The Miraculous Proof of Catholicism is Undeniable (Fr. Seraphim Baalbaki, C.F.R.) | Ep.516

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Matt Fradd

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 186 minutes

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Fr. Seraphim Baalbaki, C.F.R. is a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. He earned a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Cornell University, an M.A. in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and an M.A. in Catholic Philosophical Studies from St. Joseph’s Seminary. He also began a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. Fr. Seraphim's intellectual formation is paired with a deep commitment to serving others, particularly through the friars’ work at St. Crispin Friary, where they provide food for the needy and support the St. Anthony Shelter for Renewal, a sanctuary for homeless men in need of healing and recovery.

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0:30.3	From the exterior, probably most people in my life would have thought things were going
0:34.0	pretty well. But from the inside, the experience on the inside, I knew that I wasn't actually a very dark place. We're sitting on the couch. I turned to my
0:41.6	friend and said, I want to go to church. And I walk in and I just, I felt like a wave hit me.
0:48.2	Sounds started to come out of my mouth. I started speaking in tongues. I didn't even know tongues
0:51.4	was a thing. My perception of time and space completely
0:54.3	changed. It was as if there was a veil that was removed from my eyes, and suddenly I could see
1:01.0	what is always all around us, but under normal circumstances, is hidden from our eyes. When I later read
1:06.7	the account and acts of the apostles about Pentecost and the apostles' tongues of fire come
1:12.1	and rest upon them. When I later read that, I was like, oh my gosh, this is exactly what I
1:17.0	experienced.
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