Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8nz76-154a1cf Marxism has been in the news again lately. Cultural Marxism (i.e., "wokeism," DEI, and radical social justice movements) and various globalist ideologies try to challenge, undermine, and overwhelm historic Catholic Christianity despite every pope since the mid-1800s specifically condemning Marxism and communism. Every Marxist or communist government around…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ixmnr-15400b3 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…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-v4jyb-1536865 On January 1, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. For most American Protestants, especially evangelicals and Pentecostals, the idea that Mary could be called “the Mother of God” is jarring, even offensive. But as Greg explains, this ancient truth only reinforces the power…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-qqvvm-152e738 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…
Is Christianity impractical? I mean, can anyone really live this way? Well, obviously, yes, because, well, we can point to people who have lived the Christian life with spectacular success. The saints. They modeled for us what following Christ really looks like. So how did they do that? I mean,…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4s4si-1524b6e How do all the agnostics, atheists, secularists, nihilists, and neopagans that make up our 21st-century culture view the Christian religion? Culturally, we’re living through the last days of the new Roman world. And how did the Romans view Christians? Generally, they thought that they were crazy. They considered…
How do non-Christians—all the agnostics, atheists, secularists, nihilists, and neopagans that make up our 21st-century culture—how do they view the Christian religion? Culturally, we’re living through the last days, the collapse of the new Roman world. And how did the Romans view Christians? Generally, they thought that they were crazy.…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vyxbf-15168fe We have begun Advent, the liturgical season of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Advent means "coming" or "arriving," but what, exactly, is coming? And has it all arrived yet? To learn more, watch the series of four vidoes called, "Discover Advent:" Part 1: https://youtu.be/DxxC6UkyMGM?si=4_ysAk9YE165btSy Part 2:…
Christians celebrate the four weeks before Christmas as "Advent." It announces, "Joy to the World!" But what, exactly, is joy? Explore the historic Catholic faith with the Considering Catholicism Podcast: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Christians celebrate the four weeks before Christmas as "Advent." It is a time for hope, but for whom? Only for Bible-believing, church-going Chrisitans? Explore the historic Catholic faith with the Considering Catholicism Podcast: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Christians celebrate the four weeks before Christmas as "Advent." What brings it about, allows what's coming to come? Three words: Let. It. Be. Explore the historic Catholic faith with the Considering Catholicism Podcast: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
During the four weeks before Christmas, Christians around the world celebrate a season known as "Advent." That's from the Latin word "adventus," which means "coming." But what, exactly, is "coming?" Learn more about the historic Catholic faith with the Considering Catholicism Podcast: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ytms9-14fdef1 Ed asks about the Crusades: did the Catholic Church really launch brutal wars of colonization, invading Muslim ancestral lands with hordes of Catholic knights to rape, pillage, and steal the Middle East? Greg explains that much of what people think they know comes from Hollywood and isn't exactly…
Why do Catholics make the "Sign of the Cross?" What's the correct way to do it? What does it signify? Visit the website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com Listen to the podcast on all podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, etc.)
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-59zf6-14fcf03 Ed the Protestant asks about the Catholic Church's commitment to charity and the poor. Greg explains where that comes from and the related but very different concept of Catholic Social Justice. Support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz Visit the website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ ----more----Keywords: Catholic, Catholic Church, charity, social justice
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ux8nn-14f7cd6 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…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-py3sn-14eac95 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…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-z92n7-14c1254 Greg and Ed discuss the concept of happiness and the responsibility to cultivate happiness in one's life. Pursuing immediate gratification does not lead to genuine happiness, but rather, pursuing goodness, truth, and beauty can bring lasting joy. They also touch on the negative impact of consuming negative media…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-qqqv7-14c07f5 Greg and Ed have an honest talk about what stewardship means. Because our life is a gift, God expects us to try and become the best possible versions of ourselves that we can be. Please support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz We are a small non-profit ministry dedicated to educating…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-x5rbb-14b1607 Greg and Ed talk about Halloween. Can Christians participate? Are its origins really in the Catholic Church incorporating pagan Celtic rituals? And has the Church adopted pagan rituals throughout history, including Easter celebrations? Please support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz We are a small non-profit ministry dedicated to educating and…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-m6y5c-14bb13e 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. Please support the podcast: https://givebutter.com/BaUAnz We are a…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8akcw-14ba44a 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. Please…
