This is Part 4 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.” As artificial super-intelligence seems ready to out-perform us on every measurable scale, the Catholic Church gi...
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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 4: Our Destiny Lies Beyond the Machines (#454)
This is Part 3 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.” Everyone says AI is going to completely remake human civilization. Greg agrees it will change many things — work...
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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 3: Will AI *Really* Change the World? (#453)
This is Part 2 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.” In a world that increasingly measures human worth by output, efficiency, and market utility, the Catholic Church...
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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 2: The Problems AI Can’t Solve (#452)
This is Part 1 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.” In a world racing toward artificial super-intelligence that threatens to out-think and out-perform us at almost ...
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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 1: Why the Devil Envies You (#451)
In this episode Greg unpacks one of the most emotionally charged questions on the road to Rome: why does the Catholic Church ordain only men to the priesthood? Drawing from his own painful experience in the Christian Reformed...
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The Real Reason the Catholic Church Ordains Only Men (#450)
In the New Testament, Paul gives clear qualifications for presbyteroi —elders—who must be the husband of one wife, manage their household well, and hold fast to sound doctrine. When Greg was a Protestant pastor, that seemed t...
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Elders or Priests? Why Catholic Authority Isn’t Earned—It’s Entrusted (#449)
On Holy Thursday, Greg sits down with a warm, personal message for listeners as the Church begins the Sacred Triduum. He explains the meaning, etymology, and profound significance of these three holy days that form the very h...
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Blessed Triduum 2026: Gratitude, Love, and a Peek at What's Coming (#488)
In this re-released classic from the vault, Greg shares fresh impressions and profound insights from his recent pilgrimage to Jerusalem and its surroundings, timed perfectly for Holy Week. Walking the Via Dolorosa, kneeling i...
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Holy Week in Jerusalem: Walking Where the Gospels Happened (#447)
This Easter, millions are posting from Jerusalem’s peaceful Garden Tomb saying “This feels like the real one.” But just down the street sits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—venerated for 1,700 years—and 2025 archaeology just...
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Easter in Jerusalem: The Garden Tomb vs. the Real Empty Tomb (#446)
Why do some Catholics want more Latin even in the regular Sunday Mass? In this episode, Greg explores how praying familiar parts like the Pater Noster or Sanctus in the Church’s historic tongue undoes a bit of the Tower of Ba...
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From Babel to Pentecost: Why We Still Need Latin at Mass (#445)
Greg revisits the famous (but legendary) story of Martin Luther hurling an inkwell at the devil to prove his sins were "forgiven and forgotten," a tale he once preached as a Protestant pastor. He contrasts Luther's extreme sw...
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Irish Guilt vs. Italian Joy: Why Catholicism Holds Both Sin and Forgiveness Perfectly (#444)
Two weeks before Easter we’re doing something special. Join Greg for a livestream webinar. He’ll open the Gospels and Google Earth and walk the actual route Jesus took Palm Sunday through Resurrection Sunday — gate by gate, ...
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Livestream: Walking the First Holy Week in Jerusalem – Sunday March 22 | 7 PM EST
Ever wondered what actually happens at the Easter Vigil—the "Super Bowl of the Catholic liturgy" where catechumens are baptized, confirmed, and receive their first Eucharist? In this second part of our OCIA: The Bridge to Rom...
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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome — Easter Vigil Mass (#443)
In this episode of the OCIA: The Bridge to Rome series, Greg and Cory dive into the heart of what OCIA is ultimately aiming for: the Sacraments of Initiation—Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. They explain how these th...
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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome — The Sacraments of Initiation (#442)
After four years of raw, honest conversations, Ed the Protestant returns with big news that longtime listeners have been praying for and waiting to hear. What started as burnout on modern church life in episode #8 has led to ...
Ever feel completely done with church—burnt out, over it, ready to sleep in on Sundays and call it quits on the whole evangelical scene? You're not alone. In this raw, honest conversation, Greg and his longtime Protestant fri...
Greg unpacks the often-misunderstood practice of asceticism—the spiritual training of saying "no" to ourselves so we can say a bigger "yes" to God. Far from misery or earning salvation, Lent's self-denial (fasting, giving thi...
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When No Means Yes: The Ancient Case for Lent (#439)
Greg sits down with his longtime Protestant friend Ed to tackle one of the biggest hurdles for many coming from evangelical backgrounds: the Sacrament of Confession (or Penance and Reconciliation). Ed shares his lifelong comf...
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The Sacrament That Ends the Secret: Talking Confession with Ed (#438)
In this follow-up conversation with Cory, we unpack why you can walk into one Catholic parish and experience a reverent, chant-filled Mass with Latin elements, then go to another and hear contemporary music or a more conversa...
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Stylistic Differences at Mass: Chant, Contemporary, Traditional, and Everything In Between (#437)
In this conversation with Cory, we dive into the practical side of Catholic life: where you can actually go to attend Mass. We start with the basics—your local territorial parish—and then explore all the other valid options, ...
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Mass Anywhere: Exploring Parishes, Oratories, Campus Chapels, and Missions (#436)
Ever heard someone shrug off a clear Church teaching by saying, “Well, Jesus never said that”? It’s a line that’s been used for centuries to challenge Catholic doctrines, practices, and now even basic moral truths. In this sn...
In the second part of this two-episode series, Greg moves from the initial Profession of Faith to the lifelong Catholic posture of religious submission of intellect and will to the Church’s authentic magisterium on matters of...
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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome – Trusting the Church, Part 2: Submission of Intellect and Will (#434)
In the first part of this two-episode series on trusting the Church, Greg walks listeners through the solemn Profession of Faith that candidates make when entering full communion with the Catholic Church—usually right before ...
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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome – Trusting the Church, Part 1: The Profession of Faith (#433)
In this episode of our “OCIA: The Bridge to Rome” series, Greg takes listeners on a journey through the Stations of the Cross, sharing his unforgettable experience praying them on Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa at dawn amid echoing...