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Back to Search"But the Catholic Church is Corrupt!" Part 1 (#239)
Episode 239
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 …
1 year, 8 months ago
When Friends and Family Don't Understand (#238)
Episode 238
Greg often hears from listeners whose friends and family cannot understand their interest in Catholicism, or who react negatively to their desire to …
1 year, 8 months ago
How is Mary the "Queen of Heaven?" (#237)
Episode 237
Few things drive Protestants more crazy than the Catholic Church calling Mary the "Queen of Heaven" and our "advocate." Greg and Ed explore why and h…
1 year, 9 months ago
Listener Questions: Mary's Free Will, More About Birth Control, and Baptists vs. the Nicene Creed (#236)
Episode 236
Greg answers your questions. Did Mary have free will when she agreed to bear Jesus? Did the Church just make up its objections to artificial birth co…
1 year, 9 months ago
Catholicism and the Bible, Part 6: How to Read the Bible (#235)
Episode 235
What "lens" should we the Bible through? History? Moral lessons? Spiritual insights? The Catholic Church teaches that scripture speaks to us in four …
1 year, 9 months ago
Contraception vs. Catholicism (#234)
Episode 234
The Roman Catholic Church is the only Christian denomination that has held the line, maintaining a total ban on artificial contraception, even within…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Was Tradition Transmitted in the Early Church? (#233)
Episode 233
We talk a lot about the oral tradition of the apostles and how it formed (and still forms) the foundations of Catholic doctrine. But several listener…
1 year, 9 months ago
Catholicism and the Bible, Part 5: The Old Testament in Catholic and Protestant Bibles (#232)
Episode 232
In this "Deep Dives" episode, Greg asks why Catholics and Protestants have different Old Testaments.
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1 year, 9 months ago
The Miracle of Transubstantiation (#231)
Episode 231
The most fundamental difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is Protestant rejection of the "real presence" of Christ in the Eucharist. Jesu…
1 year, 9 months ago
What is the Eucharist and Why is It So Important to Catholics? (#230)
Episode 230
Yesterday was the Feast of "Corpus Christi," which is Latin for "Body of Christ." Catholics celebrated with processions, carrying the consecrated Euc…
1 year, 9 months ago