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"Synodality":  A "Listening" Church??
Crisis in the Church

"Synodality": A "Listening" Church??

Linked below is my latest essay in Catholic World Report. It is my take on the current "synodal" process going on in the Church. And even though I

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The New Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours and Bishop Barron Derangement Syndrome
Crisis in the Church

The New Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours and Bishop Barron Derangement Syndrome

“With every day that passes, the conflict between tendencies which set Catholic against Catholic in every order - - social, political, philosophical - - is revealed as sharper and more general.  One could almost

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Dr. Larry Chapp Interviews Kale Zelden on the Crisis in the Church
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp Interviews Kale Zelden on the Crisis in the Church

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Is Vatican II Spent? A Reply to Michael Pakaluk. Part Two.
Defense of Vatican II

Is Vatican II Spent? A Reply to Michael Pakaluk. Part Two.

Linked below is my latest essay in Catholic World Report.  It is part II of my response to Micheal Pakaluk's article, "Is Vatican II Spent?" https:

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Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Rodney Howsare and Mr. Jason Bach
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Rodney Howsare and Mr. Jason Bach

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Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Lewis Ayres
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Lewis Ayres

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Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Adam DeVille
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Adam DeVille

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Is Vatican II "Spent": A Reply to Michael Pakaluk. part I
Defense of Vatican II

Is Vatican II "Spent": A Reply to Michael Pakaluk. part I

Linked below is my latest essay in Catholic World Report. It is a response to the recent essay by Michael Pakaluk wherein he claims that Vatican II is "Spent&

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Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. William Cavanaugh
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp interviews Dr. William Cavanaugh

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Augustine's Two Cities and America's Nuclear Onanism
Catholic Worker

Augustine's Two Cities and America's Nuclear Onanism

“Bring out the holy hand grenade of Antioch.” King Arthur Monty Python and the Holy Grail Part I:  The Augustinian Option and the Libido Dominandi. Central governments arise, at least

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Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Rodney Howsare interview Dr. Andrew Willard Jones
Video Interviews

Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Rodney Howsare interview Dr. Andrew Willard Jones

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Catholic World Report Column: An “ad orientem” Church in an age of horizontalism
Liturgy

Catholic World Report Column: An “ad orientem” Church in an age of horizontalism

This essay linked below marks the debut of a regular CWR column by me over at Catholic World Report. Titled “Chapp’s Schtick”, the column will feature my commentary on

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Interview with Msgr. Michael Heintz and Deacon James Keating on "Seminary Formation."
Video Interviews

Interview with Msgr. Michael Heintz and Deacon James Keating on "Seminary Formation."

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Timothy Flanders interviews Larry Chapp on the Manifesto of a New Traditionalism.
Video Interviews

Timothy Flanders interviews Larry Chapp on the Manifesto of a New Traditionalism.

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Larry Chapp interviews Marcus Grodi: A follow-up to our first interview
Video Interviews

Larry Chapp interviews Marcus Grodi: A follow-up to our first interview

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Dorothy Day's Anarchism and our Current Moment
Catholic Worker

Dorothy Day's Anarchism and our Current Moment

“The bigger the unit you deal with, the hollower, the more brutal, the more mendacious is the life displayed.  So I am … against all big successes and big results; and

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Larry Chapp interviews Shaun Blanchard on Vatican II and the Hermeneutic of Reform
Video Interviews

Larry Chapp interviews Shaun Blanchard on Vatican II and the Hermeneutic of Reform

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Larry Chapp, Marc Barnes, and Sean Domencic Discuss The Manifesto of a New Traditionalism
Video Interviews

Larry Chapp, Marc Barnes, and Sean Domencic Discuss The Manifesto of a New Traditionalism

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Interview with Matthew Minerd, Richard DeClue and Matthew Levering
Video Interviews

Interview with Matthew Minerd, Richard DeClue and Matthew Levering

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Larry Chapp and Rodney Howsare interview Michael Hanby and David C. Schindler
Video Interviews

Larry Chapp and Rodney Howsare interview Michael Hanby and David C. Schindler

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The Hermeneutics of Kenosis. Part Two: Quo Vadis? Error and Truth in the Church
Defense of Vatican II

The Hermeneutics of Kenosis. Part Two: Quo Vadis? Error and Truth in the Church

“Important to remember is that the term ‘church teaching’ is analogical rather than univocal. Ecclesial teaching is proposed with varying levels of authority and certitude. Karl Rahner, for example, affirms

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Interview with Dr. Angela Franks, Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Rodney Howsare
Video Interviews

Interview with Dr. Angela Franks, Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Rodney Howsare

I was very pleased to have the opportunity to interview Dr. Angela Franks and Dr. Rodney Howsare on the topic of gender and sexuality in the light of Catholic teaching.

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Interview with Larry Chapp and Christopher Altieri
Video Interviews

Interview with Larry Chapp and Christopher Altieri

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Dignitatis Humanae: Part Two: The Hermeneutic of Kenosis
Defense of Vatican II

Dignitatis Humanae: Part Two: The Hermeneutic of Kenosis

“A (true) revolution is a call from a less perfect tradition to a more perfect tradition, a call from a shallower tradition to a deeper tradition, a backing up of

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