Considering Catholicism

Why Do Catholics Go On ”Pilgrimages?”

Greg is leaving for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Israel). Ed asks why Catholics go on pilgrimages, while Protestants go on "Bible trips" and "mission trips."
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Movie Club: ”The Sound of Music”

Greg and Ed explore the profoundly Catholic vision of the classic 1963 film "The Sound of Music."
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The “H-Word”

In the final installment of their conversation about faith, belief, and doctrine, Greg and Cory tackle the H-Word: heresy. What is it? Is it mean or unfair to call someone a heretic? When do our beliefs cross some line and become heretical?
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How Far Can the Faith be Bent?

Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.
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When Isn’t it Christianity Anymore?

Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.
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Does Doctrine Even Matter Anymore?

Does it even matter what we believe anymore? In 21st century Christianity, isn’t what we do more important than what we believe? Is your “conscience” and spiritual intuition the supreme authority? The first of three episodes in which Greg and Cory ask what role truth plays in modern faith.

A Protestant Asks, ”Why is Catholic Art...Weird?”

Ed the Protestant looks at a lot of Catholic religious paintings and statues and ask, "Why are they kind of weird? The composition, the colors, the subject matter seems so out of step with modern aesthetic tastes." Greg responds.
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Explaining Lent to a Protestant

Ed the Protestant asks, "What is Lent, where does it come from (not in the Bible), and why do Catholics practice it?"
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What is Hell?

What is Hell? Why would God send anyone there? Didn't the Catholic Church just make it up to scare people into obeying? Greg and Ed continue their discussion of the "Last Things."
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What is Purgatory?

What is Purgatory? If Jesus saves us by grace, why should anyone go there? And if it isn't mentioned in the Bible, did the Medieval Catholic Church just invent it? Greg and Ed continue their conversations about the "Last Things."
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