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April 2023

April 19, 2023

201: Eucharistic Miracles, Marian Apparitions, and More… (w/ Michael O’Neill)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by The Miracle Hunter, Michael O'Neill,...

November 2022

November 02, 2022

178: Responding to the Toughest Protestant Objections (w/ Karlo Broussard)

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

March 2022

March 30, 2022

153: Grace, Prudence, and Living the Virtues (w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, OP)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the inestimable Father Gregory Pine,...

March 16, 2022

151: The Mind-Blowing Sacramental Worldview (w/ Fr. Harrison Ayre)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Father Harrison Ayre to talk...

February 2022

February 09, 2022

146: Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? (w/ Kenny Burchard)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Kenny Burchard, Director of Development...

September 2021

September 08, 2021

126: The Incredible Women Doctors of the Church (w/ Terry Polakovic)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by author and co-founder of ENDOW...

August 2021

August 25, 2021

124: Biblical Answers to Questions About Catholicism (w/ Dr. Michael Dauphinais)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by biblical scholar, theologian, and author...

August 18, 2021

123: Why Do Catholics Make Such a Big Deal About Mary? (w/ Fr. Mauro Gagliardi)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Father Mauro Gagliardi,...

July 2021

July 07, 2021

117: The Convert’s Guide to St. Joseph (w/ Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB)

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

August 2020

August 26, 2020

074: The Biblical Blueprint for the Mass (w/ Dr. Andrew Swafford)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Scripture scholar Dr. Andrew...

June 2020

June 18, 2020

What Evangelicals Need to Know About Purgatory

As an evangelical convert to Catholicism I think, and talk, a lot about pebbles in my...

May 2020

May 06, 2020

058: What You Should Know About Padre Pio (w/ Nick Gibboni and Vera Marie Calandra)

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

March 2020

March 25, 2020

050: Lectio Divina – How to Read Your Bible like the Saints (w/ Derek Rotty)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by writer, speaker, and convert Derek...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

048: The Catholic Convert’s Keys to Sainthood (w/ Devin Rose)

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

January 2020

January 01, 2020

040: A Convert’s Guide to Mary (w/ Keith Nester and Derya Little)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I'm joined by Keith Nester, a former...

December 2019

December 18, 2019

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

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Three Things to Tell Your Evangelical Friends About Catholicism

I was a very happy, mostly holy, evangelical Christian when I began to dig into...

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 13, 2019

A Convert’s Guide to Not Becoming Catholic

As a non-denominational, evangelical convert to the Catholic faith I've lived through what sociologists call...

June 12, 2019

I Think the Saints are Stalking Me

I recently recorded a podcast episode with my good friend JonMarc Grodi. We talked about...

June 04, 2019

What Praying to the Saints is Not

As a non-denominational evangelical exploring the Catholic faith praying to the saints was one of...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

009: How the Saints Can Help Us Be Holy (w/ JonMarc Grodi)

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I speak talk to JonMarc Grodi from...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

The Incredible Implications of the Bones of St. Peter

Way back at Christmastime, just after our second child was born, I perfected the art...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Why Catholics Must Be Able to “Argue the Other Side”

Lately, I've become enamoured with St. Thomas Aquinas. After reading G.K. Chesterton's biography of the...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

The Incredible Biblical Basis for Relics

As someone with a more than passing interest in the world of the paranormal and...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

How an Evangelical Learned to Love the Saints

I didn't know about the saints until my thirties but I came by my ignorance...

March 08, 2017

It’s Lent: Prepare to be Tempted

One of the ever-bearing gifts of the Catholic Church is incredible depth of her teaching. Spanning over two...

December 2016

December 16, 2016

What’s the Point of Prayer?

Some nights make me wonder what the heck we pray for.

November 2016

November 03, 2016

The Thing I Love About Padre Pio

I've written before about the laudable Catholic practice of praying for the dead---and that the...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

St. Michael Novena for our Police Officers

Every day my friend Lindsay and her four children pray for the safety of Jason,...