My mother’s family is from Kentucky. The only one’s left are my mom and her brother. I recognize this man’s accent. Very reminiscent of my Uncle and his sons.
I just started it and it is going to be totally awesome. Dr. Harrelson is a former professor of mine from Liberty University and and mentor of mine. He is a great fellow Christian and one I am proud to call my brother in Christ. Thank you, Matt, for having him on. God bless...
@@christianmadore7574 i don't think the difference is tangible. sure he has a fairly distinctive southern accent but what he sounds like in more recent videos is nothing like the videos of him from years and years ago, weird how he feels the need to present this fake version of himself
Praying for healing and reconciliation between Alan and his parents. God bless his courage and integrity to follow his conscience despite the heavy cost.
Brothers I ask you to pray for me a Catholic thats starting to fall away, I will never stop going to mass, but my sins are getting a hold of me, please pray for me.
reading your plea here made me tear up. you're not alone, my friend. sin is a terrible thing, but God never tires of bringing us back into a loving communion with him. I also struggle with habitual sins; pray for me as I pray for you
You should start listening to "My Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis uploaded by Classic Catholic Audiobooks on TH-cam. I have been listening to it most of the day and it's really a powerful weapon to resist temptations. I will offer you 5 decades today. Please, be at peace.
I am so glad he addressed the prejudice that exists towards Catholics in the south. I am not yet Catholic, but praying one day I get to be. I see so much joy in his face when he talks about the Catholic faith and I understand it, because I feel that joy too. God bless him and his wife and family on their journey home.❤
I'm a protestant making my way back home and I can also confirm the prejudice that Catholics get in the South ever since I start going to mass and people ask me what church I go to and I tell them where I go it's automatically a problem for most people.
Growing up in Louisiana’s mostly catholic Cajun country, I didn’t know there were other religions until I moved out of state 😊 and my dad did smoke pipes - love the smell
@@mrsducky3428 Indeed! Converts really are the joy of the Church. As a cradle Catholic few things warm my heart more! Affectionate prayers too for all who are drawn but not quite there yet. Please pray for us too!
I was thinking the same thing! Unfortunately, I have this bad habit of subconsciously imitating people’s speech if I listen long enough… I might start talking like him after awhile. (Which isn’t bad… except I’m not from Kentucky so it’d be weird!)
"And i do declayah, Hayell, Marehh. Full'a grehhhs. Tha Lawwd is with 'dtee, Bless'ed aht thooou amongst waymen, and blay'sed is the fruit'a thahh woe'm, Jaysus. Whole-E Mareh, motha'a Gawwd, do pray for us sanners, both now, and at the hour'a ow Dayith. Eh-mayn, eh-mayn, and eh-mayn, thank ya ma'am". - 🌾🤠👨🏼🌾
"And from the valley of north western Virgina by the cotton failds yonda of cawwnbraid, Alabama, on behalf of mahh grayte Grain-daddeh, Colonel Saiinderrz, ahh sehy, Air Faatha, hew arrt in haven, hallow'ed bee thahh nayim. Thahh kang'dm comb, thahh whale be dawn on airth as it aze in haven. Give os this day air daylee braid, and ferrgive us aiir tress pesos, as we forgive those hew tress pace against ohs. And leedus nawwt inta temp'tashin', but d'liver ohs from ayvehl. Ay-main." - 👨🏼🌾🌾
I do believe we're seeing the birth of another great apologist in real time. I've been a fan of Dr Harrelson since his first TH-cam video. I'll be praying for him and his wife, his children, and especially his parents. Welcome home!
Sometimes when listening to these conversations with Matt and his guests I laugh, then cry. Then laugh again I dont know if anyone relate to that but these are not only entertaining but very beautiful and edificating stories and conversations. Praise be God.
I got 10 minutes into this episode and decided I wanted to buy a pipe. So I went to the Briary here in Birmingham which Alan called out! They helped me pick everything out and even sat and smoked with me and we talked theology for a bit 😊 This episode led me to have such a blessed day!!
What did you buy, Kaleb. I’m new to the pipe game as well. Got a couple Missouri Meerschaum cobs, a Peterson bent bulldog, and a Savinelli 316ks pot. Really like My mixture 965, HH burley flake, blood ten moon, and plum pudding. Having a tough time with Virginia blends. Don’t know what to think yet. I’m aging some Orlik golden sliced and Davidoff flake medallions. We shall see. It really is a fun hobby.
Delightful interview. The best of protestant southern gentleman piety, on the road to the Catholic Church. I love hearing 'literature' pronounced like Flannery O'Connor said it.
HOW FANTASTIC! I haven't heard that genteel raconteur drawl in years! I thought it had died or was at least on the "endangered species" list. What a treat to know its still with us!
@@dove.9833 A literal Character. His accent is not real . I'm from North Carolina and he is originally from south Carolina I believe and no one talks that way. heh's mixing Kentucky and Texan. It's very cringy
@@MarkelBeverley I've read that in some areas everyone talks like that. If you watch his video's it shows that he actually talks like that. Edit: It's from "the flatlands down east", not Piedmont or the mountains.
This man has captured my experience with Protestantism perfectly. I will pray for his and his wife's journey to the one true church and for the relationship between him and his family. I'll also find his TH-cam. Thank you, Matt.
I love Alan. His vocabulary and accent are wonderful. I could listen to him for hours. I have Protestant acquaintances that need to listen to his story. I absolutely agree with his feelings and description of Protestants, i.e., Strip Mall Christianity.
