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The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

093: God & Evolution

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9831 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Featuring Dr. Jay Richards https://youtu.be/y9APG8CDzjM The confusion is pervasive. The consequences are catastrophic. What is a Catholic supposed to believe when it comes to evolution? Is it okay or not? Can Darwinism be reconciled with Church teaching as many argue (or even assume)? To answer these (and many other related questions), I brought in a man I consider to have one of the most remarkable minds in the Catholic Church. His name is Dr. Jay Richards, a New York Times best-selling author and convert to Catholicism (from Calvinism). Jay is an Assistant Research Professor in the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and the Executive Editor of The Stream. He's smart. Very smart. And he's got a lot to say on the topic of evolution. In fact, he edited and contributed to a powerful book titled "God and Evolution" which I found very interesting. You will, too. Among other things, Jay and I discuss: The predominant views of how the world came to beHow the Church views the famous "Origin of Species" by Charles DarwinThe fundamental difference between a Darwinist and a theistThe conundrum of "theistic evolution"Intelligent DesignWhy there is so much confusion in Catholicism about evolution This is one of those episodes that's going to challenge some of your fundamental presuppositions and make you say, "What? Really?" Enjoy! God bless! Matthew P.S. It's almost time! Doors re-open to the world's fastest growing online school of authentic Catholic spirituality on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th! CLICK HERE to check it out and get on the Wait List! (Wait List members are eligible for Early Bird Discounts!) "If you've ever wanted to deepen your life of prayer and actually make some progress in avoiding vice and growing in virtue, look no further." Dr. Brant Pitre – Renowned theologian & author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

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0:00.0

This is the art of Catholic.

0:07.0

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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That first sentence of the Bible is the underlying idea behind everything we believe.

0:25.6

But exactly how are we supposed to understand it?

0:27.7

And that's part of what we're going to get into in this episode of The Art of Catholic.

0:31.2

The podcast that dives into the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic faith and seeks

0:35.5

to take your practice of it to the next level.

0:38.9

Welcome to the program, I'm Matthew Leonard, so glad to have you along for the ride,

0:43.0

and I have a fantastic show for you guys today.

0:46.4

My guest is just an absolutely brilliant guy.

0:50.0

He's got a doctor from Princeton of all places.

0:52.9

But he may very well open your eyes to the reality underlying a lot of what you think you

0:57.0

believe with regard to how the world came to be and how it has changed over time.

1:03.6

Before we jump into the interview, I wanna remind you all that the doors

1:06.4

to the world's fastest growing online school

1:08.2

of spiritual theology, next level Catholic Academy,

1:11.5

the doors are reopening on September 10th.

1:13.9

I'm closing in on almost 60 lessons

1:17.5

that are up in the Academy to date,

1:19.9

and there's more coming.

1:21.6

And the point of the science of St.hood,

1:23.5

which is the premier course in the academy,

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