Episodes

  • The "End Times?" Catholic Eschatology, Part 1 (#251)
    Jul 29 2024

    When will Jesus return? How will the world end? These are the sort of questions addressed by the branch of theology known as "eschatology." But Catholic eschatology differs in focus and emphasis from that of many American evangelicals. Greg and Cory discuss how the Catholic Church approaches the "end times."

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    35 mins
  • Can Our Pain and Suffering be Redemptive? (#250)
    Jul 25 2024

    The Lord can comfort and bless us in times of pain and suffering. But can our suffering be redemptive for others? Greg shares the Catholic practice of "offering up" our pain as a participation in the Cross of Christ, asking him to use it for the salvation and sanctification of people we care about.

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    30 mins
  • What Do Protestants Believe? (#249)
    Jul 22 2024

    Greg responds to listener questions and comments. Does this podcast set up Protestant "straw men" to knock down? What do Protestants believe? And what is "Oneness Pentecostalism?"

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    36 mins
  • Book Club: "Les Miserables," Part 2 (#248)
    Jul 17 2024

    Greg and Cory continue their discussion of the legendary musical stage play "Les Mis," an adaptation of the classic novel by Victor Hugo. In Part 2, they share the Catholicism that shines through their favorite scenes.

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    41 mins
  • Book Club: "Les Miserables," Part 1 (#247)
    Jul 15 2024

    Greg and Cory are bringing back the popular feature "Book Club." But this time with a twist, as they reflect on the Catholicism that shines through the legendary musical stage play "Les Mis," an adaptation of the classic novel by Victor Hugo. Part 1 shares the themes that make it an explicitly Catholic story.

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    35 mins
  • Catholicism and the Bible, Part 9: Hearing and Knowing (#246)
    Jul 12 2024

    In the final episode of this Deep Dive series, Greg reflects honestly on how well many Catholics hear and know the scriptures.

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    31 mins
  • "The Sex Talk" (#245)
    Jul 10 2024

    Greg takes Ed into the woods to have "the sex talk." Why does the Catholic Church care so much about sex and sexuality? In our secular postmodern culture, and increasingly in the Protestant evangelical world, who, what, when, where, you have sex with is irrelevant. Most people today can't understand why Catholicism makes a big deal out of it.

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    33 mins
  • The Unseen World (#244)
    Jul 8 2024

    Ed the Protestant shares how exploring Catholicism has opened his eyes to the bigger, unseen world around us.

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    36 mins