Hi Matt and Thursday, I’m not a Catholic. I belong to the Assyrian Church of the East but a big fan of the content and I’m highly respectful of all Apostolic churches. I noticed that much of the channel focuses on western Christianity and I would request you turn east and interview Fr. Ankido Sipo of the Chaldean Catholic Church and I think you would enjoy the conversation and history of the Mesopotamian church history.
Thanks for the suggestion. matt is an eastern Catholic, and we regularly have on Eastern Catholic Priests and religious. I'd suggest one of the Episodes with Mother Natalia, a byzantine Catholic Nun, (I believe there are 3 of them now), or of the videos with Fr. Jason Charron, a Ukrainian Catholic Priest, Vesper Stamper is a practicing Christian in the Eastern Orthodox church, Dcn Nicholas Kotar is Russian Orthodox, Fr. Christian Kappas has also been on the show twice. I hope you'll enjoy those episodes!
@truincanada As we all should be. Being against multiculturalism doesn't mean racist. It means that if you move here, become an American by following our values. Don't bring and attempt to impose an inferior culture and way of governence on America.
@PerpetualSmile Thank you for your reply. To be honest , I was very taken by the erudition and common sensical homesteading sense he relates to his listener. However, in that conversation he made that specific and I wish he would have fleshed that out as you have in your comment. I appreciate your perspective yet I would welcome Dr. Alan to clarify.
The man has a voice of gold and an accent to match. He also has more knowledge and curiosity of the faith than many of those that attend Mass. He and his family will serve the Lord well, I believe. Godspeed, and Welcome all.
Hearing all the wonderful people Matt brings on the show talk about "coming home" to the Catholic Church makes me feel so blessed to have been in the church my whole life. As well as that much more eager to continue to learn and seek Christ!
If this guy isn't on at minimum once every 3 months I'm done with Pints, we have reached PEAK PINTS. You'll never top this man. Time to make him a regular or to end the show, lol.
This might be hands down the most enjoyable interview I have watched to date! I don't smoke pipes (or anything!) and I don't drink whisky but this entire conversation has brought me so much joy! :)
@@mr.kylestory4873 I'm from NC and go to SC all the time and have family there. Been going there my who life and no one sounds like that. Listen to it bro. Have you watched his old videos? listen to what he sounded like then compared to now. There is no way you think this is authentic.
As a pipe smoker and lover of American history, I’ve been a fan of Dr. Harrelson for quite some time. I’m absolutely tickled with joy to see him on Pints with Aquinas, and to welcome him Home to Holy Mother Church. This episode was such a treat!
You’re very fortunate that your wife was on board from the very beginning. Pray for mine. Been on the journey over 12 years and she stands firmly against my conversion. I’ve been patiently waiting and praying for her to be ready.
I was nine years behind my husband coming into the Church. There was nothing he could have done to change my heart and mind. It was only when he released me totally into God's hands, did I feel free to begin to consider the possibility of " what if?" It's a painful journey. God bless the two of you.
Please absolutely get Malcolm Guite on the show! He is a very kindly and lovely man, full of insight and wisdom. He has a great appreciation for Tolkien, Lewis, Arthur and the Matter of England, and of course, Jesus Christ.
@Pints With Aquinas, don't take for granted what Dr Harrelson is saying about southeastern Ky. He's dead on. Theres a protestant church on every corner... but Catholic churches are few and far between. I too live in southeastern Kentucky... and I'm in the process of trying to cut myself a path to the Catholic Church. It has been difficult. There's one Catholic church in my area, and I want to start RCIA as quickly as possible. I've devoured basically everything Catholic I can find on youtube, and I thank God for channels like this, people like Dr Taylor Marshall, and also Exorcist priests I've found on youtube like Fr Carlos Martins, Bishop James Long, Fr Vince Lampert, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, Fr Dan Reehil, etc. Unfortunately I don't quite have the support Dr Harrelson does, , I'm kind of more on my own. Like Dr Harrelson I grew up in the Church of God. Unlike him, I ended up becoming disillusioned with it, because unlike most, I actually started to study the scriptures. What I found in them, didn't really fit with much of what I was hearing from behind Church of God pulpits. I too wanted more... and when I began to find all these Catholics on youtube, I QUICKLY began to understand that all of the horrible things I had heard about Catholicism all my life, was all WRONG, and all came from a place of fear and ignorance. Sadly, WILLFULL ignorance. I don't mean that in a disrespectful sense... but rather from the literal sense... They just don't know what they don't know. My mother has lost her mind after I told her I wanted to become Catholic. Her exact words were "You are WAY out in left field now"... My response was, No Mom, I think maybe the problem is that you guys have been way out in left field for far too long. As I began to learn about the Catholic church from actual Catholics, they knocked down every single thing that the Protestantism had taught us about Catholicism, one by one, and things suddenly began to make SO much sense. I thank God for people like Matt... Who is bringing the truth of the church to those of us who never had the opportunity to learn it. So, Thank you kind sir! :)
@PintsWithAquinas About an hour and 20 minutes into the podcast Alan is dead right. Back in April I watched your interview with Steve McCaig, and after hearing his treaty of the Marian Dogmas I decided to join the Catholic Church. I'm starting OCIA this September. I credit St Benedict, Steve McCaig, Ethan Dolan, and you Matt for bringing me into the Church, and so many have come to the Church from your ministry. Glory to Jesus Christ!
