Episode 003 - What makes us truly Catholic? The English Catholic Difference

In this pivotal episode of Discovering the English Catholic Church, Archbishop Jayden Hagood offers an unflinching look at what sets the English Catholic Church (ECC) apart in the fractured landscape of modern Christianity.

Drawing from his newly completed book The Middle Road, His Grace addresses three essential questions:

What makes the English Catholic Church different?

What makes us truly Catholic?

What is the best path forward in the 21st century?

With pastoral conviction and theological depth, Archbishop Hagood contrasts the ECC with both Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism—rejecting authoritarianism on one side and doctrinal collapse on the other. He outlines the ECC’s identity as a Church rooted in the undivided Catholic faith of the first millennium, upholding apostolic succession, valid sacraments, and conciliar leadership.

This episode also introduces the Ordinariate of Evangelical Catholic Churches, a welcoming home for faithful Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and other Evangelical-Catholic Christians who are seeking the fullness of the Catholic faith without compromise.

If you’ve ever asked, “Is there a Church that still speaks truth with love, stands firm in tradition, and empowers the next generation of clergy and laity?”—this episode is your answer.

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