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June 2021

June 02, 2021

An Apologist’s Journey to Catholicism

This week on the show I'm so grateful to be joined by Jimmy Akin, Senior...

May 2021

May 19, 2021

A Charismatic Pastor Hears God’s Call to Catholicism

Kenny Burchard was sort of a typical charismatic, evangelical pastor. He had the regular sort...

May 12, 2021

109: A Convert’s Guide to Raising (and Keeping!) Your Kids Catholic (w/ Father Sebastian Walshe)

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

April 2021

April 21, 2021

106: A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism (w/ Dr. Robert Koons)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by philosopher and Catholic convert Dr....

March 2021

March 24, 2021

102: A Convert’s Guide to the Eucharist (w/ Dr. Scott Hahn)

In this episode, I'm joined by fellow Catholic convert, author, and biblical theologian Dr. Scott...

March 10, 2021

100: Why We Love Being Catholic (w/ Many Special Guests)

In this 100th episode of the podcast, we've opened up the lines for past guests,...

January 2021

January 27, 2021

094: Did Christ Found a Visible Church? (w/ Eric Robinson)

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

January 13, 2021

092: Does Studying Church History Make You Catholic? (w/ Joe Heschmeyer, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, and Austin Suggs)

In this very special crossover episode, I'm joined by Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity as...

December 2020

December 16, 2020

090: From Pentecostal Missionary to Catholic Priest (w/ Father Joshua Caswell, SJC)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Father Joshua Caswell, SJC...

November 2020

November 11, 2020

085: A Crash Course on the Sacraments (w/ Eric Robinson)

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

October 2020

October 21, 2020

082: A Conversation with an Exorcist (w/ Father Vincent Lampert)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Father Vincent Lampert, an...

October 14, 2020

081: An Anglican Academic and Priest Becomes Catholic (w/ Dr. James Merrick)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. James Merrick, an...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Christianity Today Editor Becomes Catholic

When I was first looking into the prospect of becoming a Catholic I thought I...

September 30, 2020

079: Christianity Today Editor Becomes Catholic (w/ Mark Galli)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by the former editor of...

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...

September 16, 2020

077: What’s Wrong with Sola Fide (w/ Matt Swaim and Keith Nester)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, we've reassembled our popular panel of converts from...

September 09, 2020

076: An Atheist’s Journey into the Catholic Church (w/ Leah Libresco Sargeant)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Leah Libresco. A cerebral,...

August 2020

August 19, 2020

073: Deconstructing Evangelical Christianity (w/ Jon Steingard)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Jon Steingard, frontman of...

July 2020

July 22, 2020

069: An Episcopal Priest Becomes Catholic

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by former Episcopal priest Andrew...

July 15, 2020

068: A Catholic Response to Evangelical De-Conversions (w/ Dr. Doug Beaumont)

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

July 15, 2020

A Catholic Response to Evangelical De-Conversions

This week, I had the privilege of sitting down to talk to Dr. Douglas Beaumont...

July 01, 2020

Why We Believe Sola Scriptura is Broken

This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with Matt Swaim and Keith Nester...

June 2020

June 10, 2020

063: The Anglican Road to the Catholic Church (w/ Father James Bradley)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Father James Bradley, a Catholic...

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...

May 20, 2020

060: Why Would A Bible Loving Southern Baptist Become Catholic? (w/ Sonja Corbitt)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by the incredibly personable Sonja...

May 12, 2020

059: From Practical Atheism to the Priesthood (w/ Father Gregory Merkley)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Father Gregory Merkley, a...

April 2020

April 23, 2020

056: How to Pray for Those Who Have Left the Church (w/ John LaBriola)

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

April 15, 2020

055: What is Redemptive Suffering? (w/ Dawn Eden Goldstein)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by the incredible Dawn Eden...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

051: Why We’re No Longer Protestant (w/ Devin Rose and Dr. Doug Beaumont)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by two fantastic Catholic apologists...

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...