Memories of my Dad as a Commander inthe USN and doing homework at his desk, being distracted as a third grader by his pipe resting there, and my Godfathers love of pipes. Love this session.
My grandparents owned a bakery in a village in Germany. In the 1950ies, the people living there were still living like in the 19th century. My grandmother told me that she would meet kinds of people that you just don't meet today anymore. One particular customer she told me about was an old man that had lost all of his teeth but one. On that tooth, he would hang his pipe with a thread and so every time he talked, the pipe would bounce up and down. I was reminded of this anecdote while listening to the stream.
Great interview -- Welcome home Dr Harrelson! As a cradle Catholic, I have to say that some of our Church's best appologists these days are converts. These are difficult days for the Church (and the world). I think God is bringing you all home for a reason. God Bless.
Delightful! I always deeply enjoy Conversion talks but this man melted my heart and tears welled up several times. Praise be to our Triune God❣️ I looked up St.Helen’s Parish. Marvelous history! Founding women ‘converts’ gathered field stones to build the Church. But the best sign…daily confession times and Lots of Eucharistic Adoration hours ❣️
Bravo, Gentlemen and glory to God for this incredible interview. One of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. I wish it didn’t end! Thank you Alan and Matt! 🙏
I'm only a few minutes in and as a hard atheist I know that I'm going to grow frustrated by many things stated throughout this conversation, but wow, I love this man's accent. So much nicer than my stereotypical British accent.
@@alvinmarshall9446 Do you only watch things you already agree with? Billions of people believe in something that I don't, I want to hear why. How else do you suggest an atheist finds God if he's really there?
@@Seliz463 Thank you, and thanks for the prayers. I want the truth, whatever that is. All of the evidence continually points away from any proposed religion so short of a personal experience I don't see how I could ever be converted. I watch these types of shows to hear the arguments and reasons for people's beliefs but so far they're all terrible. At this point if God exists and wants me to believe, he's going to have to show up personally. If that is too much to ask then unfortunately he has set me up for failure.
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Not seen or heard this guest before but what a great character. I'm well into my sixties and I think I'm going to buy my first pipe after watching this.
I have similar reservations of joining the catholic church.. i come from a protestant as well and id imagine my mom would freak out once she hears that im going through RCIA. The later half of the interview was very comforting to me. Thank you and Alan and Matt
Freaking love Frog Morton On the Town! It was the best Frog IMO. I am smoking Solani Gold in my Brigham mountaineer 354 as I watch you guys. Welcome, in advance, to Dr. Harrelson and your wife to the Catholic Church. You are so blessed to have your wife come into the church with you. I became Catholic in 2015 (former pentecostal pastor and missionary) and my wife has yet to follow me into the church- very difficult in the early days. My family did not agree with my conversion as well. Years later they still do not prefer it, but they understand that I want to follow Christ and hopefully see a man who is true Christ and his convictions. Prayers for you and your family.
Dr. Alan! God bless you and welcome to the Catholic family! I wish I could witness your initiation 💗 On a separate note, my husband is a bourbon lover, and Blanton’s is his favorite!
@@chocolate-teapot Sorry, I should have been more clear. I would love to attend the mass where he receives his Sacraments of Initiation: Confirmation and 1st Communion.
Love this interview so much! Also, he is giving me southern Casey Kasem vibes. I could listen to this all day! It’s delightful. And his faith is beautiful.
This is one of my favorite episodes ever. Thank you for all the amazing people you have on, and please have the good doctor back soon! Praying for him as he enters the church 🙏🏻
I think I need a GPS with Dr. Harrelson's voice, haha! I lived in Central NC for 7 amazing years of my childhood, and I had almost forgotten how lovely that accent sounded.
Dr. Harrelson: Thank you, sir, for sharing your heart for Christ. I am humbled and overwhelmed by your love for Christ and His Church. Welcome Home! Matt: excellent interview - one of my favorites for sure!
Have watched this episode three times and Dr Harrelson has constantly amazed me. Born and raised as a Catholic hopefully.a committed one listeing to his family's journey to conversion is a humbling experience. His southern accent has added thugs to my heart. Praying you will do an update to this. God bless❤
Greetings from inside the German Catholic church; wish I could just hop over there and experience that Tolkien conference with you all. Thank you Dr. Harrelson for this wonderful testimony.
The conversations about slowing down and spending time in contemplation, combined with what Thursday said on yesterday's stream about the inner monolog being replaced by other people; it got me to realize that my severe ADD is a great blessing in many ways I never expected. My own inner monolog and its ability to send me into deep thought regardless of the external events, I once felt was a curse in the classical school setting. Now I realize that it has contributed to creativity and an ability to continue to think for myself uninterrupted. Good show and good guest.
12 minutes in and I've heard "tobacco" so many times, I can't tell if I'm actually smelling my tobacco bag 8' away or if my olfactory memory's been activated so intensely.
What a guy, what a smile, what a joy! The Internet is perhaps a giant trashcan, but even the glory that will come to pass because we can share the inspiration (through Internet) of our love of Christ will surpass anything! Despite all the negativity and crisis, I dare say there is a mega-change underway.
