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Is Liturgical Peace Possible? My Latest in The National Catholic Register
My latest in The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/liturgical-peace-pope-leo-eucharistic-revival
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Announcing the first annual Gaudium et Spes 22 fellowship on the farm event of "roundtable discussions"
I am excited to announce that I will be hosting the first annual Gaudium et Spes 22 “roundtable discussions” here on the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker farm. The event will
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Pope Leo and the theological debates over Vatican II: My latest in The Pillar
My latest in The Pillar: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/pope-leo-and-the-gaudium-et-spes?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Dr. Daniel Mahoney joins Larry Chapp and Dr. Paul Seaton to discuss his book: "The Persistence of the Ideological Lie"
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Dr. Sarah Shortall discusses with Larry Chapp her book: "Soldiers of God in a Secular World
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Mark Stahlman, President of the Center for the Study of Digital Life, joins Larry Chapp to discuss Artificial Intelligence
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Another set of ludicrous attacks on Bishop Robert Barron: My latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in CWR. And just for the record, no I am not on the payroll of Word on Fire! But Bishop Barron is a friend of mine and someone
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Dr. Philippa Martyr joins Larry Chapp to discuss her new book on Catholicism in Australia and why it is significant for the wider Church
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Amy Welborn joins Larry Chapp to discuss Rome, the Conclave, Pope Leo, and the liturgy
I was very happy to finally get a chance to interview the wonderful Amy Welborn whose blog I have been reading since 2001. For technical reasons this is audio only
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A Paleo-Radical proposal: A guest blog from Francis Sephton
I have not had a guest blog post in a while. My friend Francis Sephton sent this to me and it is well worth a read. Here is a short
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Msgr. Michael Heintz of Notre Dame discusses his program for improved homiletics with Larry Chapp
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Pope Leo and Interreligious dialogue: My latest in The National Catholic Register
My latest in The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/chapp-leo-xiv-early-outreach-interreligious-dialogue
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Vatican II, interreligious dialogue, and Pope Leo: My latest in The Pillar
My latest in The Pillar: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/leo-xiv-vatican-ii-and-interreligious
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My conversation with Mark Lambert on the Catholic Unscripted podcast
Had a wonderful chat with Mark Lambert of Catholic Unscripted.
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My conversation with Kale Zelden on his podcast: The Underneath.
Kale Zelden is one of the most interesting podcasters around. I always enjoy our conversations.
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A meditation on the Theo-Drama of a papal conclave: My latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/05/16/a-grateful-perspective-from-saint-peters-square/
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The Communio Interviews: Samuel Korb joins Larry Chapp to discuss intratrinitarian kenosis in the thought of Origen
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My latest, and last, Letter from Rome in First Things
My latest, and last, Letter from Rome in First Things. Scroll down to get to my essay although the first essay by George Weigel is excellent and worth reading. https:
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Pope Leo XIV and a truly synodal Church: My latest in The Pillar
My latest in The Pillar. It is behind a paywall but the subscription is not expensive and The Pillar is well worth it in my opinion. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/
Larry Chapp
Bernini's vision and the current state of St. Peter's square: My latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/05/08/modern-efficiency-battles-traditional-aesthetics-in-rome/
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My latest "Letter from Rome" in First Things: "This too shall pass."
My latest "letter from Rome" in First Things. As usual, scroll down to find my essay. https://firstthings.com/letters-from-rome-2025-the-papal-interregnum-no-8/
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Letter from Rome in First Things: My latest
My latest in First Things. Scroll down for my essay https://firstthings.com/letters-from-rome-2025-the-papal-interregnum-no-6/
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Business as usual is an untenable path for the Church. My latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/05/02/business-as-usual-is-untenable/
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Moral theology and the conclave: My latest in The National Catholic Register
My latest in The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/chapp-conclave-false-narrative
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