Ep. #286 – IVF is Not the Way w/ Stacy Trasancos
Summary What is IVF? Why does the Catholic Church oppose it if she is pro-life? How should Catholics dialogue about this issue? Dr. Stacy Trasancos joins us to discuss her recent book IVF is...
Category: Jesus
Ep. #285 – How to Study the Gospels w/ Sal Ciresi
Summary How can we study the Gospels well? What did Jesus himself teach about the words of Sacred Scripture? What tools and resources do we need for the task? Professor Sal Ciresi joins us for...
Ep. #284 – Do Christians & Muslims worship the same God? w/ Dr. Tomaszewski
Summary Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski rejoins the podcast to break down this issue. He also responds to the core argument in a recent paper from Eastern Orthodox...
Ep. #283 – Exposition & Critique of Balthasar w/ Dr. Brotherton
Summary How does Balthasar argue for hopeful universalism? How does he handle the biblical data? What critiques might be offered from a Thomistic perspective?Does Jacques Maritain provide a better solution to some of Balthasar’s...
Ep. #282 – The Beatific Vision w/ Dr. Samuel G. Parkison
Summary Dr. Samuel G. Parkison joins the show to discuss his recent book Gaze Upon God which provides exposition and defense of the beatific vision. He defines the doctrine and walks us through several...
Ep. #279 – The Bible & Marriage w/ Dr. John Bergsma
Summary What is marriage? What does the Bible teach about its nature? Is the Old Testament at odds with the Christian conception of marriage as covenantal union between one man and one woman? After...
Ep. #271 – Arguments for New Testament Reliability w/ Dr. Ben Shaw
Summary What does it mean to say the New Testament is reliable? What arguments can be given in favor of reliability? How does the minimal facts approach work? Can it still be used in...
Ep. #263 – The Catholic View of Salvation w/ Dr. Michael Dauphinais
Summary What is salvation? What is justification? Where should we start in explaining the Catholic viewpoint on these topics to others? How does the Catholic view of justification differ from other major Protestant conceptions?...
Ep. #250 – Principles of Catholic Epistemology w/ Fr. James Brent O.P. (with Live Q & A)
Summary What is epistemology? What are some ideas to keep in mind if we are to have a good epistemology? How can we help raise our children to have a good Catholic epistemology? What...
Ep. #249 – The Bible’s Foundation – The Pentateuch w/ Dr. Schmiedicke
Summary Why are the five books of Moses so important? What are the genres and themes of the Pentateuch? What should we think about Mosaic authorship? How might we understand difficult, violent passages that...
