From Judaism to Christ: A Convert’s Quest for the True Israel (Daniel Suazo) | Ep. 562

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 171 minutes

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Daniel Suazo @thejewishcatholic, joins Pints With Aquinas host, Matt Fradd, to share his extraordinary journey from Judaism to the Catholic Church. Daniel, who lives in Tokyo, Japan, discusses his Jewish heritage, his deep dive into Judaism, and the theological discoveries that ultimately led him to Christ. This episode explores the connections between ancient Judaism and Catholicism, common misconceptions about the Talmud, Christian Zionism and dispensationalism, and how Catholics can better evangelize their Jewish friends. Ep. 562 - - - 📱Follow Daniel: YouTube: Youtube.com/@TheJewishCatholic Instagram: Instagram.com/thejewishcatholic/ 📖 Books mentioned: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre: https://a.co/d/fDh8EVY Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre: https://a.co/d/4ofPIBs - - - Today's Sponsors: St. Paul Center: Join the Bible Study movement alongside a global community. Sign up today at https://stpaulcenter.com/pints PreBorn: Make a difference for generations to come. Donate securely online at https://preborn.com/PINTS or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' Charity Mobile: Visit https://charitymobile.com/MATTFRADD to get started. Catholic Match: Download the app or head to https://CatholicMatch.com and find your forever. - - - Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 🍿 The Pendragon Cycle: Episodes 1 & 2 start streaming Jan. 22nd exclusively on DailyWire+ - - - 📕 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://a.co/d/bDU0xLb 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 ⁠⁠https://mattfradd.locals.com/support⁠⁠ - - - 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas⁠ 🎵 TikTok: ⁠https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas⁠ 📚 PWA Merch – ⁠https://dwplus.watch/MattFraddMerch⁠ 👕 Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - Privacy Policy: ⁠⁠https://www.dailywire.com/privacy⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Who is Israel?
0:31.3	Israel are whoever is in a proper covenant relationship with God.
0:38.0	The people of God, Israel, is the church.
0:41.8	Suppose I'm an Orthodox Jew.
0:43.3	Where do you begin and how would you try to convert me?
0:45.7	Well, the curious ones I present the answer, the ones that are coming in more hostile,
0:49.7	I will present a question.
0:51.7	Whenever you're presenting these things, try to remember that what you're
0:55.4	trying to do is bring a soul to Christ. You're trying to save a soul. Let's talk about anti-Semitism.
1:01.8	What are you seeing and how should we as Catholics think of it? What is Christian Zionism and why is it
1:08.4	false? Why is it bad theology?
1:21.8	Daniel, thank you very much for being on the show.
1:22.9	Thank you for having me.
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