What Would The Early Church Look Like If I Had a Time Machine?
What would the Early Christian Church look like if through the miracle of time travel we went back to the very beginning? What would it look like if we had a time machine? I first heard that question...
View ArticleSo You Think You’re Smarter than the Church Fathers?
There are lots of reasons why I decided, as an otherwise happy Evangelical Protestant, to become a Roman Catholic. Among these reasons were aesthetic and spiritual appeals—the beauty of the liturgy and...
View ArticleThis One Quote Convinced Me to Be a Catholic
I first met Jesus at the age of fifteen. As a teenager, I “accepted Christ” and began to live as best a Christian life as I could muster. And it was great. I was happy as an Evangelical Protestant. I...
View ArticleWhy Do Catholics Kiss the Pope’s Ring?
The Catholic Church, sprawled across every corner of the globe, is full of some truly bizarre customs and traditions. Understanding why we do what, what it means, and how to explain it to others can...
View ArticleHey Heretics, You Need To Read Church History!
After a rousing thirty minutes of worship music, I settled into my seat to listen to the sermon. It was Trinity Sunday and this week we’d be taking a break from our Ship Series—you know, friendship,...
View ArticleIs Fake News Keeping Good Christians From Becoming Catholic?
Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote that “to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” He wasn’t being facetious when he penned this now famous quote; he spoke from experience. It was...
View ArticleThe Cordial Catholic Podcast – 011: How (Not) To Become a Catholic
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. James Tonkowich, popular commentator on religion in the public square and a convert to Catholicism to share his essay, “How to Not...
View ArticleThe Quote That Convinced Me to Convert to Catholicism
I first met Jesus at the age of fifteen. As a teenager, I “accepted Christ” and began to live as best a Christian life as I could muster. And it was great. I was happy as an Evangelical Protestant. I...
View ArticleIs Your Church the Church of the Apostles?
This week on the podcast I was privileged to speak to Bishop Thomas Dowd of the Archdiocese of Montreal, Canada. It was an interview I’d been looking forward to on a topic that has prompted lots of...
View ArticleWould the Early Church Fathers Fit in at Your Evangelical Church?
I recently had the pleasure of hosting my friend and fellow convert Rod Bennett on the podcast to talk about the Early Church. Rod has written extensively on this—his first book, Four Witnesses, is a...
View ArticleDid Augustine Affirm Sola Scripture? No!
Watch my response video on YouTube. In his video, Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scriptura and the subsequent follow-up Response to Critics: Augustine on Scripture Dr. Gavin Ortlund invites feedback on his...
View Article139: How to Read the Bible Like a Catholic (w/ Dr. John Bergsma)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by Dr. John Bergsma, biblical theologian, professor, author, and Catholic convert, to talk about how to read the Bible like a Catholic, from the...
View Article142: On the Catholic Imagination (w/ Randy Boyagoda)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by celebrated Catholic author, academic, and columnist Randy Boyagoda to talk about the Catholic imagination. How should Catholics uniquely see and...
View Article154: Following the Evidence into the Catholic Church (w/ Christian B. Wagner)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by Catholic convert Christian B. Wagner, the Militant Thomist, to share the story of his incredible journey into Catholicism. From an upbringing as a...
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