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Intellectual Catholicism

by Suan Sonna

Suan Sonna is a Baptist convert to Catholicism who is dedicated to curating the best Catholic intellectual content on philosophy, politics, and theology. He is also passionate about engaging people outside of the Catholic tradition on issues relevant to the Church. On Nov. 10th, 2022, I received permission from my Archbishop to call the channel "Intellectual Catholicism." He said, "I am not opposed to you calling your channel 'Intellectual Catholicism'."

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Episodes

  1. Why Virtue Matters - Suan Sonna

    Why Virtue Matters - Suan Sonna

  2. A Crash Course on the Blessed Virgin Mary - Robert Fastiggi

    A Crash Course on the Blessed Virgin Mary - Robert Fastiggi

  3. Gavin Ortlund's BLUNDER on the Assumption of Mary

    Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFFzfU9MYqI&t=5533s

  4. The Beauty of Scripture - Matthew J. Ramage

    The Beauty of Scripture - Matthew J. Ramage

  5. The Perpetual Virginity and Assumption of Mary - Suan Sonna

    The Perpetual Virginity and Assumption of Mary - Suan Sonna

  6. Did St. Paul Write the Pastoral Epistles? - Stephen Boyce

    Did St. Paul Write the Pastoral Epistles? - Stephen Boyce

  7. Why the Church Teaches the Immaculate Conception - Suan Sonna

    Why the Church Teaches the Immaculate Conception - Suan Sonna

  8. A Harvard Law School Student Becomes Catholic

    Find out who it is :D

  9. Christology 101 - Suan Sonna

    Suan teaches about the natures of Jesus Christ.

  10. Erick Ybarra REACTS to Gavin Ortlund - Did Emperors Actually Run the 7 Ecumenical Councils?

    Erick Ybarra REACTS to Gavin Ortlund - Did Emperors Actually Run the 7 Ecumenical Councils?

  11. Penal Substitutionary Atonement in the Church Fathers - Erick Ybarra

    Erick Ybarra explains the theory of "penal substitutionary atonement", distinguishing it from Protestantism, and shows that the Fathers taught something like PSA.

  12. Ortlund's Method: A Critique - Steven Alspach & Suan Sonna

    Suan Sonna and Steven Alspach critique the Protestant apologetics of Gavin Ortlund.

  13. In Defense of Apologetics - Suan Sonna

    Suan Sonna, Director of Apologetics for the Diocese of Bridgeport, teaches his first class on Good vs. Bad Apologetics.

  14. Are We Still Persons after Death? - Robert C. Koons and Christopher Tomaszewski

    Robert C. Koons and Christopher Tomaszewski discuss whether we are still persons after death. Rob says "Yes" and Chris says "No."

  15. Redeeming Origen? - Stephen Boyce

    Stephen Boyce gives the case that Origen can possibly still be made a saint by the Catholic Church.

  16. Stephen Boyce is Catholic! w/ Stephen Boyce!

    Stephen Boyce talks about his journey from Anglicanism to Catholicism.

  17. The Bible, Sola Scriptura, and Biblical Theology - Jon D. Levenson

    Jon D. Levenson, professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard University, discusses the Bible, Sola Scriptura, and Biblical Theology from a Jewish perspective warm towards Catholicism.

  18. Living as Christians in a Secular and Divided World - Suan Sonna

    Suan Sonna gives a deep, moving talk about how to evangelize a secular and disenchanted world.

  19. HESCHMEYER VS. HANSEN | The Great Apostasy Debate REVIEW w/ Isaac Hess

    Isaac Hess reviews Joe Heschmeyer's (Catholic) debate with Jacob Hansen (Mormon), providing a formidable but good faith critiquie of Mormonism.

  20. How Anti-Catholicism helped Catholicism - Suan Sonna

    Suan Sonna talks about how anti-Catholicism helped Catholicism grow in the Western world.

  21. The Ecclesiology of Charles Journet - Matthew K. Minerd (PART TWO)

    Matthew K. Minerd continues exploring the depths of Journet's ecclesiology.

  22. The Ecclesiology of Charles Journet - Matthew K. Minerd (PART ONE)

    Matthew K. Minerd lays the groundwork for understanding Journet's ecclesiology.

  23. My Top Questions on the Gospel of Matthew - Dale C. Allison Jr.

    I ask my top questions on Matthew to the world's leading scholar on the Gospel of Matthew.

  24. The Biblical and Historical Case for Mary

    Suan Sonna gives his case that there was a higher Mariology in early Christianity than expected if Protestantism were true.

  25. Clerical Celibacy: East & West - Kyle King vs. Ben Bollinger

    Kyle King (Orthodox, former Catholic) and Ben Bollinger (Catholic, former Orthodox) debate whether clerical celibacy as practiced by Latin Catholics has a stronger basis in antiquity than the Eastern Catholic/Orthodox practice.

  26. Ask Anything About the Trinity and Nicaea I - Fr. Brian Dunkle, SJ

    Fr. Brian Dunkle, SJ, a world-renowned Patristics expert talks about the First Council of Nicaea.

  27. The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty - Robert Fastiggi

    Eminent theologian Robert Fastiggi and Suan Sonna discuss the Catholic Church's teachings on the death penalty.

