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The perdurance of liberal theology

October 7, 2023 Larry Chapp 121

When I was in the seminary, I studied under the late great moral theologian Germain Grisez. Despite his deeply orthodox and conservative theological orientation, he was adamantly opposed to the pre-conciliar “Index of forbidden books” […]

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Evangelization in an Age of Unbelief

September 26, 2023 Larry Chapp 26

Wohin ist Gott? (Where is God?) — Friedrich Nietzsche Part One: Nemo dat quod non habet (You cannot give away what you do not possess) The currently raging white-hot debates in the Church are merely the […]

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The Orwellian Synod

July 20, 2023 Larry Chapp 92

In my youth I attended a very conservative seminary for my undergraduate formation. I was fine with that since I was a very conservative young man theologically, filled with the usual zeal that comes with […]