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FACTS — 236 episodes

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1

Peter Still Lives: The Church That Can’t Be Destroyed

2

Gavin Ortlund Is Wrong About the Intercession of the Saints

3

Why Do Christians Kiss Relics?

4

“John 6 Is NOT About the Eucharist!” — A Response to NeedGod.net

5

The Nun Who Changed Beer: St. Hildegard of Bingen

6

Wes Huff Is Wrong About the “Catholic Bible”

7

The Papacy in the First Two Centuries

8

The Seven Female Saints of Rome’s Ancient Eucharistic Prayer

9

Perpetua and Felicity: The Prison Diary of Two Female Martyrs

10

The Chair of St. Peter: From Moses’ Seat to Rome

11

Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews?

12

Did a Medieval Pope Excommunicate Slave Traders?

13

Mary Had a Little Lamb—And He Takes Away the Sin of the World

14

Women’s Orders: Why the SBC is Correct—But Can’t Defend It

15

Baptism Through the Eyes of St. Ambrose

16

How Protestants Misread Paul's Doctrine of the Church

17

Which Religion Has the Best Historical Case?

18

How Protestants Misunderstand Paul

19

Learning to Swim the Tiber

20

Was the Pope Hidden in Ignatius’ Letter to Rome?

21

The Making of the Rosary

22

Was Augustine Catholic or Calvinist?

23

John Calvin’s Dilemma: The Church is Ancient, Universal… and ‘Corrupt’?

24

Anglican Patrimony Is Catholic Again: England’s Lost Tradition Returns Through the Ordinariate

25

From Supper to Resurrection: Walking Through Holy Week

26

Septuagint vs Hebrew Bible: The Old Testament You Thought You Knew

27

The Jewish Canon Wasn’t Settled—Here’s the Evidence

28

Where Gavin Ortlund’s History of Icons Goes Wrong

29

The Making of the Septuagint

30

The Heretic Who Tried to Rewrite Christianity: The Story of Marcion

31

Reconsidering the Resurrection Narratives

32

A Letter from the Second Century That Shames Modern Christianity

33

Dust and Development: The Historical Roots of Ash Wednesday

34

Sola Traditio (Tradition Alone): The Missing Sola of the Reformation

35

Did the Church Condemn Origen—or Origenism?

36

The Reliability of the Pastoral Epistles (1–2 Timothy, Titus) | Full Interview

37

Excommunicated: How Pope Pius V Declared Queen Elizabeth I a Heretic

38

The Battle for 2 Peter: How a Disputed Epistle Entered the Canon

39

Pope Paul III and the Excommunication of King Henry VIII

40

Martin Luther and Pope Leo X: Authority, Reform, and Schism

41

Not Accretions: Infant Baptism & Icons Are Apostolic—A Catholic & Orthodox Response to Gavin Ortlund

42

The Deathbed Restoration of Napoleon by Pope Pius VII

43

Icons and the Incarnation: The Theology of Nicaea II

44

The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part 6: Constantinople III (680-681)

45

Kirk Cameron, Hell, and the Church Fathers

46

The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part 5: Constantinople II (553)

47

Catholics and Orthodox Reuniting? A Historic Step Toward Unity

48

How Christians Misunderstand Israel: Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism & Dispensationalism

49

The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part 4: Chalcedon (451)

50

Did the Vatican Just Clarify Mary’s Role in Salvation?

51

Stop Saying “We Don’t Have Priests”—Scripture and History Disagree

52

The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part 3: Ephesus (431)

53

What Is the Anglican Ordinariate—and Should Anglicans Join It?

54

The Cadaver Synod: When a Dead Pope Stood Trial

55

The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part 2: Constantinople (381)

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The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Part I: Nicaea (325)

57

Questions to Ask Before You Switch Church Denominations

58

We Are At War: St. Michael, Defend Us In Battle!

59

The Vatican Embraces LGBTQ+ Pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica

60

Where Should I Begin My Study of Church History?

61

The Third Temple & Bible Prophecy

62

Isaiah’s Virgin: Was It Mary or Someone Else?

63

Why Isn’t the Book of Enoch in the Bible?

64

Once Saved, Always Saved? The Apostolic Fathers Say No

65

John Saw the Bodily Assumed Mary

66

The 144,000 Are Not Ethnic Jews

67

Pelagius Refutes Gavin Ortlund’s Claim About Augustine and Infant Baptism

68

The Communion of Saints

69

On Earth as It Is in Heaven: How the Book of Revelation Shapes Our Liturgy

70

The Fundamentalist “Old-Time Religion” Wasn’t Old Enough for Me

71

No, the Apostles Weren’t Made Up!

