Considering Catholicism

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Considering Catholicism episodes

April 06, 2023 Holy Land Diaries, Part 2: Jerusalem (#111)
Greg just got back from a pilgrimage to Israel, the Holy Land, and describes what insights into the Gospel can be gained from seeing Jerusalem firsthand.
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48 min
April 03, 2023 Holy Land Diaries, Part 1: The Sea of Galilee (#110)
Greg just got back from a pilgrimage to Israel, the Holy Land, and describes what insights into the Gospel can be gained from seeing the Sea of Galilee firsthand.
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43 min
March 30, 2023 Does the Virgin Mary Really Appear to People? (#107)
Ed asks Greg about appearances of the Virgin Mary, which seem pretty sketchy to Protestants. Greg explains Catholic doctrine, belief, and practice around "Marian Apparitions."
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39 min
March 27, 2023 Why Do Catholics Go On ”Pilgrimages?” (#106)
Greg is leaving for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel). Ed asks why Catholics go on pilgrimages, while Protestants go on "Bible trips" and "mission trips."
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35 min
March 23, 2023 Movie Club: ”The Sound of Music” (#105)
Greg and Ed explore the profoundly Catholic vision of the classic 1963 film "The Sound of Music."
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40 min
March 21, 2023 The “H-Word” (#109)
In the final installment of their conversation about faith, belief, and doctrine, Greg and Cory tackle the H-Word: heresy. What is it? Is it mean or unfair to call someone a heretic? When do our beliefs cross some line and become heretical?
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30 min
March 20, 2023 How Far Can the Faith be Bent? (#108)
Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.
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39 min
March 16, 2023 When Isn’t it Christianity Anymore? (#104)
Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.
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39 min
March 13, 2023 Does Doctrine Even Matter Anymore? (#103)
Does it even matter what we believe anymore? In 21st century Christianity, isn’t what we do more important than what we believe? Is your “conscience” and spiritual intuition the supreme authority? The first of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.
36 min
March 09, 2023 A Protestant Asks, ”Why is Catholic Art...Weird?” (#102)
Ed the Protestant looks at a lot of Catholic religious paintings and statues and ask, "Why are they kind of weird? The composition, the colors, the subject matter seems so out of step with modern aesthetic tastes." Greg responds.
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34 min

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