Did the Apostles' have successors? How does the Church remain unified? What makes somebody a Bishop and what function do they have in the Church? On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" we are joined by Bishop Thomas Dowd to provide answers to these questions as well as discuss topics such as Eastern Orthodoxy, the Old Testament roots of apostolic succession, and the distinctions between different titles for bishops.

If you have any questions about today's episode, contact me via email at [email protected]

Bishop Dowd's Website

thomasdowd.ca

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Did the early Christians just make everything up? Did Constantine paganize Christianity and found the Catholic Church? Did the Catholic Church usher in the "Dark Ages?" On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" historian Steve Weidenkopf sits down with us to expose many anti-Catholic history myths many of us were raised to believe including myths about Galileo, the canon of Scripture, the origin of Christmas, and the "Dark Ages."

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Steve's Work: 

Website:
https://steveweidenkopf.com/

On the Crusades:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyk5zs7IJsY&t=1815s

On the Reformation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glQFTLGRTJw

On the Middle Ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weqT1rZ2jwM

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What is mental prayer? Why is it necessary for a Christian? How does it build our relationship with God? On today's episode of the podcast, Dan Burke joins us to answer all of these questions and more as we discuss the topic of mental prayer and our personal stories of the transformative power of it.

Got any questions about today's show? Contact me via email at [email protected]

Dan's work: 

Website
https://spiritualdirection.com/

Find a Spiritual Director
https://seekdirection.app/#/home

Avila Institute
https://avila-institute.org/

For books search "Dan Burke" on Amazon

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Why would a Protestant Bible teacher who grew up believing Catholics were bound for hell end up becoming a Catholic himself? How can Christians be unified and what does Christ's establishment of a Pope with the apostle St. Peter have to do with that? On this week's episode of "What Is Truth?" we have the incredible privilege to sit down with Steve Ray and discuss his conversion into the Catholic Church as well as his apologetics on the papacy. You won't want to miss this one.

Got questions about this episode or Catholicism? Contact me via email at: [email protected]

Steve's work:
Website: https://catholicconvert.com/

Books on Papacy
"Upon This Rock": https://www.ignatius.com/Upon-This-Rock-P2535.aspx

"The Papacy: What the Pope Does and Why It Matters": https://www.ignatius.com/The-Papacy-P3177.aspx

His Conversion Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV2rJ9-p0l4

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Why does the Catholic Church have priests? Are they biblical? Did the early Church have priests? What about the "priesthood of all believers?" On today's episode of the podcast, Dr. John Bergsma, a reformed Protestant pastor turned Catholic Bible scholar, will be answering these questions as we talk about his book "the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood." We will also discuss what it means to be a priest, the typology of Christ as the New Adam and the Church as the New Israel, and more.

If you have any questions about today's episode, contact me via email at: [email protected]

Dr. Bergsma's work:

Personal Website: https://www.johnbergsma.com/

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: https://stpaulcenter.com/

Books:
Old Testament Roots of the Catholic Priesthood
https://stpaulcenter.com/product/jesus-and-the-old-testament-roots-of-the-priesthood/

Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599544/jesus-and-the-dead-sea-scrolls-by-john-bergsma/

Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament
https://www.ignatius.com/A-Catholic-Introduction-to-the-Bible-P2870.aspx

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In today's episode, the second part of our interview w/ Pat Flynn, we discuss a famous argument for the existence of God: the Contingency Argument. We will dive deep into the metaphysics (first principles) of reality and discuss key philosophical terms such as act and potency on the way to answering the most important question in life: Does God Exist?

Contact me via email: [email protected]

Pat's Work:

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

YouTube Channel (Pat Flynn): https://www.youtube.com/user/supmuhhumbruh

Second YouTube Channel (Philosophy for the People): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa3wHUIIJ2CeLcInYvuyEJw

Another Video on the Contingency Argument for the Existence of God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkV6mgH8noI

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For thousands of years, humans have wrestled with the problem of evil. On today's episode of "What Is Truth?" Pat Flynn and I discuss how evil does not disprove the existence of an all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful God. We discuss the logical problem of evil, evidential problem of evil, and how the evil we experience in the world actually points to the existence of God.

Contact me via email: [email protected]

Pat's Work:

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

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/supmuhhumbruh

Article on How Evil Proves God's Existence
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/how-evil-proves-gods-existence

Wandering in Darkness by Dr. Eleanor Stump
https://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Darkness-Narrative-Problem-Suffering/dp/0199659303

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Does the Catholic Church teach with authority? If you are looking to find the correct "communion" or "denomination" of Christianity, your quest will ultimately come down to the question of authority. So, does the Catholic Church teach with authority? Is Scripture our only infallible authority? Today on the podcast Michael Lofton (who specializes in the Magisterium) sits down with us to present the Case for the Magisterium of "teaching authority" of the Catholic Church through Sacred Scripture.

