In this episode, Matt sits down with Adrian Lawson (@sipswithserra on YouTube) to talk about his wild childhood, what it was like growing up in a broken home, living in the foster care system, dealing with parents who were drug addicts, to becoming Catholic and defending that decision against his Protestant family. 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refu... 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 College of St. Joseph the Worker: https://www.collegeofstjoseph.com/mat... 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd  💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: / mattfradd 📸 Instagram: / mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: / pints_w_aquinas 🎵 TikTok: / pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - - - 00:00:00 – Intro and Matt's new book 00:01:47 – Growing up around drugs 00:12:45 – Renouncing Christianity 00:20:00 – Morality and atheism 00:36:07 – Dabbling in Buddhism 00:39:00 – Journey to Catholicism and the Church Fathers 00:56:20 – Trying to disprove the papacy and praying the Rosary 01:05:10 – Dating and marriage 01:16:13 – From Lattes With Luther to Sips With Serra 01:23:20 – Holy Protestants and new convert zeal 01:27:40 – Who was St. Junipero Serra? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices