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1. Vatican efforts towards New Evangelization? October 18, 2010 2. The Future Roman Catholic Church. Global Tales from the 21st Century November 18, 2010 3. Papa dixit. The recent interview with Benedict XVI December 6, 2010 4. Word of the Lord and/or Word of the Church? The Bible in a recent papal pronouncement January 10, 2011 5. A mystical view of Purgatory? On a recent catechesis by Benedict XVI January 28, 2011 6. The blessed John Paul II. A Christ-centered legacy? February 7, 2011 7. The Pauline Year. A More Pauline Church? February 21, 2011 9. The New Evangelization at the 2012 Synod of Bishops March 11, 2011 10. Jesus of Nazareth according to Benedict XVI March 21, 2011 11. “The Courtyard of the Gentiles”, a Response to Atheism March 28, 2011 12. Marian devotion and John Paul II. Tales from a will-be beatification April 11, 2011 13. John Paul II beatus. Chronicles of a distant observer May 14, 2011 14. Reform-in-continuity? Vatican II and the Roman Catholic Church May 24, 2011 15. Sex and the Vatican. Only a moral issue? May 30, 2011 16. How big is the Roman Catholic Church? On numbers and statistics June 16, 2011 17. Between Corpus domini and Eucharistic adoration July 1, 2011 18. Towards the World Youth Day in Madrid July 9, 2011 19. Beyond the Reformation in 2017? September 7, 2011 20. Engaging in dialogue with Roman Catholic theologians. September 26, 2011 21. After Luther what? Benedict XVI on new forms of Christianity and secularization October 3, 2011 22. The “spirit” of Assisi 2011 October 19, 2011 23. A Year of Faith to commemorate Vatican II and to launch the New Evangelization November 3, 2011 24. The Vatican and the New Strategy for Impacting the Biotech World November 14, 2011 25. The Vatican and the claims of Photoshop November 19, 2011 26. Africa, a Continent without Evangelicals November 30, 2011 27. “Ecumenism is like a flight”. Cardinal Koch and the current state of ecumenism December 19, 2011 28. Happy New Year and welcome home, Anglo-Catholics! January 7, 2012 29. The State of the World according to Benedict XVI January 16, 2012 30. Ecumenism between Dangerous Pitfalls and Real Issues January 28, 2012 31. The New Evangelization and Its Silences February 7, 2012 32. New Cardinals for the next Conclave February 20, 2012 33. Scripture and Tradition in Today’s Roman Catholic Theology March 13, 2012 34. A Vatican Exhibition on the History of the Bible, with Some Blind Spots March 26, 2012 35. Next Stop, Rio de Janeiro April 7, 2012 36. Happy Birthday, Pope Ratzinger! April 27, 2012 37. The Catholic Church in its Essence, Reality and Mission May 7, 2012 38. May, Marian Month May 15, 2012 39. What has the Family to do with Indulgences? May 28, 2012 40. The Vatican, a Nest of Crows? June 6, 2012 41. A Working Tool for the New Evangelization June 27, 2012 42. Why do People Leave the Catholic Church? July 18, 2012 43. God is Near, Mary is Very Near. Benedict XVI on the Dogma of Mary’s Assumption August 21, 2012 44. Not an Anti-Pope but an Ante-Pope. Cardinal Martini (1927-2012) and the Dynamics of Present-Day Roman Catholicism September 3, 2012 45. What Happened at Vatican II? September 24, 2012 46. At the Beginning of the Year of Faith, Marian Devotion and Indulgences October 8, 2012 47. “What is New and What is Old”. The Propositions of the Synod for the New Evangelization October 31, 2012 48. The Link Between Faith and History. The Infancy Narratives according to Benedict XVI November 30, 2012 49. How Visible Should Christian Unity Be? December 12, 2012 50. A Provision to Become Roman-and-Lutheran Catholics? January 31, 2013 51. The Last Lectio of Benedict XVI (before his resignation) February 12, 2013 52. Marks of a Pontificate February 25, 2013 53. Papabili. A Short Guide Waiting for the Conclave March 4, 2013 54. The Three Tasks of Pope Francis March 18, 2013 55. A Papal Honeymoon … Until When? March 21, 2013 56. Left Without Words. How Roman Catholicism is Reshaping the Evangelical Vocabulary April 1, 2013 57. “The Word of God Precedes and Exceeds the Bible”. April 15, 2013 58. Hurrah to Madonna. Pope Francis and the Re-Marianization of the Papacy May 10, 2013 59. Not By Improvisation Alone. The Vatican at the Venice Biennale June 1, 2013 60. 