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
November 13, 2019
The Cordial Catholic Podcast – 033: How to Understand What Vatican II Really Says
November 13, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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November 7, 2019
Mass is the Spiritual Workout God Knows You Need
November 7, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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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
November 6, 2019
On Reformation Day, I Remain a Catholic
November 6, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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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
November 6, 2019
The Cordial Catholic Podcast – 032: Everything You Need to Know About the Mass
November 6, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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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
October 30, 2019
The Cordial Catholic Podcast – 031: Was the Early Church the Catholic Church?
October 30, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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In this episode, I’m joined by Mike Aquilina, best-selling author of over fifty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion to talk about the Early Church. We talk about the visible structure of the Early Church, how the very first Christians valued Catholic practices like veneration of relics and what the very early worship services looked like. With such a preponderance of evidence, Mike walks us through how the Early Church was, in fact, the Catholic Church. For more from… Read more
October 29, 2019
Three Things to Tell Your Evangelical Friends About Catholicism
October 29, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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I was a very happy, mostly holy, evangelical Christian when I began to dig into the roots of my Christian faith. It began honestly enough when the pastor of a non-denominational church I was working for asked me a question about which came first, Scripture or Tradition. I was surprised, quite frankly, when my research to try and find the answer led me to the historical development, the creation, of the biblical canon. I was surprised to learn that the… Read more
October 27, 2019
Did the Gospel Writers Get Facts Right But Their Stories Wrong?
October 27, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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In the most recent episode of Justin Brierley’s fantastic series The Big Conversation, biblical scholars on opposing sides of the spectrum debated and discussed the reliability of the Gospels. It was the famous agnostic, former evangelical Bible scholar Bart Ehrman in conversation with Christian New Testament expert Peter J. Williams and, if you haven’t heard it yet, it’s definitely worth a watch. A lot was said—a lot wasn’t said—and in an hour long conversation there’s only so much ground that… Read more
October 24, 2019
Three Questions to Ask Your Atheist Neighbour
October 24, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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When Jesus famous told us that we must love our neighbours as ourselves the anxious crowd responded, “Who then is our neighbour?” The question is no less prescient today. While the Jewish/Gentile and Roman/Non-Roman fault lines of the ancient world are no longer what divides our society, one could easily argue that we’re just as divided as ever. Along lines of politics and race; of culture and ethnicity; of those in our circle of trust and those that we are,… Read more
October 23, 2019
The Cordial Catholic Podcast – 030: Answering Atheist Objections to Catholicism
October 23, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by apologist, author, speaker, and podcast host John DeRosa to tackle some of the major atheist, agnostic, and materialist-naturalist objections to God and the Catholic Church. John is the host of the incredible Classical Theism Podcast where, every week, he and a guest dive deep into topics of philosophy, theology, and apologetics to help listeners to better defend the God of Classical Theism, Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church. Two resources mentioned… Read more
October 18, 2019
Was Jesus a Myth? How to Answer in One Sentence or Less
October 18, 2019 By K. Albert Little
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I love speaking with Steve Weidenkopf. He’s one of my favourites of all time. Steve engages with history—whether its ancient Christianity, the Crusades, or the Reformation—in a critical, clear-eyed, no-agenda approach that’s so sorely lacking in most secular histories. And through this presentation of history, digging into the primary sources wherever he finds them, Steve presents a picture that’s often, as a result, at odds with many popular narratives. Were Easter and Christmas borrowed from popular pagan holidays, repurposed by… Read more
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