72

From Sinai to the Spirit: The History of Pentecost

73

Did Paul Write the Pastoral Epistles?

74

Dancing with Heretics: Why Some Modern Protestants Are Embracing Ancient Heresies

75

From Scrolls to Codex: The Rise of the Fourfold Gospel

76

Pope Leo XIV and the Road Ahead for the Catholic Church

77

Is the Bible Open to Personal Interpretation?

78

The Next Successor: Who Will Follow Pope Francis?

79

Four Witnesses, One Resurrection

80

One of Rome’s First Architects: The Story of St. Anacletus

81

Will the Real Ignatius Please Stand Up? Evaluating the Recensions with Ignatian Scholar Jack Bull

82

Give Back To The Church Her Ancient Strength

83

Did Ignatius Believe Jesus was God in the Flesh?

84

Was the Bishopric a Creation of the Eastern Churches? A Response to James White

85

Purgatory Is For Real: An Interview with Dr. Karlo Broussard

86

Romephobia: Overcoming the Fear of Looking Too Catholic

87

The Fundamentalists Got It Half Right on Sexual Purity

88

Rome & the Apostolic Sees: Who Leads the Church?

89

The Blessed Virgin Mary in Anglican Theology (Part 2)

90

The Blessed Virgin Mary in Anglican Theology (Part 1)

91

Liturgy and the Canon: A Deeper Look at Sacred Texts

92

Malachi's Foretelling of Eucharist Worship in the Church

93

Is Peter the “Rock” in Matthew 16?: A Response to Dr. Gavin Ortlund

94

How Would the Ancient Church View Today’s Evangelicalism?

95

Legend or Legacy? Examining the Prayer of Manasseh

96

Daniel Unveiled: Canon, Apocrypha, and Controversy

97

Psalm 151: Inspired Scripture or Apocryphal Mystery?

98

Which Version of Esther is the Original?

99

Does the Bible Teach the Need for Church Councils?

100

The New Testament’s Superiority to the Qur’ān

101

The King James Version Is Not A Good Translation For Baptists

102

High Church vs Low Church

103

Will There Ever Be "One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church" Again?

104

Perpetua and Felicitas: The Martyrdom of Two Early Christian Women

105

Planet Narnia: An Interview with Dr. Michael Ward

106

Should the Epistle of Barnabas be Considered a Part of the Biblical Canon?

107

From Baptist to Anglican

108

Should Christians Read From The Shepherd of Hermas?

109

Why The Early Christians Crossed Themselves and Why We Should Too

110

Paul's Long-Lost Letter to the Laodiceans

111

Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography

112

Is There An Error In Mark 2:26?

113

Does the Filioque Belong In The Nicene Creed?

114

Liturgical Worship vs Contemporary Worship

115

Why Did The Early Church Baptize Babies?

116

Anglicans And Catholics Entering Full Communion?

117

Was John's Gospel a Group Effort?

118

Does God Ever Permit Divorce and Remarriage?

119

Do Early Writings Help Us Know What Jesus Looked Like?

120

The Church in England Before Augustine of Canterbury

121

In the House of Tom Bombadil

122

How Do We Know What Jesus Actually Said?

123

The ACNA Has Its New Archbishop!

124

The First Council of Constantinople: The Beginnings of Schism

125

Does the Doxology of the Lord's Prayer Belong in Matthew?

126

Did the Catholic Church Create the Bible?

127

The Missionary Journeys of Paul: Part 1

128

Augustine of Canterbury: The Beginnings of the Church of England?

129

The Sacraments: The Anointing of the Sick and Confession

130

There Are No More Apostles: A Response to Greg Locke's New "Apostleship"

131

Reviewing Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker's Controversial Graduation Speech

132

The Sacraments: Ordination and Marriage

133

Does the Gospel of Thomas Now Have Validity?

134

The Disastrous Ending to the United Methodist Church

135

The Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist

136

The Sacraments: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?

137

Melchizedek and the Last Supper

138

How Did the Early Church View Abortion?

139

Is Local Church Autonomy Biblical and Historical?

140

How Could Peter Report the Crucifixion If He Was Not There?

141

The Athanasian Creed

142

Jesus is the Donkey King: Did Matthew Get it Right?

143

The Nicene Creed

144

The Apostles' Creed

145

Is Mary the Mother of God? An Examination of the Council of Ephesus

146

What Makes a Person a Heretic?

