#12506 Why Aren’t You Catholic? Faith, Tradition, and Authority - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why Aren’t You Catholic?” addresses the complexities of faith, tradition, and authority within the Catholic Church. The discussion also touches on the role of personal experience in faith, the significance of the sacraments, and how different denominations interpret scripture. These topics provide a comprehensive look at the reasons behind various beliefs.
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| 0:26.9 | Joe Heschmeyer, still our guests. |
| 0:28.6 | We couldn't get rid of them during the break. |
| 0:30.3 | But that's good for you. |
| 0:31.4 | You get to tell him why you aren't Catholic. |
| 0:33.8 | If you're not Catholic, we're asking callers today, why aren't you Catholic? We are, |
| 0:38.5 | and we make no bones about it. We'd like you to be as well. And we actually, I think Joe would |
| 0:45.2 | agree with me on this. Everybody should be. Everybody should be Catholic. I would indeed. Would you |
| 0:50.0 | agree with that, Joe? I would. It's the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, you know, as we like to say. |
| 0:59.0 | We say that at least once a week. |
| 1:02.0 | Sunday, yeah. |
| 1:03.0 | Every Sunday, at least on Sunday we say it. |
| 1:06.0 | 888318787884 is the number here. But if you are not Catholic and you want to tell somebody why, you're doing us a favor to call. You really are doing us a favor. So we'll do our very best to treat you well. If you call and tell us why you're not Catholic. I had a little confusion. I guess Miguel was on the line before. I think I might have been pushing the wrong button. It's been a tough day for me, Joe. |
| 1:28.6 | I don't know what's the matter with me. |
| 1:30.4 | Some days, it's just like this. |
| 1:33.2 | Miguel and Boston, are you there with us? |
| 1:36.6 | Hey, I am. |
| 1:37.8 | Hi, Miguel. |
| 1:39.0 | Why aren't you Catholic? |
| 1:41.9 | Okay. |
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