Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-af6ej-1464bc4 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 intellectual darkness. Greg and Cory explain that this is a myth, and probably…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5z7fk-1458228 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 definition, opposed to all the world's religions.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-7vx9w-14501d1 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 about this topic is simple.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-yxpmp-144878f 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 life is lived according to "vocation."
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8vnbp-1440157 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?"
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cen5v-141d62f 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."
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-27wt7-140a454 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.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-3a6tr-140620c Greg and Ed the Protestant conclude their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins by discussing Lust and Chastity.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ufkdp-13f9fde 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."
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-smfrf-13f224c 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 weakness.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zpnsk-13e62aa Greg and Ed the Protestant explore the first of the seven deadly sins, pride. It comes first because it is the capital sin, the source from which the other six flow. Then they discuss the antidote that Catholicism prescribes: humility.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-6dcji-13de8e7 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.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5gszh-13d7167 Greg just got back from a pilgrimage to Israel, the Holy Land, and describes what insights into the Gospel can be gained from seeing Jerusalem firsthand. This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-i49ng-13bd0e4 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." This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ni638-13bce0e Greg and Ed explore the profoundly Catholic vision of the classic 1963 film "The Sound of Music." This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5dfcv-13b42a8 Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nt52c-13aa2b7 Ed the Protestant asks, "What is Lent, where does it come from (not in the Bible), and why do Catholics practice it?"
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-r6vtn-139cd97 What is Purgatory? If Jesus saves us by grace, why should anyone go there? And if it isn't mentioned in the Bible, did the Medieval Catholic Church just invent it? Greg and Ed continue their conversations about the "Last Things."
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nj6eh-1396e4a Greg and Cory continue their discussion of how the historical Christian, particularly Catholic, understanding of funerals is at odds with current cultural trends. (Part 2 of 2)
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5xmra-138a525 Greg and Ed review one of the most well-done Catholic films of all time: the 1986 Academy Award-winning masterpiece "The Mission," starring Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zq35a-135dbcf Greg and Ed the Protestant discuss Christianity's belief in the transcendent realm, and why it reject's the atheistic or materialist notion that the physical world is all that is or all that counts.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-iwuc9-1372fc1 On the first anniversary episode of this podcast, Greg explains to Ed why he asks listeners to consider Catholicism rather than C.S. Lewis-style "mere" or generic Christianity: because mere Christianity is inadequate for the challenges of the 21st century.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-as7c5-136268d Greg and Cory discuss Pope Benedict XVI's warnings against the "Dictatorship of Relativism" that threatens to oppress the 21st century. This is the second of three conversations about the Benedict's intellectual legacy and contributions to Catholicism.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cnscd-131b734 When we die, do we go straight to heaven, or are we judged? And does it really matter, if "Love Wins" in the end? Greg and Ed talk about what historic Christianity and the Catholic Church teach about judgment after death.
