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Balthasar, Universalism, and the “Massa Damnata” Part Two: a Defense of Adrienne von Speyr
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Balthasar, Universalism, and the “Massa Damnata” Part Two: a Defense of Adrienne von Speyr

Ralph Martin, in his latest book “A Church in Crisis,” has some very uncharitable things to say about the mystic Adrienne von Speyr that merit a response.  Although he does

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Book Review by Dr. Larry Chapp in Catholic World Report. A Review of David C. Schindler’s New Book: “The Politics of the Real: the Church Between Liberalism and Integralism.”
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Book Review by Dr. Larry Chapp in Catholic World Report. A Review of David C. Schindler’s New Book: “The Politics of the Real: the Church Between Liberalism and Integralism.”

Linked below is the review.  My next blog post after this one will be a defense of Adrienne von Speyr.  And after that a blog on universalism, since everybody seems

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

If you want a dog whistle guaranteed to summon a pack of barking traditionalists just mention the names of either Hans Urs von Balthasar or Bishop Robert Barron. The former

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Podcast Interview with Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on “Love Alone” by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Parts Three, Four, and Five
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Podcast Interview with Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on “Love Alone” by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Parts Three, Four, and Five

Many thanks to Kris McGregor for inviting me to discuss this wonderful text.  I will be posting a new blog post soon on Balthasar and the question of “universalism.”  So

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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part Three. The non-heroic Church and the False Accusation that Holiness is a Sectarian Perfectionism
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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part Three. The non-heroic Church and the False Accusation that Holiness is a Sectarian Perfectionism

“To live together as brother and sister? Of course, I have high respect for those who are doing this. But it is a heroic act, and heroism is not for

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Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on Balthasar’s Love Alone: part two
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Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on Balthasar’s Love Alone: part two

Here is the next installment of my interview with Kris McGregor.  It looks like there is also going to be a part three.   And there will be a new blog

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A podcast interview between Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Part One: “Only Love is Credible.”
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A podcast interview between Larry Chapp and Kris McGregor on the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Part One: “Only Love is Credible.”

Love Alone is Credible with Dr. Larry Chapp pt. 1 - "Balthasar: Beauty, Goodness, Truth" Podcast Linked above is a podcast I did with Kris McGregor which is part

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A Call Within A Call for Renewal: Father John Gribowich Reflects on His Own Vocation and the Current State of the Church
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A Call Within A Call for Renewal: Father John Gribowich Reflects on His Own Vocation and the Current State of the Church

This is a guest blog by Father John Gribowich who is the co owner of our Catholic Worker Farm and a priest in the diocese of Brooklyn who is on

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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part Two. The Jordan Peterson and Bishop Robert Barron interview
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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part Two. The Jordan Peterson and Bishop Robert Barron interview

Linked below is what I consider to be an extraordinary conversation between Jordan Peterson and Bishop Robert Barron.  I think the entire conversation is wonderful but if you go to

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Interview with Zac Crippen and Larry Chapp on the Creedal podcast. Topic: The Numbing Down of the Church: Lukewarm, bored Catholicism
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Interview with Zac Crippen and Larry Chapp on the Creedal podcast. Topic: The Numbing Down of the Church: Lukewarm, bored Catholicism

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Interview with Kale Zelden and Larry Chapp on “Side Show Kale”: Part Three of the Numbing Down of the Church
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Interview with Kale Zelden and Larry Chapp on “Side Show Kale”: Part Three of the Numbing Down of the Church

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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part One. Political Liberalism, the Public Unreality of God, and the Bored Catholic
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The Universal Call to Holiness: Part One. Political Liberalism, the Public Unreality of God, and the Bored Catholic

“I pray with St. Augustine, ‘Lord, that I may know myself, in order to know Thee.” Dorothy Day, (“The Long Loneliness”) After my last series of posts on the “numbing

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