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June 2021

June 30, 2021

116: Where’s the Pope in the Bible? (w/ Suan Sonna)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Suan Sonna to...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

096: An Evangelical Guide to the Magisterium (w/ Michael Lofton)

In this episode I'm joined by Michael Lofton from Reason and Theology to talk about...

November 2020

November 04, 2020

084: Understanding Scripture, Tradition, and Authority (w/ Dr. Doug Beaumont)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by apologist, speaker, and author...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

078: Answering Evangelical Questions about Catholicism (w/ Austin Suggs)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Austin Suggs from the...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Why Are Catholic Bibles Bigger?

When I became a Christian at the age of fifteen one of the first things...

May 2020

May 20, 2020

Church Splits Are Driving Evangelicals to Catholicism

For those that don't know the story of my conversion to the Catholic faith it...

March 2020

March 06, 2020

Why Would a Protestant Pastor of 22 Years Become Catholic?

"He had more statues than the Vatican," Keith relates. "I thought maybe it was his...

January 2020

January 22, 2020

043: An Evangelical Author’s Journey into the Catholic Church – Part 2 (w/ Paul McCusker)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I'm joined by Paul McCusker, Catholic convert...

January 20, 2020

042: An Evangelical Author’s Journey into the Catholic Church – Part 1 (w/ Paul McCusker)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I'm joined by Paul McCusker, Catholic convert...

November 2019

November 13, 2019

033: How to Understand What Vatican II Really Says (w/ Fr. Blake Britton)

In this episode, I'm joined by Fr. Blake Britton, a priest of the Diocese of...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

026: Why Would an Evangelical Pastor Become Catholic? (w/ Keith Nester)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I talk to Keith Nester about his...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Are Papal Interviews on a Plane Infallible?

The authority of the Catholic Church is notoriously hard to understand for non-Catholics---even many Catholics...

July 2019

July 24, 2019

017: Understanding the Authority of the Catholic Church (w/ Jimmy Akin)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Catholic Answers Senior Apologist...

August 2016

August 08, 2016

Please Stop Planting Churches

A friend of mine is planting a church in Montreal, Canada. He doesn't know I'm...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Catholics Got It Wrong (Except for the Bible)

Dale Ahlquist is the brother-in-law of the late, great Larry Norman---arguably one of God's greatest gifts...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

Is Protestantism a System Designed to Fail?

If you know anything about my journey towards the Catholic Church you'll know that it had,...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

I Am the Pope (And So Are You!)

Over on his critically acclaimed blog Standing on My Head, Anglican priest turned Catholic pastor Dwight...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

If God is Good Why is Christianity So Confusing?

As an Evangelical Protestant, I didn't think about the disparate state of the Christian Church...

March 2015

March 02, 2015

The Rock in Shifting Seas: Why the Catholic Church Appeals to a Protestant Like Me

I've always said the last thing that I want to do is to put down my...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

N.T. Wright and the Catholic Church as a Postman

I'm reading N.T. Wright's Scripture and the Authority of God because, up until a few moments...

December 11, 2014

A Fish in Water

There is a danger in the draw of authority. There is a deep danger is...