Pints With Aquinas How Studying to Be a Protestant Pastor Turned Me Catholic (I Lost Everything) | Ep. 535
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Aug 6, 2025 Brandon Eaves, a former Protestant pastor, shares his transformative journey to Catholicism, sparked by a profound conversion during high school. He discusses the challenges this shift posed to his marriage and relationships, resulting in emotional turmoil. The podcast dives into his intellectual struggles with baptism and ecclesiology, and the significance of faith amidst doubt. Eaves highlights the role of community and personal relationships in navigating this life-altering decision, illustrating the complexities of faith transitions and the search for understanding.
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Youth Pastor's Napkin Gospel
- Brandon Eaves describes being drawn back to church through a high school youth group and meeting a youth pastor who shared the gospel with him using a napkin drawing.
- This encounter sparked his conversion experience where he profoundly repented and embraced Christian faith.
Initial View on Catholicism
- Brandon initially viewed Catholicism as a false gospel and unbelief rooted in misconceptions.
- His exploration into early church fathers challenged this, opening his mind to historic Christian beliefs beyond his Protestant framework.
Discernment Through Church Tradition
- St. Vincent of Lérins' criteria of universality, antiquity, and consent helped Brandon discern true Catholic teaching amid many interpretations.
- Scripture's clarity is limited by human sin, so church authority guides correct understanding.
