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Discipleship Episodes

March 27, 2023

Why Do Catholics Go On ”Pilgrimages?” (#106)

Greg is leaving for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel). Ed asks why Catholics go on pilgrimages, while Protestants go on "Bible trips" and "mission trips." This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting ...
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Why Do Catholics Go On ”Pilgrimages?” (#106)
Jan. 12, 2023

A Good Death? (#85)

The Christian faith should prepare us for death. In fact, it should prepare us to face death without fear, and to die well. In fact, Catholicism has a long tradition of something called “The Good Death,” or “The Happy Death.”...
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A Good Death? (#85)
Dec. 29, 2022

Why Am I A Catholic? Part 2 of 2 (#81)

This is the second of a two-part episode in which Greg, Cory, and Ed the Protestant discuss G.K. Chesterton's famous essay, "Why I Am A Catholic." You can listen to the first have of their conversation in Episode #75. And you...
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Why Am I A Catholic? Part 2 of 2 (#81)
Dec. 26, 2022

Why Am I A Catholic? Part 1 of 2 (#80)

Greg brought Ed the Protestant and Cory Lakatos together on the podcast for the first time to discuss G.K. Chesterton's famous essay, "Why I Am A Catholic." You can read the essay on the ConsideringCatholicism.com website. Th...
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Why Am I A Catholic? Part 1 of 2 (#80)
Dec. 8, 2022

Do I Have to Go to Church on Sunday? (#45)

In this Church Chat with Ed, Ed asks Greg about whether and why Catholics have a "Sunday Obligation."
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Do I Have to Go to Church on Sunday? (#45)
Dec. 7, 2022

Lent in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles (#85)

Join podcast host Greg Smith for a once-in-a-lifetime Lenten journey: a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and to Turkey, the land of the New Testament churches. Learn more: www.pilgrimages.com/gregsmith/holyland/
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Lent in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles (#85)
Aug. 29, 2022

Practical Benefits of the Catholic Life (#51)

Ed asks Greg, "If I become Catholic, how will it make my life better in the here and now?" (Part 3 of 3 about Salvation).
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Practical Benefits of the Catholic Life (#51)
Aug. 8, 2022

What Does it Mean to ”Be Catholic?” (#42)

Who is, or isn't, "Catholic?" What do you have to believe or do to "be Catholic?" What about people who don't or won't do those things? Are they still Catholic?
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What Does it Mean to ”Be Catholic?” (#42)
March 28, 2022

The Courageous Calling of Catholic Parents (#11)

I sat down with a member of the millennial generation, Cory Lakatos, to talk about the vocation of Catholic parenthood in 21st century America, and the choices, costs, and even criticism that can come with it.
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The Courageous Calling of Catholic Parents (#11)
Feb. 21, 2022

Making More, and Better, Catholics? (#4)

A deep-dive conversation about evangelization, discipleship, and parish ministry strategy with Cory Lakatos, Director of Community Life at Our Lady of the Lake and Director of Communications and Family Ministry at the Lakesho...
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Making More, and Better, Catholics? (#4)