
The Cordial Catholic
A podcast for non-Catholics, new Catholics, or anyone interested in digging deeper into the Catholic faith. Hosted by Keith Little, a non-denominational Evangelical convert to Catholicism.
Episodes
312 episodes
SPECIAL: An Eastern Catholic Priest on Why the Pope is so Important (w/ Fr. Haig Chahinian)
In this special episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined, from Rome, by Fr. Haig Chahinian, a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church, and the CEO of Salt and Light Media, to talk about the importance of a po...
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297: The Protestant Pastor Who Fell in Love with the Catholic Church (w/ Brian Jacobson)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Brian Jacobson, a former Protestant pastor and a convert to the Catholic faith, to unpack his incredible story and the reasons why he absolutely fell in love with the Catholic fai...
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296: Is the Catholic Church Just Another Denomination? (w/ Andrew Petiprin)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend author, podcaster, and former Episcopalian priest Andrew Petiprin to talk unpack one of the biggest misconceptions about the Catholic Church: that Catholicism is simply another Ch...
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295: The Compelling Case for Catholic Creationism (w/ Hugh Owen)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Hugh Owen, the founder and director of the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation to talk about the Catholic perspective on the literal story of creati...
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294: Explaining the Catholic "Both/And" Paradigm (w/ Matthew Becklo)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Matthew Becklo, writer, editor, and Publishing Director for Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, to talk about the Catholic "both/and" paradigm that uniquely defines ...
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293: Faith Explains What Science Cannot (w/ Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the one and only Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, PhD in a conversation that aims to turn the conventional tropes about Faith vs. Science on its head and to talk about areas where faith fills in the...
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292: The Conversion of an Anti-Catholic Crusader (w/ Sophia Nikolai)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Sophia Nikolai, a self-described anti-Catholic who is here to share her absolutely incredible conversion story with us. With an anti-Catholic, Evangelical background, Sophia con...
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291: Discerning Your Gifts and Charisms in the Catholic Church (w/ Jill Simons)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Jill Simons, author, speaker, and the driving force behind Many Parts Ministries, which helps Catholics discern their spiritual gifting an...
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290: I'm a Better Christian Now That I'm Catholic (w/ Keith Nester)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined once again by my good friend and fellow convert Keith Nester to unpack a controversial claim! Keith spent over 20 years in Protestant ministry before converting to Catholicism and joins me to ...
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289: What Does it Take to Become Catholic? (w/ Joe Heschmeyer and Austin Suggs)
In this very special episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my two friends Catholic Answers apologist Joe Heschmeyer and Gospel Simplicity host Austin Suggs for an extraordinary conversation about what it takes to convert to Catholicism...
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288: Shunned by his Family for Becoming Catholic (w/ Dustin Shane)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by author Dustin Shane, a convert to Catholicism from the Jehovah's Witnesses, to talk about his harrowing and incredible faith journey. From his experience growing up in a devout ...
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287: Journeying with the Saints This Lent (w/ Alex Dee)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Alex Dee from the Saints Alive podcast to talk about the incredible witness of the saints, the importance of passing on these amazing stories to our children, evangelization, and the amazin...
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286: Two Charismatic Pastors Realize They Were Wrong About Catholicism! (w/ Kenny Burchard and Sam Nunnally)
In this very special episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Kenny Burchard and Sam Nunnally, two former Evangelical, Charismatic pastors who converted to Catholicism to tell their stories, talk about their biggest misconceptions about C...
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285: The Priest That Sparked 42,000 Conversions (w/ Dr. Cheryl Hughes)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. Cheryl Hughes to talk about one of the most prolific "convert makers" in American Catholic history: Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Dr. Hughes, a biographer of Fulton Sheen, joins ...
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284: She Forgot She Was Catholic – But God Didn't! (w/ Avery Reukauf)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Avery Reukauf, a Catholic convert with one of the most incredible conversion stories you'll ever hear!From the untimely death of her mother following a radical decision to be baptize...
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283: Yes, You Should Pray to the Saints! (w/ Dr. Karlo Broussard)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by speaker, author, and accomplished Catholic Answers apologist Dr. Karlo Broussard to talk about praying to the saints.How do we know it's OK to pray to the saints? Why would the Chur...
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282: From the Messianic Movement to the Catholic Church (w/ Dr. Matthew Wiseman)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. Matthew Wiseman for one of the most phenomenal conversion stories we've had on this podcast. Raised in a devoutly Southern Baptist home, Dr. Wiseman and his family, seeking a deeper und...
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281: The Biblical Roots of the Year of Jubilee (w/ Dr. John Bergsma)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend theologian, biblical scholar, and former Protestant pastor Dr. John Bergsma to talk about the deeply biblical roots of the Year of Jubilee. Pope Francis has declared 2025 ...
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280: The Enormous Evangelical Problem of Christian Unity (w/ Rod Bennett)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined once again by one of my favourite guests and yours, my good friend Rod Bennett. Rod is a Catholic convert with a unique way of looking at t...
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279: Typology, Conversion, and the Catholic Imagination (w/ Emily Chapman)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by celebrated Catholic author and convert (or, revert) to the Catholic faith Emily Stimpson Chapman to talk about all things Catholic. We dig into her own conversion story as someone w...
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REPLAY: The Weird and Wonderful Roots of Christmas Traditions (w/ Dr. Michael Foley)
In this special episode from our archives, I'm joined by Dr. Michael Foley, renown author, professor of theology, and one of the best storytellers out there to explain some of the incredibly weird and terribly wonderful Christian roots of our f...
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278: Can Catholics And Evangelical Christians Reunite? (w/ Nathan Smith)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Nathan Smith, the Director of Ecumenism for Glenmary Home Missioners, a Catholic religious community, and as a consultant for the USCCB’s Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious...
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277: An Evangelical Pastor Discovers Purgatory in the Bible (w/ Kenny Burchard)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the inestimable Kenny Burchard. A convert to the Catholic faith, Kenny joins us to tell the remarkable story of his encounter with purgatory while preaching and studying the Bible. It was i...
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276: The Evangelical Best Friends that Became Catholic (w/ Wendy and Zoe)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Wendy and Zoe, from the Instagram page Catechumemes, to talk about their absolutely remarkable conversions to Catholicism – as two best...
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275: Catholic Door-to-Door Evangelization (w/ Austin Habbish)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic convert, or revert from non-denominational Evangelical Christianity, Austin Habbish. Austin is the founder of Think Catholic, the host of the podcast Summa in a Year, and the heart...
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