My father converted to Catholicism & his father had a very difficult time with it, to the point of nearly disowning him. My paternal grandparents are from Greensboro N.Carolina, & my grandfather was a pipe smoker (love the smell of pipe tobacco to this day & always brings many wonderful memories of my grandfather. Thankfully my father’s mother was a woman of gentleness & reason, helping to reunite father & son (it was helpful that he adored my mother, who was Catholic from Polish immigrants. My grandfather had thought my mother would eventually convert, but couldn’t deny that she was anything like the anti-Catholic propaganda that saturated the south due to the KKk ). My grandfather accepted my dad’s conversion, & loved my siblings & I tremendously.
I've watched this episode three times and Dr Harrelson is captivating with his blends etc. His southern accent has me glued and Matt's laughter is contagious! Hope you invite him again❤😂😅😊
I love Dr. Harrelson! I would not mind at all being corrected by him because his way of speaking conveys kindness even if he's correcting something you're saying wrong.
My brother had found Alan's channel just about a month back, and he showed me, and so it's such a cool turn of events that culminated in having this interview. It's been amazing so far. Maybe I've just been ignorant up to this point, but I've only watched a handful of your interviews thus far - primarily those with Peter Kreeft and Ralph Martin. But recently you've had some incredible guests! I also very very much enjoyed the episode (s) with Jeff Cavins, and with Micheal recently (pardon I've forgotten his last name at the moment.) Thank you very much for facilitating and producing such wonderful interviews with such extraordinary guests. God bless you and yours, Matt (and Wednesday 🤭)
This man's accent sounds like it's from a different era. Hands down one of the most unique accents I've heard.
Tidewater accent is definitely unique to America.
Would the good gentleman be offended if I am reminded of Foghorn Leghorn?
@@First_Rock😂 I concur. I love it!
Same! And my kids and I loved hearing it.
My mother’s family is from Kentucky. The only one’s left are my mom and her brother. I recognize this man’s accent. Very reminiscent of my Uncle and his sons.
Alan is hands down one of the best guests Pints has had on. What a great, lively character and thinker! And the accent is 👌.
hurtful, but true.
@@Amdgomer😂You are special too
Well Said!
Agreed!😂
Someone give this man a movie role.
Pretty sure he played Doc Holiday in Tombstone
I'm trying to figure out what movie his voice is reminding me of!!
isnt his Brother Woody in the pictures business.
Django Unchained
@@nathanschenkel7212 that's it! Is it the character Daddy??
Dr. Harrelson, every day between now and Christmas I'll be praying for you, your wife, and your children.
Fr. Thomas Hoisington
I just started it and it is going to be totally awesome. Dr. Harrelson is a former professor of mine from Liberty University and and mentor of mine. He is a great fellow Christian and one I am proud to call my brother in Christ. Thank you, Matt, for having him on. God bless...
is the accent real? genuinely curious since it sounds so anachronistic
@gabomaxi9 its very real. Incredible accent.
I'm only 5 minutes in and I love this guy. And I could listen to him talk for hours. So good to hear home-grown accents.
💯 exactly what I was thinking.
Same!!
he's putting it on
@@feofilakt-p4w i think he's playing it up, not putting it on. There's an important difference
@@christianmadore7574 i don't think the difference is tangible. sure he has a fairly distinctive southern accent but what he sounds like in more recent videos is nothing like the videos of him from years and years ago, weird how he feels the need to present this fake version of himself
Praying for healing and reconciliation between Alan and his parents. God bless his courage and integrity to follow his conscience despite the heavy cost.
Brothers I ask you to pray for me a Catholic thats starting to fall away, I will never stop going to mass, but my sins are getting a hold of me, please pray for me.
reading your plea here made me tear up. you're not alone, my friend. sin is a terrible thing, but God never tires of bringing us back into a loving communion with him. I also struggle with habitual sins; pray for me as I pray for you
Praying for you, friend.
Eucharistic adoration!
You should start listening to "My Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis uploaded by Classic Catholic Audiobooks on TH-cam. I have been listening to it most of the day and it's really a powerful weapon to resist temptations. I will offer you 5 decades today. Please, be at peace.
Jona you will look back and realize that God was holding you tight the whole time. Jesus in the storm.
I am so glad he addressed the prejudice that exists towards Catholics in the south. I am not yet Catholic, but praying one day I get to be. I see so much joy in his face when he talks about the Catholic faith and I understand it, because I feel that joy too. God bless him and his wife and family on their journey home.❤
Hi!
Converts and returning always make the best Catholics, because they made a well thought out decision.
What is stopping you from becoming Catholic?
I'm a protestant making my way back home and I can also confirm the prejudice that Catholics get in the South ever since I start going to mass and people ask me what church I go to and I tell them where I go it's automatically a problem for most people.
Growing up in Louisiana’s mostly catholic Cajun country, I didn’t know there were other religions until I moved out of state 😊 and my dad did smoke pipes - love the smell
@@mrsducky3428 Indeed! Converts really are the joy of the Church. As a cradle Catholic few things warm my heart more! Affectionate prayers too for all who are drawn but not quite there yet. Please pray for us too!
I am praying to God, and asking him if I should convert to Catholicism.
Hallow needs to get this man a rosary playlist 😂
Yes!
Nice handle
I was thinking the same thing! Unfortunately, I have this bad habit of subconsciously imitating people’s speech if I listen long enough… I might start talking like him after awhile. (Which isn’t bad… except I’m not from Kentucky so it’d be weird!)
