078: Answering Evangelical Questions about Catholicism (w/ Austin Suggs)

September 23, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Austin Suggs from the incredible YouTube channel Gospel Simplicity. Austin is an evangelical, he’s a theology student at Moody Bible Institute and he first came onto my radar when he made a video about his experience at a Catholic Bible study. Austin is honest, humble, and willing to build bridges and have cordial conversations about Protestant and Catholicism differences and divisions. We arranged this conversation to talk about some... Read more

077: What’s Wrong with Sola Fide (w/ Matt Swaim and Keith Nester)

September 16, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, we’ve reassembled our popular panel of converts from our discussion on Sola Scriptura (in Episode 66) to talk about the other famous Protestant “sola,” Sola Fide – the idea that Christians are saved “by faith alone.” Joined by Matt Swaim and Keith Nester, we discuss what Sola Fide means, how it’s understood differently in different denominations, how we wrestled with it, and ultimately, how it isn’t all that different from a Catholic understanding... Read more

076: An Atheist’s Journey into the Catholic Church (w/ Leah Libresco Sargeant)

September 9, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Leah Libresco. A cerebral, deep thinker, Leah was a staunch atheist when she became to meet Catholics in her debate group and, herself, became interested in looking deeper into the faith. In this episode she takes us on her spiritual journey and explains what ultimately led us to find God in the Catholic Church. It’s a great conversation and Leah was very fun to talk to! You’re going to... Read more

075: What Do Catholics Believe About the Rapture? (w/ Carl E. Olson)

September 2, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by author Carl E. Olson to talk about what Catholics believe about the end times, the rapture, and dispensationalism. Carl grew up in the thick of fundamentalist, dispensationalist theology before becoming a Catholic along with his wife and has written a fantastic book on the subject. He joins me to unpack exactly what Catholics believe about the end of the world as well as where belief in the rapture comes... Read more

074: The Biblical Blueprint for the Mass (w/ Dr. Andrew Swafford)

August 26, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Scripture scholar Dr. Andrew Swafford to talk about the biblical blueprints for the Mass. What insights do the Old and New Testaments give us into the Mass? What was God foreshadowing with the sacrificial system and the Temple in the Old Testament? How should this inform our understanding of the New Covenant, of the Last Supper, and of the crucifixion and the Mass? With several Bibles at hand, Dr.... Read more

How to Debate an Evangelical on the Eucharist… And Win!

August 23, 2020 By K. Albert Little

OK, cheeky title aside, good apologetics is never about winning an argument but rather about moving hearts and winning souls. In 1 Peter 3:15, the apostle writes, always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. Our apologetics, our explaining the faith, is about giving an account for our hope, not winning an argument but when it comes to issues that divide Christians, like the Eucharist,... Read more

073: Deconstructing Evangelical Christianity (w/ Jon Steingard)

August 19, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Jon Steingard, frontman of the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, for a unique conversation about the deconstruction of his Evangelical Christian faith and some of the interesting places where our two “conversion” stories intersect. This is not the kind of conversation I usually host on this podcast but seeing so many similarities between by my own conversion from Evangelical Christianity to Catholicism and Jon’s own journey out of his... Read more

072: An Atheist Academic Becomes Catholic (w/ Dr. Holly Ordway)

August 12, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Holly Ordway to talk about imagination, evangelization, and her journey into the Catholic Church as an atheist academic. It’s a fantastic interview which touches on her conversion story, the use of imagination in apologetics, important points to consider while speaking about Christianity, and the why Dr. Ordway wasn’t satisfied by becoming an Protestant Christian and found herself, to her surprise, going all the way to Rome. For more... Read more

071: What You Need to Know about the Eucharist (w/ Dr. Lawrence Feingold)

August 5, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Lawrence Feingold, one of the Catholic Church’s leading theologians, to unpack what everyone needs to know about the Eucharist. We cover the Eucharist from the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Early Church Fathers, and discuss what happened to Eucharistic Theology when the Reformation happened. This is an unbelievably good discussion, with incredible depth, about the most central aspect of Catholic worship: the Eucharist. Why do Catholics... Read more

070: How to Talk about the Reformation (w/ Dr. Jonathan Reimer)

August 3, 2020 By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Jonathan Reimer, an Assistant Professor of History at Eastern University, to talk about how we can talk, intelligently, accurately, and cordially about the Reformation. Dr. Reimer has some incredible insights about the roots of the Reformation, the Catholic response, and how we can best dialogue, across the Protestant/Catholic divide, about this unfortunate and divisive moment in Church history. And, how we can begin to build bridges! This is... Read more