147

Creeds and Contending for the Faith

148

The Rise and Fall of the Church of England

149

A Call for Clergy to Bless Christian Marriages

150

An Unexpected Journey: Our Story to Anglicanism

151

New Developments from the Vatican: Hell, Same-Sex Blessings, and a Sexually Explicit Book

152

Priestesses and Deaconesses

153

The Letters of Ignatius: To the Church at Smyrna and to Bishop Polycarp

154

The Evolution of the Gospel of Matthew

155

A Homily for the New Year

156

Pope Francis and the Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

157

A Church Father Christmas Medley

158

Recovering the Ancient Office of Deacon

159

The Letters of Ignatius: To the Romans and the Philadelphians

160

The Letters of Ignatius: To the Ephesians, Magnesians, and Trallians

161

The Apostle Judas Thaddeus

162

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: The Rise of the Baptist Church

163

The Life, Ministry, and Death of the Apostle John

164

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: Paulicians, Albigensians, and Waldensians

165

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: Montanism, Novatianism, and Donatism

166

Sabbath or Sunday: What Day Did the Early Church Gather?

167

Judas Iscariot the Traitor

168

The Churches Did Not Accept Anonymous Gospels

169

The Apostle Bartholomew/Nathaniel

170

What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Apostolic Succession

171

The Legacy of Saint Peter

172

Simon the Zealot

173

Parables and the Reliability of the Synoptic Gospels

174

Sola Scriptura is Dead

175

James the Great: The First of the Apostolic Martyrs

176

How the Devil Won Western Evangelical Churches

177

The Apostle Matthew: Tax Collector, Gospel Writer, and Church Planter

178

Was Matthias Actually One of the Twelve?

179

The Patron Saint of India: The Apostle Thomas

180

The Life, Ministry, and Death of the Apostle Andrew

181

Did the Council of Nicaea Choose our Four Gospels?

182

Why Were There Twelve Apostles?

183

The Early Church Battled the Prosperity Gospel Long Before Us

184

What Did the Churches of Paul Look Like 100 Years After Him?

185

A Villain or a Victim?: An Overview of the Gospel of Judas

186

The Early Church Fathers on Women Clergy

187

The Apostle John's Approach to Dealing with a Student Who Walked Away From the Church

188

Is Colossians a Pauline Forgery?

189

Would Christ Ever Shut Down One of His Churches?

190

The Life and Letter of Polycarp of Smyrna

191

Andy Stanley is Wrong About the Origins of the Bible

192

Did Standards of Dress, Food Choices, and Entertainment Set Early Christianity Apart From Pagan Culture?

193

Did the Council of Nicaea Create the Doctrine of the Trinity?

194

3 Reasons Apologetics is Failing

195

The Didache: A First Century Look at the Apostolic Churches

196

Did Jesus Write an Epistle to King Abgar of Edessa?

197

Is Ephesians a Pauline Forgery?

198

2 Corinthians: Seeing the Heart of Paul through Paper and Ink

199

Clement of Rome: A Friend of Peter and Paul

200

Is First Corinthians Actually Second Corinthians?

201

The Early Bishops Saved the Apostolic Texts from Corruption

202

Irenaeus and the Guardians of the Apostolic Texts and Traditions

203

Ignatius of Antioch: A Friend of the Apostles

204

How Should Christians React to Divine Hiddenness/Silence?

205

Gaps of Divine Silence: A Response to Divine Hiddenness

206

Did the Gospel Writers Steal the Jesus Story from the Romulus Myth?

207

3 John: The Elder to the Beloved Gaius

208

2 John: The Elder to the Elect Kyria

209

The Nameless Epistle of First John

210

The Epistle to Diognetus: An Early Defense of Christianity

211

1 Peter, A Fisherman's Epistle?

212

The Debatable Status of 2 Peter

213

"Out with the New and in with the Old" Investigating the Major Issues of the Modern Church

214

Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews?

215

How Many Isaiahs Wrote the Book of Isaiah?

216

The Book of Revelation: Spurious or Scripture?

217

The Disputed Book of James

218

Jude's Debatable Status in the Early Church

219

Did Paul or Tertius Write Romans?

220

Exploring Pauline Authorship in the Pastoral Epistles

221

Acts, Luke's Eyewitness Account of the Apostles

222

John, Peter's Friendly Competition

223

The Making of John's Gospel

224

Luke, the Physician that Made History

225

Luke, Paul's Personal Historian

226

Exploring the Details of a Tax Collector's Eyewitness Account

227

Exploring the Potential of Two Matthew Accounts

228

Mark, the Scribe of Peter's Gospel

229

Papias and the Eyewitnesses

230

Should 1 Enoch Be Considered Canonical?

231

Can a Man Get His Theology from a Woman?

232

Did the Writer of Hebrews Utilize the Apocrypha?

233

A Story of Deconstruction

234

Is the Gospel of Thomas Orthodox?

235

Is Socrates a Myth?

236

Did the Cross of Jesus Speak?: A Study of the Gospel of Peter