How Islam Led Me Back to Christ w/ Charbel Raish

00:00 Start
1:22 Australian lollies (Minties, Cherry ripe, Caramello Koala, Timtams, Violet crumble)
5:08 Catholic marketing network (with Deacon Harold)
7:20 Catholic answers focus (with Cy) and Catholic answers live (with Karlo) and Pilgrimage (with Tim)
7:40 For greater glory (with Ruben Quezada)
7:58 Parousia media (Apostolate)
11:18 Different types of apologetics
12:05 Census (and the nones)
12:40 Cardinal George Pell
15:09 Aussie rules football (ALF), rugby and cricket
20:10 Charbel’s background story (and teachers hair lit on fire)
30:40 Derek & Seraphim (Orthodox guest)
36:38 Polygamy
44:25 Lumen verum apologetics
47:55 Aquinas classes
56:13 Prayer
1:07:16 God is love
1:12:58 Why was Jesus on the cross
1:15:55 Separating ideology from the person
1:24:14 Timtam slam (and Australian sayings and Sky news)
1:30:47 Talks on Islam
1:34:02 Muhammad
1:37:45 Thomas Aquinas on Islam
1:40:13 Book recommendations (Start of Q&A)
1:42:54 Eastern catholics and muslims
1:44:35 Moderate muslims
1:47:51 Christian apologetics to Muslims (and pilgrimage to Jordan to follow footsteps)
2:03:18 Man of honour and charity
2:16:06 Callings
2:19:28 Charbel’s book (How Islam Led Me Back to Christ)
2:21:38 Upside down Australia
2:28:50 Jimmy Akin live call
2:36:20 How Charbel got his name (and the story of St. Charbel)
2:42:36 Wrap-up

[Dustin_Quick_Holy_Smokes]

Welcome home Charbel! I’m a former Muslim and former Protestant. God bless brother!

[YeshuaAkbar]

One of the best testimonies ever. May this brother win many Muslim souls.

[afm]

Please invite Mario Joseph from Kerala, India on your show. He was a former Muslim Imam and is now a lay Catholic preacher.

[bria]

Hearing this guys story, the "Not Yet" stood out to me. That was the same message that I was getting a couple years back when seriously considering suicide. I wasn't strong in my faith, but I was given enough "Not Yets" to wait till I started going to a wonderful traditional church and started to love God again. God doesn't tell us no, he says give me a chance.

[miltadmshiha]

I'm gobsmacked that, Mr. Raish, my religion teacher from Redfield is on Pints! His journey to Christ has always been inspiring to me. May God bless him and his family

[cassiusclay]

Mr. Charbel Raish is a great man and devout Catholic!
Had the opportunity to meet him earlier this year at a camp and even cut his hair.
God bless from a fellow Aussie!❤🙏😁

[amalghalie]

God bless U Charbel ...
I'm a Maronite Catholic too ...
Like U my late dad would make us pray the rosary every night when my siblings and I were very young ...
I lost dad last yr ...
I was hurt lost afraid .. and wanted to know where dad really go ...
I asked My baby sister if she had a bible .. yes she did and it's been a yr now my life has completely changed ... I've devoted my life to My Lord Jesus and Mother Mary ...
I'm sure dad is so proud of me cause when he was here with us ..he would beg me to pray and go to church unfortunately I was a lost soul
My Lord Jesus protect your people especially now from what's happening in this evil world ...
Great video Matt and Charbel ...
I'm from Sydney and I use to go to Mary Mackillops High School in the mid 1980's ...

[chaldeang]

It's so satisfying seeing another Aussie get on the podcast, we need more Aussie Catholics on here.

[patrickcullen]

Blessed to have stumbled across this video. Charbel was my religion teacher at school for a number of years, it's come full circle, thank God. His formation placed a great foundation for my faith and where it stands now

[marianweigh]

What a beautiful story and told so sincerely. Every day we discover a little more of the infinite depths of Christ. We may start learning just to figure out our childhood faith. Then maybe we study in order to win arguments. Then maybe a day comes when Scripture strikes us in a brand new way. Then maybe Mass unveils its mystery and the Eucharist takes on a whole new life for us. Then we fall more and more in love with prayers—short and long, public and private. Soon we are radiant with the love of the Gospel. We walk the streets looking for people to love, who to aide, who to share this joy with. Our hope is so full! And then, Christ says, "Would you like to see the Cross?" And we realize we have only just begun to reach his feet.

God bless you all 🙏

[FigaroHey]

There's a big difference between "not being afraid to say your prayers in public" and being terrified of what your God will do to you if you do NOT say your prayers slavishly at the prescribed times. I have Muslim converts to Catholicism whom I teach and whether they were lax, lapsed or fervent, from Russia, Uzbekistan, Tunisia or Iran, they all say the same thing: God is like an angry policeman who is waiting for you to make one false move, one mistake, to crush you like an insect. He can do anything to you and he will. And even the most devout cannot be perfect no matter how hard they try, so they will be punished too. It's all cowering terror of a God who is raw power. That doesn't sound like a very "manly" faith to me. Real men are free to choose, not terrified into submission by fear of punishment.

[raider]

He did the right thing because I experienced divine intervention/experiences! Jesus IS VERY REAL, ALIVE AND WELL!

[janefrancesblackburn]

What a lovely guy! He's such a good communicator too. This is a very moving interview. Thank you.

[Anna-mzij]

Watching this on 3rd August 2022 : happy birthday Charbel
This was a great, interesting, informative conversation.

[johnbuenger]

I have never heard an explanation of the trinity put so well. Not sure I even understood it before hearing this. Thank you.

[Caritasaveritas]

Just watched a clip of this and had to see the whole piece - intriguing.
Thank you!

[TonyKeeh]

I wasn't going to watch this, but clicked on it when I had a long drive. So glad I did!

Charbel's story is amazing, and he seems like a very wise and holy man.

Also, it's so strange how Matt and Charbel's lives share so many similarities!

[tar]

I love the physicality of their prayer, it must derive from early Christian prayer and prostration, there is talk of this all through the Bible
it really gets you out of your head & connects you wholly into prayer
lowering yourself, kneeling down, bowing your head to the ground, covering your face, deep bows and holds
I am Catholic but this kind of physical prayer helps me give my heart to Him

[SharonFowle]

Great to see the beautiful Charbel on your show, an awesome man doing phenomenal work in Australia!

[WillCenteno]

My mother Yvette is the reason why im back because when i was at my worst she never gave up praying i love her so much for that thank you ma.