No, I’m not Catholic... BUT I had to make this video to share what I’ve observed and learned so far. In American Protestant churches, I had never really been taught about church history prior to the reformation. After doing a deep dive for myself, I realized - I know too much now. And I can’t go back to what I didn’t know. What a rich, beautiful, exciting, sometimes lonely journey this has been - discovering a treasure trove of truth into the history of the Christian faith that I love so much. 

To quote the 19th century theologian and Catholic convert John Henry Newman, “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” 

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Chapters

00:00 Journey into Early Church History

05:01 The Significance of the Eucharist

10:01 Worship Focus: Performance vs. Reverence

12:57 Authority in Scripture and Tradition

16:00 Moral Issues and Doctrinal Variance

19:56 Personal Transformation and Seeking Truth

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