Welcome Suan Sonna!
Suan Sonna is the Director of Apologetics for the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT. He received an M.T.S. in New Testament Studies at Harvard Divinity School in May 2025 and is pursuing an M.A.R. in Second Temple Judaism at Yale Divinity School. He runs the podcast and YouTube channel ‘Intellectual Catholicism’ where he interviews guests and presents arguments for the papacy and magisterium.
Photo: During his time at Harvard University, Suan was able to meet Rev. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas (Angelicum), whom he has had on his channel "Intellectual Catholicism."
Brief Background
Originally from Northeastern India; in particular, the state of Manipur, the district of Churachandpur, and the town of Lamka. Suan belongs to an indigenous tribal community living in India and Myanmar called the ‘Zomi’.
His father came to the United States in 2000 to pursue an MDiv at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and in 2001, his mother, sister, and Suan were able to join him thanks to the assistance of the American Baptists. Having been interested in theology from a young age, Suan soon went on a journey of search for the Truth and found his way to Catholicism. To find out more about his story, watch his full interview with Matt Fradd on Pints with Aquinas: From Baptist Leftist to Conservative Catholic (Suan Sonna).
Photo: Suan was invited as a guest on the Pints with Aquinas podcast, hosted by Matt Fradd (left). Together, they recorded Episode 299, From Baptist Leftist to Conservative Catholic, which has amassed nearly 250,000 views on YouTube.
Photo: Suan giving a lecture here in Wichita, KS about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist in Early Christianity.
Discernment with the Order of Preachers
Suan studied philosophy at Kansas State University and shortly after graduation, he entered the Dominican Order also known as the Order of Preachers. He entered the Dominican novitiate and did not make permanent vows. However, he began to notice how much he enjoyed Sacred Scripture and Theology classes, and how much he missed being on a university campus.
Photo: Former Friar Suan Sonna at the Order of Preachers in Denver, Colorado. (Courtesy photo)
For that and other reasons, he discerned to leave the Order to continue his academic studies. To find out more about his discernment do watch his full video ‘How I Discerned Out of Religious Life’ on his YouTube Channel ‘Intellectual Catholicism’.
YouTube Channel: Intellectual Catholicism
Suan’s channel is dedicated to curating the best Catholic intellectual content on philosophy, politics, and theology. He interviews guests and presents arguments for the Papacy and Magisterium. He has appeared on Pints with Aquinas, Counsel of Trent, Catholics Answers Live, Capturing Christianity, Gospel Simplicity, and many other major podcasts. Suan is most known for his work on the papacy and has even debated the Protestant pastor Gavin Ortlund on the subject. Some of his works are as follows:
Video Interview Series:
Apologetical Works & Cases for the Catholic Position:
Photo: During Suan's research on icon veneration in response to Gavin Ortlund, Suan met with Fr. Michael Lee, an Eastern Catholic Priest.
Suan Sonna’s Intellectual Catholicism Logo
The right-side up cross represents, of course, the cross of Christ and the upside down cross represents Saint Peter. The two golden keys are the keys of Saint Peter and the large key down the middle represents Eliakim of Isaiah 22:22. The two does or deer at the top of the middle key are from the seal of the historical Eliakim himself!
Once again, we warmly welcome Suan Sonna to the Totus Tuus Apostolate!
