Welcome to Pints with a Quietness episode 43. I'm Matt Frad.

If you could sit down with St Thomas a Quietness over a pint of beer and ask him any one

question what would it be? Today we'll say to St Thomas, look, isn't it rather foolish

to believe in what you can't see? In other words, isn't faith a foolish endeavor?

Thank you for joining us here at Pints with a Quietness. This is the show where you and

I pull up a bar stall next to me and Jellic Doctor and discuss theology and philosophy.

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to me over Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. I got a review recently on Pints with a Quietness

that I had to share because it made my day. Whenever I get a firming reviews from Protestants

or atheists, it always makes my day. This one is from a Lutheran pastor. If you're listening,

I think your name is Reverend Ryan Rho. Hrigg, if I got that right, that's at least your

iTunes name. Thank you so very much for taking the time to leave this review. It meant

a lot. Here's what you said. I am a Lutheran pastor in the Missouri Synod and I cannot

say enough about how much I enjoy Matt's discussion of Thomas and makes him incredibly, and

makes him incredibly approachable. His piety is very much appreciated and his love for

the body of Christ is probably the only thing that can match it as a Protestant. It has

been very helpful for me to help solidify my views of Luther. Mayor Colper. He continues.

He continues. But also to understand Thomas and the Catholic Church much better. And then

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