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Larry Chapp and Matthew Ramage discuss the new catechism of Bishop Athanasius Schneider

A critical appraisal of the new catechism of Bishop Schneider

Larry Chapp

11/28/2023

Crisis in the Church

Larry Chapp and Kale Zelden discuss the significance of a demoralized Church

Even in the face of a confusing Church we are presented with a golden opportunity

Larry Chapp

11/24/2023

Crisis in the Church

A short version of my analysis of the new Motu Proprio: My latest in the Register

The straw man caricature of theology in the motu proprio serves a larger rhetorical purpose

Larry Chapp

11/22/2023

Synodality

Sense and Synodability: A guest blog post from Fr. John Nepil of Denver

We need a renewed Marian sensibility

Fr. John Nepil

11/16/2023

Crisis in the Church

The Bishop Strickland Affair: My Latest in Catholic World Report

The Vatican needs transparency on this case. Will we get it?

Larry Chapp

11/14/2023

Communio Theology

The Eucharist as a form of public reason: an agonistic reading of history. My talk at the University of Scranton

Only Christianity gives us a thorough explanation of the agonistic quality of existence

Larry Chapp

11/3/2023

Crisis in the Church

The New Motu Prorpio on Theology: My Latest in CWR

The new Motu Prorpio is a sad exercise in knocking down straw men.

Larry Chapp

11/3/2023

Video Interviews

An interview on the Spes Salvi Institute podcast with Andrew Pretiprin and Robert Mixa

There is great hope for the future of the Church, despite current confusions and controversies.

Larry Chapp

11/1/2023

Video Interviews

Larry Chapp interviews Fr. John Nepil on his new book on Mary and the Church

The retrieval of the deep theological connections between Mary and the Church

Larry Chapp

10/31/2023

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5/3/2023

Defense of Vatican II

My dialogue with Adam Lucas on Vatican II

A respectful dialogue about Vatican II

Larry Chapp

3/13/2023

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

Best of Larry Chapp

Universalism, Balthasar, the Massa Damnata, and the Question of Evangelization

A discussion of universalism, balthasar, evangelization, and massa damnata

Larry Chapp

5/12/2021

Best of Larry Chapp

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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