Why does the Catholic Church believe that baptism is the initiation into the Christian community? Why do we call it a sacrament? Why do we baptize infants? In this episode Justin Hibbard breaks down the Catholic sacrament of baptism and addresses some of the common arguments against the Catholic theology of baptism.

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Show Notes:

The Cordial Catholic Podcast - Episode 44: The Case of Infant Baptism

The Didache

Video: Are you Born Again? - a Catholic Response - Steve Ray

Why do we have a solemnity commemorating Christ the King? Where did it come about and what is its purpose? In this episode, Justin Hibbard shares the background of this holy day as well as some some personal stories of his relationship to politics and how coming into the Catholic Church helped him reorient his perception to the reality that Jesus is King.

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The Nicene Creed includes the phrase “I believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.” In this episode, Justin Hibbard looks through Scripture and history to explain how the historical Church has understood that Christian baptism is a one-time event and how it is a sacrament that washes away original sin.

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SOURCES:

Nicene Creed

Church Fathers on the Necessity of Baptism

Why does initiation into the Christian community begin with a ceremony involving water? In this episode, Justin Hibbard explores Christian baptism and its roots in the Jewish practice of mikvah. Learn some of the specific details around a proper Jewish mikvah and how Christian baptism is similar and different.

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Overview and Details of Mikvah

Brit Milah - the Jewish Covenant of Circumcision

Video: Wild baptism in Tbilisi, Georgia

In this episode, Justin Hibbard concludes the mini-series on the Sacrament of the Eucharist. How does the belief that the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist affect the practice of the Mass as well as various beliefs throughout Catholicism?

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SOURCES:

* Video: 10 Minute Bible Hour - A Protestant Tours a Catholic Cathedral

While Catholics believe that the Eucharist becomes the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus, the form remains bread and wine. However, what if it didn’t? What if the bread turned into flesh and the wine into blood in an extraordinary miracle? In this episode Justin Hibbard explores a few cases of Eucharistic miracles over the centuries and the scientific evidence that claims a miracle is the only explanation.

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SOURCES:

* Scientific publication “Ricerch Istologiche, Immunologiche, Biochimiche Carne Sangue Milacolo Eucaristico Lanciano [VII Secolo] by Dr. Odoardo Linoli

* Video: Dr. Linoli’s report on the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano with English translation

* Video: Scientific Evidences of Eucharistic Miracles - The Catholic Talk Show with Ray Grijalba

* Video Playlist of Eucharistic Miracles on The Joy of the Faith channel - Ray Grijalba’s YouTube Site.

* Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles Online Exposé

* Report of Eucharistic Miracle on July 2022 in Zapotlanejo, Mexico with Video

* Information and Depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

How has the Christian Church historically and consistently understood the Eucharist? Join Justin Hibbard as he looks at Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse in John 6 through the lens of followers of the Apostles and Church leaders throughout history. You may even be surprised to hear some prominent Protestants share the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Video: The Centrality of Communion by Francis Chan

* John 6

* Article: “Why I Believe in the Eucharist” by Justin Hibbard

* Free eBook: Church History by Eusebius

* An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by St. John Henry Newman

In this episode, Justin Hibbard interviews Devin Halford, a former atheist who converted to Catholicism and is now a missionary to the homeless with Christ in the City in Denver, CO.

Devin’s missionary profile page

Christ in the City website

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In this Q&A episode, Justin answers the following questions:

* “I would like to know what you gave up and had to sacrifice in becoming Catholic.”

* “Us Catholics are aware that Protestants know the Bible far better than we do. How has becoming Catholic changed the way you read the Bible?”

* “I’m a fairly new Christian. Why should I convert to Catholicism? I like the reverence and beauty, but I just don’t understand all the extra stuff. Protestantism is so much simpler.”

* “How did the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church affect your decision to become Catholic?”

* “Do you post your podcast on Youtube?”

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This is a recording of Justin Hibbard’s presentation about how he went from a lifelong Protestant and a Baptist Pastor to the Catholic Church. This was recorded on September 15th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Park City, UT at their September Summit.

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