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The Cordial Catholic
Keith Little
346 episodes
1 week ago
No new episode this week but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with an amazing new conversion story! Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests. To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel. Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons...
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No new episode this week but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with an amazing new conversion story! Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests. To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel. Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons...
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The Cordial Catholic
Merry Christmas, And Happy New Year!
No new episode this week but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with an amazing new conversion story! Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests. To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel. Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons...
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1 week ago
1 minute

The Cordial Catholic
328: A Miraculous Christmas Eve Return to Catholicism (w/ Jeff Lukich)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Jeff Lukich, author and revert to the Catholic faith, to talk about his miraculous Christmas Eve return to the Catholic Church, all of the factors and facets that led up to that experience, and how others can follow in his footsteps. Jeff's written a fantastic book – The Long Way Home – featuring not only his story but his research and experience in what it takes to bring others back to the Catholic Church – and he shares ...
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 28 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
327: The Marian Miracles That Prove Catholicism (w/ Fr. Tony Stephens, CPM)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Father Tony Stephens, a Rector of Our Lady of Champion Shrine, the site of the first and only approved Marian apparition in the United States, to talk about Mary's miraculous appearances, the miracles associated with her intercession, and how to charitably help our Protestant brothers and sisters understand the role of our Blessed Mother. With Father Tony's expert guidance and cordial approach, we walk through not only Mary's appear...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 12 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
326: An Anti-Catholic Pastor's "Mass" Conversion (w/ Aaron Gunsaulus)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Aaron Gunsaulus, the anti-Catholic, Calvinist pastor who became Catholic – although with 17 of his friends from the church he pastored! This is an amazing story. Aaron is a good friend of another good friend of the show, former Protestant Pastor Keith Nester, and the way their stories are connected is incredible. Aaron tells that story and explains how being "fair" to the Catholic Church began to soften his outlook and, ultima...
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 39 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
325: Where Did All the Atheists Go? (w/ Dr. Christopher Kaczor)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Christopher Kaczor, to discuss his new work on the reasonableness of belief in God and some of the most popular challenges – and changes – with how we approach this fundamental topic. What can we make of the shifting landscape of belief? Catholic conversions are on the rise! How do we address the perennial problems of Evil? God's hiddenness? And, hey, where did all those atheists go?! Dr. Kaczor is wonde...
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1 month ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
324: A Lawyer Takes the Protestant Bible to Court – Becomes Catholic! (w/ Matthew Mark McWhorter, Esq.)
n this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Matthew Mark McWhorter, a high-powered, high-profile corporate lawyer who turned his skills in the courtroom towards the Bible and Christianity. After a life-changing experience made him consider Christianity, McWhorter set out to research the evidence for belief in Jesus. He encountered the Bible and quickly realized that not all Christians believed in the same canon of Scripture – so which one is right. In this episode, we dive deepl...
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1 month ago
1 hour 13 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
323: The Joy of Raising Catholic Families (w/ Katie and Tommy McGrady)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by husband and wife Catholic power couple Katie and Tommy McGrady to talk about their work on First Reconciliation, First Communion, and on raising authentic, enthusiastic Catholic families. We talk about the importance of approaching those first sacraments as a family, the joy and impetus of passing on the faith, and how to approach the Church as a Catholic convert with a young family, seeking to catechize well. This was such a ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
322: The Incredible Saint Who Made Me Catholic (w/ Mary O'Regan)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by author Mary O'Regan to talk about one of the most incredible, influential, and mind-boggling saints out there, our very favourite, Padre Pio. Mary begins with her own amazing story of Padre Pio, a near-death experience, and some life-changing visions – and from there, it gets even weirder! Mary is a wonderful storyteller and brings to the fore the life and works of Padre Pio including his incredible ability to help convert sou...
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1 month ago
1 hour 29 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
321: An Evangelical Church Historian Discovers Catholicism (w/ Dr. James Papandrea)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by one of the all-time great Early Church historians, Dr. James Papandrea to talk about what the Early Church really looked like. We tackle subjects like baptism, the Eucharist, the sources of authority, and the structure of the Church – from the beginning and through to today – and tackle the question of, if our current Evangelical churches don't look like the Early Church did then when, and why, did that change? It's all tough ...
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2 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
320: An Atheist Surgeon's Miraculous Conversion (w/ Dr. John Sottosanti)
Near-Death experiences, demon-possessed cars, miraculous lottery wins, and miracles that seem absolutely unbelievable – this week on the show I'm by Dr. John Sottosanti, an atheist surgeon, to tell his outrageous conversion to Catholicism and a deeper faith in Christ. Raised nominally Catholic, John drifted away from the faith an into a successful dental practice but was hounded – haunted, even – by the Catholicism of his childhood. Confronted, again and again, by the most incredible m...
