
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
325 episodes
REPLAY: Two Sides of a Catholic Conversion Story (w/ Keith Nester and Devin Schadt)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by former Protestant pastor Keith Nester and author and speaker Devin Schadt to discuss the process of Catholic conversion from two sides o...
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309: An Anti-Catholic Calvinist Converts to Catholicism (w/ Pierce Benefield)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Piece Benefield. A fierce defender of Calvinism, Pierce converted to the Catholic faith after a long and fascinating journey – including going head-to-head with Catholics in a group chat, f...
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308: The Rock Star Pastor Who Returned to the Catholic Church (w/ Mark Saunders)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Mark Saunders, who has an incredible "reversion" story to tell. Raised in a devout Catholic household Mark explains why he initially left the Catholic Church – despite work...
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307: The Good, The Bad, and the Miraculous History of the Pope (w/ Dr. Matthew Bunson)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by ETWN's Dr. Matthew Bunson to talk about everything related to the Pope. We discuss Pope Leo XIV but also the history of the papacy, the biblical roots of the idea of the pope, h...
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306: The Early Church Will Make You Catholic (w/ Dr. DP Curtin)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by early Church historian, scholar, and translator Dr. DP Curtin, to talk about what the documents left behind by the very earliest Christians tell us about the faith. Dr. Curtin, ...
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305: An Evangelical Worship Leader Discovers Gregorian Chant (w/ Dr. Carly York)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the wonderful Dr. Carly York, a former Evangelical worship leader, a student of church music, a musician in her own right, and a Catholic convert. Dr. York's story – a journey from small-to...
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304: The Biblical Case for the Perpetual Virginity of Mary (w/ Deacon Frank)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Deacon Frank – a deacon, author, columnist, and speaker – to unpack the biblical roots, proof, and evidence for
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303: The Incredible Evangelical Power of the Stigmata (/w John Clark)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic Answers author, apologist, and columnist John Clark to talk about the stigmata – the incredible, miraculous wounds of Christ as experienced by some of the most profound saints down...
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302: A Jehovah's Witness Discovers the Early Church (w/ Jannah Russell)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Jannah Russell to share her remarkable Catholic conversion story. Raised in the Jehovah's Witness tradition, Jannah explains how her and her husband became disillusioned with th...
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301: Making the Case for Converting to Catholicism (w/ Dr. Peter Kreeft)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Dr. Peter Kreeft, philosopher, theologian, and one of the most important modern converts to the Catholic faith to unpack his own conversion journey and discuss why it makes g...
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300: Why is the Pope So Important? (w/ Brandon Eaves and Chris Kellam)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my two friends and former Evangelical seminarians (and, in Chris's case, a pastor) to discuss the importance of the Pope. Why is the Pope so important? In their trad...
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299: Responding to Crises in the World and the Church (w/ Fr. Donald Haggerty)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Father Donald Haggerty, priest at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and the author of a number of fine books including The Hour of Testing: Spiritual Depth and Insight in a Time of Eccles...
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298: The Point, Purpose, and Importance of Liturgy (w/ Chris Carstens)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by one of my all-time liturgical heroes Chris Carstens to talk all things liturgy – and the centrality of Christ at Mass.What is the liturgy? What is it meant to do and how are we meant...
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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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