Eastern Orthodoxy has proved to be an attractive option for those Christians who want to be in communion with the historic Church without having to deal with an infallible Papacy, Marian dogmas, Purgatory, Modernism, etc. Here I discuss these subjects with Michael Lofton, founder of Reason and Theology and author of “Answering Orthodoxy: A Catholic…
Catholics often accuse Protestants of following mere private interpretations of Sacred Scripture. But the Catholic Church has no official list of authoritative Bible interpretations. What’s the point of having an infallible Church if it does not (cannot?) produce an infallible commentary on Scripture? Doesn’t that make the Catholic Church’s Bible interpretation just as fallible as…
Principles, like ideas, have consequences – and one popular argument against one sacrament has rather troubling results for another. Here I apply an principled argument against women receiving Holy Communion based on one made against infant Baptism.
At Jesus’ trial, Pilate asked, “What is truth” At another time, Jesus said he was the Truth (Jn. 14:6) and today Christianity claims to be true. But can we know truth? Don’t illusions and hallucinations prove we do not know reality? In this video, we’ll take a look at what the truth is and how…
Before we begin discussing evidence for Christianity, we first need to make sure we’re using the same language. Here I go over how I use the words “knowledge,” “faith,” and “belief,” as well as why our understanding of these terms can affect what we think of the Christian message.
Catholic YouTuber Timothy Gordon put out a video titled “Are Protestants Christians?” where he gave three arguments in support of his conclusion that they are not. Here I discuss flaws in these arguments and show why the Catholic Church does in fact teach that Protestants are Christians.
Christianity was founded on the resurrection of Jesus Christ – but how do we know that Jesus rose actually from the dead? Here I explain a simple model for defending the ultimate truth and proof of Christianity.
In support of the Catechism in a Year podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Press – the publishers of the Great Adventure Catholic Bible – has released a new edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The first of its kind, this beautiful edition has special “Foundations of Faith” contents and color coding that…
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by one of our favourite guests of all time, Dr. Douglas Beaumont, to talk about Evangelical Christian conversions to Catholicism. Doug is a convert himself and a former student, then instructor, at Southern Evangelical Seminary where he worked, as a graduate student, under the late Evangelical…
Here I respond to the top hit in my search for “Defense of Sola Scriptura” – a video by Dr. Jordan B. Cooper titled “A Defense of Sola Scriptura.”
Douglas Beaumont 