In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I’m joined by Catholic Answers Apologist Karlo Broussard to talk about some of the most difficult biblical objections to Catholic beliefs. In this episode, we discuss biblical objections such as: How can the Catholic Church baptize babies when the Bible says we need to declare belief in Christ before being baptized? Jesus says “do this in remembrance of me” so how can the Catholic Church teach the Eucharist is anything but symbolic?... Read more
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I’m joined by Catholic Answers Apologist Karlo Broussard to talk about some of the most difficult biblical objections to Catholic beliefs. In this episode, we discuss biblical objections such as: How can the Catholic Church baptize babies when the Bible says we need to declare belief in Christ before being baptized? Jesus says “do this in remembrance of me” so how can the Catholic Church teach the Eucharist is anything but symbolic?... Read more
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I’m joined by Catholic Answers Apologist Karlo Broussard to talk about some of the most difficult biblical objections to Catholic beliefs. In this episode, we discuss biblical objections such as: Paul rebuked Peter so how can Peter be the first Pope? Jesus said “where two or three are gathered there I am” so how can the church be hierarchical? Jesus said that tradition nullifies the Word of God so isn’t tradition bad?... Read more
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I’m joined by Dr. Francis Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University to tackle a very exciting topic: Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? Dr. Beckwith’s new book, Never Doubt Thomas, tackles this topic from the perspective of Catholicism, Thomas Aquinas, and engages with Evangelical Christian thought in order to show exactly what it is that Muslims and Christians have in common in their understanding of who... Read more
In this episode, I’m joined by Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, Senior Editor for Ave Maria Press, to talk about women and the Catholic Church. Jaymie helps us to dig deep into the rich theological, biblical, and sociological underpinnings of how the roles of men and women are understood by the Church throughout time. We discuss the role of the priest and servant of the people not as a political or powerful role, women saints, the qualities of both men and women,... Read more
In this episode, I’m joined by JonMarc Grodi from the Coming Home Network International to give us an introduction to the Cardinal Virtues. What are the Cardinal Virtues and how can they help us to live a more Christ-like life on a day to day basis? How should they inform our decision making, how we see the world, and how we act out our faith. It’s a fantastic discussion about how to live not simply reacting to everything but to... Read more
In this episode, I’m joined by Fr. Blake Britton, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida and contributor to the Word On Fire Blog to talk about how we can really understand the what happened at Vatican II and what the various reforms were intended to accomplish. Vatican II is perhaps the most misunderstood event in modern church history but properly understanding its intention and what its documents say can help us to be better Catholics, to evangelize better,... Read more
In almost all of the developed world obesity is a growing crisis. People—adults and, most alarmingly, children too—are getting fatter and becoming considerably less healthy. It’s a huge problem, pun intended, but strangely enough the causes of the epidemic we find ourselves is are all too well known, and stupidly simple. Highly processed food and a movement away from eating honest, down-to-earth meals as a family unit can be linked directly to our current crisis. A culture that values accomplishments, running... Read more
In an article appearing recently in First Things magazine, ardent reformer Carl R. Trueman reflects eloquently about why he is Protestant on Reformation Day. As a non-denominational, evangelical convert to the Catholic faith I feel compelled to respond. Trueman is, in a fact, someone very important to my own conversion. It was his quote, in a rather obscure location, which made a number of cameos during my own journey into pre-Reformation, ancient Christianity. It was, rather, Trueman’s assertion and challenge,... Read more
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I’m joined by Dr. Denis McNamara, director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College and one of the hosts of the popular Liturgy Guys podcast to talk about the Catholic Mass. What is the point of the Mass? What’s with all the standing, sitting, and kneeling? What’s the purpose behind all of the liturgical rites and rituals? Dr. McNamara, an expert in this field, will absolutely blow your mind,... Read more
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