Considering Catholicism
By Greg Smith
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Episodes: 224
Dale Butler
Feb 22, 2024
This podcast should be required listening for anyone considering converting to the Catholic Church. Greg, Corey, and Protestant Ed provide invaluable insight and do a wonderful job explaining the beauty and depth of the Church. 2 thumbs up!
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Catholic Church, faith, culture, and history are explained clearly and simply for anyone curious about historic Catholicism. Faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Ed Visits His Old "Girlfriend" (#224)
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May 20, 2024 |
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Catholicism and the Bible, Part 2: Before the Bible? (#223)
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May 17, 2024 |
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Why Does the Pope Have His Own Country? Part 2 (#222)
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May 15, 2024 |
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Why Does the Pope Have His Own Country? Part 1 (#221)
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May 13, 2024 |
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Catholicism and the Bible, Part 1: What is "God's Word?" (#220)
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May 10, 2024 |
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Listener Questions: Traditional Latin Mass? Priests in Cassocks? (#219)
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May 08, 2024 |
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Listener Questions: Becoming Catholic, Baptizing Grandchildren, Parish Shopping (#218)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Podcast News: Friday Deep Dives! (#217)
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May 03, 2024 |
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Catholicism Meets Modernity (#216)
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May 01, 2024 |
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How Catholicism Overcame Paganism (#215)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 10: Into Egypt (#214)
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Why Is It So Hard to Join the Catholic Church? (#213)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Do "Good Works" Get Us to Heaven? (#212)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 9: Wrestling with God (#211)
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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The "Vision Thing" (#210)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Are Catholics "Born Again?" (#209)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis Part 8,: A Father's Faith (#208)
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Why Didn't I Choose Eastern Orthodoxy? (#207)
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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What is "Eastern Orthodoxy?" (#206)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 7: The Patriarch (#205)
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Easter and "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (#204)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Easter in a World Gone Trans? (#203)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 6: The Nations (#202)
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Resistance and Rejection on the Road to Rome (#201)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Did Jesus Establish the Catholic Church? (#200)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 5: Noah's Ark (#199)
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Warrior Monks?! (#198)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Those Who Work, Those Who Fight, and Those Who Pray (#197)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 4: The Kids Are Not Alright (#196)
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Why is Catholicism Hierarchical? (#195)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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From Satanism to Catholicism (#194)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 3: The Fall of Man (#193)
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Mysteries of the Faith, Part 2 (#192)
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Mysteries of the Faith, Part 1 (#191)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 2: In God's Image (#190)
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Bible Study of Genesis, Part 1: Seven Days (#189)
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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"Star of the Sea?" (#188)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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What is the Bible About? (#187)
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Pastors and Priests, Part 2 (#186)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Pastors and Priests, Part 1 (#185)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How to Join the Catholic Church (#184)
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Explaining Lent to a Protestant (#183)
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Annulments, Part 2: Process (#182)
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Annulments, Part 1: Grounds (#181)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Myths About Catholic Marriage (#180)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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How is Catholic Marriage Different? (#179)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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What About Weed? (#178)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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AI, Robots, and Reality (#177)
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Is the Catholic Church Still Catholic? (#176)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 3: Doctrinal Questions (#175)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 2: Historical Baggage (#174)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 1: Cultural Barriers (#173)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Catholicism vs. Communism (#172)
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Three Questions About Baptism (#171)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Armor for the Battle (#170)
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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My Story and the Purpose of this Podcast (#169)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Snapshot: Is Mary Really the ”Mother of God?” (#168)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Is the Christian Life Worth It? (#167)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Christmas Snapshot: Mary’s Place in the Manger (#166)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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New Age But the Same Old Devil (#165)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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From New Age Nashville and On the Road to Rome (#164)
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Is Christianity Impractical or Impossible? (#163)
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Is Christianity Crazy? (#162)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Searching for a Christmas Playlist (#161)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Good Popes, Bad Popes, Mostly Average Popes (#160)
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Discover Advent (#159)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Stuff Jesus Never Said (#158)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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The Crusades (#157)
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Christ the King (#156)
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Snapshot: The End of Ordinary Time (#155)
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Charity and Social Justice (#154)
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Listener Questions, Part 2 (#153)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Demons (#152)