"And i do declayah, Hayell, Marehh. Full'a grehhhs. Tha Lawwd is with 'dtee, Bless'ed aht thooou amongst waymen, and blay'sed is the fruit'a thahh woe'm, Jaysus. Whole-E Mareh, motha'a Gawwd, do pray for us sanners, both now, and at the hour'a ow Dayith. Eh-mayn, eh-mayn, and eh-mayn, thank ya ma'am". - 🌾🤠👨🏼🌾
"And from the valley of north western Virgina by the cotton failds yonda of cawwnbraid, Alabama, on behalf of mahh grayte Grain-daddeh, Colonel Saiinderrz, ahh sehy, Air Faatha, hew arrt in haven, hallow'ed bee thahh nayim. Thahh kang'dm comb, thahh whale be dawn on airth as it aze in haven.
Give os this day air daylee braid, and ferrgive us aiir tress pesos, as we forgive those hew tress pace against ohs. And leedus nawwt inta temp'tashin', but d'liver ohs from ayvehl. Ay-main." - 👨🏼🌾🌾
“Son, I’ve got class I ain’t even used yet.” Perhaps one the greatest lines ever said by a human being!
I missed this part. timestamp anyone?
It was early like 8 minutes in
@@lilianamunoz3003 24:24
I do believe we're seeing the birth of another great apologist in real time. I've been a fan of Dr Harrelson since his first TH-cam video. I'll be praying for him and his wife, his children, and especially his parents. Welcome home!
Sometimes when listening to these conversations with Matt and his guests I laugh, then cry. Then laugh again I dont know if anyone relate to that but these are not only entertaining but very beautiful and edificating stories and conversations. Praise be God.
100%!
Most definitely
I got 10 minutes into this episode and decided I wanted to buy a pipe. So I went to the Briary here in Birmingham which Alan called out! They helped me pick everything out and even sat and smoked with me and we talked theology for a bit 😊 This episode led me to have such a blessed day!!
The Briary is a wonderful place! I have made many purchases there.
Thanks be to God!!!
What did you buy, Kaleb. I’m new to the pipe game as well. Got a couple Missouri Meerschaum cobs, a Peterson bent bulldog, and a Savinelli 316ks pot. Really like My mixture 965, HH burley flake, blood ten moon, and plum pudding. Having a tough time with Virginia blends. Don’t know what to think yet. I’m aging some Orlik golden sliced and Davidoff flake medallions. We shall see. It really is a fun hobby.
Delightful interview. The best of protestant southern gentleman piety, on the road to the Catholic Church. I love hearing 'literature' pronounced like Flannery O'Connor said it.
Goodness gracious God almighty this entertaining 😊😅😅😅😅
I like anyone that references Flannery O'Connor. :)
HOW FANTASTIC! I haven't heard that genteel raconteur drawl in years! I thought it had died or was at least on the "endangered species" list. What a treat to know its still with us!
@@mickey30981 😄 endangered species......
Yes! I hut rewind a couple of times just to enjoy how he says it! 😂
This gentleman is an absolute delight! I could listen to him all night!
The accent isn't real. He's from SC I'm from NC and no one there talks that way
I would pay good money for an audiobook of this guy reading Shelby Foote's Civil War trilogy.
"Son I got class I ain't even used yet."
The quote of the week
He is a character! 😂❤
@@dove.9833 A literal Character. His accent is not real . I'm from North Carolina and he is originally from south Carolina I believe and no one talks that way. heh's mixing Kentucky and Texan. It's very cringy
@@MarkelBeverley I've read that in some areas everyone talks like that. If you watch his video's it shows that he actually talks like that.
Edit: It's from "the flatlands down east", not Piedmont or the mountains.
@@olivierschraepen5451 I'm not buying it, I'm sorry.
This man has captured my experience with Protestantism perfectly. I will pray for his and his wife's journey to the one true church and for the relationship between him and his family. I'll also find his TH-cam. Thank you, Matt.
I could listen to this guy talk all day.
I love Alan. His vocabulary and accent are wonderful. I could listen to him for hours. I have Protestant acquaintances that need to listen to his story. I absolutely agree with his feelings and description of Protestants, i.e., Strip Mall Christianity.
Hi Matt and Thursday, I’m not a Catholic. I belong to the Assyrian Church of the East but a big fan of the content and I’m highly respectful of all Apostolic churches. I noticed that much of the channel focuses on western Christianity and I would request you turn east and interview Fr. Ankido Sipo of the Chaldean Catholic Church and I think you would enjoy the conversation and history of the Mesopotamian church history.
I second the recommendation.
Thanks for the suggestion. matt is an eastern Catholic, and we regularly have on Eastern Catholic Priests and religious. I'd suggest one of the Episodes with Mother Natalia, a byzantine Catholic Nun, (I believe there are 3 of them now), or of the videos with Fr. Jason Charron, a Ukrainian Catholic Priest, Vesper Stamper is a practicing Christian in the Eastern Orthodox church, Dcn Nicholas Kotar is Russian Orthodox, Fr. Christian Kappas has also been on the show twice. I hope you'll enjoy those episodes!
This man speaks so wisely is hard to believe he s 37 years old. Greetings from Mexico. 😊
Watch out tho. He publicly disagrees with promoting multiculturalism. Limited view of humanity.
@@truincanadaok, and?
@truincanada As we all should be. Being against multiculturalism doesn't mean racist. It means that if you move here, become an American by following our values. Don't bring and attempt to impose an inferior culture and way of governence on America.
