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Mike Lewis writes on Where Peter Is:

Around a decade ago, after being deeply inspired by Pope Benedict XVI and his work-especially Jesus of Nazareth, his masterful three-volume exploration of the life and ministry of Our Lord-I craved to know more and learn more about the faith.

Catholic radio had just recently arrived in the DC market, and every evening on my way home from work I would listen to Catholic Answers Live, a two-hour call-in show hosted by an affable Canadian named Patrick Coffin. Every day, Coffin would be paired with a guest-typically a Catholic Answers apologist like Tim Staples or Jimmy Akin, or an outside guest from the greater Catholic apologetics world, such as Patrick Madrid or Steve Ray-and together they would field calls from listeners asking questions about various aspects of Church teaching.

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