# Why Catholic?

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Official site: https://whycatholic.substack.com/podcast
Author: Justin Hibbard
Episodes: 187

## Resource

A podcast that dives into the what and why of Catholicism with Justin Hibbard

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## Episodes
- [#186 - The Transcendence of the Mass](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/186-the-transcendence-of-the-mass) — 2026-07-15T18:38:17+00:00
- [#185 - When Jesus Shows Up at Mass](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/185-when-jesus-shows-up-at-mass) — 2026-06-17T03:07:25+00:00
- [#184 - Orient Yourself to the Mass](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/184-orient-yourself-to-the-mass) — 2026-06-10T13:14:38+00:00
- [#183 - The Jewish Roots of the Mass](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/183-the-jewish-roots-of-the-mass) — 2026-06-02T13:49:28+00:00
- [#182 - Reimagining the Mass](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/182-reimagining-the-mass) — 2026-05-26T11:00:00+00:00
- [#181 - Why Catholic and Not Eastern Orthodox?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/181-why-catholic-and-not-eastern-orthodox) — 2026-05-19T19:49:12+00:00
- [#180 - The Ascension](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/180-the-ascension) — 2026-05-17T11:00:00+00:00
- [#179 - 2027 Pilgrimage to France with Fr. Kenneth Parsad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/179-2027-pilgrimage-to-france-with-fr-kenneth-parsad) — 2026-05-12T11:00:00+00:00
- [#178 - When Protestant Clergy Become Catholic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/178-when-protestant-clergy-become-catholic) — 2026-05-05T14:37:27+00:00
- [#177 - St. Athanasius of Alexandria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/177-st-athanasius-of-alexandria) — 2026-05-02T21:55:45+00:00
- [#176 - The 22nd Ecumenical Council of Pope Justin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/176-the-22nd-ecumenical-council-of-pope-justin) — 2026-04-21T11:00:00+00:00
- [#175 - Reflections on the 21 Ecumenical Councils](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/175-reflections-on-the-21-ecumenical-councils) — 2026-04-14T11:00:00+00:00
- [#174 - The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/174-the-second-vatican-council-1962-1965) — 2026-03-24T22:15:29+00:00
- [#173 - The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/173-the-first-vatican-council-1869-1870) — 2026-03-17T16:52:12+00:00
- [#172 - The Council of Trent (1545-1563)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/172-the-council-of-trent-1545-1563) — 2026-03-10T19:07:58+00:00
- [#171 - The Protestant Revolution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/171-the-protestant-revolution) — 2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00
- [#170 - The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/170-the-fifth-lateran-council-1512-1517) — 2026-01-20T22:37:37+00:00
- [#169 - The Council of Florence (1431-1445)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/169-the-council-of-florence-1431-1445) — 2026-01-13T12:00:00+00:00
- [#168 - The Council of Constance (1414-1418)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/168-the-council-of-constance-1414-1418) — 2026-01-06T12:00:00+00:00
- [#167 - The Avignon Papacy & the Great Western Schism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/167-the-avignon-papacy-the-great-western-schism) — 2025-12-30T15:25:47+00:00
- [#166 - The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/166-the-council-of-vienne-1311-1312) — 2025-12-17T20:13:33+00:00
- [#165 - The Second Council of Lyon (1274)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/165-the-second-council-of-lyon-1274) — 2025-12-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [#164 - The First Council of Lyon (1245)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/164-the-first-council-of-lyon-1245) — 2025-12-02T12:00:00+00:00
- [#163 - The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/163-the-fourth-lateran-council-1215) — 2025-11-18T12:00:00+00:00
- [#162 - The Third Lateran Council (1179)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-catholic-5610697/162-the-third-lateran-council-1179) — 2025-11-05T06:24:16+00:00

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