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The theological underpinnings for McElroy's Manifesto: My first piece of news analysis for The Pillar
Many thanks to JD Flynn for helping me produce my first piece of news analysis. It was hard for me to avoid opinionating on the topic but JD gave me
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The McElroy Manifesto: My Latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report on the radical proposals of Cardinal McElroy https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/01/30/cardinal-mcelroys-grand-deception/
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Some important announcements for all of my blog followers...
There are two announcements that I want to make. First, this blog is now part of the non-profit status of our Catholic Worker farm and I have now added
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Evangelization Part Two: Eric Sammons, Massa Damnata (again) and Bishop Robert Barron
I swore I was not going to comment on this but since my email box has been flooded with folks encouraging me to, I decided to go ahead against my
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Evangelization Part Three: The Christological and Cruciform Nature of Evangelization.
I have spoken often of the need in our evangelizing to “flip the script” of modernity. And by that I mean to highlight the fact that the deep unbelief and
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Larry Chapp interviews Daniel Drain on Communio theology, Balthasar, David Hart, and Universalism
And here is the Podbean Podcast audio only:
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Larry Chapp interviews journalist Christopher Altieri on the Father Rupnik affair and other issues
And here is the Podbean audio only Podcast:
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Larry Chapp interviews Conor Dugan on the legacy of David L. Schindler and Communio theology
Linked below are both the YouTube and audio Podbean podcast versions of the interview: Podcast audio:
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Larry Chapp Interviews Kale Zelden on the Death of Pope Benedict and the Crisis in the Church
And here is the audio version alone on my Podbean podcast platform:
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Apologetics and Evangelization Part One: Vatican II and Why Radical Traditionalism is a Dead End
I am still working on my blog essay on apologetics which was delayed by my trip to Rome. I know, I know, I keep promising that blog essay but it
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My Final Essay on the Legacy of Pope Benedict: Our Sunday Visitor
Linked below is an essay I wrote for Our Sunday Visitor on Pope Benedict. I know many of you may be growing weary of these tributes but I have been
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A Reflection on Pope Benedict's Funeral: My Latest in Catholic World Report
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/01/05/tears-thanksgiving-and-thoughts-from-benedict-xvis-funeral/
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The Legacy of Pope Benedict: My Latest in the Register
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/joseph-ratzinger-breathtakingly-brilliant-theologian
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Uploaded podcasts
I am finally up and running with my podcast! I have uploaded several of my older YouTube interviews as audio files to my Podbean podcast. You can access it on
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My latest in Catholic World Report: The Father Rupnik Scandal
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/12/29/on-lukewarm-mediocrity-duplicitous-hypocrisy-and-media-deflections/?fbclid=IwAR2SrhckjTkSvSLpm3R70qn9_7_0kcObyb59mkX6C0IFF9oqy915YOMSAlQ
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Larry Chapp interviews Leticia Ochoa Adams on "Our Lady of Hot Messes"
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Larry Chapp interviews Father Vincent Twomey and Roland Millare on Joseph Ratzinger
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My latest in Catholic World Report: Advent and the cult of Mammon
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/12/17/the-cult-of-mammon-and-the-culmination-of-advent/
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Larry Chapp interviews Robert Mixa, Word on Fire Fellow for Education, on the legacy of David Schindler, Nietzsche, and Catholic Eduction
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Larry Chapp Interviews Father Harrison Ayre on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger
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Larry Chapp and Rodney Howsare interview Dr. Jennifer Newsome Martin on Charles Péguy , Balthasar, and the Russian sophiologists.
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Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Stephen Bullivant, theologian and sociologist, on why so many are leaving the Church.
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The Subversive Christocentrism of David L. Schindler: A Personal Reflection and Two Testimonials from Former Students
The Subversive Christocentrism of David L. Schindler: A Personal Reflection and Two Testimonials from Former Students By Larry Chapp, Julia Buterbaugh and Rachel Coleman “If there's a word
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The German Synodal Way is boring. My latest in the National Catholic Register.
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/germany-s-synodal-way-takes-a-boring-route
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