The Cordial Catholic

In this episode I'm joined by Father Scott Wooten. Father Wooten is a former Anglican and Episcopalian priest, now an ordained Catholic priest, and his journey into full communion is a great one! Father Scott's journey into the Catholic Church is a search, ultimately, for the united, one Church that Christ founded and i's fullness. It's a great story, a winding road, of a passi...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Catholic convert, author, apologist, and podcaster Eric Robinson to talk about whether or not Christ founded a visible Church – or are Christians just an invisible collection of believers? As converts, this is something both Eric and I wrestled with. We dig deep in the Bible in this episode, into the Early Church, and into our ow...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by speaker, blogger, author, and survivor of clerical sexual abuse, Faith Hakesley to share her story and how and why we can (and should!) hang on to our Catholic faith even in the face of horrific abuses. It's a great conversation and Faith was a great person to have it with. She is incredibly compassionate, straight-forward, and has s...

In this very special crossover episode, I'm joined by Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity as we host an incredible conversation with Joe Heschmeyer and Dr. Gavin Ortlund on the question of, "Being Deep in History...". Can a Protestant study the Church Fathers and remain Protestant? What does the Catholic do when they encounter Early Christians who don't sound very Catholic – or...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Dr. Mark Giszczak from the Augustine Institute to talk about Catholics' relationship to Scripture: Do Catholics read the Bible? Mark says, "Yes!" and increasingly so! We tackle how to read the Bible in a Catholic context, difficult and dark passages of Scripture, problems with Bible translations and Catholic theolo...

In this special episode of The Cordial Catholic we look back at the episodes that really shaped 2020 for the podcast. I'll share some of my favourite interviews and some of the most incredible insights I've gained in speaking with over 50 incredible guests in the last year. 2020 was a crazy and tough year for many of us – yours truly included – and it's nice to be able to sit down a...

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 Become Catholic in 9 Easy Steps."  In aplum and charity, Dr. Tonkowich unpacks his own journey as a Presbyterian pastor into the Catholic Church and shares 9 "rules" to follow...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Father Joshua Caswell, SJC the Superior General of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius to talk about his conversion – out of the charismatic Pentecostal tradition, in the far reaches of Northern Canada – into the Catholic faith. Fr. Joshua's journey is simply incredible. This is one of my favourite episodes ever and I thi...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast I talk with author and Early Church expert Rod Bennett, one of my favourite guests of all time. We dig deeply into Rod's famous book Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words , now almost 20 years old, and mine what Rod, an evangelical, discovered when he began to read from the Early Church Fathers, the very first Christians after the ap...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by William Albrecht and Father Christiaan Kappes to discuss Mary in the Scriptures and through the eyes of the Early Christians. We dig into the idea of Mary as the New Ark, Mary's perpetual virginity, and how the Early Christians saw and understood the role of Mary – and how they read their Bibles accordingly. This is a truly...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Ralph Martin to talk about tackling division, confusion, and darkness in the Catholic Church. We talk about some of the divisions in the Church between different Catholic factions – on the left and on the right – and how these Protestant-like groups at damaging the Church. We look at how to understand sometimes unclear and ambigu...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by author, apologist, speaker, and radio host Gary Michuta to talk about the problem that Protestants have with their Bible. Gary is the author, among other things, of Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger? and in this episode we tackle, in depth, the problem that exists from Protestants trying to live "Bible alone" faith with a...

BONUS EPISODE Welcome to a special episode of The Cordial Catholic. Normally, I release these special After Show episodes of the podcast to patrons of the show. This week, I thought I'd give everyone access and, hey, maybe you'll consider becoming a patron, too! In this episode, we talk about what's coming up on the show in the next couple of months including clips from my interview...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Catholic convert, author, apologist, and podcaster Eric Robinson to talk about the sacraments. What are the sacraments? What do Catholics believe about them? And why, according to a Catholic convert, are they so incredible? We dig deeply into some of the sacraments and touch on exactly why they're fundamental to the life of...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by apologist, speaker, and author Dr. Douglas Beaumont to discuss Scripture, Tradition, and authority from his perspective as an Evangelical convert. We dig deeply into how Protestants and Catholics understand Scripture differently, the interpretation of Scripture, what Catholics (and Protestants!) mean by "tradition", and...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by the incredible Joe Heschmeyer to talk about the papacy. We dig into the reasons why we need a Pope, the deep biblical roots of the papacy – beginning with Peter – and some amazing evidence from the Early Church. Plus, much more. In fact, this episode is so packed with information you're going to want to listen to it again wh...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Father Vincent Lampert, an experienced exorcist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the Pastor of of St. Michael and St. Peter Parishes in Brookville, Indiana. Father Vincent is also the author of Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons from Emmaus Road Publishing . In our fantastic conversation we talk about the ac...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Dr. James Merrick, an Anglican academic and former priest to talk about his journey into the Catholic Church. We dig into topics of liturgy, authority, the Magisterium, and why Anglicans can find a home in the Catholic Church – in the fullness of faith. It's a great conversation. For more from Dr. Merrick visit the St. Paul...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Greg and Jennifer Willits veteran podcasters and the founders of The Rosary Army, a ministry dedicated to making, praying, and giving away rosaries. We talk about the rosary from every angle this week including the Scriptural basis, why we pray to Mary and the saints to begin with, what the rosary involves, the fruits of praying...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by the former editor of the evangelical flagship Christianity Today, Mark Galli, to talk about his conversion to the Catholic Church. Mark spent 10 years as a Protestant pastor, 20 years editing the world's largest evangelical publication, and has recently come into full communion with the Catholic Church. We unpack his journey...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Austin Suggs from the incredible YouTube channel Gospel Simplicity . Austin is an evangelical, he's a theology student at Moody Bible Institute and he first came onto my radar when he made a video about his experience at a Catholic Bible study. Austin is honest, humble, and willing to build bridges and have cordial conversat...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic , we've reassembled our popular panel of converts from our discussion on Sola Scriptura (in Episode 66) to talk about the other famous Protestant "sola," Sola Fide – the idea that Christians are saved "by faith alone." Joined by Matt Swaim and Keith Nester, we discuss what Sola Fide means, how it's understood differently in diff...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Leah Libresco. A cerebral, deep thinker, Leah was a staunch atheist when she became to meet Catholics in her debate group and, herself, became interested in looking deeper into the faith. In this episode she takes us on her spiritual journey and explains what ultimately led us to find God in the Catholic Church. It's a great...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by author Carl E. Olson to talk about what Catholics believe about the end times, the rapture, and dispensationalism. Carl grew up in the thick of fundamentalist, dispensationalist theology before becoming a Catholic along with his wife and has written a fantastic book on the subject. He joins me to unpack exactly what Catholics bel...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast , I'm joined by Scripture scholar Dr. Andrew Swafford to talk about the biblical blueprints for the Mass. What insights do the Old and New Testaments give us into the Mass? What was God foreshadowing with the sacrificial system and the Temple in the Old Testament? How should this inform our understanding of the New Covenant, of the Last Supper,...