Twenty Centuries. Twenty-Four Timezones. Two Hemispheres. One Church.

Episodes

Sept. 25, 2023

Why Does the Church Baptize Infants? (#139)

Greg and Ed discuss one of the most divisive issues between Catholics and evangelicals: infant vs. believer baptism. Please support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz We are a small non-profit ministry dedicated to ed...
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Why Does the Church Baptize Infants? (#139)
Sept. 18, 2023

How to Choose a Church (#132)

So you or your friends or family are looking for a new church. How do you pick one? Is it like standing in the cereal aisle at the grocery store, surveying the various colors, textures, shapes, and tastes, and finding one tha...
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How to Choose a Church (#132)
Sept. 11, 2023

Is Catholicism...Spooky? (#138)

Ed the Protestant had breakfast with three of his friends, and they couldn't understand his attraction to Catholicism. From their perspective, it seems full of mystical rituals instead of being straightforward, simple, and ra...
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Is Catholicism...Spooky? (#138)
Sept. 4, 2023

What Do Catholics Have to Believe? (#137)

What must someone believe as infallible "dogma" in order to be "in the Catholic faith?" How does that differ from doctrines, teachings, and recommended beliefs? There are important but subtle differences that carry different ...
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What Do Catholics Have to Believe? (#137)
Aug. 29, 2023

The Eldest Daughter of the Church (#136)

An invitation to take a free online course with Greg Smith about Catholic church history (and some other updates about the podcast). Sign up for the class at LANEcatholic.org The conversation with Cory about knowledge, belief...
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The Eldest Daughter of the Church (#136)
Aug. 28, 2023

What is Faith? (#135)

Christianity makes truth claims, like that Jesus rose from the dead. But what if we aren’t sure? Greg and Cory discuss the difference between certain knowledge, confident belief, and the mystery of saving faith.
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What is Faith? (#135)
Aug. 21, 2023

Is the Bible the Word of God? (#134)

Greg and Ed continue their conversation in the woods about the Bible, this time asking whether it is really the "Word of God?" Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcat...
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Is the Bible the Word of God? (#134)
Aug. 14, 2023

Where Did the New Testament Come From? (#133)

Greg and Ed sit in the forest and continue their conversation about the Bible--its sources, how it was compiled, the difference between the Catholic bible (a.k.a. "the Bible") and Protestant bibles--by asking who wrote the Ne...
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Where Did the New Testament Come From? (#133)
Aug. 7, 2023

Catholic vs. Protestant Bibles? (#131)

Protestants have been told that Catholic Bibles are wrong and weird and that medieval popes snuck suspicious extra books into the Catholic Bible! Which is tampering with God's Word, right?! Ed asks Greg about this while they ...
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Catholic vs. Protestant Bibles? (#131)
July 31, 2023

Do It Again (#130)

Why is modern life so unsatisfying? Why are so many of us discontent? Greg and Cory reflect on how Catholicism offers a boring yet fundamentally satisfying antidote to heal our frantic postmodern souls. Support this ministry ...
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Do It Again (#130)
July 26, 2023

The Galileo Myth (#129)

Supposedly, during the dark ages, the Catholic Church threw the brave scientist Galileo Galilei into a dungeon for discovering that the earth revolved around the sun because the Church wanted to keep the people in intellectua...
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The Galileo Myth (#129)
July 17, 2023

Is Catholicism Anti-Science? (#128)

Many assert that Christianity, and Catholicism in particular, is opposed to science. Greg and Cory explain why that's not strictly true, but that some people misuse the word "Science" to describe something that is, by definit...
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Is Catholicism Anti-Science? (#128)
July 10, 2023

Catholic vs. Protestant Views on Creation and Evolution (#127)

Greg and Cory wade into a thorny subject: Catholic vs. Protestant views of the creation of the world and mankind, evolution and whether the early chapters of Genesis are to be understood literally. As they illustrate, nothing...
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Catholic vs. Protestant Views on Creation and Evolution (#127)
July 3, 2023

Mission? Vocation? How Should I Organize My Life? (#126)

As a Christian, how should you organize your life, set your priorities, spend your time? Greg and Ed talk about how in the evangelical Protestant world the highest priority was/is "mission," while Catholicism stresses that li...
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Mission? Vocation? How Should I Organize My Life? (#126)
June 26, 2023

Why Go to Church? (#125)

After a few weeks of summer break in episodes, Greg and Ed the Protestant gather again in the secret compound on the Summer Solstice to talk about different answers to the question, "Why should I go to church on Sunday?" Supp...
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Why Go to Church? (#125)
May 29, 2023

”Binding and Loosing?” (#124)

On a cold April day, Greg and Ed the Protestant sit in the piney woods and talk about the Catholic Church's authority, and what it means to "bind and loose." Support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz We are a very sm...
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”Binding and Loosing?” (#124)
May 18, 2023

Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part2 (#123)

Part 2 of a conversation between Greg and Cory (who develops family and parish community ministries) about the challenges of developing "community" and relationships in a typical Catholic parish. Support the podcast: https://...
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Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part2 (#123)
May 15, 2023

Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part 1 (#122)

Part 1 of a conversation between Greg and Cory (who develops family and parish community ministries) about the challenges of developing "community" and relationships in a typical Catholic parish. Support the podcast: https://...
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Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part 1 (#122)
May 11, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust (#121)

Greg and Ed the Protestant conclude their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins by discussing Lust and Chastity.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Lust (#121)
May 8, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony (#120)

Greg and Ed the Protestant explore what glutton isn't, what it is, and the antidote of temperance.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony (#120)
May 4, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth (#119)

Greg and Ed the Protestant continue their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins by tackling Sloth, which is far more subtle and dangerous than mere laziness. It is the "noontime demon."
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Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth (#119)
May 1, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed (#118)

Greg and Ed the Protestant discuss greed, how deceptive it can be, and what generosity means.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Greed (#118)
April 27, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath (#117)

Greg and Ed the Protestant continue their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins, this time discussing wrath, how it differs from anger, how it takes control of a life, and how the corresponding virtue of meekness does not mean...
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Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath (#117)
April 24, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Envy (#116)

Greg and Ed the Protestant continue their discussion of the Seven Deadly Sins. In this episode, they look at envy, how it differs from jealousy, and how it is second only to pride as a rejection of God.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Envy (#116)