Ex-Protestant Pastor shares why he became Catholic!

Sam Nunnally is the creator of It’s Okay to Be Catholic, where he helps people online understand Catholic teaching through Scripture, Church history, and the writings of the early Church Fathers. His mission is to make the Catholic faith approachable for anyone sincerely seeking truth, and today he is joining us to discuss why being Catholic IS okay! There’s a whole lotta misconceptions out there about the Catholic faith and Sam is here to encourage us and share the truth with us. As a former Protestant pastor, Sam addresses some of the biggest objections to Catholicism like prayer, sacrifice, and the Eucharist with compassion and sensitivity.  CHECK OUT MORE OF SAM’S CONTENT:  https://itsokaytobecatholic.org/ https://www.instagram.com/itsokaytobecatholic/ https://www.facebook.com/people/Its-Okay-to-be-Catholic/61575544535841/ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsokaytobecatholict=ZT-90qb2EHt1Yr&r=1 \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **ALL MY PATREON "ELITE" MEMBERS GET ACCESS TO THE FULL EPISODE WITH SAM!** UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO HEAR THE REST: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheLightenUpPodcast/membership You also get access to **THE BOOK CLUB** where we are currently reading **JESUS AND THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE EUCHARIST** which you can get using the link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385531869?linkCode=ssc&tag=hannahcrews0d-20&creativeASIN=0385531869&asc\item-id=amzn1.ideas.2PB2I38GARM1E&ref\=aipsflist\_asin CHECK OUT CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES: A HEALTH INSURANCE ALTERNATIVE AT HALF THE COST https://info.chministries.org/hannah-crews?utm\campaign=infl\hannahcrews&utm\source=hannahcrews&utm\medium=hannahcrews\vanityurl\august2025\hannahcrewslandingpage&utm\content=info-pack FOLLOW ON SOCIALS TO STAY IN THE LIGHTEN UP LOOP: Subscribe on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Hannahcrewsblog Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelightenup.podcast/ Check us out on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Lighten-Up-Podcast/61589769352109/?http\_ref=eyJ0cyI6MTc4MTc0OTA2NjAwMCwiciI6IiJ9 Follow on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Z99Vwa8ret6yXRLwG18MY?si=SbbMvpO3R-qLnbgiG4IFeA Follow on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lighten-up-with-hannah-crews/id1874136088 Chapters: 0:00 How “It’s Okay to Be Catholic” started 5:47 Discovering the early Church Fathers 11:04 Why Catholic theology made more sense 13:23 From Protestant pastor to Catholic 16:26 Mary, feminine imagery, and the Trinity 18:48 Authority, interpretation, and confession 22:29 Why confession matters biblically and spiritually 27:37 Prayer in Catholicism vs. Protestantism 32:23 Prayer vs. worship 35:41 What worship really means 37:46 Why it’s okay to be Catholic 38:11 What you don’t lose by becoming Catholic