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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/
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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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My appearance on Kale Zelden's podcast: The Underneath
Great chatting with my friend Kale Zelden
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My latest in The Pillar: the ongoing debate between Concilium vs Communio theology in the papacy of Pope Francis
My latest in The Pillar. Unfortunately, it is behind a paywall. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/communio-concilium-and-pope-francis
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Letter number three from Rome in First Things
As usual you need to scroll down to find my essay: https://firstthings.com/letters-from-rome-2025-the-papal-interregnum-no-3/
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My second "Letter from Rome" in First Things: Controlling the narrative
As with all of these "letters from Rome" you must scroll down to get to my essay https://firstthings.com/letters-from-rome-2025-the-papal-interregnum-no-
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Letters from Rome: My first essay in First Things
Linked is the first installment of a new series of reflections I will be offering at First Things while I am in Rome. As with my columns in First Things
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The papacy of Pope Francis: My latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report which is a short essay on the papacy of Pope Francis. It is the first of several articles in a symposium on Pope Franics
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Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Election of Pope Benedict XVI: My Latest in The National Catholic Register
It has been 20 years since the election of Pope Benedict. My latest in The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/chapp-hallmark-of-the-life-and-legacy-
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On the anniversary of Nicaea: Interpreting Vatican II as a ressourcement council. My latest in The Pillar
The first of hopefully many more opinion pieces in The Pillar. Unfortunately, it is behind a pay wall since Pillar subscriptions are not free..... https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/ecumenical-
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Dr. Matthew Minerd joins Larry Chapp to discuss Eastern Catholicism, modernism, and Vatican II
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