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October 2015

October 23, 2015

Why Did Hans Urs von Balthasar Remain Catholic?

If you think that Catholicism is in some special mess today, then you really have...

October 13, 2015

Catholic Gore Galore on the Synod’s Sidelines

I've promised I'll keep away from commenting upon the Synod on the Family through my...

July 2015

July 13, 2015

St. Paul & Pope Francis Say SHIT to Their Congregations

Pope Francis has been talking crap about capitalism again. According to The Guardian, the pontiff...

June 2015

June 04, 2015

Get 2 Know a Catholic Publisher: TOP10 Angelico Press Titles

The 20th century's most influential theologian, Hans Urs von Balthasar, once called for a "kneeling...

December 2014

December 19, 2014

Beauty For Truth’s Sake: The Creed’s Amazing Hidden Symmetry Between Son & Spirit

One of the most persistent claims of the Catholic tradition is that truth, goodness, being,...

September 2014

September 08, 2014

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Art and Revelation?

Will Beauty Save the World? The slogan “Beauty will save the world” is increasingly invoked...

May 2014

May 01, 2014

Hans Urs von Balthasar and Weakness as Apologetic Form

Christians are not immune to the desire to come across as powerfully convincing in what...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

A Non-Triumphant Descent Into Hell with Hans Urs von Balthasar

I'm usually a few days (or a few months behind) on almost everything I do....

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Understanding the Mechanics of the Incarnation? Larry Chapp Interview

Today brings you an excerpt from an interview I recently conducted with theologian Larry Chapp....

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Everything Under the S(u/o)n: Von Balthasar's and Milosz's God Metaphors

Writing really is a process of discovery, a form of thinking. You don't know what...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

Von Balthasar: Into the Dark Advent with God

Something that happened a few days ago warmed my worried heart a bit. The University...

December 03, 2013

Praying to a French God: Phenomenology as Catholic Philosophy

This is a continuation of yesterday's post on Catholicism and contemporary French philosophy. If you're...

July 2013

July 10, 2013

The Wild & Wooly von Balthasar

It's a given von Balthasar is smarter than you are. Henri de Lubac once called...