Considering Catholicism

By Greg SmithSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity History Philosophy

Considering Catholicism episodes

February 08, 2024 Annulments, Part 1: Grounds (#181)
In the third of a series of episodes about marriage, guest Carla Niziolek explains the various grounds the Catholic Church considers to declare that a valid sacrament of matrimony never occurred, leaving the parties free to remarry.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
35 min
February 05, 2024 Myths About Catholic Marriage (#180)
In the second of a series of episodes about marriage, Greg and Cory take on some common myths about Catholic sacrament of holy matrimony.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
40 min
February 01, 2024 How is Catholic Marriage Different? (#179)
The Catholic Church's understanding of marriage differs greatly from Protestant, evangelical, or secular concepts. It's not just "traditional." The Church teaches that matrimony is a sacrament, that contraception is a sin, and that divorce is impossible. Greg and Cory highlight these distinctive Catholic teachings.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
37 min
January 29, 2024 What About Weed? (#178)
What is the Catholic perspective on marijuana and its legalization for recreational use? Greg explains how it can diminish our essential human qualities. If you're interested, Denver's Archbishop Samuel Aquila has written a wonderful pastoral letter on the subject: "That They Might Have Life."

Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]

46 min
January 26, 2024 AI, Robots, and Reality (#177)
Within the next few years, artificial intelligence paired with mass-scale robotics manufacturing will change our economy, workplaces, and daily lives in ways we can't imagine. But our belief in technology as the solution to our problems and a means to shaping the world to our desires runs up against a Catholic vision of humanity, the place and role of science, and the nature of reality. In this bonus episode, Greg shares his thoughts from a couple of years ago on "plastic modernity."
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]

27 min
January 25, 2024 Is the Catholic Church Still Catholic? (#176)
If you're reading the news, you might be thinking that the Catholic Church is abandoning Catholic doctrine, morality, and tradition. It's like the old joke about whether the pope is Catholic. Greg and Cory explore this question and explain that, just as a human body gets sick when it fights a virus or infection, the body of the Church is showing the symptoms of fighting the viruses and bacteria of post-modern civilization. The Holy Spirit will pull her through, and eventually, she'll develop immunities, but it might be a wild ride as she fights the infection.
See also:
What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 50 Years? Part 1
What Happened to Catholicism in America Over the Last 30 Years? Part 2
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
49 min
January 22, 2024 Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 3: Doctrinal Questions (#175)
People who are considering Catholicism, especially those coming from Protestant or Evangelical backgrounds, are sometimes hesitant to commit because of doctrinal differences between Catholicism and what they were raised to believe. Greg and Cory explain why, in many cases, these are the easiest speed bumps to overcome on the way to becoming Catholic.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
32 min
January 18, 2024 Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 2: Historical Baggage (#174)
People who are considering Catholicism are sometimes hesitant to commit because of its historical baggage. Incidents like the Crusades, sexual abuse, or financial scandals can be a barrier to joining the Church. Greg and Cory share some perspective on the Church's very real, and sometimes exaggerated, historical baggage.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]
42 min
January 15, 2024 Speed Bumps on the Road to Rome, Part 1: Cultural Barriers (#173)
Many folks who are considering Catholicism have to overcome hurdles or barriers on their road to the Church. In this three-part series, Greg and Cory take on these speed bumps. This first installment, they explore the Catholic cultural barriers that can make non-Catholics uncomfortable.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]

45 min
January 12, 2024 Catholicism vs. Communism (#172)
Marxism has been in the news again lately. Cultural Marxism (i.e., "wokeism," DEI, and radical social justice movements) and various globalist ideologies try to challenge, undermine, and overwhelm historic Catholic Christianity despite every pope since the mid-1800s specifically condemning Marxism and communism. Every Marxist or communist government around the globe has persecuted Christians and the Catholic Church. In this episode, Greg explains why Catholicism and Communism (Marxism) are diametrically opposed to each other and can never be reconciled—not as a matter of economics, but as a matter of faith and worldview.
Support this ministry so more people can consider Catholicism!
Website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/
Email: [email protected]

32 min

About Considering Catholicism

From the publisher's feed

Catholic Church, faith, culture, and history are explained clearly and simply for anyone curious about historic Catholicism. Faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.