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2 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
319: A Call to Arms for Authentic Catholic Men! (w/ Devin Schadt)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Devin Schadt founder of the Fathers of St. Joseph, to talk about the critical need for authentic Catholic men and what it means to practice your Catholic faith for husbands, fathers, and Catholic men everywhere. We talk about what it means to live an authentic Catholic life as a disciple, the role of humility (and pride!), and the real battle underway for the soul of each and every Catholic men – and why Satan hates Cathol...
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2 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
318: Advice for New Catholics – And Old Catholics, Too! (w/ George Weigel)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the elder statesman of American Catholicism the one and only George Weigel. Author of countless award-winning books, a regular columnist and commentator, and an all-around completely reasonable and decent Catholic guy, George joins us the week with a kind of State of the Union, a medical exam, if you will, of the Catholic Church with an eye to helping those new to the faith and those looking at Catholicism from the outside understand what...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
317: The Conversion of an Anti-Catholic Pastor (w/ Barbara Heil)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Barbara Heil a former Charismatic, Evangelical Ministry, Missionary, and Evangelist who heard the call of God – encountered Christ in a profound way – and became Catholic! This is an incredible story, buckle up! Barbara spent 30 years in what she called cutting-edge Evangelical ministry, always seeking to live on the margins of where God was calling her, her husband, and their thriving ministry, until she began to encounter Christ in the ...
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3 months ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
316: An Evangelical Guide to the Anointing of the Sick (w/ Dr. Michael Barber)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Dr. Michael Barber, Professor of Sacred Scripture and Theology at the Augustine Institute, to unpack the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and throughout Church History. This week is an awesome Bible study with a lens towards how we can understand this important sacrament – and all the sacraments – with an eye towards evangelization. How do we share the deep biblical and hist...
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3 months ago
1 hour 15 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
315: The Three Calvinist Brothers Who Became Catholic (w/ Jason and Adom Postma)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Adom Postma and his brother Jason, a former Anglican priest, to talk about the incredible conversion – a journey made by three brothers into Catholicism. Raised in the Reformed tradition, these brothers loved their faith deeply and regularly spared with one another, as iron sharpens iron, on all kinds of topics in Evangelical Christianity. But when one brother began to look into the Early Church Fathers in order to win a d...
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3 months ago
1 hour 48 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
314: The Catholic Devotion With Old Testament Roots (w/ Steve Kerekes)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the one and only Steve Kerekes to talk about the Brown Scapular. Steve, who's literally dedicated his life to the promotion of this Catholic devotion, joins us to unpack the origins of the scapular, dispel some of the common misunderstandings, and to share why he thinks that the Brown Scapular is the perfect companion to the rosary – the sword and the shield of our Catholic faith! Steve is such a dynamic guy and you're going to abso...
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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
313: St. Augustine Was Not a Protestant! (w/ Dr. Shane Owens)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by the Dr. Shane Owens from the Franciscan University of Steubenville to talk about St. Augustine. Often claimed by non-Catholic Christians to support a low view of the papacy, the symbolic nature of Communion, and the doctrine of Sola Scriptura I ask Dr. Owens exactly what *did* St. Augustine believe about these ideas and how we can successfully win debates and discussions when a Protestant tries to claim that Augustine supports thes...
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3 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
312: How to Convert to Catholicism Without Ruining Your Marriage (w/ Dr. Ray Guarendi)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by our Marriage Therapist's favourite Marriage Therapist: Dr. Ray Guarendi! We talk about one of the most difficult things to do as a Catholic convert: convert without destroying your marriage. Dr. Guardeni, a seasoned clinical psychologist and devout Catholic, shares his insights into how the convert without destroying your family, while respecting your spouse, and how to create stability and harmony in an otherwise tumultuous situation...
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4 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
311: Did the Early Church Worship like Evangelicals? (w/ Taylor from GemmaintheRough)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Taylor from GemmaintheRough (on Instagram and TikTok) to talk about her journey as a charismatic, non-denominational Christian leading worship at her church to a full-blown conversion to Catholicism. Taylor's story is amazing as she asks incredible questions about how and why her non-denominational church worshipped the way they did – and how the Early Church worshipped differently! How could they have weekly "altar calls" without an alta...
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4 months ago
1 hour 11 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
310: A Charismatic Christian's Life-Changing Catholic Experience (w/ Carla Lynch)
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Carla Lynch to unpack her outrageous journey from Charismatic, Evangelical Christianity into full communion with the Catholic Church. Carla's journey is one of a kind, beginning when her Evangelical Youth Group visited a well-known Catholic Church – the beauty, the stillness, and the devout worship of the Catholics she saw there coming up-ended her understanding of Catholicism and planted a seed that would slowly germinate...
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4 months ago
1 hour 26 minutes

The Cordial Catholic
No new episode this week but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with an amazing new conversion story! Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests. To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel. Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page. All patrons...