The Cordial Catholic

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic I'm joined, by Dr. LuElla D'Amico, an author, Professor of English, and a convert to the Catholic faith to talk about the roots of her conversion journey and what it means, for a church-shopping Evangelical Christian, to find an ultimate home in Catholicism. It's a great conversation as we dig into exactly what it means to "surrender" to the Truth of Catholicism, how accepting the authority of the Church isn't the same as finding a church that "ticks al...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic I'm joined, by Kira Marie McCullough, an author, speaker, and Catholic convert from Evangelical Christianity, to talk about her remarkable journey into the Catholic faith. Raised the daughter of a Protestant pastor, Kira's journey took her completely out of Christianity into the New Age movement and, following a dramatic life-altering car accident, back to belief in God and a new journey: to find the Church where Christ was! Kira's journey, from t...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic I'm joined, by one of our favourite guests and a good friend of the show Early Church historian Mike Aquilina to walk through what an Evangelical – like myself! – encounters the very first time they begin to read the Early Church Fathers. Based on my own experience, and the experiences of so many of the guests of this show, we talk about what it's like to encounter the Early Church Fathers, those who learned at the feet of the Apostles, and the picture ...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic I'm joined, for a very unique and fascinating one-of-a-kind stories, by Michael Bell. Michael isn't a Catholic convert but the incredible story of his life – being shot in the eye and nearly dying! – is something that significantly deepened his faith and he's on a mission to share it wherever he can. We talk, in this episode, not only about Michael's amazing story but about suffering and Catholicism, the importance of the prayers of the saints, th...

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by author, apologist, and Catholic convert Shaun McAfee to talk about his new – and incredibly fantastic – book on Eucharistic miracles. As a non-Catholic Christian who believed that the elements of communion – the bread and wine – were merely symbolic, encountering Eucharistic miracles, miracles that seemed to validate Catholic doctrine like the Real Presence of Christ and yet defy explanation through science were like a gut punch.&n...