  28. Top 5 Un-Protestant Bible Verses - Dave Armstrong

    Dave Armstrong presents five Bible verses that are hard to reconcile with Protestantism.

  29. Who was Peter's First Successor? - Matthew J. Thomas

    Matthew J. Thomas reconstructs the early succession from Peter in Rome.

  30. Ending the Icons Debate - Suan Sonna

    Suan summarizes his recent research on icons, including new second century evidence, and how to find the weaknesses in Gavin Ortlund's case against images.

  31. Is the Eastern Orthodox Church the One True Church?: A Response to Seraphim Hamilton

    The "dream team", Erick Ybarra, Ben Bollinger, and Elijah Yasi respond to Seraphim Hamilton's case for Eastern Orthodoxy.

  32. Do Christians and Muslims worship the Same God? - Hassan Ahmad

    Hassan Ahmad and Suan Sonna discuss whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

  33. Agnostic Arguments against Assisted Suicide

    Philosopher John Skalko discusses how one's belief (or lack thereof) in the afterlife might influence their stance on assisted suicide.

  34. The End of the Logical Problem of Evil - Pat Flynn and Daniel Vecchio

    Pat Flynn and Daniel Vecchio permanently put the logical problem of evil to rest.

  35. God and Free Will DON'T Conflict - W. Matthews Grant & Christopher Tomaszewski

    Profs. Grant and Tomaszewski discuss God's universal causality and human free will. Along the way, Prof. Tomaszewski questions whether some form of theological determinism best accords with Catholic dogmatic theology.

  36. Zeitoun, Mary, and the Resurrection of Jesus - Dale C. Allison Jr.

    New Testament scholar Dale C. Allison Jr. discusses an alleged appearance of Mary in Zeitoun, Egypt which he considers the best documented miracle in history.

  37. PART ONE: Did Jerome Change His Mind? A Full Response - William Albrëcht, David Száraz, Gary Michuta

    William Albrëcht, David Száraz, Gary Michuta respond to Gavin Ortlund on whether St. Jerome eventually accepted the Roman Catholic Old Testament.

  38. From Inerrant Canon to Infallible Church - Suan Sonna

    Suan Sonna argues against Gavin Ortlund that not only is "a fallible list of infallible books" a disaster but that a case can be made from the canon to the infallibility of the Church on at least one occassion.

  39. Protestants Can't Know the Canon - Peter D. Williams

    British Catholic Apologist Peter D. Williams argues that Protestants don't have the resources within their own system to justify any knowledge claim of the biblical canon.

  40. An Eastern Orthodox Case for Universalism - Hunter Coates

    Suan Sonna (Roman Catholic - Infernalist) and Hunter Coates (Eastern Orthodox - Univeralist) talk about Hunter's new book in defense of universalism "Grace Abounds: A Holistic Case for Universal Salvation".

  41. Yes The Saints Pray for You - Karlo Broussard

    Catholic Answers Apologist Dr. Karlo Broussard defends the practice of venerating and praying to saints.

  42. Pope Benedict XVI and the Historical-Critical Method

    Suan Sonna lectures on Pope Benedict's approach to biblical studies.

  43. Pope Benedict XVI vs. Bart Ehrman - Matthew J. Ramage

    Catholic theologian Matthew J. Ramage compares the approaches of Bart Ehrman and Pope Benedict XVI with respect to the study of Sacred Scripture. Along the way, Ramage discusses the Catholic Church's relationship to Biblical scholarship.

  44. Pope Francis' Comments on Religions - Erick Ybarra & Daniel Vecchio

    Erick Ybarra and Daniel Vecchio debate about Pope Francis' comments in Singapore about world religions.

  45. Mormon Convert to Catholicism Reviews Hansen vs. Horn - Isaac Hess & Suan Sonna

    Isaac Hess, an ex-Mormon convert to Catholicism, critiques the presenation of Mormon apologist Jacob Hansen on Pints with Aquinas.

  46. A Theological Defense of Purgatory: The Application Account - Gregory Stacey

    Philosopher Gregory Stacey addresses Protestant and Orthodox objections to purgatory from a philosophical-theological perspective.

  47. A Comprehensive Introduction to the Conquest of Canaan (Historicity) - Kipp Davis PART TWO

    Kipp Davis argues that the Conquest of Canaan did not happen as described in the Hebrew Bible.

  48. A Comprehensive Introduction to the Conquest of Canaan (Exegesis) - Kipp Davis PART ONE

    Kipp Davis explains the meaning of the Conquest of Canaan in the Hebrew Bible.

  49. Philosophy and Sola Scriptura - Tyler McNabb & Gregory Stacey

    Catholic philosophers Tyler McNabb and Gregory Stacey philosophically scrutinize the confidence of certain Protestants in sola scriptura.

  50. Are All Religions Paths to God? - Tyler McNabb

    Catholic philosopher Tyler McNabb addresses concerns over Pope Francis' comments in Singapore about whether all religions are paths to God.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Suan Sonna is a Baptist convert to Catholicism who is dedicated to curating the best Catholic intellectual content on philosophy, politics, and theology. He is also passionate about engaging people outside of the Catholic tradition on issues relevant to the Church. On Nov. 10th, 2022, I received permission from my Archbishop to call the channel "Intellectual Catholicism." He said, "I am not opposed to you calling your channel 'Intellectual Catholicism'."

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