In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. James Tonkowich, popular commentator on religion in the public square and a convert to Catholicism to share his essay, "How to Not Become Catholic in 9 Easy Steps." In aplum and charity, Dr. Tonkowich unpacks his own journey as a Presbyterian pastor into the Catholic Church and shares 9 "rules" to follow if you want to avoid his fate: Assume that all Catholics are idiotsGet all your information about the Catholic faith second handAvoid being "Deep in History"Do not read the Church FathersAffirm the "Great Tradition" but don't ask what's includedIf you're Evangelical–ignore the sin of schismIf you're a Mainline Protestant–assume the schism is someone else's faultBelieve the Catholic Church and the Bible don't mixKeep insisting that Catholicism is a grace-free, works-based religionListen to Dr. Tonkowich share his rules on the podcast.Dr. Tonkowich's ebook is available for free from the Coming Home Network International.Visit  Wyoming Catholic College for more information about their programs, including the incredible (and free!) online courses they're offering coming up.Listen to Dr. Tonkowich on The After Dinner Scholar. A podcast featuring faculty, board members, advisors, and guests talking about their books and the ideas that make up with curriculum at Wyoming Catholic College.For more, visit The Cordial Catholic. Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page.  All patrons receive access to exclusive content and if you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show!This podcast is brought to you in a special way by our Patreon Co-Producers Gina, Eyram, Susanne, Elli and Tom, Kelvin and Susan, and Stephen.Support the show