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Ep 185 - From Communism to the Chair of Peter: Why Truth, Authority, and Freedom Matter
What happens when a man grows up under brutal communism, religious persecution, and fear and then discovers that true freedom cannot exist without truth?
In this episode of The Manly Catholic, James sits down with Father Peter Damian, a Catholic priest, son of a Eastern Orthodox pastor, and convert who lived firsthand under the weight of communist ideology in Romania. This is not theory. This is lived experience.
Father Peter shares what life was really like behind the Iron Curtain, where neighbors spied on neighbors, faith was suppressed, and fear ruled daily life. He explains why freedom…
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