Polycarp's Paradigm

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, also known as Dr. Italy, joins Polycarp's Paradigm to share his spiritual journey with us. He is author of one of my favorite books, "When the Church was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers" and also just released a video series through Ascension Press called, "Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life".

You can find his work here:

https://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/

Chuck told me his brother would believe in God if I could answer seven questions without referencing faith, a "Holy Book", or a "prophet" and just use reason and science. Pat Flynn and I team up to tackle these questions. Actually, it's mostly Pat, and his answers are awesome. For the written document to our questions check out our websites:

https://polycarpsparadigm.com/

https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/

Also to go deeper, Pat Flynn did another show about reason leading to God:

https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/how-reason-can-lead-to-god-with-dr-josh-rasmussen-the-pat-flynn-show/

Aaron has been a friend and mentor of mine for 10 years. He is not Catholic, but rather grew up as an evangelical and then became part of some house church movements. This episode is focused on his own journey with Jesus and concludes with some dialogue about attractions and hesitations he has towards Catholicism. Enjoy!

Join Pat Flynn and Eric Robinson on this brand new segment... PolyPat! We are launching this collaboration with the topic of the Eucharist, authority of Bishops, and the intriguing comments of Francis Chan on Holy Communion.

Links:

Francis Chan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP9roQQwzsA

Book recommendation: "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist" by Dr. Brant Pitre

The Pat Flynn Show: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/category/podcast/

The only surviving document we have from the hand of St. Polycarp is his letter to the Philippians written around AD 107. He touches on the judgment seat of Christ, the issue of homosexuality, and the destructive nature of the love of money. Feast Day of St. Polycarp is February 23rd.

The translation into English that I'm using is by Michael W. Holmes.

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Pat Flynn, from "The Pat Flynn Show" podcast, joins me in discussing how he became an atheist, then agnostic, then Protestant, and then Catholic. We discuss incoherencies in the naturalistic worldview that drove Pat to philosophical certainty of God's existence. We then go into the claims of Jesus Christ and the historical and theological evidence that led Pat to the Catholic Church. Great episode!

Links to Pat's work:

Website: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/

Podcast: https://patflynnshow.libsyn.com/

Links to my work:

Website – https://polycarpsparadigm.com

Support me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/polycarpsparadigm

My book "Thoughts of a Changed Mind: Letters from Father to Son"

Lulu – http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?contributorId=1454232

What are indulgences? Does the Church sell them? How can you get one? Don't indulgences just show the Catholic Church is a mere works-based religion devoid of grace?

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Recently, I got to go on a mission trip with Creatio to Peru and it was spiritually and physically challenging and life-giving. In this episode you can hear about what we did and some of the things the Lord taught me along the way. Shout outs to each team member is at the end, so stay tuned!

Former Christian, now agnostic: Brian Nicholson shares his story of how he became a Christian in his youth, strengthened his faith in college, then explored more of his doubts later on and became an agnostic. After he shares his story we talk about animal suffering, miracles, and other such fascinating discussion points that led him to where he is currently on his journey.

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Why just dedicate your baby to Christ when they can receive the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead through Baptism? Baptism is not merely a symbol but a sacrament. It is a sign of the New Covenant and instrument of incorporating people into this New Covenant Family, the Church. Listen to hear how infant baptism displays the gratuitous grace of God in our salvation process.

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