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Snapshot: ”God, Country, Notre Dame” (#151)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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What is Evil? (#150)
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Snapshot: Taking Death Seriously (#149)
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Snapshot: (Un)Happy Reformation Day! (#148)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The Pursuit of Happiness (#147)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Snapshot: More About UFOs (#146)
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Listener Questions, Part 1 (#145)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Our Duty to Improve (#144)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Revisiting an Evangelical Protestant Church (#143)
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Can We Participate in Halloween? (#140)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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What are Angels? (#142)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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UFOs: Aliens, Angels, or...? (#141)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Why Does the Church Baptize Infants? (#139)
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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How to Choose a Church (#132)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Is Catholicism...Spooky? (#138)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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What Do Catholics Have to Believe? (#137)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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The Eldest Daughter of the Church (#136)
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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What is Faith? (#135)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Is the Bible the Word of God? (#134)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Where Did the New Testament Come From? (#133)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Catholic vs. Protestant Bibles? (#131)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Do It Again (#130)
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The Galileo Myth (#129)
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Is Catholicism Anti-Science? (#128)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Catholic vs. Protestant Views on Creation and Evolution (#127)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Mission? Vocation? How Should I Organize My Life? (#126)
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Why Go to Church? (#125)
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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”Binding and Loosing?” (#124)
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May 29, 2023 |
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Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part2 (#123)
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May 18, 2023 |
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Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part 1 (#122)
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May 15, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Lust (#121)
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May 11, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony (#120)
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May 08, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth (#119)
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May 04, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Greed (#118)
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May 01, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath (#117)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Seven Deadly Sins: Envy (#116)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride (#115)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Introduction (#114)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Book Club: ”Frankenstein” (#113)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Easter and ”Brother Sun, Sister Moon” (#112)
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Holy Land Diaries, Part 2: Jerusalem (#111)
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Holy Land Diaries, Part 1: The Sea of Galilee (#110)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Does the Virgin Mary Really Appear to People? (#107)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Why Do Catholics Go On ”Pilgrimages?” (#106)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Movie Club: ”The Sound of Music” (#105)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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The “H-Word” (#109)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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How Far Can the Faith be Bent? (#108)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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When Isn’t it Christianity Anymore? (#104)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Does Doctrine Even Matter Anymore? (#103)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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A Protestant Asks, ”Why is Catholic Art...Weird?” (#102)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Explaining Lent to a Protestant (#101)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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What is Hell? (#100)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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What is Purgatory? (#99)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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What is Heaven? (#98)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Funerals, Families, Food, and Sex, Part 2 (#97)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Funerals, Families, Food, and Sex, Part 1 (#96)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Movie Club: ”The Mission” (#95)
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Common Decency (#94)
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Is This All There Is? (#89)
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Sex, Personal Morality, and Catholicism (#88)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Why Not “Mere Christianity?” (#93)
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How to Read the Bible (#92)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The Dictatorship of Relativism (#91)
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Faith and Reason (#90)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Will I Be Judged? (#86)
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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A Good Death? (#85)
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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The Year Zero Problem (#84)
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Pop Culture and Catholicism (#83)
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Book Club: A Canticle for Leibowitz (#82)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Why Am I A Catholic? Part 2 of 2 (#81)
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Why Am I A Catholic? Part 1 of 2 (#80)
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Whatever Happened to Christmas Carols? Part 2 (#87)
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Whatever Happened to Christmas Carols? Part 1 (#86)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Mary and the Messiah (#84)
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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How Catholic Can I Be Without Being Catholic? (#71)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Do I Have to Go to Church on Sunday? (#45)
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Lent in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles (#85)
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The Eucharist vs. Guardian Angels? (#75)
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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A Protestant Goes to Eucharistic Adoration (#78)
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Catholic Christmas Myths (#77)
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Luther, Calvin, and Catholicism (#47)
