In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by author, evangelist, and pilgrimage guru Steve Ray to talk about the biblical roots of the papacy. Steve should know, as a convert to Catholicism himself he's written two fantastic books on the subject.

We discuss the Old Testament precedent for the pope, evidence from Scripture and history, and why we need a pope at all. It's a great conversation to share with your friends!

For more from Steve, check out his fantastic website for all of his resources including his two books Upon This Rock and The Papacy: What the Pope Does and Why It Matters.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by evangelist, speaker, and author John LaBriola to talk about how to pray for our friends and family who have left the Catholic Church.

We discuss John's brand new book No Soul Left Behind: How to Pray for Your Loved Ones Who Have Left the Church which is an absolutely fantastic resource for praying for our non-Catholic Christian friends and family or those that were raised Catholic and left the Church. John walks us through the right kind of mindset we need to have, how to get our ego out of the way, how to let go of responsibility for our friends and family and allow God to work, and the incredible role that the souls in purgatory can play in the conversion–or re-version–of our loved ones.

It's a fantastic interview. You're not going to want to miss it.

For more from John LaBriola and to purchase his fantastic book visit his website at Onward Catholic Soldier.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by the incredible Dawn Eden Goldstein. Dawn, a former agnostic rock journalist, is a convert to Catholicism and a brilliant theologian. She has a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and is the author of a number of fine books on the topic of mercy and redemptive suffering.

She joins me, in this episode, for a fantastic conversation about redemptive suffering.  We discuss what it means, how it works, how the Catholic Church has understood our suffering throughout time, and how we can "offer up" our suffering for others while mining the incredible, beautiful traditions of the Church. It's a truly incredible conversation and, ironically, full of lots of laughs and humour.

For more from Dawn visit her website The Dawn Patrol.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined again by Dr. Cheryl White, professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport and an expert on the history of relics, especially the Shroud of Turin.

We discuss the relics of Jesus' passion: the true cross, the crown of thorns, the Shroud of Turin, and more. It's a fascinating discussion about the importance of these physical reminders of our Catholic faith and the uniquely Catholic history of relics.

For more from Dr. White visit her website, check out the fantastic podcast Who is the Man of the Shroud, and visit The Man of the Shroud website.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined once again by Catholic Answers Senior Apologist Jimmy Akin to help us unpack the problem of evil and suffering.

Why would a good, all-knowing, all-powerful God allow evil and suffering to exist? Why do innocent people suffer? Does the existence of evil make God less powerful, less good, or something other than what Christians say that He is?

Listen to Jimmy Akin, a veteran apologist, explain what the Catholic Church says about suffering, why it exists, and how to understand it.

For more from Jimmy visit his website. Be sure to check out his fantastic podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, available everywhere.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by theologian and author Dr. John Bergsma to talk about the incredible and ancient Dead Sea Scrolls and what amazing insights these documents provide us into our Catholic Christian faith.

In these episode we dig deep into what the Dead Sea Scrolls are, what the community of Jewish believers that collected them were like, and how the way they lived and celebrated their faith has incredible implications for the beginning of the Catholic Church and the Catholic faith today. It's an amazing interview with a truly brilliant scholar – you aren't going to want to miss this one!

For more from Dr. John Bergsma visit his website. His fantastic book, Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity is available on Amazon in print, digital format, and audiobook as well. 

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by two fantastic Catholic apologists to discuss their joint journey into the Catholic Church. Devin Rose is a Catholic convert, writer, speaker, and app developer. Dr. Douglas Beaumont is an apologist, speaker, and writer as well. Together, these two have written some of the best books in Catholic apologetics and, it turns out, they connected, became friends, and had some great discussions around Doug's journey into the Catholic Church.

In these episode they unpack how asking questions about the Bible, the biblical canon, authority, and the nature of the Christian Church led them to eventually leave Protestant Christianity to become Catholic.

For more from Devin visit Lionheart Catholic where he even offers his book for free.

For more on Doug visit his website where you can find more information on his speaking, by his fabulous books, and follow him on his upcoming pilgrimage.

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This show is sponsored by Select International Tours. To learn more about their pilgrimages and tours and to organize your own group tour visit their website. And thank you to Select International Tours for sponsoring this show.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by writer, speaker, and convert Derek Rotty to take about Lectio Divina – the ancient way of reading the Bible.

We also discuss Derek's own conversion and the necessary process of daily conversion to Christ, his Church, and the Christian way of life. It's a great conversation!

For more from Derek visit his website. His book, A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels is available from Amazon.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by former Protestant pastor Keith Nester and author and speaker Devin Schadt to discuss the process of Catholic conversion from two sides of the same story.

In a first for this podcast we unfold the narrative of a Catholic conversion–Keith’s conversion, in this case–from two different perspectives; from the perspective of the Catholic loving and practising and sharing their faith, and from the side of the skeptical Protestant doing the exact same thing on the other end. You'll hear how these two friends journeyed together, how they used apologetics, how they argued and debated and nearly got arrested one time, but how the Holy Spirit ultimately used Devin's witness, and their friendship, to convince Keith of the truth of the ancient Catholic faith.

It is an incredible story and a real privilege to share it with you.

For more from Keith Nester visit his website and check out his fantastic new book, A Convert's Guide to Roman Catholicism: Your First Year in the Church.

For more from Devin, visit his website at The Father's of St. Joseph.

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This show is sponsored by Select International Tours. To learn more about their pilgrimages and tours, especially during their trips to Ireland, please visit their website and help to support this show.

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In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic convert, writer, speaker, and app developer Devin Rose to talk about his book, and online community, Lionheart Catholic: How to Become a Saint in These Dark Times.

In our fantastic conversation, Devin explains how using some of the same techniques, practices, and devotions that were used by the great saints of the Church we too can follow in their footsteps. Devin has a fantastic way of synthesizing the best of what the Church has to offer and this episode is a great example of that. We discuss how saints used the Catechism, Eucharistic Adoration, and apologetics to become more like Christ and share their faith.

For more from Devin visit Lionheart Catholic where he even offers his book for free.

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