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Communio Theology
Two Interviews on the Discerning Hearts Podcast on my book from Ignatius Press
Confession of a Catholic Worker
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/2/2023
Communio Theology
A conference at St. Bernard's School of Theology on Veritatis Splendor
Veritatis Splendor
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/28/2023
Synodality
Some thoughts on the Synod as I head to Rome
The Synod represents a clash of normativities
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/28/2023
Communio Theology
Interview on the Discerning Hearts Podcast on the legacy of Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict and his towering intellect
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/27/2023
Communio Theology
Lecture at Benedictine College
The Lamb who was slain is the engine of history
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/21/2023
Crisis in the Church
The illogic of the sedevacantists: My latest in Catholic World Report
Father Altman is not the issue. But what he represents is
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/14/2023
Miscellaneous
An announcement to my readers.
A busy Fall schedule
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/11/2023
Communio Theology
Larry Chapp interviews Tom Gourlay on the theology of Luigi Giussani.
The religious sense as the completion of reason.
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/11/2023
Communio Theology
Dom Dalmasso of The Logos Project interviews Larry Chapp on Communio theology
Communio theology as the true traditionalism
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
9/6/2023

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Crisis in the Church
The Soda Pop Solidarity of the "Meeting on Human Fraternity" in Rome. My latest in Catholic World Report
For the Church, the only true fraternity is the solidarity brought by Christ. But he was nowhere mentioned at this event.
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
6/16/2023
Crisis in the Church
My Response to Dr. Matthew Minerd: My Latest in Catholic World Report
There is a glaring need for a coalition of theologically orthodox theologians to combat the current rise of heterodox theologies in the Church
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
6/1/2023
Communio Theology
What is Communio Theology? An interview with faculty at St. Bernard's School of Theology
Many readers have asked, "What is Communio Theology?" A wonderful conversation on that topic
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/25/2023
Podcasts
A new podcast I am starting with Marcus Daly: "Die Human".
Christ shows us the meaning of our mortality
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/22/2023
Defense of Vatican II
Who controls the narrative of modern Catholicism? My latest in Catholic World Report
The debate over Vatican II is still the defining ecclesial issue of our time
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/19/2023
Crisis in the Church
Larry Chapp interviews Eduardo Echeverria on Father James Martin
The problem with Father James Martin's approach to LGBTQ ministry
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/17/2023
Crisis in the Church
Larry Chapp interviews Timothy Flanders on his new book: City of God vs. City of Man
A great conversation with the chief editor at 1Peter5 on his new book
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/5/2023
Crisis in the Church
Carl Olson of Ignatius Press interviews Larry Chapp on his new book
Our current moment of crisis and the Ernstfall of decision
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
5/3/2023
Defense of Vatican II
My dialogue with Adam Lucas on Vatican II
A respectful dialogue about Vatican II
Larry Chapp
Larry Chapp
3/13/2023

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Best of Larry Chapp
A Married Priesthood? A Meditation on Mandatory Celibacy: The Witness of Damien Alfonso Bergman
A meditation on the discipline of mandatory celibacy for priests in the Catholic Church.
Larry Chapp
1/13/2022
Best of Larry Chapp
Vatican II as a Ressourcement Council. Part One: Father Robert Imbelli's Conciliar Retrieval
Vatican II has come under heavy fire from many quarters these days as a "failed council" that should just be ignored. In this first post in a new series on Vatican II I defend the council as truly profound. It was a ressourcement council and Father Robert Imbelli's brilliant analysis makes this clear.
Larry Chapp
1/6/2022
Best of Larry Chapp
The Hermeneutics of the Abyss: Some Thoughts on Traditionis Custodes
A discussion of traditionis custodes through a hermeneutic of the abyss.
Larry Chapp
7/19/2021
Best of Larry Chapp
Balthasar, Universalism, and the “Massa Damnata” Part Two: a Defense of Adrienne von Speyr
A discussion of Adrienne Von Speyr, Balthasar, Universalism, and "Massa Damnata"
Larry Chapp
5/30/2021
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Universalism, Balthasar, the Massa Damnata, and the Question of Evangelization
A discussion of universalism, balthasar, evangelization, and massa damnata
Larry Chapp
5/12/2021
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The Valor of the Unshielded Heart: A Lenten Meditation
How the unshielded heart leads to a recovery of what it truly means "to be saved"
Larry Chapp
2/17/2021
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The Constantinian Heathenism of the Church: Joseph Ratzinger and the Crisis of our Time
How Constantinian Heathenism within the Church is a crisis in our time
Larry Chapp
2/3/2021
Best of Larry Chapp
The Choice: Bourgeois Well-Being or Conversion to Christ: Beige Catholicism and the Challenges of the Young Priest
A discussion of beige Catholicism in the context of bourgeois well-being or conversion to Christ
Larry Chapp
12/11/2020
Best of Larry Chapp
The McCarrick Report and the De Facto Atheism of the Church
A discussion of the McCarrick report and its relationship to the de facto athetism of the Church
Larry Chapp
11/11/2020

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