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014 - How Authority Works

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

Release Date: 10/22/2025

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

Can Church doctrine develop over time? If it does, then does that mean it can change into something different as society changes? John Henry Newman wrote “A Essay On the Development of Christian Doctrine” and this book addresses those specific questions. True doctrine develops over time and brings us into a deeper understanding. A corruption of doctrine brings us to a different or changed belief. To show how this works, Newman developed 7 Notes (or point) to show how doctrine can legitimately develop. This is an complicated episode, but really worth the effort because this is...

020 - Pilgrimages

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

Pilgrimages are trips to places that are important to the Faith. They are different from vacations in that they seek to have a deeper encounter with God, experience a healing, or do penance for restoration. They have always been part of the Judeo-Christian experience. This episode explains what a pilgrimage is, why they are important, why it is a Catholic practice more than a Protestant one, and it talks about several pilgrimage destinations. The pilgrimage destinations discussed are Israel, Rome, the Camino, Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe, and the Basilica of the Immaculate...

019 - Cardinal and Theological Virtues

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

The purpose of the Christian life is to develop holiness. Catholic Virtue Ethics is a big part of the process that helps get us there. There are 4 Cardinal and 3 Theological Virtues that are key. The 4 Cardinal Virtues are Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude. Cardinal means “hinge” like on a door and all virtues swing on the hinge of these four. We cultivate them through the development of intentional habits. The 3 Theological Virtues are Faith, Hope, and Charity. These are infused in our lives by God. St. Thomas Aquinas brought them together and the wide...

018 - Virtue Ethics

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

Virtue Ethics is the system of behaviors and actions that allow us to cultivate virtue and become holy. Ethics isn’t just about do’s and don’t’s … its about cultivation of a virtuous and holy life. Some history is given on how Plato and Aristotle wrestled with the questions, but the focus is on the First Part of the Second Part of Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologia If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please let us know at: Please follow, subscribe, and leave a review! Also check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and X Tell A Catholic...

017 - Evil

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode explores the subject of evil. It focuses on evil as being an effect of Free Will and uses Augustine’s idea of evil being the absence of good. It also talks about demonic attacks on the Christian life. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please let us know at: Please follow, subscribe, and leave a review! Also check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and X Tell A Catholic Curious friend about us!

016 - Suffering

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode talks about suffering. It explores Tragic Suffering and uses the story of Job from the Bible. It also explores Malevolent Suffering and uses Romans 5:1-5 to explain how we should deal with it. This episode also examines the 1984 Papal Letter, Salvifici Doloris, which can be downloaded here: If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, let me know at Please follow, subscribe, follow us on Social Media, and tell a Catholic Curious friend!

015 - The Nicene Creed

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode talks about the Nicene Creed. This Creed is recited at every Mass in Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Why is it so important? This episode explains that. We go through the Council of Nicaea in AD325 where it was written and then go through each sentence and talk about what it means. It is a very important part of Catholic Faith! If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, let me know at Please follow, subscribe, follow us on Social Media, and tell a Catholic Curious friend!

014 - How Authority Works

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode explores how the Church believes in Absolute Truth and sets various levels of authority to dogmas, doctrines, and church documents. It covers Papal Infallibility, Classical Theism, Nominalism, and all those documents with Latin names that get published by the Vatican. If you have questions or suggestions for future episodes, let me know at MSBickford@AllRoadsLeadToRome.net

013 - The Rosary

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode explores the history and development of the Rosary, including its presence in Marian Apparitions as well as at the Battle of Lepanto. It then walks through how to pray it and why it is a powerful Prayer Discipline as well as a Spiritual Growth Discipline.

012 - The Saints

All Roads Lead to Rome: On Becoming Roman Catholic (OCIA)

This episode explains who the saints are, how they get named saints, and why this is the goal all of us have in life. It also shows how the supernatural surrounds them. Stigmata, Levitation, and Bi-Location examples are given.

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