Polycarp's Paradigm

Trent Horn, Staff Apologist from Catholic Answers, joins the show to share his conversion story. He also gives advice on marriage and answers some tough questions I had for him.

Trent's website: https://www.trenthorn.com/

Counsel of Trent podcast: http://www.trenthorn.com/podcast/

St. Joseph, the earthly virginal father of Jesus, is a shadow of the Heavenly Father. He was appointed by the Heavenly Father to form the human development of Christ. Pope Francis' apostolic letter, Patris Corde, dives deep into the life of St. Joseph and his resplendent fatherhood.

http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20201208_patris-corde.html

Love is in the air. Eric is engaged to Katie and shares how it happened. Pat shares his story of marrying Christine and imparts some wisdom. Pat and Eric reflect on St. Joseph as a model of a husband and father.

A woman caught in adultery. Jesus calling the Pharisees sons of the devil and saying he existed before the ancient patriarch Abraham. What is true mercy? True freedom? John 8 is full of fascinating stories, dialogue, and concepts.

Steve Ray, author of "Crossing the Tiber," grew up Baptist and never thought he would become Catholic, let alone dedicate his life to spreading the Catholic Faith. He shares his journey with me on this episode.

Steve Ray website: https://catholicconvert.com/

Lie, deny, distract. The political and media complex of the Left has an effective strategy in getting the masses be convinced of a certain claim that months later will be shown to be erroneous. Unfortunately, when the truth comes out, the damage has been done and nobody seems to care. Being aware of this strategy will help us discern when future claims are made. Covington - https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/the-curious-case-of-covington-high-or-why-you-should-never-trust-the-media-again/ Hydroxychloroquine - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534595/ Covid Lockdowns - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13484 Also: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/lockdowns-are-not-the-solution-and-gyms-are-not-the-problems/ Gay Gene - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6 Transgender surgery - https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.1778correction

There are around 450 English Bible translations, a few of which have been approved by the Catholic Church for the Catholic Faithful. The ESV Catholic Edition is the newest approved edition now available. The story behind this version and the history of Bible translation in general is quite fascinating. Dr. Mark Giszczak, Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture from the Augustine Institute, help us unpack this tale. Bible: https://www.catholicbible.org/ Dr. G website: https://catholicbiblestudent.com/

In John 7, we discover why the world hates Jesus, what judging others is all about, and the evil of religious hypocrisy.

Today, February 23, is the feast of St. Polycarp. He was a huge influence on the Church and a big influence on my conversion to Catholicism. Hear more about this inspiring martyr and Bishop of the Church.

The famous "Bread of Life" discourse of John 6 is perhaps the most explicit teaching of Jesus about the Eucharist. To understand the Eucharist, we must understand the radical claims Jesus makes about himself; namely, that he is God in the flesh.