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2022-01-10T21:35:42-04:00

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141: The Catholic Witnesses of the Early Church (w/ Rod Bennett)

Last updated on: January 10, 2022 at 9:35 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by the one-and-only Rod Bennett, author and Early Church historian extraordinaire, to talk about the earliest witnesses to the Christian Church – the Early Church Fathers – and how they describe the worship, faith, and beliefs of the very first Christians … and who look very Catholic indeed! We’ll dig into evidence for belief in baptismal regeneration, the Eucharist and Real Presence of Christ, bishops and apostolic succession, and the primacy... Read more

2021-12-31T21:23:53-04:00

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Our Most Popular Episodes of 2021

Last updated on: December 31, 2021 at 9:23 pm By K. Albert Little

To say that 2021 has been a strange year would be the understatement of a century but in spite of a raging global pandemic – hitherto unknown since the time of Moses – I’ve been privileged, here at the show, to have had some incredible conversations with wonderful Catholic thinkers, writers, and converts from all over the world. Here’s a round-up of some of the most popular episodes this year. If you’re new to the show, any of these would... Read more

2021-12-15T22:48:50-04:00

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140: The Catholic Guide to Suffering (w/ Father Jeffrey Kirby)

Last updated on: December 15, 2021 at 10:48 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by Father Jeffrey Kirby, STD to unpack the Catholic view of evil and suffering. We dig deeply into a topic that is maybe the biggest struggle for believers – and a barriers for those who don’t believe: suffering. With Father Kirby’s help and expertise, we discuss where suffering comes from, why we suffer, why God allows certain sufferings to take place, and how we should respond as Catholics, in a long... Read more

2021-12-07T23:14:14-04:00

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139: How to Read the Bible Like a Catholic (w/ Dr. John Bergsma)

Last updated on: December 7, 2021 at 11:14 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by Dr. John Bergsma, biblical theologian, professor, author, and Catholic convert, to talk about how to read the Bible like a Catholic, from the heart of the Church. We begin by digging into Dr. Bergma’s wonderful conversion journey – as a Protestant pastor and biblical theologian, he decided to become Catholic – and, from there, discuss how the Catholic Church understands, interprets, and makes use of the Bible. And how it... Read more

2021-12-07T23:09:08-04:00

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138: The Grace of Catholic Conversion (w/ Haley Stewart)

Last updated on: December 7, 2021 at 11:09 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by author, podcaster, and Catholic convert Haley Stewart to talk about her experience converting to Catholicism. On a search for a liturgically minded church, and through reading the Early Church Fathers, Haley and her husband Daniel, became interested and then deeply immersed in the Catholic Church. Their story is one of starting a family, finding a new faith, and the challenges and graces that come as a result of trusting in... Read more

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2021-12-07T23:05:32-04:00

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137: From the Canadian Wilderness to the Catholic Priesthood (w/ Fr. Nathan Caswell)

Last updated on: December 7, 2021 at 11:05 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by Father Nathan Caswell, an Evangelical convert to Catholicism with an incredible conversion story to share. Father Nathan was raised Charismatic Evangelical, converted to Catholicism with his family on an Indigenous Reservation in Northern Canada, and spent the next several years wandering and soul-searching in the Canadian wilderness while he shrugged off religion – before ultimately becoming the Prodigal Son and returning home to his family, his faith, and eventually a... Read more

2021-11-23T07:00:49-04:00

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Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scripture? No!

Last updated on: November 23, 2021 at 7:00 am By K. Albert Little

Watch my response video on YouTube. In his video, Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scriptura and the subsequent follow-up Response to Critics: Augustine on Scripture Dr. Gavin Ortlund invites feedback on his thesis that Augustine affirms the Protestant tenant of Sola Scriptura. I want to be the first to admit that I’m not particularly suited to respond. I’m not a qualified patristic scholar and certainly no match for Dr. Ortlund’s credentials. I have a bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science... Read more

2021-11-16T22:17:26-04:00

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136: Why I’m Not Catholic (w/ Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity)

Last updated on: November 16, 2021 at 10:17 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by my good friend, YouTuber Austin Suggs from the wildly popular Gospel Simplicity channel to talk about why he isn’t Catholic – after a year of asking questions about the Catholic faith. Austin stumbled into a world of digging deeply into questions of the ancient Christian faiths. From his experience of going to a Catholic Bible study, and then a Catholic Mass, he began to ask questions about Catholicism (and later,... Read more

2021-11-09T23:06:30-04:00

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135: Times the Church Almost Failed – But Came Back Stronger! (w/ Steve Weidenkopf)

Last updated on: November 9, 2021 at 11:06 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by author, and professor of Catholic history, and popular guest on this program Steve Weidenkopf. We talk about Steve’s latest book Light from Darkness and discuss times when the Catholic Church was in complete turmoil, morally bankrupt, failing, and near collapse – and how each and every time it came back from the brink, stronger than before! We talk about this and what lessons we, Catholics living today, can take from... Read more

2021-11-09T23:03:50-04:00

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134: How the Early Church Evangelized (w/ Mike Aquilina)

Last updated on: November 9, 2021 at 11:03 pm By K. Albert Little

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined once again by renown patristics scholar Mike Aquilina to talk about how the Early Church – the very first Christians following the apostles – evangelized, how they spread the Christian faith. Through this conversation we dig into the early Christian sources like no one else can, expertly guided by Mike Aquilina, an author, podcaster, and popular guest on this show, we look into some incredible sources to undercover exactly how and... Read more

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