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…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-kmz93-1590da6 Why is Mary sometimes called the "Star of the Sea?" And why statues of her sometimes even more prominent than statues of Jesus in Catholic Churches? A listener recently visited a beautiful, historic Catholic church in Duluth, Minnesota, but was puzzled by one of its architectural features, so…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4jnbk-156e5c3 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-x9gkb-156dc48 In the last of a series of episodes about marriage, guest Carla Niziolek explains the process by which the Catholic Church considers declaring that a valid sacrament of matrimony never occurred, leaving the parties free to remarry. Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism! Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-hhak4-156d910 In the second of a series of episodes about marriage, Greg and Cory take on some common myths about Catholic sacrament of holy matrimony. 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-4tu9k-156269c What is the Catholic perspective on marijuana and its legalization for recreational use? Greg explains how it can diminish our essential human qualities. If you're interested, Denver's Archbishop Samuel Aquila has written a wonderful pastoral letter on the subject: "That They Might Have Life." Support this ministry so…
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ttaif-1551bb5 People who are considering Catholicism, especially those coming from Protestant or Evangelical backgrounds, are sometimes hesitant to commit because of doctrinal differences between Catholicism and what they were raised to believe. Greg and Cory explain why, in many cases, these are the easiest speed bumps to overcome on…
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/