@PerpetualSmile Thank you for your reply. To be honest , I was very taken by the erudition and common sensical homesteading sense he relates to his listener. However, in that conversation he made that specific and I wish he would have fleshed that out as you have in your comment. I appreciate your perspective yet I would welcome Dr. Alan to clarify.
as a brand new baby catholic myself this is so heartwarming, i feel like i'm in good company, in fact the BEST!!!
Welcome home.🙏🏽💜✝️
Yes, welcome!! 🙏🏼
Welcome 🙏
The man has a voice of gold and an accent to match. He also has more knowledge and curiosity of the faith than many of those that attend Mass. He and his family will serve the Lord well, I believe. Godspeed, and Welcome all.
Hearing all the wonderful people Matt brings on the show talk about "coming home" to the Catholic Church makes me feel so blessed to have been in the church my whole life. As well as that much more eager to continue to learn and seek Christ!
Yes. You are blessed.
Dr. Harrelson reminds me of my late father whom I just lost on 16 September. May the Good Lord bless his soul.
If this guy isn't on at minimum once every 3 months I'm done with Pints, we have reached PEAK PINTS. You'll never top this man. Time to make him a regular or to end the show, lol.
Yes. This is a fact
Hear hear!
This is the way
He is our guy
Absolutely, they make a dynamic duo!
This might be hands down the most enjoyable interview I have watched to date! I don't smoke pipes (or anything!) and I don't drink whisky but this entire conversation has brought me so much joy! :)
I told Cameron to have Matt interview Malcolm Guite a year or two ago, I’m so glad this interview makes that more possible. 🤩
Thought his accent was fake… then I heard him say he was from Southeastern Kentucky. I’m Appalachian , grandma was a West Virginian… it’s legit.
He's not from Kentucky. He's originally from South Carolina, as he stated in the interview.
He is from South Carolina. Recently moves to KY. I am from Central KY and a kentuckian accent is more beautiful. Lol
@@mr.kylestory4873 He's faking his accent NO ONE in south carolina sounds like that
@@MarkelBeverley I disagree
@@mr.kylestory4873 I'm from NC and go to SC all the time and have family there. Been going there my who life and no one sounds like that. Listen to it bro. Have you watched his old videos? listen to what he sounded like then compared to now. There is no way you think this is authentic.
As a pipe smoker and lover of American history, I’ve been a fan of Dr. Harrelson for quite some time. I’m absolutely tickled with joy to see him on Pints with Aquinas, and to welcome him Home to Holy Mother Church. This episode was such a treat!
You’re very fortunate that your wife was on board from the very beginning. Pray for mine. Been on the journey over 12 years and she stands firmly against my conversion. I’ve been patiently waiting and praying for her to be ready.
Prayers for the conversion of spouses.
I was nine years behind my husband coming into the Church. There was nothing he could have done to change my heart and mind. It was only when he released me totally into God's hands, did I feel free to begin to consider the possibility of " what if?" It's a painful journey. God bless the two of you.
Two of my favorite channels together ❤
I'm a new catholic and a new pipe smoker! Loved this interview.
Please absolutely get Malcolm Guite on the show! He is a very kindly and lovely man, full of insight and wisdom. He has a great appreciation for Tolkien, Lewis, Arthur and the Matter of England, and of course, Jesus Christ.
And yet he is not of the cult of papacy
@Pints With Aquinas, don't take for granted what Dr Harrelson is saying about southeastern Ky. He's dead on. Theres a protestant church on every corner... but Catholic churches are few and far between. I too live in southeastern Kentucky... and I'm in the process of trying to cut myself a path to the Catholic Church. It has been difficult. There's one Catholic church in my area, and I want to start RCIA as quickly as possible. I've devoured basically everything Catholic I can find on youtube, and I thank God for channels like this, people like Dr Taylor Marshall, and also Exorcist priests I've found on youtube like Fr Carlos Martins, Bishop James Long, Fr Vince Lampert, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, Fr Dan Reehil, etc. Unfortunately I don't quite have the support Dr Harrelson does, , I'm kind of more on my own. Like Dr Harrelson I grew up in the Church of God. Unlike him, I ended up becoming disillusioned with it, because unlike most, I actually started to study the scriptures. What I found in them, didn't really fit with much of what I was hearing from behind Church of God pulpits. I too wanted more... and when I began to find all these Catholics on youtube, I QUICKLY began to understand that all of the horrible things I had heard about Catholicism all my life, was all WRONG, and all came from a place of fear and ignorance. Sadly, WILLFULL ignorance. I don't mean that in a disrespectful sense... but rather from the literal sense... They just don't know what they don't know. My mother has lost her mind after I told her I wanted to become Catholic. Her exact words were "You are WAY out in left field now"... My response was, No Mom, I think maybe the problem is that you guys have been way out in left field for far too long. As I began to learn about the Catholic church from actual Catholics, they knocked down every single thing that the Protestantism had taught us about Catholicism, one by one, and things suddenly began to make SO much sense. I thank God for people like Matt... Who is bringing the truth of the church to those of us who never had the opportunity to learn it. So, Thank you kind sir! :)
Matt, please thank Dr. Alan for his unintentional prayer suggestion,
1) A teachable Heart.
2) A Humble Spirit.
3) A compassion for others.
@PintsWithAquinas About an hour and 20 minutes into the podcast Alan is dead right. Back in April I watched your interview with Steve McCaig, and after hearing his treaty of the Marian Dogmas I decided to join the Catholic Church. I'm starting OCIA this September. I credit St Benedict, Steve McCaig, Ethan Dolan, and you Matt for bringing me into the Church, and so many have come to the Church from your ministry.
