Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMore Protestant Questions About the Pope: Can He Just Make Stuff Up? (#39)
Episode 39
In Episode 32, I answered Ed's question, "Why do Catholics have a pope?" But we kept going, and covered the everything from whether the pope can make…
3 years, 7 months ago
A Protestant Asks, ”Why Do Catholics Have a Pope?” (#38)
Episode 38
Ed asked why Catholics have a pope, which seems crazy to them. I gave him an answer that most "cradle Catholics" wouldn't typically give.
3 years, 7 months ago
Book Club: Is ’The Lord of the Rings’ the Greatest Catholic Story of the 20th Century? (#37)
Episode 37
Some argue that the novels of JRR Tolkien, particularly his 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, are the greatest Catholic novels of the 20th Century. Genera…
3 years, 7 months ago
Welcome to ”Book Club!” What Makes a Story ”Catholic?” (#36)
Episode 36
We're launching a new recurring feature on the podcast: "Book Club." In this first installment, Cory and I talk about what, exactly, makes a story "C…
3 years, 7 months ago
A Protestant Asks About the Virgin Mary (#35)
Episode 35
My Protestant friend Ed finally got around to asking me about the biggest problem that Protestants have with Catholicism: the Virgin Mary.
3 years, 8 months ago
A Culture of Life? Or a Culture of Death? (#33)
Episode 33
I was asked to speak at a conference just a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision. Here's what I said.
3 years, 8 months ago
What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 50 Years? Part 2 (#32)
Episode 32
Part 2 of a two-part episode exploring how and why the Catholic Church in America has shrunk and Catholicism has lost influence over the last half ce…
3 years, 8 months ago
July 2022 Update (#31)
Episode 31
It's been exactly 30 days since the last episode released. An update on what's been going on, what's happening, and what's ahead for Considering Cath…
3 years, 8 months ago
What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 50 Years? Part 1 (#30)
Episode 30
Over the last half century, the Catholic Church in America has shrunk and Catholicism has lost influence. Why? Part 1 of a two-part episode.
3 years, 9 months ago
Are Catholics Really Christians? (#29)
Episode 29
Greg's Protestant friend Ed brings up all the arguments that he's heard that Catholicism isn't real Christianity.
3 years, 9 months ago