Fr. Scott-Vincent Borba, co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics and former Hollywood beauty mogul turned Catholic priest, recounts his conversion after a mystical vision of Saint Michael the Archangel, his decision to give away his multi-million-dollar fortune to charity, and his path through seminary to ordination.

Ep. 588

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Truthy 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30

Matt Fradd

Pints with Aquinas

E.L.F. Founder on Giving Up Fortune to Become a Priest (Fr. Scott-Vincent Borba)

On May 31, 2026, Dr. Peter Kreeft’s beautiful wife of 63 years, Maria Antoinette Kreeft, went home to her Heavenly reward. In his own words, Dr. Kreeft told us before coming, "There is much to say about that: a story of struggle and grace." The following conversation is just that. 

Ep. 587

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Richard Feynman’s Love Letter to His Wife: https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-love-letter/

The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written: The Wisdom of The Lord of the Rings and The Brothers Karamazov https://a.co/d/0cAPqCFS

More Books by Dr. Peter Kreeft: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/pages/peter-kreeft?srsltid=AfmBOoomodTC18sZYXcr3d3oZ9WhWJoIJLYCRSjWevYgh0Nwwfovr9VL 

I Burned for Your Peace: Augustine’s Confessions Unpacked: https://a.co/d/07VrV7Id

Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor: https://a.co/d/0fWBJM2T

Truthy 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30

Love, Loss and the Meaning of Suffering (Dr. Peter Kreeft)

Dr. Dan Allender, trauma therapist, author, and survivor unpacks how your unexamined stories, shame, and past wounds may quietly be shaping your marriage, and what to do about it.

Ep. 586

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

The Deep Rooted Marriage: https://a.co/d/02UJXeE7

Love & War: https://a.co/d/0aX4QfzZ

Wild At Heart Podcast Episode featuring Dan & Becky Allender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-ro23hog4

Truthy 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30

The Hidden Work That Builds Great Marriages (Dr. Dan Allender)

Catholic theologian Jacob Phillips is here to discuss papal authority, the SSPX's looming schism over unauthorized ordinations, liturgical division between the Novus Ordo and Traditional Latin Mass, and the broader crisis of institutional trust facing the modern Church.

Ep. 585

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Jacob Phillips: https://jacobphillips.net

Truthy 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30

SSPX Ordinations, Vatican II, and the Liturgy Wars (Jacob Phillips)

Laura Le is here to share her journey from devout Buddhist and near-total despair to her conversion to Catholicism and her growing YouTube channel.

Ep. 584

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Laura Le on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lebelauved

A Pocket Guide to the Rosary by Matt Fradd: https://a.co/d/0dm4DdgT

From Buddhism to Christianity (Laura Le)

Biblical Scholar, Dr. John Bergsma, a former Protestant pastor who converted to Catholicism, tackles the most common Protestant objections to the Catholic faith from confession and icon veneration to sola scriptura, papal infallibility, and the development of doctrine, using Scripture, early Church history, and his own conversion story.

Ep. 583

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

The Gospel of John with Dr. John Bergsma: https://StPaulCenter.com/pints

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/ignatius-catholic-study-bible-old-and-new-testaments

Dr. Bergsma Bio: https://www.johnbergsma.com/biography

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Your Protestant Objections ANSWERED (Dr. John Bergsma)

Mother Natalia is back and it’s her first visit to the new set. She shares her vocation story as well as insights into Byzantine spirituality, sin, suffering, and intimacy with God.

Ep. 582

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Christ The Bridegroom Monastery: https://www.christthebridegroom.org

What God Is Not Podcast: https://whatgodisnot.com

Experiencing the Beautiful Love of God (Mother Natalia)

Ethan Muse is here to make watertight arguments for how the Marian apparitions of Fatima, the stigmata of Padre Pio, and the Lanciano Eucharistic miracle, each naturalistically inexplicable, collectively vindicate the core doctrines of Catholicism, such that rejecting all of them as fraud, coincidence, or demonic deception becomes increasingly implausible.

Ep. 581

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Ethan Muse on Substack: https://substack.com/@ethanmuse

Ethan Muse Padre Pio Substack: https://substack.com/@ethanmuse/p-174400229

St. Beluga: https://www.saintbeluga.org/our-lady-of-fatima-queen-of-the-heavens

5 Hours Investigating the Strongest Miracle Evidence for Catholicism  (Ethan Muse)

Is Islam compatible with the West? Christian apologist Michael Jones breaks down the core tenets of Islam, why it conflicts with Western civilization, and why the evidence still points to Christianity being true.

Ep. 580

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📚 More From Michael Jones:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiringPhilosophy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiringphilosophy_

The Collapse of Islam Is Closer Than You Think (Michael Jones)

Malcolm Guite joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation covering Arthurian legend, the friendship of Tolkien and Lewis, and the deep human longing for mystery and enchantment.

Ep. 579

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

Galahad and the Grail: https://www.rabbitroom.com/merlinsisle

More on Malcolm Guite: 

https://malcolmguite.com

https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell

https://www.instagram.com/malcolmguiteofficial

On Pipes, Poetry, and the Christian Life (Malcolm Guite)

Russell Brand joins the show to share about his conversion, overcoming addiction and his latest book, How To Become a Christian in 7 Days.

Ep. 578

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

How to Become a Christian in 7 Days: https://store.tuckercarlson.com/products/how-to-become-christian-in-7-days

Russell Brand on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/russellbrand

Sunday Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Q5SF2RoJo

Overcoming Addiction, Allegations and Finding Christ (Russell Brand)

Dr. J. Budziszewski, philosopher professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and bestselling author of Pandemic of Lunacy is here to tackle some of the deepest questions of our time: the incoherence of nihilism and materialism, Nietzsche's dangerous appeal, transhumanism, sexual ethics, and what it actually means to love.

