In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn discusses why God created hell. (February 4, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn begins to develop the famous argument from contingency for the existence of God. Everything that exists has an explanation for its existence, either in an external condition or necessity of its own being. If the universe has an explanation for its existence, that explanation is God. The universe exists. Part 1 is an overview of the argument and brief defense, part 2 is a more detailed defense of premise 1 which is a modest form of the principle of sufficient reason. (January 28, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn begins to develop the famous argument from contingency for the existence of God. Everything that exists has an explanation for its existence, either in an external condition or necessity of its own being. If the universe has an explanation for its existence, that explanation is God. The universe exists. Part 1 is an overview of the argument and brief defense, part 2 is a more detailed defense of premise 1 which is a modest form of the principle of sufficient reason. (January 21, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn shares his story out of atheism from a philosophical perspective and why he thinks the position is (ultimately) absurd. First, he explains what atheism is (along with the implications of metaphysical naturalism). Then, he offers a series of objections against the claim that God does not exist. (January 14, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn interviews Michael Voris, a religious educator, political pundit, and CEO of the website Church Militant. Over the years, Voris has attracted much controversy for his hard-hitting and direct calling out of people in the church for evil and corrupt behavior, and yet stands firm in his Catholic faith.

Long story short: The opportunity came up for me to interview Michael Voris, so I decided to get his take on the most common questions sent into Sunday School: “Why Catholicism and not Protestantism?” “What’s up with religious moral teaching?” Do all ‘good people’ get into heaven?” And more.

This is going to be a hair raising episode for many! It was for me. (January 7, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn is joined by bio-ethicist Peter Koch of Villanova University to discuss some of the deepest and most important questions of life, including:

– How to think about death.

– How to make ethical decisions.

– Whether or not there is an afterlife.

– What to make of utilitarianism? Or deontology?

– Where do moral values and duties come from?

– And more!

(December 31, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn offers a quick response to the Protestant claim of Sola Scriptura (a man-made doctrine, for what it’s worth), which argues against the authority of the Catholic Church. (December 24, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn gives his advice on what he believes are the best arguments for God’s existence Also, the basics of what makes for a good argument to begin with, and the types of arguments you should avoid using when evangelizing.

Recommended reading:

5 Proofs of the Existence of God (Ed Feser) – Argument from Change + Contingency Argument

Mere Christianity (CS Lewis) – Moral Argument

Reasonable Faith – Kalam Argument + Fine Tuning Argument

The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology – More technical development of the above arguments, and more.

In this inaugural episode of "Why Catholicism is True," Pat Flynn talks about his conversion story from atheism into the Catholic faith. (December 10, 2018)