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Can we truly claim the early Church was Catholic? Did major doctrines develop over time? Is there sufficient evidence that Christians of the earliest centuries actually held to Catholic beliefs? Don’t several statements in the Didache, Tertullian, and others count against the Catholic position? Joe Heschmeyer joins us to discuss these topics and more as we explore his latest book: The Early Church Was the Catholic Church.
Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? What is the importance of genealogies to Gospel readers? How does the first verse of Matthew’s Gospel set the stage for the entire work? How can we explain the differences between Matthew and Luke’s genealogies? Why does Luke’s genealogy include so many more names? Salvatore J. Ciresi joins the podcast to discuss these topics.
Summary What false ideas about Christmas have we absorbed? What is the true meaning of Christmas? Was the Christmas celebration simply borrowed from paganism? Why is the manger so significant? Did Matthew mistranslate Isaiah...
What are some of the biggest issues skeptics have when it comes to Scripture? Why do many teenagers find it so hard to take the Bible seriously? How do you respond to these concerns? What have you found helpful in the “Jordan Peterson method” of approaching the Bible? How do you respond to people who are repulsed by the Bible’s morality? Michael Gormley joins us to discuss these topics and more.
Who was Jesus? What did he teach? And why is he still worth following today? How can we enter into the Gospels in good faith when they report so many miracles? How is Jesus different from other religious figures? Won’t we lose everything if we follow his teaching on love and pouring ourselves out for others? Cy Kellett joins us to discuss these questions and more.
How is the Eucharist prefigured in the Old Testament? What New Testament texts support Catholic doctrine on the Eucharist? Why should we think the mass is a sacrifice? Didn’t Pope Gelasius say that the substance of bread and wine does not change? Doesn’t this sacrifice re-crucify Christ or take away from the all-sufficiency of the crucifixion? Dr. Lawrence Feingold joins us to discuss these questions and more as we look at his book The Eucharist.
Why believe in God and in Jesus Christ? Why listen to the Catholic Church? Doesn’t the Church have too many rules? Why is the Church so strict about sex? How can people consider Catholicism if they don’t agree with Church doctrine? I’m joined by Dr. Matthew Levering and Dr. Michael Dauphinais to discuss these questions and more as we look at their new book The Wisdom of the Word: Biblical Answers to Ten Pressing Questions About Catholicism.
Summary What does it mean to believe and why is it reasonable? How can we present the fundamentals of the faith to Catholic high school students? Why follow Jesus? How can we make natural...
Summary What was the nature of the early Church? Why should we believe Christ founded the Catholic Church? Shouldn’t we think of the Church as an invisible set of all believers? What about the...
Summary What can Catholics learn from the letter to the Hebrews? What does it teaching about Christ? How is it relevant to our worship? How can we respond to objections from Hebrews to the...
