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April 2022

April 06, 2022

154: Following the Evidence into the Catholic Church (w/ Christian B. Wagner)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic convert Christian B. Wagner,...

January 2022

January 12, 2022

142: On the Catholic Imagination (w/ Randy Boyagoda)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by celebrated Catholic author, academic, and...

December 2021

December 08, 2021

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

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. John Bergsma, biblical theologian,...

November 2021

November 23, 2021

Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scripture? No!

Watch my response video on YouTube. In his video, Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scriptura and...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

Would the Early Church Fathers Fit in at Your Evangelical Church?

I recently had the pleasure of hosting my friend and fellow convert Rod Bennett on...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

Is Your Church the Church of the Apostles?

This week on the podcast I was privileged to speak to Bishop Thomas Dowd of...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

The Quote That Convinced Me to Convert to Catholicism

I first met Jesus at the age of fifteen. As a teenager, I "accepted Christ"...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

011: How (Not) to Become a Catholic (w/ Dr. James Tonkowich)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. James Tonkowich, popular commentator...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

Is Fake News Keeping Good Christians From Becoming Catholic?

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote that "to be deep in history is to cease...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Hey Heretics, You Need To Read Church History!

After a rousing thirty minutes of worship music, I settled into my seat to listen...

December 2017

December 16, 2017

Why Do Catholics Kiss the Pope’s Ring?

The Catholic Church, sprawled across every corner of the globe, is full of some truly...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

This One Quote Convinced Me to Be a Catholic

I first met Jesus at the age of fifteen. As a teenager, I "accepted Christ"...

July 2015

July 09, 2015

So You Think You’re Smarter than the Church Fathers?

There are lots of reasons why I decided, as an otherwise happy Evangelical Protestant, to...

June 2015

June 01, 2015

What Would The Early Church Look Like If I Had a Time Machine?

What would the Early Christian Church look like if through the miracle of time travel...