098: Is the Papacy True? (w/ Joe Heschmeyer, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, and Austin Suggs)

February 24, 2021 By K. Albert Little

In our second crossover episode, I’m joined by Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity as we host an incredible conversation with Joe Heschmeyer and Dr. Gavin Ortlund on the papacy: The Pope. Did Christ intend to establish a Church with the Pope at its head? What do we find in the Early Church Fathers? Did the first Christians believe in a Pope? Is it clear from the Bible? Tradition? These questions, and many more, are tackled in this sprawling and deeply… Read more

097: What Did the Early Church Believe About Mary? (w/ Mike Aquilina)

February 17, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode of the podcast I’m joined by Early Church expert, author, and popular speaker Mike Aquilina to talk about Mary’s role in the Early Church and in the history of Christianity. From what the Old Testament says about Mary, to her role in the New Testament, to how she was understood by the very Early Christians and how her role helped to shape our Christology – and more! For more from Mike visit his website Fathers of the… Read more

096: An Evangelical Guide to the Magisterium (w/ Michael Lofton)

February 10, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode I’m joined by Michael Lofton from Reason and Theology to talk about the Magisterium, the teaching office of the Catholic Church. We talk about where the Catholic Church’s authority comes from, how it traces and understands it, and the incredible, fundamental differences between how Catholic’s understand their faith and how it’s understood by Protestant Christians. It’s an important and fascinating conversation. I hope you enjoy! For more from Michael visit his website Reason and Theology where you… Read more

How the Eucharist Blew My Mind

February 6, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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When I became an Christian at the age of fifteen or so I joined an Evangelical church, a Pentecostal church to be exactly, and inherited a tradition that the Lord’s Supper—Communion—was a symbolic memorial of Christ’s death on the cross. What I didn’t know then was that for the first 1,500 years of Christianity, for the overwhelming bulk of Christian history, the Church had unanimously believed that the bread and wine, at Communion, became the real flesh and real blood of Christ. And… Read more

095: An Anglican Priest Looking for the Catholic Church (w/ Father Scott Wooten)

February 3, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode I’m joined by Father Scott Wooten. Father Wooten is a former Anglican and Episcopalian priest, now an ordained Catholic priest, and his journey into full communion is a great one! Father Scott’s journey into the Catholic Church is a search, ultimately, for the united, one Church that Christ founded and i’s fullness. It’s a great story, a winding road, of a passionate pastor in search of the fullness of Christ and His Church and a great witness… Read more

094: Did Christ Found a Visible Church? (w/ Eric Robinson)

January 27, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Catholic convert, author, apologist, and podcaster Eric Robinson to talk about whether or not Christ founded a visible Church – or are Christians just an invisible collection of believers? As converts, this is something both Eric and I wrestled with. We dig deep in the Bible in this episode, into the Early Church, and into our own experiences coming to understand the historicity and the claims of Catholicism. It’s… Read more

Would the Early Church Fathers Fit in at Your Evangelical Church?

January 25, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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I recently had the pleasure of hosting my friend and fellow convert Rod Bennett on the podcast to talk about the Early Church. Rod has written extensively on this—his first book, Four Witnesses, is a bestseller and one of the most popular books out there on the Early Church Fathers, the disciples of the apostles who were some of the very first Christians. It was a great conversation but culminated in a fantastic question from Rod, posed to those Evangelical… Read more

093: Why Remain Catholic in the Face of Abuse? (w/ Faith Hakesley)

January 20, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by speaker, blogger, author, and survivor of clerical sexual abuse, Faith Hakesley to share her story and how and why we can (and should!) hang on to our Catholic faith even in the face of horrific abuses. It’s a great conversation and Faith was a great person to have it with. She is incredibly compassionate, straight-forward, and has some incredible insights for all Catholics–everywhere! For more from Faith visit her website…. Read more

092: Does Studying Church History Make You Catholic? (w/ Joe Heschmeyer, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, and Austin Suggs)

January 13, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this very special crossover episode, I’m joined by Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity as we host an incredible conversation with Joe Heschmeyer and Dr. Gavin Ortlund on the question of, “Being Deep in History…”. Can a Protestant study the Church Fathers and remain Protestant? What does the Catholic do when they encounter Early Christians who don’t sound very Catholic – or Catholic doctrine and dogma that doesn’t seem to be found in Early Christianity. These questions, and many more,… Read more

091: Do Catholics Even Read The Bible? (w/ Dr. Mark Giszczak)

January 6, 2021 By K. Albert Little

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Mark Giszczak from the Augustine Institute to talk about Catholics’ relationship to Scripture: Do Catholics read the Bible? Mark says, “Yes!” and increasingly so! We tackle how to read the Bible in a Catholic context, difficult and dark passages of Scripture, problems with Bible translations and Catholic theology and much more! For more from Mark visit the Augustine Institute and have a look at their brand new ESV… Read more

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