:41 – How does the incarnation not defy divine simplicity? 16:09 – If faith is a grace from God, why does not everyone be given all the grace they need? In the parable of the sower, why isn’t everyone made into good soil, is it simply due to free will that even given all the grace in the world some people for w...
Jan 13, 2025
#12020 AMA: God in Art, Mary Magdalene as an Apostle, and Explaining Catholic Teachings on Contraception - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 02:15 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the Father in Catholic artwork? 12:00 – How can I respond to questions that Mary Magdalene was an apostle and even wrote a book of the Bible? 19:50 – How does your Catholic faith help during holidays or moments of loneliness during the year? 28:45 – Can you explain why Jesus in the New Testament said things directly when teaching to fulfill the scripture of the Old Testamen...
Jan 11, 2025
#12019 AMA: Daniel’s Final Vision, Forgiveness, Grace, and the Morality of Horror Media - Jimmy Akin
Questions Covered: 06:31 – How should Daniel’s final vision be interpreted in the book of Daniel? 13:24 – Is it okay to wait for someone to ask for forgiveness before giving it? 18:06 – What is grace? 28:53 – I read from St. Bernard that Christ has three natures instead of two. Does this align with Catholic teaching? 33:37 – Can horror books and movies be considered demonic? 51:30 – How can I respond to my Orthodox friends who struggle with depicting God the F...
Jan 10, 2025
#12018 AMA: Mortal Sin Struggles, Tertullian on the Eucharist, and Mary’s Marriage - Tim Staples
Questions Covered: 03:30 – How do I respond to the claim that 1 John 2:18-21 proves that if the faithful leave Christianity, they were never a part of the faith in the first place? 17:10 – Why is there not a list of dogmas? 29:23 – I’ve committed the same mortal sin so much that my confessor questioned my sincerity. Now I just received a blessing. What should I do? 42:40 – Tertullian mentions the word ‘symbol’ when discussing the Eucharist. What would be the Catholi...
Jan 10, 2025
#12017 Tips for Defending the Faith - Trent Horn
Questions Covered: 08:20 – Why can’t a non-Catholic receive communion in a Catholic church? 16:21 – My husband is Muslim but can get around the idea of Jesus as God. How do I explain it to him? 24:55 – I’m on my way to becoming Catholic. How can I better defend a faith that I’m not yet a part of? 31:39 – How can I bring up the topic of Religion/ Catholicism to my friends? 33:57 – How does a Catholic respond to antisemitism? 48:18 – Can you give a general...
Jan 09, 2025