Why Catholic?

Flannery O’Connor the great fiction author once took great offense when someone suggested to her that the Eucharist was just a nice symbol. “If it’s just a symbol, then to hell with it,” she said. In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues an explanation on the sacrament of the Eucharist and the theology behind it. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Wh...

Why do Christians commemorate Jesus’ death with a piece of bread and wine? In this episode, Justin Hibbard (co-founder of the ministry Christianity is Jewish), explores the origin of the Eucharist (aka communion or Lord’s Supper) by explaining its context in the Passover Seder. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Why Catholic? patron at whycatholic.sub...

As a special monthly episode, Justin Hibbard explains the significance of a particular feast day in the liturgical calendar. In this September 9th episode, Justin explores the life of Saint Peter Claver aka Pedro Claver - an extraordinary 17th century Jesuit missionary from Spain who poured out his life to provide physical and spiritual aid to Africans who were unjustly taken from their homes and...

What value is there in considering what the earliest Christians believed? Why do certain sects of Christianity dismiss the early Church? Should we read the Bible with our own limited scope, or should we read Scripture, considering what the disciples of the Biblical writers believed and practiced? In this episode, Justin shares what led him to reconsider everything he ever thought about Christian h...

Why does the Catholic Church (and Orthodox Church for that matter) teach that the sacraments are only available inside the Church? In this episode, Justin Hibbard discusses the nature of God as a communal being and how He works to bring us into community (and unity) with other Believers. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Why Catholic? patron at whyca...

Is Christianity a boring and stale religion full of stifling rules? Or is it a wild faith full of myth, fantasy, and the supernatural? In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues highlighting the Sacramental Worldview of Catholicism by focusing on the supernatural undercurrent of Christianity - where Heaven kisses earth, where myth becomes fact. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite...

What can the Ark of the Covenant teach us about a sacramental worldview and the portal between heaven and earth? In this episode, Justin Hibbard explains some of those mysterious and haunting biblical accounts of the Ark of the Covenant, and why comprehending these stories is essential for understanding the Catholic worldview. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider...

What is the worldview of Catholicism? In this episode, Justin Hibbard dives into the why of Catholicism by explaining a sacramental worldview. What are the sacraments? What do the sacraments accomplish? How do we partner with God in the sacraments? And how does a restaurant compare to the sacraments? Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Why Catholic? pa...

Why do Protestants and Catholics struggle to find common ground on theological ideas? Is it that they embrace very divergent Christian worldviews, or is it more of a language barrier where concepts, words, and emphasis gets lost in translation? Join Justin Hibbard, a Catholic convert, who has a background in linguistics and spent 39 years in various Protestant circles, explain how Catholicism is a...

In this episode, Justin explains his theory of the three levels of articulating worldviews and how getting to the why helps us be better apologists of our own beliefs as well as more charitable in talking about someone else’s perspectives. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Why Catholic? patron at whycatholic.substack.com/subscribe Submit questions fo...

Welcome to Why Catholic? - a podcast by Justin Hibbard on the what and why behind Catholicism. In this intro episode, Justin briefly introduces himself and lays out the objectives and the formats of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to Why Catholic? on your favorite podcast provider. Become a Why Catholic? patron at whycatholic.substack.com/subscribe Submit questions for Q&A episodes at whycatholi...