No Nonsense Catholic

Why Christians Should “Indulge” Themselves NNC Podcast 22 09.19.2025

Needless to say, Indulgences have often been misunderstood and just as often willfully misrepresented – yet their roots are both ancient and biblical. The Church’s teaching clearly shows that indulgences are not the “sale of salvation” but a legitimate exercise of ecclesial authority, grounded in Holy Scripture and in the apostolic tradition, and developed through centuries of pastoral practice. https://youtu.be/H2mgd-exDu8

Yes Virginia, There is a Purgatory! NNC Podcast 21 08.20.2025

https://youtu.be/boIY9jk6hOE Christians generally agree that after death we will face judgment, and consequently spend eternity with God in HEAVEN, or eternally SEPARATED from him in hell. But while faithful Christians (Protestant and Catholic alike) take heaven and hell as given, the question arises: what about purgatory? Where is purgatory in the Bible? Does the Catholic Church still teach purgatory or did that “go out with Vatican II?”

Why Should I Defend My Faith? NNC Podcast 20 08.01.2025

https://youtu.be/fS8utSbfRFE The practice of Biblical apologetics is vital for Catholics in defending and sharing the Faith. But even more fundamentally, Biblical apologetics is essential for keeping the Faith. A deeper, Biblical understanding of Catholicism not only fosters spiritual growth but builds up resilience against doubts and challenges.

Where Did the “Good Thief” Go? NNC Podcast 19 07.15.2025

https://youtu.be/5EuhlGuc2Ls My last video (NNC Podcast 18: What did Jesus Really Say about Being “Born Again”) exposed the biblical evidence for the necessity of Baptism. This prompted a number of comments from our “separated brethren” challenging the historical Christian understanding of being “born from above of water and the Spirit” (John 3:5). Several commentors asked “What about the Good Thief?” Others condemned infant baptism as “unbiblical.” This podcast answers these objections as well as revealing the Old Testament types and figures of Baptism and the distinction between baptism and “the laying on of hands.”.

What Jesus Really Said About Being “Born Again” NNC Podcast 18 06.30.2025

https://youtu.be/9m3B-3el4zQ Once upon a time it was de rigueur for Fundamentalist door-to-door evangelists to open with the question, “Have you been born again?” But it is a simple fact of history that the term “born-again Christian” only became common in the 1970s. But, despite its relative novelty in the 2000 year history of the church, being “born again” is an allusion to Scripture. The question is: What was Jesus really talking about in John 3:3-5?