Catholic Answers Focus

The call to evangelize has only grown more important, though it may look different today than it did in 100 A.D. Fr. Simon Esshaki talks about the call from Jesus Christ for all Christians to go out into the world, sharing the good news.

With his death and resurrection, Jesus completes the great work of our salvation and gives us the perfect sign that he has conquered sin and death.

A prominent strain of Christianity denies free will as it strives to defend the omnipotence of God. But does such a strategy turn God into a monster?

Does neuroscience, or any science, pose a challenge to believing human beings have free will? Trent Horn joins us for a discussion of today's fashionable denial of the fact of free will.

Karlo Broussard responds to an atheist critique of the God of the Bible, that he is a narcissist whose ego makes him hungry for the worship of his creatures

A common pop-culture assertion is that if there are intelligent extraterrestrials then Christianity is ruined. Would this discovery disprove the Bible?

Renowned scholar of St. Augustine, Father David Meconi, SJ, joins us for a discussion of the Apostolic Fathers. Did these men really know the Apostles?

In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus seems to soften his usual crystal-clear teaching against divorce. But what is he saying? Is adultery an exception?

What if my conscience says one thing and the Church says another? The Catholic Church clearly teaches that I must follow my conscience...

Karlo Broussard, author of Meeting the Protestant Challenge, takes on a common challenge to the Catholic priesthood. If all Christians are priests...

It seems like Scripture is so solid, and Tradition is so ephemeral. Why should we trust that God has revealed himself to us in Sacred Tradition?

Canon lawyer and journalist Ed Condon from pillarcatholic.com joins us to answer some hard questions about tithing. Is tithing required of every Christian?

As tempting as it may be to treat social activism as if it is our highest calling, in fact, it is not. Father Jeffery Kirby's new book, Real Religion...

Karin Oberg is a professor of astronomy at Harvard University who also teaches Aquinas at the Thomistic Institute. Who better to ask?

Jimmy Akin breaks down the antichrist foretold in Scripture. Can we know who it is? What will the signs be that we are truly dealing with the antichist?

Modern governments sometimes demand that entire populations participate in this program or that, which regularly raises the question of the Mark of the Beast.

Taking our cue from his new book Real Religion, we asked Father Jeffery Kirby to explain a distinction he makes between the religion of self-help and the religion of the Bible.

CNN host Don Lemon took on the Vatican in a conversation with the women of The View. He explained that he doesn’t think God approves of the Catholic refusal to bless same-sex unions. We asked apologist Karlo Broussard to respond to Mr. Lemon’s take. Cy Kellett: Don Lemon lectures the Catholic Church. Karlo Broussard responds next. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic answers podcas...

A listener asks us if it is wrong to say bad things about others, especially online, if the bad things are true. Turns out, it is, and theologian Dr. Scott Hefelfinger explains why.

Our friend from down under, Monica Doumit, the Director of Public Affairs and Engagement for the Archdiocese of Sydney, shares another legal innovation from Australia, laws that are meant to protect gay people by making it illegal to teach chastity as Catholics understand it. We ask her what the laws require, and what the Catholic Church actually teaches about human sexuality.

Chris Check wraps up our three part series on Catholics and Inquisitions with a sober look at an iconic time in Catholic history. Learn more here.

Do you really suppose that your families care as much as you do about the latest supposed outrage half a world away that you have learned about on your computer?

Why did the Church end up in such a bitter struggle against the Cathars, and how did that struggle play out? Our three-part dive into the various Catholic inquisitions continues as we ask Catholic Answers President Chris Check what really happened in the Medieval Inquisition. How bad was the Medieval Inquisition? Chris Check is next. Cy Kellett: Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers Po...

Geraldine writes in to ask for an episode on "indifferentism." Just how are we supposed to share the Faith with people who show no interest?

We begin a three-part dive into the various Catholic inquisitions with Catholic Answers President Chris Check. In part one we ask about the mindset of the Catholics...