Glory to Jesus Christ!
That’s awesome! Lots to learn about our Lord, Mary and the Saints who followed him through Catholicism! Praying for your journey!
@@AustinHeisinger Dominus vobiscum.
Memories of my Dad as a Commander inthe USN and doing homework at his desk, being distracted as a third grader by his pipe resting there, and my Godfathers love of pipes. Love this session.
This was fabulous ! I smiled the whole interview ! Love your work
The Austrappalachian accent combination going on in this room is too great. The universe is going to collapse under its weight.
Guest does not have an Appalachian accent, so...
@@PontifexByzantinus its literally fake lol
@@MarkelBeverley
Dude, you are responding to every comment about the accent that it is fake. Did this guy do something to your family or what?
@@Antonio_Serdar Keep you shirt on. It was only a few comments.
My grandparents owned a bakery in a village in Germany. In the 1950ies, the people living there were still living like in the 19th century. My grandmother told me that she would meet kinds of people that you just don't meet today anymore.
One particular customer she told me about was an old man that had lost all of his teeth but one. On that tooth, he would hang his pipe with a thread and so every time he talked, the pipe would bounce up and down. I was reminded of this anecdote while listening to the stream.
It makes me happy that there are still people around with this kind of accent.
This is literally THE best accent I have ever heart in the whole of my life. Could we get him to do an audio bible?
It's fake. No one where he is from sounds like that
Great interview -- Welcome home Dr Harrelson!
As a cradle Catholic, I have to say that some of our Church's best appologists these days are converts.
These are difficult days for the Church (and the world). I think God is bringing you all home for a reason.
God Bless.
Oh my goodness! Dr. Alan is such a sweet guy--and has a great sense of humor!
Thank you for sharing your journey, and God bless you!
Delightful! I always deeply enjoy Conversion talks but this man melted my heart and tears welled up several times. Praise be to our Triune God❣️
I looked up St.Helen’s Parish. Marvelous history! Founding women ‘converts’ gathered field stones to build the Church. But the best sign…daily confession times and Lots of Eucharistic Adoration hours ❣️
Bravo, Gentlemen and glory to God for this incredible interview. One of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. I wish it didn’t end! Thank you Alan and Matt! 🙏
I'm only a few minutes in and as a hard atheist I know that I'm going to grow frustrated by many things stated throughout this conversation, but wow, I love this man's accent. So much nicer than my stereotypical British accent.
Lol. What are you doing on a Catholic podcast? Enemy research 😂
@@alvinmarshall9446 Do you only watch things you already agree with?
Billions of people believe in something that I don't, I want to hear why. How else do you suggest an atheist finds God if he's really there?
@@betadecay6503 He will find you. Don't run. Don't hide. Much love.
@@betadecay6503glad you’re here, pay no mind to jokesters. I pray for your conversion
@@Seliz463 Thank you, and thanks for the prayers. I want the truth, whatever that is. All of the evidence continually points away from any proposed religion so short of a personal experience I don't see how I could ever be converted.
I watch these types of shows to hear the arguments and reasons for people's beliefs but so far they're all terrible. At this point if God exists and wants me to believe, he's going to have to show up personally. If that is too much to ask then unfortunately he has set me up for failure.
What a beautiful story! Will be praying for him & his family
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Not seen or heard this guest before but what a great character. I'm well into my sixties and I think I'm going to buy my first pipe after watching this.
I have similar reservations of joining the catholic church.. i come from a protestant as well and id imagine my mom would freak out once she hears that im going through RCIA. The later half of the interview was very comforting to me. Thank you and Alan and Matt
Hey another son coming home, glad to see it brother.
Oh my lord, this man is brilliant and I am fascinated. Bless him on his journey in the Catholic Church.
The accents in this podcast are off the chain!
Freaking love Frog Morton On the Town! It was the best Frog IMO. I am smoking Solani Gold in my Brigham mountaineer 354 as I watch you guys. Welcome, in advance, to Dr. Harrelson and your wife to the Catholic Church. You are so blessed to have your wife come into the church with you. I became Catholic in 2015 (former pentecostal pastor and missionary) and my wife has yet to follow me into the church- very difficult in the early days. My family did not agree with my conversion as well. Years later they still do not prefer it, but they understand that I want to follow Christ and hopefully see a man who is true Christ and his convictions. Prayers for you and your family.
One of your best shows Matt. You need to get the Doc back on, maybe in a year to check on his journey.
The crossover we need… Father Pine, Dr Alan, Scott Hahn, Jimmy Akin and Father Ripperger.
Yeeeeesss!!
Some of my very favorites too!
Dr. Alan! God bless you and welcome to the Catholic family! I wish I could witness your initiation 💗
On a separate note, my husband is a bourbon lover, and Blanton’s is his favorite!
Initiation? What type of Catholic are you?
@@chocolate-teapot Sorry, I should have been more clear. I would love to attend the mass where he receives his Sacraments of Initiation: Confirmation and 1st Communion.
@@Missinmaui5 hahaha 😊 👍
@@chocolate-teapota baby Catholic with alot to learn!!
This guy needs to be on hallow! I’ve just started to listen, and I love it!❤
I consider Pints With Aquinas essential in my life as a new Catholic 💕💕❤️. Thank you Matt and Thursday!
very much enjoying this!
