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2023-07-12T09:29:21-04:00

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211: This “On Fire” Baptist Couple Found Catholicism (w/ Casey and Erin Phillips)

Last updated on: July 12, 2023 at 9:29 am By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Casey and Erin Phillips from the Bapticatholic Podcast to talk about their journeys out of their fervent Baptist roots into full communion with the Catholic Church. Strongly evangelical from the beginning of their journeys, Casey and Erin explain exactly what drew them to Catholicism – and it’s an amazing story! From miraculous experiences of beauty to asking the tough questions to converting in spite of being in the incredible minority of Catholics in their... Read more

2023-07-12T09:26:21-04:00

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210: I Was Going to be an Anglican Priest, then I Became Catholic (w/ Leeanne Thomas)

Last updated on: July 12, 2023 at 9:26 am By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Leeanne Thomas to talk about her amazing and seemingly unlikely journey into the Catholic Church. Raised in a small Mennonite town in Northern Canada Leeanne journeyed through Charismatic Christianity, into a deep love for theology and the liturgy, and finally onto a pathway to ordination into the Anglican priesthood before deciding that she ultimately had to become Catholic. Leeanne’s journey is fascinating as she discovers her love for liturgical living while working on a... Read more

2023-07-12T09:23:00-04:00

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209: The Mind-Blowing Catholic Vision for Marriage, Family, and Sexuality (w/ Renzo and Monica Ortega)

Last updated on: July 12, 2023 at 9:23 am By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Renzo and Monica Ortega, podcasters, ministry leaders, authors and the couple behind the apostolate Two Become Family. We’re breaking down exactly what the Catholic Church believes and teaches about marriage, family, and sexuality – and it’s an amazing conversation. We tackle Natural Family Planning, contraception, the Catholic vision of marriage (and the sanctification of spouses), and much, much more. And I couldn’t ask for a better couple to have this conversation with than Renzo... Read more

2023-07-12T09:19:45-04:00

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208: New Catholics Raising Authentic Catholic Kids (w/ Olivia Spears)

Last updated on: July 12, 2023 at 9:19 am By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Olivia Spears, mother, educator, and curriculum creator behind the incredible Into the Deep catechetical series to talk about raising authentic Catholic kids. This conversation, especially for new Catholic families just starting out, new converts, and those looking at the Catholic Church wondering where their family fits in, is filled with incredible insights, ideas, and advice from a seasoned Catholic parent. Olivia is a blast, so wise, and shares some incredible knowledge about how those... Read more

2023-07-12T09:16:47-04:00

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207: I Never Thought We’d Ever Become Catholic (w/ Karen Edmisten)

Last updated on: July 12, 2023 at 9:16 am By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by the wonderful Karen Edmisten, author, Mom, and surprised Catholic convert, Karen joins me this week to tell her amazing story from atheism into the Catholic Church. Raised without any religion at all Karen was surprised when she began to ask questions about the meaning of life – to encounter people who caused her to ask these kinds of questions by the way they lived – and ended up becoming Christian. To her surprise, she... Read more

2023-05-25T22:16:12-04:00

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206: If Catholicism Isn’t True then Nothing Is – A Convert’s Journey (w/ Lorelei Savaryn)

Last updated on: May 25, 2023 at 10:16 pm By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by author, educator, and Catholic convert Lorelei Savaryn to talk about her incredible journey out of Evangelical Christianity into the Catholic Church. A passionate Evangelical, Lorelei and her husband began questioning the foundations of their faith when they encountered questions of “Once Saved, Always Saved,” the example of the Early Church, and the beauty of the liturgy. These questions, and more, tugged at Lorelei’s conscience and eventually moved her to declare that either Christ founded... Read more

2023-05-25T22:13:34-04:00

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205: Why You Should Love Mary More, and How to do it! (w/ Fr. Daniel-Maria Klimek)

Last updated on: May 25, 2023 at 10:13 pm By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Father Daniel-Maria Klimek, T.O.R. to talk about Mary. Father Klimek has a fantastic new book all about this subject and we dig in deeply. From topics like Mary’s role as the New Ark of the Covenant, her power of the demonic realm, her prayers on our behalf, and exactly how and why we can – and should – grow more deeply in love with the Mother of Jesus, all in this fantastic episode. If... Read more

2023-05-25T22:10:47-04:00

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204: The Great Big Protestant Problem with Scripture (w/ Casey Chalk)

Last updated on: May 25, 2023 at 10:10 pm By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by Casey Chalk, a Catholic convert/revert and author of The Obscurity of Scripture, to talk about one of the great big problems with the bedrock of Protestantism and the interpretation of Scripture. We’re talking about the Protestant doctrine of the clarity of Scripture – the perspicuity of Scripture – or the idea that the Bible is so clear that any Christian can understand it for themselves. This idea, which Chalk argues is foundational to Protestant... Read more

2023-05-02T22:01:32-04:00

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203: A Protestant Pastor, his Wife, and Their Catholic Journey (w/ Keith and Estelle Nester)

Last updated on: May 2, 2023 at 10:01 pm By K. Albert Little

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In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend Keith Nester and his wife Estelle to talk about their Catholic journey. Keith and Estelle met as Keith was beginning his work as a Protestant pastor; work that would take up 22 years of life his. Estelle, raised Catholic but not practising, was happy to follow Keith into Evangelical Christianity, to get married, raise kids, and live and serve as a pastor’s wife. So, what was it like when Keith began... Read more

2023-05-02T21:57:07-04:00

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202: Crappy Ways to Share the Faith (w/ Katie Prejean McGrady)

Last updated on: May 2, 2023 at 9:57 pm By K. Albert Little

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by author, radio host, podcaster, and mother extraordinaire, the wonderful Katie Prejean McGrady, to talk about the ridiculous, terrible, and downright crappy ways Catholics can (and do) share the faith. Katie is an incredible human being and puts herself out there, on the radio and social media, every single day. She’s an evangelizer, authentic to the core, and not afraid to share what she’s thinking; and this is a topic she’s... Read more

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