Considering Catholicism

Greg brought Ed the Protestant and Cory Lakatos together on the podcast for the first time to discuss G.K. Chesterton's famous essay, "Why I Am A Catholic." You can read the essay on the ConsideringCatholicism.com website. This is the first of a two-part conversation continued in Episode #75.

Part 2 of Greg, Ed, and Cory discussing why and how Christmas carols are no longer part of America's "Holiday Season."

Greg, Ed, and Cory ask why traditional Christmas carols are disappearing. Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

Greg's message on the Feast of the Nativity. Merry Christmas from One Whirling Adventure and the Considering Catholicism podcast!

After considering Catholicism for a year, Greg's Protestant friend Ed shares where he's at, whether he's ready to enter the Catholic Church, and asks, "How Catholic can I be without actually becoming Catholic?"

In this Church Chat with Ed, Ed asks Greg about whether and why Catholics have a "Sunday Obligation."

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When people stop believing in the Church's central doctrines, they don't believe in nothing: they pick and choose, like in a cafeteria line, and make themselves a plate of pleasing doctrines to suit their own personal tastes.

I told Ed the Protestant that I had a surprise and to meet me at the parish this afternoon. When he arrived, I had him walk through an exhibit displaying the Church's history of Eucharist miracles, then I sent him into the chapel for his first taste of Eucharistic Adoration. When he came out, I turned on the recorder and got his impressions.

Along with the decorations, every year the same myths get brought out about how the Catholic Church was corrupted by the ancient pagans, and invented its Christmas celebrations by borrowing pagan festivals. So, it's time for Greg and Cory to swat down this nonsense and tell the truth about why and how the Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity on December 25.