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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A Eucharistic Advent (#79)
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Christ the King (#76)
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Cracking The Protestant Worldview (#67)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Book Club: ”Voyage to Alpha Centauri” (#70)
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Why Do Catholics Keep Relics of the Saints? (#43)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Holy Water? Statues? Candles? Weird? Nope! Sacramentals. (#48)
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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What Happens When We Die? (#69)
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Diary of a Young Priest (#73)
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Book Club: The Rise of the Antichrist and the World’s Last Day (#65)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Communion of the Saints (#66)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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How Are Catholic Priests Trained? (#72)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Families, Children, and the Law (#68)
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Teaching a Protestant to Pray the Rosary (#60)
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Explaining the Rosary to a Protestant (#59)
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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The Hail Mary Prayer (#34)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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To Jesus Through Mary (#58)
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The One Great Thing to Love on Earth: The Blessed Sacrament (#64)
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Why Do Protestants Reject the Catholic Eucharist? (#63)
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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The Eucharist and the Miracle of Holy Communion (#57)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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”Fight Like Heaven!” (#62)
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The Real Presence in the Eucharist: Transubstantiation (#56)
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The Miracle of Consecration (#55)
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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The Eucharist and the Metaphysics of the Mass (#54)
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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The Eucharist, Scripture, and Suppers (#53)
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Practical Benefits of the Catholic Life (#51)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Can We Lose Our Salvation? (#50)
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Protestant Anxiety vs. Catholic Comfort (#49)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Why Is the Eucharist So Important to Catholics? (#44)
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Making the Eucharist Matter Again (#40)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Book Club: A Tale of Two Priests (#41)
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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What Does it Mean to ”Be Catholic?” (#42)
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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More Protestant Questions About the Pope: Can He Just Make Stuff Up? (#39)
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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A Protestant Asks, ”Why Do Catholics Have a Pope?” (#38)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Book Club: Is ’The Lord of the Rings’ the Greatest Catholic Story of the 20th Century? (#37)
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Welcome to ”Book Club!” What Makes a Story ”Catholic?” (#36)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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A Protestant Asks About the Virgin Mary (#35)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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A Culture of Life? Or a Culture of Death? (#33)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 50 Years? Part 2 (#32)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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July 2022 Update (#31)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 50 Years? Part 1 (#30)
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Are Catholics Really Christians? (#29)
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Worldviews: Plastic Modernity (#28)
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Why Do Catholics Have Cathedrals? (#27)
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May 31, 2022 |
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Explaining the Saints to a Protestant (#26)
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May 26, 2022 |
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Explaining Confession to a Protestant (#25)
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May 23, 2022 |
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From Belize to Michigan to New York City (#24)
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May 18, 2022 |
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Worldviews: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (#23)
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May 16, 2022 |
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Church Music: Catholic vs. Protestant, Part 2 (#22)
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May 12, 2022 |
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Church Music: Catholic vs. Protestant, Part 1 (#21)
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May 10, 2022 |
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Worldviews: Marxism (#18)
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May 06, 2022 |
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Why Would a Teenager Convert to Catholicism? (#20)
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May 03, 2022 |
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”Dear Disinformation Governance Board...” (#19)
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May 01, 2022 |
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A Protestant Reacts to His First Mass (#17)
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Explaining the Catholic Mass to a Protestant, Part 2 (#15)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Movie Review of ”Father Stu” (#16)
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Explaining the Catholic Mass to a Protestant, Part 1 (#14)
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Easter in a World Gone Trans? (#13)
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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A Protestant Asks, ”Are Catholics Trying to Earn Their Way Into Heaven?” (#12)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Courageous Calling of Catholic Parents (#11)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Field Trip to Detroit (#10)
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Answering Protestant Questions (#9)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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A Conversation with My Protestant Friend (#8)
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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From Chief of Police to Catholic Priest (#7)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Are the Ukrainians Fighting a ”Just War?” (#6)
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Bells, a Boy, and Becoming Catholic (#5)
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Making More, and Better, Catholics? (#4)
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Evangelizing with History (#3)
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Preview Trailer
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Is Catholicism Mysterious? (#2)
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Is Catholicism Still Relevant? (#1)
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Jan 29, 2022 |