Name dropped too Malcolm. ;)
Love this interview so much! Also, he is giving me southern Casey Kasem vibes. I could listen to this all day! It’s delightful. And his faith is beautiful.
I am a descendant of Bernard Bee’s brother, Hamilton. This is a great interview!! I will keep this lovely man and his family in my prayers.
This is a cross over I was not expecting but am delighted to find!
This is one of my favorite episodes ever. Thank you for all the amazing people you have on, and please have the good doctor back soon! Praying for him as he enters the church 🙏🏻
I think I need a GPS with Dr. Harrelson's voice, haha! I lived in Central NC for 7 amazing years of my childhood, and I had almost forgotten how lovely that accent sounded.
Dr. Harrelson: Thank you, sir, for sharing your heart for Christ. I am humbled and overwhelmed by your love for Christ and His Church. Welcome Home! Matt: excellent interview - one of my favorites for sure!
Civil War General converts to Catholicism. Awesome guest.
I’ve been a Matt Fradd fan for many years. This content with Dr. Harrelson about tobacco, bourbon and Catholicism is at the top of the list!!
My two favorite TH-camrs doing a show together!!!🎉
Have watched this episode three times and Dr Harrelson has constantly amazed me. Born and raised as a Catholic hopefully.a committed one listeing to his family's journey to conversion is a humbling experience. His southern accent has added thugs to my heart. Praying you will do an update to this. God bless❤
Greetings from inside the German Catholic church; wish I could just hop over there and experience that Tolkien conference with you all. Thank you Dr. Harrelson for this wonderful testimony.
10 mins in, and i've been waiting foe him to break character.....😂
😂
The conversations about slowing down and spending time in contemplation, combined with what Thursday said on yesterday's stream about the inner monolog being replaced by other people; it got me to realize that my severe ADD is a great blessing in many ways I never expected. My own inner monolog and its ability to send me into deep thought regardless of the external events, I once felt was a curse in the classical school setting. Now I realize that it has contributed to creativity and an ability to continue to think for myself uninterrupted. Good show and good guest.
12 minutes in and I've heard "tobacco" so many times, I can't tell if I'm actually smelling my tobacco bag 8' away or if my olfactory memory's been activated so intensely.
I believe you mean "tabacca."
Keith and Alan, back to back. Solid work PWA.
What a guy, what a smile, what a joy! The Internet is perhaps a giant trashcan, but even the glory that will come to pass because we can share the inspiration (through Internet) of our love of Christ will surpass anything! Despite all the negativity and crisis, I dare say there is a mega-change underway.
This interview is such a joy!!!
I am only five minutes into this interview. So far delightful!
This conversation was food for the soul ❤
My thought exactly
Favorite episode. No competition. Thank you.
I always watch these videos a little at a time. I sat and watched this whole video straight through. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. so good.
My father converted to Catholicism & his father had a very difficult time with it, to the point of nearly disowning him. My paternal grandparents are from Greensboro N.Carolina, & my grandfather was a pipe smoker (love the smell of pipe tobacco to this day & always brings many wonderful memories of my grandfather.
Thankfully my father’s mother was a woman of gentleness & reason, helping to reunite father & son (it was helpful that he adored my mother, who was Catholic from Polish immigrants. My grandfather had thought my mother would eventually convert, but couldn’t deny that she was anything like the anti-Catholic propaganda that saturated the south due to the KKk ).
My grandfather accepted my dad’s conversion, & loved my siblings & I tremendously.
I've watched this episode three times and Dr Harrelson is captivating with his blends etc. His southern accent has me glued and Matt's laughter is contagious! Hope you invite him again❤😂😅😊
Thank you for sharing this beautiful conversation
Please have him back on again! One of your best guests. Would love to hear how his growth in the Catholic church has been going
Couldn’t wait to watch this one! Love Dr. Harrelson!
I absolutely love this guy’s accent, and his style of speaking.
@@eso2463Very uncharitable guess. This is calumny.
I love Dr. Harrelson! I would not mind at all being corrected by him because his way of speaking conveys kindness even if he's correcting something you're saying wrong.
I love that Jimmy is reaching out to him knowing that they are both pipe lovers.
4 minutes in and I’m already all in! Awesome guest!
He makes me smile. I'm smiling all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿👍 god bless you Matt and Allan 🙏📿❤🇺🇸😊👏🇳🇿
This was such a fun interview!!! My husband loves Bourbon and I’m going to suggest he listen to this wonderful interview!!! God bless!!! ❤
Please share your entire conversion story! It strengthens us who are in the church! Not to mention to bring more souls home!
Mesmerizing interview. God bless Alan and his family!
My brother had found Alan's channel just about a month back, and he showed me, and so it's such a cool turn of events that culminated in having this interview. It's been amazing so far. Maybe I've just been ignorant up to this point, but I've only watched a handful of your interviews thus far - primarily those with Peter Kreeft and Ralph Martin. But recently you've had some incredible guests! I also very very much enjoyed the episode (s) with Jeff Cavins, and with Micheal recently (pardon I've forgotten his last name at the moment.) Thank you very much for facilitating and producing such wonderful interviews with such extraordinary guests. God bless you and yours, Matt (and Wednesday 🤭)
Love that conversation!
Thank you!
I can't stop smiling when Alan talks.
This protestant brother loves the good gifts God has given us to enjoy. I've been smoking pipes and cigars since the 90's. God Bless Bothers!