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Why Catholic?

Justin Hibbard

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 189

Dive into the what and why behind Catholic beliefs with Justin Hibbard - former Evangelical Pastor, Apologist, and Catholic convert.

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#170 - The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • Duration 18:39

Justin Hibbard continues our series on the 21 Ecumenical Church Councils by The Fifth Lateran Council. How did the Age of Discovery influence the Church? What were some of the major problems scandalizing the Catholic faith? And how did the Church’s 18th ecumenical council prove to be too little too late?

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SOURCES:

* The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly

* Video: General Councils 12: The Councils of Lyons II & Florence - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas

* Papal Encyclicals Online: The Fifth Lateran Council

* Catholic Encyclopedia: The Fifth Lateran Council

* Episode 112: Not all Popes are Saints

* Showtime Series - The Borgias

PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES

* Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils

* Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea

* Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)

* Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople

* Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)

* Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431)

* Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451)

* Episode 153: The Second Council of Constantinople (553)

* Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists

* Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)

* Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787)

* Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils

* Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870)

* Episode 159: The Great Schism

* Episode 160: The First Lateran Council (1123)

* Episode 161: The Second Lateran Council (1139)

* Episode 162: The Third Lateran Council (1179)

* Episode 163: The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)

* Episode 164: The First Council of Lyon (1245)

* Episode 165: The Second Council of Lyon (1274)

* Episode 166: The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)

* Episode 167: The Avignon Papacy & The Great Western Schism

* Episode 168: The Council of Constance (1414-1418)

* Episode 169: The Council of Florence (1431-1445)

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#169 - The Council of Florence (1431-1445)

Episode 169

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • Duration 19:40

In continuation of our series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils, Justin Hibbard talks about the Council of Florence, which occurred in Basel, Ferrara, Florence, and Rome. What began as an attempt to thwart papal supremacy led to one of the most potentially significant councils in history as the Eastern Greek Church united with the Western Latin Church. Would that unity survive?

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SOURCES:

* The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly

* Video: General Councils 12: The Councils of Lyons II & Florence - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas

* Papal Encyclicals Online: The Council of Florence

* Catholic Encyclopedia: The Council of Florence

* Ancient Faith Radio: Bishops-Part 42: The Council of Florence (Orthodox Source)

* Laetentur Caeli

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#160 - The First Lateran Council (1123)

Episode 160

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 • Duration 17:05

Justin Hibbard continues our series on the 21 Ecumenical Council with the First Lateran Council - the first general council to occur in the West and the first general council with the Pope as presider (and even in attendance). In this episode you’ll learn about the investiture controversy and the tension between the government and the church that led to a further separation of church and state.

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SOURCES:

* The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly

* First Lateran Council 1123 A.D. - Papal Encyclicals Online

* First Lateran Council - New Advent

* Commentary on the First Lateran Council - Daniel Castellano

* Video: General Councils 9: Lateran 1-4 - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas

* Didactus Papae

* Episode 125 - The Blessing and Curse of Chapter and Verse

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#70 - The Four Marks of the True Church

Monday, October 23, 2023 • Duration 22:58

There have been many efforts by various Protestants such as Rick Warren and Mark Devers to list the purposes or marks of a healthy church. And while these are good functions that all churches should strive to implement, the historical marks of the true Church are that it’s “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.” In this final episode on our series on the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, Justin Hibbard talks about why the church fathers specifically called out these four marks and what makes the Catholic Church unique with respect to all the other churches and denominations in Christianity.

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#69 - Holy Tradition

Monday, October 16, 2023 • Duration 22:07

Tradition!!! The Catholic Church believes in this concept called Holy or Sacred Tradition. However, it’s important to understand what Holy Tradition is and isn’t. In continuation of the series on the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, Justin Hibbard explores this concept of tradition while also defending the claim that every Christian believes in some sort of holy tradition and applies it similarly to the Catholic Church.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Church Fathers on Mary without Sin

* Holy Tradition - Catechism of the Catholic Church

* Church Fathers on the Lord’s Day

* 7th Day Baptist Statement of Beliefs

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#68 - Sacramentals, Relics, and Apostolic Succession

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 • Duration 16:38

When the Church Fathers said that the true Church was one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic, what did they mean by the word Apostolic? Did it mean just that the True Church followed the teachings of the Apostles, or was it something much bigger. In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues the series on the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church by examining the meaning and significance of the word “Apostolic.” How can sacramentals, relics, and physical touch shed light on the importance of Apostolic succession?

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SHOW NOTES:

* Prescription against Heretics by Tertullian

* Letter to the Corinthians by St. Pope Clement I

* Quotes from Church Fathers about Apostolic Succession

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#67 - Interview with a Melkite Catholic Priest - Fr. Collin Nunis

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 • Duration 01:26:51

Many people often refer to the Catholic Church as the “Roman Catholic Church,” but what they don’t realize is that the Roman or Latin church is just one church among 24 churches that makes up the Catholic Church. In this episode, Justin Hibbard interviews Father Collin Nunis, a native of Malaysia, who serves at St. Joseph's Melkite Catholic Parish in Melbourne, Australia, which is part of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania. In this episode, you’ll hear a little about Fr. Collin’s spiritual journey, his decision to become a Melkite Catholic, Melkite Catholic distinctives, and the role the Melkite Catholic Church plays in bridging the gap between the East and the West.

Timestamps:

* 2:20 - About Fr. Collin and his upbringing

* 7:49 - Coming back into the Catholic Church

* 11:02 - Discerning the Priesthood

* 15:55 - First impressions of Eastern Catholicism

* 21:17 - Distinctives of the Melkite Catholic Church

* 28:25 - Differences between the Latin/Roman Rite and Byzantine/Melkite Rite

* 42:36 - Process of transferring to the Melkite Rite.

* 48:26 - Relationship between Roman Catholics and Eastern Catholics

* 54:57 - Why Eastern Catholic instead of Eastern Orthodox?

* 1:04:16 - Relationship between Melkite Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

* 1:09:34 - Efforts on bridging the gap between the East and West

* 1:17:00 - Juggling being a priest, husband, father, and full-time employee

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#66 - Catholicity

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 • Duration 18:37

Lots of non-Catholic Christians claim to believe in the (little “c”) catholic church, but are they in fact “catholic” in the sense that the church fathers meant when they penned the creeds? In continuation of our series on the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, Justin Hibbard explores the meaning of Catholicity - what it means to be “catholic.”

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SHOW NOTES

* Apostles’ Creed

* Nicene Creed

* Prescription against Heretics by Tertullian

* The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians

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#65 - From Doctrine to Dogma

Monday, September 18, 2023 • Duration 20:28

How does Catholic dogma develop? Why does the Catholic Church decide to make define very specific dogmas like the perpetual virginity of Mary? In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues the series on the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church by looking at the 2000-year-old ecclesiastical practice of defining dogma.

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SHOW NOTES

* Video: Rick Warren and Albert Mohler Jr. Debate Women “pastors” at SBC Meeting June 2023

* 1st Council of Jerusalem - Acts 15

* Video: The Council of Nicaea in 3 1/2 Minutes

* On the Journey with Matt and Ken and Kenny,

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#64 - The Purpose of a Well-Defined Hierarchy

Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 18:00

Why does the Catholic Church have a well-defined hierarchy? Why don’t we have 12 Apostles and a handful of Deacons like we see in the Bible? In this episode, Justin Hibbard continues the series on “The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church” by examining the development of the hierarchy and why it was so necessary to preserve the unity of the Church.

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SHOW NOTES

* Church History by Eusebius

* Against Heresies by Irenaeus

* Instagram Post by HonestYouthPastor

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