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Larry Chapp interviews Shaun Blanchard and Stephen Bullivant on their new book on Vatican II
And here is the Podbean Podcast audio: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-knvdf-13ce5e6
Evangelization Part Four: Evangelization in an Apocalyptic Modality: A Balthasarian Analysis
True, the mysterious figure of the Nazarene continues to exercise its fascination. But, for the most part, access to this figure is sought outside the official Christianity of the Church,
Larry Chapp interviews Rachel Coleman on the metaphysics of matter in Ferdinand Ulrich
And here is the Podbean podcast audio only version: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eqxyu-13cb20e
An Interview with Carlo Lancellotti on Augusto del Noce
My apologies for much of the quality of this latest video. The sound and video elements are not great and for about four minutes (starting around the 107:26 mark)
The "Spirit" of Vatican II and the "Spirit" of Synodality: My Latest in the Register
I am at Saint Meinrad's Seminary in Indiana giving a lecture tonight on "Evangelization." How appropriate that my short essay on Synodality came out today in
"Confession of a Catholic Worker" (my new book) now available for preordering
I am very happy to announce that my new book with Ignatius Press is available for pre-ordering. You can order it directly from Ignatius Press from the link below.
My dialogue with Adam Lucas on Vatican II
Recently I wrote an essay in Catholic World Report that was critical of an essay written by Adam Lucas on Vatican II that appeared in the online version of Crisis
Cardinal McElroy's latest essay: a response. My latest in Catholic World Report
Cardinal Mcelroy has published yet another essay in which he attempts to answer his critics. Unfortunately, it is just more of the same. My latest response is in Catholic World
Larry Chapp interviews Matthew Levering on the role of conscience in moral theology
In light of the recent essays by Cardinal Mcelroy where he misstates the proper role of conscience in Catholic moral theology I decided to interview Dr. Matthew Levering on the
My Latest in Catholic World Report: A response to Adam Lucas on Vatican II and an endorsement of George Weigel's book
My latest in CWR wherein I respond to an unbelievably shallow essay in Crisis online about the so-called "irrelevance" of Vatican II to today's young
Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Michael Taylor on Catholic incarnationalism and the Neo-gnosticism of modern technology
There are three elements to this post. First is a link to the article by Dr. Taylor in Communio that is the basis for this conversation. I highly recommend it.
Larry Chapp, Rachel Coleman, Rodney Howsare and Adrian Walker discuss the historical mediation of Being: Revelation as Theo-drama
Here is the Podbean podcast audio version:
Zac Crippen interviews Larry Chapp on Creedal
Larry Chapp interviews Dr. Sara Hulse Kirby on the theology of Henri de Lubac
Dr. Sara Hulse Kirby, a former student of mine, and a freshly minted Ph.D. and de Lubac scholar, goes overcome common misunderstandings of de Lubac's theology. Here
Cardinal Cupich and the Hermeneutics of the Abyss: My Latest in Catholic World Report
My latest in Catholic World Report wherein I criticize Cardinal Cupich's inexcusable misuse of Pope Benedict's theology. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/02/21/cardinal-cupich-
Rodney Howsare: The Apostle Paul and the Liberating Nature of Truth: A Meditation on the True Meaning of Christian "Inclusion".
A wonderful guest essay by my former colleague at DeSales University, Dr. Rodney Howsare. A brilliant analysis of Saint Paul and the proper notion of inclusion. The Apostle Paul and
Larry Chapp and Rodney Howsare Discuss McElroy's Manifesto
I am back from my travels for a bit. I am off to Chicago tomorrow to speak to some Word on Fire staffers, then home again for a month! Hopefully
Larry Chapp interviews Michael Heinlein on his new biography of Cardinal George
Here is the YouTube video link to my latest interview. It is with Michael Heinlein who has written the definitive biography of the late, great, Cardinal George
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
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/
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
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
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
Larry Chapp interviews Daniel Drain on Communio theology, Balthasar, David Hart, and Universalism
And here is the Podbean Podcast audio only: