Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Cordial Catholic

Home
Catholic

Early Church Fathers

Select a Category Appearances Christian Living Explaining the Faith Podcast Tough Questions Uncategorized Why I'm Catholic

Select a Month January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 October 2017 September 2017 July 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014

December 2023

December 13, 2023

230: One Heck of a Conversion Story (w/ Joe Goodwin)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Joe Goodwin. Joe...

July 2022

July 13, 2022

166: How the Early Church Read the Bible (w/ Mike Aquilina)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined once again by world renown Early...

March 2022

March 09, 2022

150: Irenaeus – Catholic or Evangelical? (w/ Dr. Matthew J. Thomas)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. Matthew J. Thomas to...

February 2022

February 23, 2022

148: Did Constantine Corrupt the Church? (w/ Joe Heschmeyer)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic Answers apologist Joe Heschmeyer...

January 2022

January 05, 2022

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

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the one-and-only Rod Bennett, author...

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...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

Would the Early Christians Be Welcomed by Evangelicals?

Rod Bennett was deep in the Jesus People movement when he found a copy of...

December 09, 2020

089: Were the Early Christians Catholic? (w/ Rod Bennett)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I talk with author and Early Church...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

031: Was the Early Church the Catholic Church? (w/ Mike Aquilina)

In this episode, I'm joined by Mike Aquilina, best-selling author of over fifty books on...

September 2019

September 07, 2019

4 Proofs for the Catholic Church in the Book of Acts

As a non-denominational evangelical Protestant I remember sitting in pew one morning while the pastor...

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...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

002: What is the Church?

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast we talk about the Church. Did Jesus...

January 2019

January 22, 2019

How Can “Bible Only” Christians Trust Their Bible?

This article is part of the Tough Questions series. A series highlighting some of the...

January 13, 2019

Three Tough Questions to Ask “Bible Only” Christians

This article is part of the Tough Questions series. A series highlighting some of the...

March 2018

March 18, 2018

Was Peter the First Pope?

Before we even begin to discuss Peter as Pope we need to get one thing...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

When Did the Historic Church Lose its Way?

As an Evangelical Protestant convert to Catholicism one of the most common objections I...

July 2016

July 06, 2016

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...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

So You Think You’re Smarter Than the Early Church Fathers?

If we give the Church Fathers the full weight they deserve, then we need to...

April 2016

April 05, 2016

How To Not Become a Catholic: A Convert’s Guide

As a Protestant convert to Catholicism whose journey culminated a year ago at Easter I have some...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

When Jesus Said, “This is my Body,” He Meant It

As a Catholic, I believe that Jesus is really present in the Eucharistic elements. That is to...