Supernatural Episodes
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Jan. 4, 2024
Armor for the Battle (#170)
As our society kicks out the load-bearing walls of the civilization that Catholicism built, things are going to get weirder and darker. Spiritual warfare and demonic activity will become more obvious. But we have armor and weapons for times like these. Greg shares two powerful Catholic prayers of protection. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show. Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email:...
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Dec. 20, 2023
New Age But the Same Old Devil (#165)
Part 2 of Greg's conversation with Angie Griffith, a Considering Catholicism listener who spent over a decade as a music industry executive in Nashville. After COVID lockdowns disrupted her career, she found herself immersed in New Age religion as a way to "manifest" success in online businesses and podcasting. But she has since burned her Tarot cards, crushed her crystals, and is entering the Catholic Church. Angie is the host of the "You Get What I'm Saying" podcast. Considering Catholicism ...
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Dec. 17, 2023
From New Age Nashville and On the Road to Rome (#164)
Angie Griffith spent more than ten years as an executive in the music industry in Nashville. She was also enmeshed in New Age religion. Then the Holy Spirit, through a range of events and influences (including the Considering Catholicism Podcast), opened her eyes. She burned her Tarot cards, smashed her crystals, and began taking steps to enter the Roman Catholic Church. In this episode, Angie shares her story. In the next episode (#165), she and Greg explore the seduction of New Age beliefs an...
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Nov. 12, 2023
Demons (#152)
What does the Catholic Church teach about Satan and demons? Is he, or are they, the opposing force in the universe to God and angels? What do they know? What can they do? Can they possess us? What is an exorcism? Greg and Cory explain that in Catholic doctrine, while the demons possess vast intelligence, their power leads nowhere because in futility they have chosen nothing, an emptiness of God's presence. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this e...
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Nov. 5, 2023
What is Evil? (#150)
What does the Catholic Church teach about what evil actually is? Is it the opposite of good, like light/dark or yin/yang? Is it moral failing? Being outside of God's will? A social construct? Greg and Cory explain that in Catholic doctrine, evil is nothing at all: it is literally no thing, a void, an emptiness, non-being. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show. Visit the website: https://www.considerin...
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Oct. 28, 2023
Snapshot: More About UFOs (#146)
Snapshots are a type of episode: around 10 minutes on a single topic. Today, Greg follows up on a recent episode about whether UFOs are aliens, angels, or something else. What should Christians, and Catholics in particular, believe? Greg reviews and recommends a new book on the topic: "Only Man Bears His Image" by Daniel O'Connor. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show.
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Oct. 8, 2023
What are Angels? (#142)
What are angels? How are they different from us? What do they do? What are the types or categories? Do we have a guardian angel, and what does he do? Greg and Cory unpack the nature of these spiritual beings. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show.
141
Oct. 1, 2023
UFOs: Aliens, Angels, or...? (#141)
UFOs are in the news again, as Congress holds hearings about what the government knows about them. How should Christians feel about this issue? What does the Catholic Church teach? And how do we make sense of it. Greg and Cory sat down to discuss it all. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show.
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April 12, 2023
Book Club: "Frankenstein" (#113)
Our Easter week reflections continue in an unusual direction: Greg and Cory discuss the classic novel "Frankenstein" and what it has to teach us about life vs. artificial life, God vs. playing God, as well as unexpected consequences and moral responsibility.
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March 29, 2023
Does the Virgin Mary Really Appear to People? (#107)
Ed asks Greg about appearances of the Virgin Mary, which seem pretty sketchy to Protestants. Greg explains Catholic doctrine, belief, and practice around "Marian Apparitions." Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show.