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About Scott Eric Alt

Scott Eric Alt is a freelance writer and lay Catholic apologist living in Cincinnati. He received an M.A degree in literary criticism in 1998 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and subsequently taught introductory writing and literature at the university level. In 2011, he was received into full communion with the Catholic Church, converting from lifelong Protestantism. He is a Benedictine oblate of St Meinrad Archabbey. You can find his other writing at The National Catholic Register, Catholic Stand, and Epic Pew.

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Fr Pavone tweets support for Trump's racist attack...

  Patience; I'll get to that tweet presently. But first things first.... read more


Do Catholics think they can save themselves? Part...

  It will not do," John Calvin cries, "to say that the... read more


Marshall's defenders: Demons speak truth during exorcism.

  Alegion of Taylor Marshall's defenders seem to have picked up this... read more


Does the Mass crucify Jesus another time? Part...

  Very early in this chapter, John Calvin is already making claims... read more


Taylor Marshall says: Listen to the demons!

  Some years ago, I came across an audio file of part... read more


Infallibility is true, but (almost) useless. With some...

  Back in 2015 I wrote an article for Epic Pew on... read more


Does the Mass "banish the remembrance of Christ's...

  Note. This is a long-awaited continuation of a series that I... read more


The condition of migrants is a pro-life issue,...

  On Twitter, Fr. Frank Pavone---who, to my knowledge, has neither repented... read more


The desperate need love and mercy, not judgment.

  Yesterday my very excellent fellow Patheos blogger Mary Pezzulo asks: What... read more


Constantine founded the Catholic Church! Answers to common...

  This myth is peculiarly intractable despite the fact that it is... read more



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