Convertigo

In which comedian Jeremy McLellan shares the story of his conversion from cerebral to embodied faith, and from Calvinism to the Catholic Church. We discuss what he learned from Muslims, why the Eucharist is essential, and why ecumenism needs to be more than "agreeing" on things. Jeremy also shares a little about a personal encounter with the Virgin Mary. Links! https://twitter.com/JeremyMcLellan https://www.jeremymclellan.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Zeitoun

In which software engineer and A.I. researcher William A. Wilson recounts his journey from Roman Catholicism to atheism, from atheism to deism, and from deism to Eastern Orthodoxy. We discuss substitutionary atonement, physicalism, sudden experiences of God's presence, "regular unction," why the Orthodox love Pope Francis, the intense beauty of the Divine Liturgy, the potential (imminent?) reunion of Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Christians, and the ecumenism of friendship, shared worship, and shared veneration of saints. Check out Will's writing! https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/11/the-myth-of-scientific-objectivity https://www.weeklystandard.com/william-a-wilson/robots-ai-and-ancient-mythology-acts-of-creation

In which author, speaker, and stats professor Leah Libresco Sargeant recounts her journey from atheism to attending Mass "with terror" to actually becoming a Catholic. (Yet another case of Yale turning people papist.) We discuss objective morality, virtue ethics, being "haunted by the Holy Spirit," the casual approach to schism, and productive grief. Links! www.leahlibresco.com https://www.amazon.com/Arriving-Amen-Seven-Catholic-Prayers/dp/1594715874 https://www.amazon.com/Building-Benedict-Option-Gathering-Together/dp/1621642178/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KZSWJZ1BGX1J1BW781SZ https://twitter.com/LeahLibresco

In which Matthew Messer, a PhD student in Theology at Notre Dame, relates his conversion from evangelical Christianity to the Catholic faith. Topics include Church Fathers, Sola Scriptura, Eastern Orthodoxy, Newman, the sex abuse crisis, and the painful side of conversion. Matt's Twitter! https://twitter.com/crookcpthook

In which Bryce interviews his brother Zeke about converting from Southern Baptist to Roman Catholic, and Zeke talks about The Catcher in the Rye, St. Francis of Assisi, and trusting the Catholic Church. Zeke is on Twitter! https://twitter.com/zt1230