Michael's Work:

Website:
https://reasonandtheology.com/

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReasonandTheology


More on Catholicism:

Church Fathers:
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/

Way of the Fathers Podcast:
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/way-fathers/

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Who are our Christian ancestors? On today's episode, Mike Aquilina and I sit down to discuss the Church Fathers; the most influential teachers of early Christianity. We specifically discuss the earliest fathers. These are the Christians from the age right after the apostles themselves, many of whom knew the apostles. We also discuss what the early Church looked like and believed and the lessons we can learn in our modern world from these heroic witnesses to the love of the triune God.

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Contact me via email: [email protected]

Mike's Podcast:
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/way-fathers/

https://catholicbooksdirect.com/?s=mike+aquilina&post_type=product

Works of Church Fathers:
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/


More resources on Catholicism
Online Version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Church Fathers
https://www.churchfathers.org/

Case for Catholicism
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Catholicism-Contemporary-Protestant-Objections/dp/1621641449/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=case+for+catholicism&qid=1624143335&sr=8-1

Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine
https://www.amazon.com/Pope-Peter-Defending-Distinctive-Doctrine/dp/1683571800/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=FGHT3VAOGVUP&dchild=1&keywords=pope+peter+joe+heschmeyer&qid=1624143473&sprefix=pope+peter%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUURJOENKTDA2STlYJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDIyMDQ3MUdZQU9ZVVhTRlo4WiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDU1NjU1MTFYWDZKVVBMV0haQyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBOa-J_Xm-U&t=2s

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What does the Catholic Church teach about salvation? In today's episode, I sit down with Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin to answer this question. We also discuss why the Protestant understanding of "faith alone" is not supported by Scripture, Romans 4, the role of baptism in salvation, the concept of mortal sin, and what the phrase "outside the Church there is no salvation" really means. 

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Contact me via email: [email protected]

Jimmy's Work:
Blog: http://www.jimmyakin.org/

Books: 
The Salvation Controversy: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-salvation-controversy_jimmy-akin/440714/item/11745430/?mkwid=KzNvw72X%7cdc&pcrid=11558858286&pkw=&pmt=be&slid=&product=11745430&plc=&pgrid=3970769360&ptaid=pla-1101002859814%3aaud-805998392&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing+Shopping+%7c+Christian+Books+&+Bibles&utm_term=&utm_content=KzNvw72X%7cdc%7cpcrid%7c11558858286%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7cbe%7cproduct%7c11745430%7cslid%7c%7cpgrid%7c3970769360%7cptaid%7cpla-1101002859814%3aaud-805998392%7c&msclkid=b919e87c16751c351d718967d1dbf7cf#idiq=11745430&edition=2327012

The Drama of Salvation: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-salvation-controversy_jimmy-akin/440714/item/11745430/?mkwid=KzNvw72X%7cdc&pcrid=11558858286&pkw=&pmt=be&slid=&product=11745430&plc=&pgrid=3970769360&ptaid=pla-1101002859814%3aaud-805998392&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing+Shopping+%7c+Christian+Books+&+Bibles&utm_term=&utm_content=KzNvw72X%7cdc%7cpcrid%7c11558858286%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7cbe%7cproduct%7c11745430%7cslid%7c%7cpgrid%7c3970769360%7cptaid%7cpla-1101002859814%3aaud-805998392%7c&msclkid=b919e87c16751c351d718967d1dbf7cf#idiq=11745430&edition=2327012

Jimmy's Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/id1423288932


More resources on Catholicism
Online Version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Church Fathers
https://www.churchfathers.org/

Case for Catholicism
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Catholicism-Contemporary-Protestant-Objections/dp/1621641449/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=case+for+catholicism&qid=1624143335&sr=8-1

Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine
https://www.amazon.com/Pope-Peter-Defending-Distinctive-Doctrine/dp/1683571800/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=FGHT3VAOGVUP&dchild=1&keywords=pope+peter+joe+heschmeyer&qid=1624143473&sprefix=pope+peter%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUURJOENKTDA2STlYJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDIyMDQ3MUdZQU9ZVVhTRlo4WiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDU1NjU1MTFYWDZKVVBMV0haQyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBOa-J_Xm-U&t=2s

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