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Deacon Phillip Henneman joins me on today's program to discuss his journey into the Catholic church. He describes his upbringing as a Lutheran and some of the questions he had that never got answered. He then describes his call to the diaconate. Check out his great podcast at  www.anchor.fm/strangecatholics  

Is there prophecy in the deuterocanon? These are the books that Protestants call Apocrypha. Gary Michuta joins me to go over some of the prophecies that appear to help us understand God in a deeper way. The ones mentioned were cross referenced in early Protestant Bibles. Gary is an expert on the subject and is an author of multiple books including Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger, and The Case For The Deuterocanon. Check out Gary's awesome YouTube channel titled Apocrypha Apocalypse and visit his website at www.handsonapologetics.com .

In this episode Allan Smith joins me to discuss the great Fulton Sheen. Allan founded www.bishopsheentoday.com and keeps the legacy of Fulton Sheen alive by teaching his message to seminarians, parishes, and schools. In this video we discuss the call of Fulton Sheen to the priesthood, his rise to fame in radio and TV, his personal devotions, and the cause for his sainthood. We discuss what we can learn from Bishop Sheen and how it can make us better Christians.

I am pleased to have Ken Litchfield back on the program today. He is a wealth of knowledge and author of the book "How Old Is Your Church: An Introductory Guide To Catholic Apologetics". We discuss the Jewish roots of Catholicism. Things like Baptism, order of worship, scripture, Eucharist, and clergy are discussed. It is very informative.

Popular blogger Rene Albert joins me for today's program. He runs a popular blog called "Coffee & Crucifix" over at Patheos Catholic. We discuss how he started blogging, his new youtube collaboration at "Faith & Reason Studios". We discuss what he wants people to know about Patheos Catholic and we also discuss the legitimacy of Vatican II. Check out the youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/ channel/ UCqmc0cwUgpz5nSunaVPWanQ His blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ coffeeandcrucifix/

Have you ever wondered about the meaning of some of the titles for Mary? Author, apologist, and speaker Steve Ray joins us today to discuss some of these titles. We discuss the titles Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Seat of Wisdom, and New Eve. There are many more and we will do future shows about it. Steve also did a talk in Ephesus about Mary that you can watch at  https://youtu.be/1CHTZL4m014. Visit Steve's website  www.catholicconvert.com  to listen to talks, check out his books, and go with him on pilgrimage.