Considering Catholicism

Whatever Happened to Christmas Carols? Part 2 (#87)

Part 2 of Greg, Ed, and Cory discussing why and how Christmas carols are no longer part of America's "Holiday Season."

Whatever Happened to Christmas Carols? Part 1 (#86)

Greg, Ed, and Cory ask why traditional Christmas carols are disappearing. Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

Mary and the Messiah (#84)

Greg's message on the Feast of the Nativity. Merry Christmas from One Whirling Adventure and the Considering Catholicism podcast!

How Catholic Can I Be Without Being Catholic? (#71)

After considering Catholicism for a year, Greg's Protestant friend Ed shares where he's at, whether he's ready to enter the Catholic Church, and asks, "How Catholic can I be without actually becoming Catholic?"

Do I Have to Go to Church on Sunday? (#45)

In this Church Chat with Ed, Ed asks Greg about whether and why Catholics have a "Sunday Obligation."

Lent in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Apostles (#85)

Join podcast host Greg Smith for a once-in-a-lifetime Lenten journey: a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and to Turkey, the land of the New Testament churches. Learn more: www.pilgrimages.com/gregsmith/holyland/

The Eucharist vs. Guardian Angels? (#75)

When people stop believing in the Church's central doctrines, they don't believe in nothing: they pick and choose, like in a cafeteria line, and make themselves a plate of pleasing doctrines to suit their own personal tastes.

A Protestant Goes to Eucharistic Adoration (#78)

I told Ed the Protestant that I had a surprise and to meet me at the parish this afternoon. When he arrived, I had him walk through an exhibit displaying the Church's history of Eucharist miracles, then I sent him into the chapel for his first taste of Eucharistic Adoration. When he came out, I turned on the recorder and got his impressions.