Why Catholicism is True

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn interviews Catholic author, pro-life advocate and marketing and promotions specialist, Stephen Phelan. For more about Stephen, see https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-phelan-writer/ (May 27, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Catholic apologist Pat Flynn interviews Catholic author Eric Robinson concerning his book Thoughts of a Changed Mind: Letters from Father to Son, available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Changed-Mind-Letters-Father/dp/1483457214/ (May 20, 2019)Podcast - Polycarp's Paradigm - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/polycarps-paradigm/id1460313662YouTube - Polycarp's Paradigm - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu8R9qv1hI0WqhYbGMF73BQWebsite – https://polycarpsparadigm.comSupport me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/polycarpsparadigmMy book “Thoughts of a Changed Mind: Letters from Father to Son”Lulu – http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?contributorId=1454232

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn engages Fr. Randy Soto, sacred scripture scholar at Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT, on the question of why Protestants and Evangelicals say that the Catholic Church is not scriptural, that the word Catholic is not found in the Bible. (May 13, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn continues reading through Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and offering commentary on the arguments presented. We’re now onto book two, where C.S. Lewis compares rival conceptions of God, and examines why the assumptions going into a dualistic/pantheistic worldview ultimately undermine its own position. He also has some things to say about the devil. (April 29, 2019)

In this second part of a two-part episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn reads through the first five chapters of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis and offers commentary on his famous development of the moral argument for a religious worldview. Part 2. (April 22, 2019)

In this first of a two-part episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn reads through the first five chapters of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis and offers commentary on his famous development of the moral argument for a religious worldview. Part 1. (April 15, 2019)

Pat (Catholic), Aleks (Jewish), and Som (Hindu) talk about the intersection between faith and science, and how, while there may occasionally appear to be superficial conflict between religion and science, there is, in fact, deep and necessary concord between a theistic worldview, reason, and the scientific method.In this episode:How science actually points toward (and not away) from God’s existence.Why “Scientism” isn’t actually science, and should be rejected.How we can know of God’s existence through reason alone.Why many of the points of “superficial conflict” are the result of misinterpreting religious teaching.And more! (March 25, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn interviews Alex Salkin and Prof. Peter Koch of Villanova University about issues of life, abortion and euthanasia. (February 25, 2019)

Ed Feser is a philosopher, writer, and atheist-turned-Catholic who’s published some of the best contemporary academic and popular work on the reasonableness of belief in God and arguments for His existence and attributes. His popular titles include 5 Proofs for the Existence of God (which I can’t recommend enough, and have often), The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism (also a must read), and Philosophy of Mind. His more technical book, Scholastic Metaphysics, is absolutely worth having on the shelf for any serious philosopher.I wanted to have Ed on because 1) his work greatly caused me to reconsider the religious worldview and 2) share his own conversion story of how he went from being a decade-long atheist to one of the most prolific–and persuasive–philosophers on the religious scene today. I hope you enjoy the interview.

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn interviews Matt D'Antuono on the Concept of the Wise Guy and the Fool (February 11, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn discusses why God created hell. (February 4, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn begins to develop the famous argument from contingency for the existence of God. Everything that exists has an explanation for its existence, either in an external condition or necessity of its own being. If the universe has an explanation for its existence, that explanation is God. The universe exists. Part 1 is an overview of the argument and brief defense, part 2 is a more detailed defense of premise 1 which is a modest form of the principle of sufficient reason. (January 28, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn begins to develop the famous argument from contingency for the existence of God. Everything that exists has an explanation for its existence, either in an external condition or necessity of its own being. If the universe has an explanation for its existence, that explanation is God. The universe exists. Part 1 is an overview of the argument and brief defense, part 2 is a more detailed defense of premise 1 which is a modest form of the principle of sufficient reason. (January 21, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn shares his story out of atheism from a philosophical perspective and why he thinks the position is (ultimately) absurd. First, he explains what atheism is (along with the implications of metaphysical naturalism). Then, he offers a series of objections against the claim that God does not exist. (January 14, 2019)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn interviews Michael Voris, a religious educator, political pundit, and CEO of the website Church Militant. Over the years, Voris has attracted much controversy for his hard-hitting and direct calling out of people in the church for evil and corrupt behavior, and yet stands firm in his Catholic faith.Long story short: The opportunity came up for me to interview Michael Voris, so I decided to get his take on the most common questions sent into Sunday School: “Why Catholicism and not Protestantism?” “What’s up with religious moral teaching?” Do all ‘good people’ get into heaven?” And more.This is going to be a hair raising episode for many! It was for me. (January 7, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn is joined by bio-ethicist Peter Koch of Villanova University to discuss some of the deepest and most important questions of life, including:– How to think about death.– How to make ethical decisions.– Whether or not there is an afterlife.– What to make of utilitarianism? Or deontology?– Where do moral values and duties come from?– And more!(December 31, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn offers a quick response to the Protestant claim of Sola Scriptura (a man-made doctrine, for what it’s worth), which argues against the authority of the Catholic Church. (December 24, 2018)

In this episode of Why Catholicism is True, Pat Flynn gives his advice on what he believes are the best arguments for God’s existence Also, the basics of what makes for a good argument to begin with, and the types of arguments you should avoid using when evangelizing.Recommended reading:5 Proofs of the Existence of God (Ed Feser) – Argument from Change + Contingency ArgumentMere Christianity (CS Lewis) – Moral ArgumentReasonable Faith – Kalam Argument + Fine Tuning Argument The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology – More technical development of the above arguments, and more.

In this inaugural episode of "Why Catholicism is True," Pat Flynn talks about his conversion story from atheism into the Catholic faith. (December 10, 2018)