Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-jvccw-169b105 What keeps some people away from Christ and the Church? In Part 3 of this series, Greg and Ed talk about "vaccinating people against the Gospel" by offering a Christianity that isn't about the ultimate questions. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email:…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-te6ff-16963ae What does the Catholic Church teach about the meaning and interpretation of dreams? And how has the Catholic Church both changed and yet remained the same over two millennia? Greg and Cory answer listener questions. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
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Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-pebwv-167fa25 When will Jesus return? How will the world end? These are the sort of questions addressed by the branch of theology known as "eschatology." But Catholic eschatology differs in focus and emphasis from that of many American evangelicals. Greg and Cory discuss how the Catholic Church approaches the…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2qn25-167577a Greg responds to listener questions and comments. Does this podcast set up Protestant "straw men" to knock down? What do Protestants believe? And what is "Oneness Pentecostalism?" Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-bbkwn-166055d Greg and Cory are bringing back the popular feature "Book Club." But this time with a twist, as they reflect on the Catholicism that shines through the legendary musical stage play "Les Mis," an adaptation of the classic novel by Victor Hugo. Part 1 shares the themes that…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-c5872-165a2aa Ed the Protestant shares how exploring Catholicism has opened his eyes to the bigger, unseen world around us. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-3mfr3-16552ca If you're considering Catholicism, at some point someone is going to say to you, "But the Catholic Church is corrupt! How could you think of joining it?!" In the second of two conversations responding to this criticism, Greg and Cory discuss the more exotic charges of corruption in…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-m6yyn-164c79d Greg often hears from listeners whose friends and family cannot understand their interest in Catholicism, or who react negatively to their desire to become Catholic. He and Ed the Protestant talk about why and how to respond. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-3twr4-163dd49 What "lens" should we the Bible through? History? Moral lessons? Spiritual insights? The Catholic Church teaches that scripture speaks to us in four "senses" or "modes." Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-i77nb-1634f1f In this "Deep Dives" episode, Greg asks why Catholics and Protestants have different Old Testaments. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-atmmk-1628725 In this "Deep Dives" series, we explore the formation of the New Testament and refute the Protestant doctrine of "sola scriptura." Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-x9x63-161e872 In this "Deep Dives" series, we explore what the Catholic Church teaches about the Bible and the role the Bible plays in the Catholic faith. In this installment, we discover what the Church teaches about how the sacred scriptures and sacred tradition work together. Support this ministry so…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vi22f-161420c In this "Deep Dives" series, we explore what the Catholic Church teaches about the Bible and the role the Bible plays in the Catholic faith. In this installment, Greg asks how the Church functioned before the Bible as we know it was completed. And did the completion of…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9v5jz-16084da Greg answers questions listeners have sent in about the Traditional Latin Mass and why some younger priests are starting to wear cassocks again. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5zsn5-15fb6af For 1600+ years, the Catholic Church took the gospel to the ends of the earth. But eventually, revolutionary changes in Europe and the Americas (the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, revolutionary ideologies, etc.) shattered the old Christian civilization and the Church's missionary efforts had to cope with hostile modern…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-y29kd-15ef4b2 A listener asked why entering the Catholic Church is so much more complex than joining a nondenominational church. Greg and Ed discuss what entering the Church means and the steps involved. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2fu7v-15d4447 Greg knows a Catholic priest who was criticized for not having a "vision." Greg and Ed discuss how destructive the "vision thing" has been in the evangelical world, and how comforting it is that the sacramental and pastoral ministry of Catholic parishes is mostly predictable and consistent across…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-mnnpy-15d3f45 Many listeners that are considering Catholicism ask Greg about whether they should consider Eastern Orthodoxy. In this second of two episodes, Greg and Cory discuss why they chose the Roman Catholic Church. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-3bhff-15b9f15 As we reflect on the joy of Easter, Greg and Cory recall one of the most profound and revolutionary works of Catholic literature, St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Creatures. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zybwx-15b9b1c A 19-year old listener named "Kate" has been investigating and considering Catholicism. But she is facing harsh resistance and rejection from her Protestant friends and family who argue that Catholicism is a false Christianity and she is falling for an unbiblical religion. Support this ministry so more people…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-quh73-15af984 A young listener named Caiden wrote in to ask about the medieval Catholic religious military orders (like the Knights Templar) that fought in the Crusades. In the previous episode (#197), Greg and Cory discussed the medieval Catholic society that produced these orders, and in this episode, they get…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-tnkba-15a5a77 Our culture says that it values equality and democracy, but is really obsessed with functionality and power structures. Catholicism, on the other hand, presumes a sacred ordering of things. Why? Greg and Ed discuss hierarchy and ask whether we need more of it. Support this ministry so more…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-6dket-159b9ca Why is Catholicism more "mystical" in character and practice than Protestantism or Evangelicalism? And why does the Catholic Church refer to the sacraments as "mysteries of the faith?" A protestant evangelical listener named Doug asked why his evangelical friends speak of "accepting Jesus" as a mystical transformation but…