Ep. 577

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

"Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy" by J. Budziszewski: https://a.co/d/01xTwPnk

"The Four Loves" by C.S. Lewis: https://a.co/d/0aoIym8E

Nietzsche, Nihilism, and the Return of God (Dr. J. Budziszewski)

Ex-Satanist turned Catholic convert, Shayne Smith, returns for a wide-ranging conversation sharing his past involvement with the occult, thoughts on why the Catholic church is more popular than ever and insight into the life of a comedian. 

Ep. 576

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From Witchcraft to Jesus Christ (Shayne Smith)

Stephen C. Meyer sits down with Matt to discuss evolution, intelligent design, and the collapse of New Atheism.

Ep. 575

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📚Resources Mentioned:

The Story of Everything Film: https://www.thestoryofeverything.film

Bulk Tickets: https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/the-story-of-everything

Books by Stephen Meyer: https://stephencmeyer.org/books

More About Stephen: https://stephencmeyer.org

Is It Time to Rethink Darwinian Evolution? (Stephen C. Meyer)

Matt Fradd takes on one of the New Atheist movement's most popular catchphrases, "Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence?" and puts it to the test against the historical case for the resurrection of Jesus.

Do You Need Extraordinary Evidence to Believe in the Resurrection

Fr. John A. Perricone entered seminary in 1968 and watched from the inside as the Catholic Church underwent its most catastrophic crisis in modern history: heresy taught openly in classrooms, thousands of priests abandoning the faith, and a generation of bishops who did nothing to stop it. Today, he sees the tide turning with many returning to these previously discarded traditions of the Catholic Church.

Ep. 574

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📚 Resources Mentioned: 

Learn more about Fr. Perricone: https://www.fatherperricone.com

Torches Against the Abyss by Fr. John Perricone: https://a.co/d/00rLiBrh

• (Enter code PINTS to get 15% off Fr. Perricone's book when you order directly from osjustipress.com )

What the 1960’s Did to the Catholic Church and Why the Tide Is Finally Turning (Fr. Perricone)

Pints of Aquinas turns 10 years old today! From the very first podcast episode, “Who Are You, St. Thomas?” to praying to the good Lord that the elevator would work when Dr. Jordan Peterson arrived in Steubenville, Ohio.
To FINALLY having Dr. Brant Pitre on and joining The Daily Wire - thank you for being here along the way and praise God for good he is working through these conversations. All glory to God. Cheers.

📚 Resources Mentioned:

New Evidence for the Shroud of Turin: (Fr. Andrew Dalton) Ep. 383 https://youtube.com/live/HAbuG-oVq1Q

Pints Turns 10! And We’re Taking Your Voicemails

In this conversation, Matt welcomes Sister Magnificat Rose and Sister Mary Grace of the Sisters of Life, a religious community founded in 1991 by Cardinal O'Connor to protect the sacredness of human life. The sisters share their vocation stories, the transformative encounters they have with strangers simply by wearing the habit, and the profound ministry they offer to women facing crisis pregnancies. The conversation weaves together deeply personal reflections on self-reliance, God's mercy, shame, community life, and what it means to truly see and receive every human person as sacred.

Ep. 573

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📚 More About Guests:

Sisters of Life: https://sistersoflife.org

Why Are So Many Young Women Becoming Nuns Today? (Sisters of Life)

Father Simon Esshaki, a Chaldean Catholic priest from San Diego with over 500K TikTok followers joins Matt to talk about why he became a priest, what celibacy actually means, confession and how to pursue sainthood no matter your state in life.

Ep. 572

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📚 Resources mentioned:

True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis de Montfort: https://a.co/d/09d9YDsY

Litanies of the Heart by Jerry Crete: https://a.co/d/085DNhnW

Why the Ordinary Catholic Life Is So Beautiful (Fr. Simon Esshaki)

This episode’s mature themes may not be suitable for children. Catholic philosopher and epistemologist, Dr. Trent Dougherty, joins Pints to tackle the age-old question: what does it even mean to know something? The conversation weaves between rigorous philosophical debate - Descartes, Gettier, justified true belief and vulnerable personal territory where Dougherty shares his battles with the inner demons that plagued his pursuit of success.

Ep. 571

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📚 Resources Mentioned: 

Books

        •  Introduction to the Devout Life by Saint Francis de Sales https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Devout-Life-Image-Classics/dp/0385030096

        •  The Problem of Animal Pain by Trent Dougherty https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Animal-Pain-Creatures-Philosophy/dp/0230368484

        •  The Discarded Image by C.S. Lewis https://www.amazon.com/Discarded-Image-Introduction-Renaissance-Literature/dp/1107604702

        •  The Four Cardinal Virtues by Josef Pieper https://www.amazon.com/Four-Cardinal-Virtues-Josef-Pieper/dp/0268001030

        •  Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Exercises-St-Ignatius-Loyola/dp/0895550555

        •  The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Christ-Thomas-Kempis/dp/0385302754

        •  Against Heresies by Irenaeus (Church Fathers) https://www.amazon.com/Against-Heresies-Irenaeus-Lyons/dp/1614279551

Debates / Conversations

        •  The Bertrand Russell vs. Frederick Copleston Debate (1948 BBC) https://www.ditext.com/russell/debate.html

        •  Trent Dougherty and Tom Jump YouTube Conversation https://youtu.be/qw-ihYHwYUA?si=fEaxOKlwS_FOM4X_

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