Episode #45 - Converting the Blue Devils and studying to become a Priest with Josh Miller
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After my conversation with Dr John Bergsma recently, I was blessed in the process to become acquainted with the team at St Paul Center who were so helpful for that interview and have continued to stay in touch afterwards. I received an email recently from Elisa, who suggested that one of their recent authors Josh Miller would make for a fantastic guest and I wasn't let down.
Josh is an extremely interesting and clever guy, who grew up in a Protestant Christian home but eventually entered the Catholic Church and published the book Converting the Blue Devils about the similar experience of 9 of his college mates.
Like me, in the moments before the conversion he was deeply anti-Catholic but tells the story about how that position changed layer by layer and over a period of years. And now he's doing something that he wouldn't have believed in a million years - undertaking studies to eventually become an ordained Priest. On that topic, we spoke about what it means for a young and highly credentialed guy to choose that path over the lure of family, business or anything else.
I highly recommend checking out the book, which you can pick up at the St Paul Center and be sure to follow them on Instagram for the latest releases at @stpaulcenter and @emmausroadpublishing.
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Chapters
1. Introduction and Background (00:00:00)
2. The Journey to Catholicism (00:02:04)
3. The Influence of John Henry Newman (00:13:22)
4. The Crisis of Faith and Sola Scriptura (00:16:15)
5. Reflections on Society and Faith (00:24:30)
6. The Search for Truth and Beauty in Faith (00:29:42)
7. Defining the Priesthood: A Personal Calling (00:39:50)
8. Deepening Prayer Life and Spiritual Growth (00:46:50)
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