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#16 - The Eucharist Changes Everything Oct 31, 2022

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In this episode, Justin Hibbard concludes the mini-series on the Sacrament of the Eucharist. How does the belief that the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist affect the practice of the Mass as well as various beliefs throughout Catholicism?

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SOURCES:

* Video: 10 Minute Bible Hour - A Protestant Tours a Catholic Cathedral

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#15 - The Mysterious Case of Eucharistic Miracles Oct 24, 2022

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While Catholics believe that the Eucharist becomes the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus, the form remains bread and wine. However, what if it didn’t? What if the bread turned into flesh and the wine into blood in an extraordinary miracle? In this episode Justin Hibbard explores a few cases of Eucharistic miracles over the centuries and the scientific evidence that claims a miracle is the only explanation.

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SOURCES:

* Scientific publication “Ricerch Istologiche, Immunologiche, Biochimiche Carne Sangue Milacolo Eucaristico Lanciano [VII Secolo] by Dr. Odoardo Linoli

* Video: Dr. Linoli’s report on the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano with English translation

* Video: Scientific Evidences of Eucharistic Miracles - The Catholic Talk Show with Ray Grijalba

* Video Playlist of Eucharistic Miracles on The Joy of the Faith channel - Ray Grijalba’s YouTube Site.

* Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles Online Exposé

* Report of Eucharistic Miracle on July 2022 in Zapotlanejo, Mexico with Video

* Information and Depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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#14 - The Eucharist Throughout History Oct 17, 2022

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How has the Christian Church historically and consistently understood the Eucharist? Join Justin Hibbard as he looks at Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse in John 6 through the lens of followers of the Apostles and Church leaders throughout history. You may even be surprised to hear some prominent Protestants share the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Video: The Centrality of Communion by Francis Chan

* John 6

* Article: “Why I Believe in the Eucharist” by Justin Hibbard

* Free eBook: Church History by Eusebius

* An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by St. John Henry Newman

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#13 - Interview with Devin Halford - From Atheist to Catholic Missionary Oct 10, 2022

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In this episode, Justin Hibbard interviews Devin Halford, a former atheist who converted to Catholicism and is now a missionary to the homeless with Christ in the City in Denver, CO.

Devin’s missionary profile page

Christ in the City website

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#12 - Q&A - Fall 2022 Oct 03, 2022

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In this Q&A episode, Justin answers the following questions:

* “I would like to know what you gave up and had to sacrifice in becoming Catholic.”

* “Us Catholics are aware that Protestants know the Bible far better than we do. How has becoming Catholic changed the way you read the Bible?”

* “I’m a fairly new Christian. Why should I convert to Catholicism? I like the reverence and beauty, but I just don’t understand all the extra stuff. Protestantism is so much simpler.”

* “How did the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church affect your decision to become Catholic?”

* “Do you post your podcast on Youtube?”

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#11 - From Baptist Pastor to Faithful Catholic Sep 26, 2022

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This is a recording of Justin Hibbard’s presentation about how he went from a lifelong Protestant and a Baptist Pastor to the Catholic Church. This was recorded on September 15th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Park City, UT at their September Summit.

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#10 - The Center of Existence Sep 19, 2022

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Flannery O’Connor the great fiction author once took great offense when someone suggested to her that the Eucharist was just a nice symbol. “If it’s just a symbol, then to hell with it,” she said. In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues an explanation on the sacrament of the Eucharist and the theology behind it.

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SHOW NOTES:

Article: The Eucharist at the Core: Flannery O’Connor and Elizabeth Ann Seton by Dr. Peggy Rosenthal

Video: The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist // Bishop Barron at 2020 Religious Education Congress

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#9 - The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist Sep 12, 2022

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Why do Christians commemorate Jesus’ death with a piece of bread and wine? In this episode, Justin Hibbard (co-founder of the ministry Christianity is Jewish), explores the origin of the Eucharist (aka communion or Lord’s Supper) by explaining its context in the Passover Seder.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Explanation of the Afikoman

* Book: The Fourth Cup by Scott Hahn

* Video Presentation of the Fourth Cup by Scott Hahn - Part 1 & Part 2

* “Culture and Collective Memory” by Leon Wieseltier

* Book: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre

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#8 - St. Peter Claver: Slave to the Negroes Forever Sep 09, 2022

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As a special monthly episode, Justin Hibbard explains the significance of a particular feast day in the liturgical calendar. In this September 9th episode, Justin explores the life of Saint Peter Claver aka Pedro Claver - an extraordinary 17th century Jesuit missionary from Spain who poured out his life to provide physical and spiritual aid to Africans who were unjustly taken from their homes and forced into the slave trade in the New World. It is estimated that over the course of his 40-year ministry in Cartagena, he catechized and baptized 300,000 African slaves. See a depiction and brief bio of Saint Pedro Claver here on Why Catholic’s Instagram account.

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#7 - The Collective Memory of Christianity Sep 06, 2022

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What value is there in considering what the earliest Christians believed? Why do certain sects of Christianity dismiss the early Church? Should we read the Bible with our own limited scope, or should we read Scripture, considering what the disciples of the Biblical writers believed and practiced? In this episode, Justin shares what led him to reconsider everything he ever thought about Christian history and why there is much to gain from holy tradition.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Mormon definition of the Great Apostasy - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

* An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by St. John Henry Newman

* Book: Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers (Amazon.com)

* Free eBook: Church History by Eusebius

* Podcast: On the Journey with Matt and Ken, Episode 100

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