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Apr 2023
40m 21s

Why is Tsh Catholic? (Part 2)

Tsh Oxenreider
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It's still the question Tsh and Seth get more than just about any other... They each began answering this question in earlier chats, but it involves an answer that may take a lifetime to share... In this episode, Tsh shares more of her journey to the Catholic Church, why it wasn’t just switching a “denomination,” and why the telos of the idea of a global church led her to recognize that Jesus established it in a particular way for a particular purpose. All Christians were Catholic for most of Church history, and this communion of saints is for all of us. …It's a fitting story to continue telling during Holy Week.

* Seth: Newsletter | Website

* Tsh: Newsletter | Website

* Pick up a round of drinks

* Our recommended reads

* Come to Ireland with Tsh!

* Why is Tsh Catholic? Part 1

* Why is Seth Catholic? Part 1

* Resources that answered Tsh’s Catholic questions

* Christy Nockels’ Come Magnify and Benediction

* Tsh’s Bitter & Sweet Lent playlist

* Andrew Peterson’s Resurrection Letters Anthology



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