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Considering Catholicism

Greg Smith

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The Catholic Church, its faith, culture, and history are explained clearly and simply for anyone curious about historic Catholicism. Faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Episodes (494)

The Catholic Bogeyman, Part 1: A Myth, Not an Argument (#482)

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Ed the Candidate, Part 2 (#481)

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Ed the Candidate, Part 1 (#480)

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When Catholicism Becomes a Wedge (#479)

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Why Not "Mere Christianity?" (#478)

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Sacraments: You Can’t Unring the Bell (#477)

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Why Don't We Just Dedicate Babies? (#476)

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 7: The Church on Paper vs. the Church in the Pews...

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 6: Why Should I Trust Your Pope? (#474)

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 5: What Happens on the Altar in the Eucharist? (#...

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 4: Why Would We Need Purgatory? (#472)

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 3: Why Do Penance if Christ Already Paid the Pric...

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"Dear Doubting Thomas..." Part 2: Why Confess to a Priest? (#470)

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"Dear Doubting Thomas,..." Part 1: Is the Catholic Church for Real? (#469)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 7: Her Bodily Assumption into Heaven (#469)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 6: Her Perpetual Virginity (#468)

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How Do Altar Rails Make You Feel? (#467)

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Who Is a "Christian?" (#466)

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Where Peter Is (#465)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 5: The Immaculate Conception (#464)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 4: The Ark of the New Covenant (#463)

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Development of Doctrine in Real Time: Live Debates and Clear Boundaries (#462)

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What Development of Doctrine Really Is (And Isn’t) (#461)

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Mary in the Dock, part 3: Is Mary the New Eve? (#460)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 2: Mother of God — Blasphemy or Biblical Truth? (#459)

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Mary in the Dock, Part 1: Is Devotion to Her Idolatry? (#458)

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Mystery, Magic, and the Search for Meaning (#464)

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Why I’m Not Giving Hot Takes on the New AI Encyclical (Yet) (#463)

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The Sexual Subtext Behind So Many Anti-Catholic Arguments (#462)

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Moral Theology, Part 3: Prudential Judgments (#461)

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Moral Theology, Part 2: Tools and Norms (#460)

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Moral Theology, Part 1: The Anatomy of Evil (#459)

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10 Years Catholic: What We’re Grateful For, and What Still Surprises Us (#457)

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Just How Depraved Are You? (#456)

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"I Never Said You Stole His Money:" Why “Bible Alone” Doesn't Work (#455)

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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 4: Our Destiny Lies Beyond the Machines (#454)

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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 3: Will AI *Really* Change the World? (#453)

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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 2: The Problems AI Can’t Solve (#452)

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Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 1: Why the Devil Envies You (#451)

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The Real Reason the Catholic Church Ordains Only Men (#450)

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Elders or Priests? Why Catholic Authority Isn’t Earned—It’s Entrusted (#449)

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Blessed Triduum 2026: Gratitude, Love, and a Peek at What's Coming (#448)

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Holy Week in Jerusalem: Walking Where the Gospels Happened (#447)

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Easter in Jerusalem: The Garden Tomb vs. the Real Empty Tomb (#446)

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From Babel to Pentecost: Why We Still Need Latin at Mass (#445)

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Irish Guilt vs. Italian Joy: Why Catholicism Holds Both Sin and Forgiveness Perf...

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Livestream: Walking the First Holy Week in Jerusalem – Sunday March 22 | 7 PM ES...

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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome — Easter Vigil Mass (#443)

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OCIA: The Bridge to Rome — The Sacraments of Initiation (#442)

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The End of Ed the Protestant (#441)

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