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
281 episodes
268: Discovering that the Early Church Wasn't Baptist (w/ Brayden Cook)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Brayden Cook, the host of The Catechumen YouTube channel, to talk about his conversion to Catholicism as an intern Baptist minister. Brayden's story – which is my own...
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267: Did Jesus Found the Catholic Church? (w/ Paul Zucarelli)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Paul Zucarelli. A Catholic author, speaker, and evangelist to talk about the Church. Did Jesus found the Catholic Church – or many, different churches? What was Christ's plan f...
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266: A Missionary Family on Fire for Christ Becomes Catholic (w/ Nic Davidson)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my new best friend Nic Davidson to talk about how he, and his whole family, converted to Catholicism. Nic's got an amazing story to tell. As a missionary following the call of Chris...
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265: How the Bible Came from the Catholic Church (w/ Gary Michuta)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the renown expert on the Bible, apologist Gary Michuta. With bucketloads of insight, wisdom, and decades of research and experience Gary explains exactly how the Bible came out of the Catho...
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264: What Sucks About the Catholic Church – And Why You Should Still Be Catholic! (w/ Dr. Larry Chapp)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the indefectible Dr. Larry Chapp to talk about the heart of what draws Catholic converts into the Catholic Church – the truth, beauty, and goodness – and what sucks when those things don't ...
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263: How I Became Catholic By Accident! (w/ Nate Ebel)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Catholic convert Nate Ebel to explain how he became Catholic – by accident!Nate walks us through his faith journey. A journey not unlike my own conversion – it was in dispelling the...
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262: A Catholic Convert's Guide to Evangelizing Online (w/ Noah Bradon)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Noah Bradon, the Director of Marketing at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and the founder of Cross the Tiber
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261: One Thousand Different Conversion Stories in One (w/ David Douglas)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by David Douglas, President of the St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission, to tell us his long, winding, and incredibly compelling faith journey.
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260: Conversion, Loss, and the Witness of our Faith (w/ JuliaMarie Woolbright)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by JuliaMarie Woolbright, an atheist convert to Catholicism to tell, first of all, her story of conversion to the Catholic faith, but then the story of her ongoing conversion through the exper...
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259: Passionately Evangelizing Non-Catholic Christians (w/ Cameron Riecker)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Cameron Riecker, a Catholic apologist, speaker, and YouTuber to share his thoughts on a variety of topics including discernment, evangelizing our Protestant brothers and sisters, common Eva...
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258: On the Frontlines with the Next Generation of Catholic Youth (w/ Nathan Lancaster)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Nathan Lancaster, a campus missionary completely sold out for Jesus Christ and His Church – with a fantastic passion for his faith and a great story to tell! First, Nathan talks abo...
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257: The Most Remarkable Catholic Conversion Ever (w/ Ken Kopelson)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Ken Kopelson to tell what I think is one of the most unique and amazing conversion stories I've ever heard.Raised in a conservative Jewish home, Ken began asking ques...
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256: Justification, the Papacy, and the Biblical Roots of Catholic Belief (w/ Chris Kellam and Brandon Eaves)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Brandon Eaves and Chris Kellam, two former Evangelical seminarians, to talk about how, as Evangelicals studying Scripture, they discover...
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255: 60 Minutes to Convert an Evangelical Pastor to Catholicism (w/ Austin Molt)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the incredible Austin Molt, an Evangelical pastor, who's invited me to try and convert him to Catholicism – in 60 minutes!Austin, the pastor of New Vintage Church in Richland, WA, i...
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254: Dismantling the Biggest Anti-Catholic Misconceptions (w/ Joseph Dinesh)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my new friend Joseph Dinesh from the incredible JD Catholic Engage YouTube channel to talk, first of all, about his amazing faith jou...
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253: The Need for Building Authentic Catholic Communities (w/ Soren and Ever Johnson)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Soren and Ever Johnson. Soren, a convert to Catholicism, and his wife, raised in a large Catholic family, are pioneering authentic Catholic communities in parishes across the world. They jo...
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252: From Baptist Pastor, to Lutheran Elder, to Catholic Convert (w/ Scott Oakland)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Scott Oakland, a former Baptist pastor, a Reformed and Lutheran elder and, finally, a grateful Catholic convert. Scott shares the story of how his love for the Bible and his quest t...
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251: The Problem with the Evangelical Essentials (w/ Dr. Douglas Beaumont)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. Douglas Beaumont, a former Evangelical seminarian professor and a convert to the Catholic faith, to unpack how trying to decipher the "Evangelical essentials" led to his conversion.
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250: The Christian Music Pioneer Who Become Catholic (w/ John Michael Talbot)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the legendary, pioneering Christian musician John Michael Talbot to share his incredible journey into the Catholic faith. ...
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249: The Best Biblical Case for the Catholic Church (w/ Tom Nash)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by veteran Catholic apologist Tom Nash to talk about the biblical basis for the Catholic Church. How can we use the Bible to explain the or...
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248: Trying to Prove Catholicism Wrong Made Me Catholic (w/ Brandon Eaves)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the legendary Brandon Eaves to talk about his journey from Evangelical Christianity through to the Catholic Church. Brandon, who you've ...
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247: The Convert Couple Shattering the Catholic Protestant Divide (w/ Caleb and Natali Perkins)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by two of the most fantastic guests of all time Caleb and Natali Perkins from Shema Culture to talk ...
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246: The Biblical, Old Testament Roots of Confession (w/ Dr. James Prothro)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Dr. James Prothro to talk about the historical and biblical roots of the Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation. Where does the id...
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