Archbishop Timothy Dolan is one of the most important bishops in the Catholic Church by almost any measure. He’s been rector of the prominent North American College in Rome, and Vice-Rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, as well as an Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Archbishop of Milwaukee. He’s currently the Archbishop of New… Continue reading John Allen, Archbishop Dolan, and “Affirmative Orthodoxy”
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Tolle, Lege: A Review of Brandon Vogt’s “Church and New Media”
A Well-Bearded Gutenberg. In 1439, a German blacksmith named Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg changed the world forever. Better known simply as Johannes Gutenberg, he invented the printing press, which had an enormous (and largely unintentional) impact on Christianity. Without him, the notion of “Bible Christianity,” in which an ordinary believer reads the Bible in private to… Continue reading Tolle, Lege: A Review of Brandon Vogt’s “Church and New Media”
Heads Up: Fr. Robert Barron’s Catholicism Sounds Incredible
Brandon Vogt is the latest in a long series of Catholic bloggers to give unbelievably good reviews to Fr. Robert Barron’s upcoming Catholicism series. Brandon reviewed the book, Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, but there’s also a ten-part DVD series, which will be airing on PBS this fall. I’ve not read (or… Continue reading Heads Up: Fr. Robert Barron’s Catholicism Sounds Incredible
Providential Accidents
I’ve started talking with a Protestant reader via e-mail about the Eucharist: what the Early Church Fathers believed, whether that belief was consistent with the New Testament, and whether the New Testament’s depiction is supported by the Old Testament. I decided to send him a copy of Fr. James O’Connor’s The Hidden Manna: A Theology… Continue reading Providential Accidents
Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears’ Faulty Case for the Protestant Canon
A reader e-mailed me a few questions regarding arguments raised by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears, in their book Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe. It’s a good example of how important it is to check out the facts of those people trying to disprove Catholicism. For example, they start out their argument for the Protestant Bible… Continue reading Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears’ Faulty Case for the Protestant Canon
Book Review: Your Church is Too Small, by John Armstrong
I’m a delinquent part of the Zondervan Blog Tour for John Armstrong’s new book Your Church is Too Small: Why Unity in Christ’s Mission is Vital to the Future of the Church. I signed up for an advanced copy in exchange for which I was supposed to review the book last week. Unfortunately, I hadn’t… Continue reading Book Review: Your Church is Too Small, by John Armstrong