EPISODES:

Is the Catholic Church Anti-Science? Galileo Explained – Apologetics #26
There may not be another singular person who is a source of such controversy throughout the history of the Catholic Church. And, Galileo is the favorite tool that many use to claim that the Church is backwards, anti-science, anti-reason, and more. So what’s the story with Galileo? And why did the Catholic Church react the way she did when Galileo was making his amazing discoveries?
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Corruption in the Church! Apologetics #25
Like last episode, when we faced some of the worst popes we’ve ever had, today, we’ll look at some of the worst instances of human corruption the Church has ever had. From illegitimate indulgences, to clerics throughout history helping their family members, and all sorts of other bad actors, we’ll try to understand how to balance the divine nature of the Church with her very human members.

We’ve Had Awful Popes. How Can the Catholic Church be Good? – Apologetics #24
we’ll continue our Apologetics Series by looking squarely and unapologetically at some of the worst men who have ever sat on the throne of St. Peter. And there have been more than a few. What are we as Catholics to think about this? How can the Catholic Church be true, be inspired by God if these men were at the helm?

Did the Catholic Church Commit Cultural Genocide? Apologetics #23
For hundreds of years, the critics argue, the Catholic Church spearheaded a cultural genocide across the globe, replacing vibrant indigenous cultures with white European culture. So… is it true? What impact did the Church have on exploratory missions? Did conversion lead to colonization?

Were the Inquisitions Bad? Apologetics #22
It all starts with the basic concept of how should the Church deal with heresies? What does a trial for a crime against truth look like – and what should it look like? Throughout history, were there abuses of this process by the Church or by the civil authorities? Or is it all completely exaggerated? There’s lots of info that Dr. Rao will help us uncover.

Were the Crusades Bad? – Apologetics # 21
We’re starting to look at some of the more controversial aspects of Church History. Over the next 6 episodes, we’ll have Dr. John Rao join us to look at the “hot button issues” that are commonly used to attack the faith. Today we’ll start by looking at the Crusades. Were they good, or were they bad? Or, is it a lot more complicated than that? How did the Crusades impact the growth of Roman Catholicism, and how did they impact the relationship between East and West?

Christ’s Miracles: Exaggerated Stories or Real? Is There Proof? – Apologetics #20
Fr. Ian Palko will join us again to look specifically at the Miracles that the New Testament says Our Lord performed. Did he actually perform these, or are these just made up stories, passed from word of mouth, and finally collected in the New Testament as fodder for a new religion? How can we possibly prove these fantastic stories from nearly 2,000 years ago as being accurate?

What are “The Marks of the Church”? – Apologetics #19
Now we’ll start to see what religion needs to look like, so that it’s not just something we believe in, like a myth or a legend. What is the most fundamental principle of a religion, if it is going to be true? We’ll ask Fr. Leo Anthony Haynos, who teaches this exact topic at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary.

Why Multiple True Religions Is Impossible – Apologetics #18
We’ve already seen in Episode 5 that we have to practice a religion, but now we’ll start to see what that religion needs to look like, so that it’s not just something we believe in, like a myth or a legend. What is the most fundamental principle of a religion, if it is going to be true?

The Pope: First Among Equals, or Monarch of the Church? – Apologetics #17
There are tons of theories about who holds authority within the Catholic Church. Is the pope one of multiple patriarchs, who need to share power? Or is he the supreme, absolute monarch of the entire Catholic Church? How can we use Scripture and Tradition to answer this?

Why Do We Need a Pope? – Apologetics # 16
In this episode, Fr. MacGillivray will look at the concept of the papacy itself. We’ve already seen that Jesus set up the Catholic Church, but he left us with 12 Apostles, who would be the first bishops. Did he actually set up St. Peter as the most important of the Apostles? And what was the reason for putting one fallible, hot-headed, uneducated man at the head of His Divine Church?
RESOURCES:
- Notes from Episode 20: The Miracles of Christ
- Notes from Episode 19: What are the Marks of the Church?
- Notes from Episode 18: Can there be Multiple Religions?
- Notes from Episode 17: Who is the Pope?
- Notes from Episode 16: Why do we need a Pope?
- Notes from Episode 15: Must We Belong to a Church?
- Notes from Episode 14-13: None
- Notes from Episode 12: Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Notes from Episode 11: Are Miracles Real?
- Notes from Episode 10: Prophecies About Our Lord
- Notes from Episode 9: Theology of History: History and the Bible
- Notes from Episode 8: How Do We Know the Old Testament is True?
- Notes from Episode 7: Did God Have to Give Man Revelation?
- Notes from Episode 6: Can God Speak to Us?
- Notes from Episode 5: Why Worship God?
- Notes from Episode 4: God and Man
- Notes from Episode 3: Evolution
- Notes from Episode 2: How to be an Atheist
- Notes from Episode 1: Does God Exist?
REVISIT OUR POPULAR "CRISIS IN THE CHURCH" SERIES:
Crisis Series #1 with Fr. McFarland: Is There a Crisis?
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Crisis Series #2 with Fr. Wiseman: Origins – Nominalism & Luther
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Crisis Series #3 with Fr. Wiseman: Origins – Descartes and Kant
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Crisis Series #4 with Fr. Reuter: Liberalism’s Errors
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Crisis Series #5 with Fr. Reuter: What is Liberalism?
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Crisis Series #6 with Fr. Reuter: Liberal Catholics Don’t Exist
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Crisis Series #7 with Fr. Loop: Why Americanism is a Heresy
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Crisis Series #8 with Fr. Loop: Is American Exceptionalism Catholic?
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Crisis Series #9 with Fr. Sherry: What’s Wrong with the World?
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Crisis Series #10 with Fr. Franks: Modernist Infiltration – The Beginnings
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Crisis Series #11 with Fr. Robinson: How Pope St. Pius X Combatted Modernism
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Crisis in the Church Series Recap: Episodes 1 – 11
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Crisis Series #12 with Fr. Robinson: Modernist Catholics aren’t Catholic
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Crisis Series #13 with Fr. Robinson: Modernist Popes in Their Own Words
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Crisis Series #14 with Fr. McFarland: Why Freedom & Equality Aren’t Catholic
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Crisis Series: Introduction with Fr. Franks
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