The Biggest Lie Catholics Have Been Sold

About this episode

Bobby explores the idea that Catholics are misled into choosing sides in their faith, emphasizing a more inclusive understanding of Jesus.

The biggest lie Catholics have been sold is that we have to choose a side. Traditional or progressive. Conservative or liberal. Truth or love. Justice or mercy. But what if the reason so many Catholics feel frustrated, exhausted, and even spiritually homeless is because Jesus never fit into those categories in the first place? In this episode, Bobby explores the central idea behind his forthcoming book from Ave Maria Press, Guardians and Prophets: Living a Both/And Faith in an Either/Or...

People in this episode

Host: Bobby Fredericksen

Topics covered

• Catholicism
• faith
• spirituality
• traditional vs progressive
• justice vs mercy

Keywords

• Catholic
• faith
• spirituality
• traditional
• progressive
• justice
• mercy
• Bobby Fredericksen
• Ave Maria Press

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ave Maria Press

Books & works: Guardians and Prophets: Living a Both/And Faith in an Either/Or

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