100 Days with Pope Francis June 22, 2013 61. Lumen Fidei. The First Encyclical by Pope Francis July 8, 2013 62. A Church with Two Popes July 22, 2013 63. Same Word, Different World. The Roman Catholic Doctrine of Regeneration August 2, 2013 64. Between Trent and Aparecida. The Trajectory of Pope Francis August 26, 2013 65. The Pope Francis’ dogma: “God is present in every person’s life” September 20, 2013 66. Towards a Politically Correct Apologetics? October 3, 2013 67. The World Entrusted to Mary. Why? October 16, 2013 68. 2017: From Conflict to Communion? November 15, 2013 69. The Joy of the Gospel: A Window into Francis’ Vision December 2, 2013 70. Trent, 450 Years Later December 16, 2013 71. Ecumenism of Blood December 20, 2013 72. Secular Perceptions of Pope Francis January 6, 2014 73. Restoring Full and Visible Unity? January 29, 2014 74. The UN, the Vatican, and their Political and Theological Abuses February 14, 2014 75. Liberation Theology, the Prodigal Daughter February 28, 2014 76. The Catholicity of Pope Francis March 9, 2014 77. Where is the Catholic Marriage Going? March 21, 2014 78. The New Saints and Pope Francis April 5, 2014 79. Peter Didn’t Have a Bank, Did He? April 15, 2014 80. “Without Mary the Heart is an Orphan”. Another Instance of Francis’ Marianism May 16, 2014 81. “Not a School of Samba”. Francis and the Catholic Charismatic Movement June 9, 2014 82. A Mini-Assisi for the Holy Land? June 17, 2014 83. What Francis Really Thinks of the Reformation (and of Calvin in Particular) June 23, 2014 84. Roman Catholic Ecumenism: Let the Italian Evangelicals Speak July 23, 2014 85. Francis’ Apology To Pentecostals In Search of Significance August 3, 2014 86. Redefining Fraternity. At What Cost? August 11, 2014 87. The Marian Message of Pope Francis to Korea August 22, 2014 88. Is Scripture True Only in a “Limited” Way? The Truth of the Bible According to the Pontifical Biblical Commission August 28, 2014 89. Is Unity Like a Sphere or a Polyhedron? September 18, 2014 90. Church Planting in Rome? September 29, 2014 91. Ecumenism in All Directions. Pope Francis and the Unity of the Church October 8, 2014 92. Paul VI, A Beatus to Reassure the Perplexed Conservatives October 24, 2014 93. Who Are We to Judge? The Synod on the New Forms of the Family October 31, 2014 94. A New Era Between Catholics and Evangelicals? November 7, 2014 95. Roman Catholic Theology and Practice by Gregg Allison. A Review November 19, 2014 96. The “Catholic” Month of Pope Francis November 30, 2014 97. Turkey, Gateway To Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism December 12, 2014 98. John Calvin and the Papacy December 31, 2014 99. The Fifteen Sicknesses of the Roman Curia Except One January 14, 2015 100. The Idols of Rome January 31, 2015 101. Holy Mother of God! Three Times! February 12, 2015 102. Still “our Holy Mother the Hierarchical Church” February 28, 2015 A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Papacy March 2, 2015 103. Evangelicals and Catholics Together (1994-2015) March 9, 2015 104. Two Years with Pope Francis. An Interview March 20, 2015 105. Conservative? Liberal? Radical? Who is Francis? March 31, 2015 106. Should Evangelicals Love Pope Francis? April 13, 2015 107. Preaching According to a Vatican Handbook May 1, 2015 108. Martin Luther and the Papacy May 11, 2015 109. Jubilee of Mercy (and Indulgences) June 1, 2015 A Christian Pocket Guide to the Papacy. A Book Review by Chris Castaldo June 20, 2015 110. A “Green” Pope? July 1, 2015 111. We Are Not Puritans, Are We? August 1, 2015 Video Resources on Roman Catholicism in Evangelical Perspective August 11, 2015 112. Peter, the Rock and the Keys: Does Matthew 16 Support the Doctrine of the Papacy? September 1, 2015 113. What Do You Think About Pope Francis? September 24, 2015 114. Is the Pope the Anti-Christ? October 2, 2015 Webinar with Leonardo De Chirico: The Theological Vision of Pope Francis November 2, 2015 115. Rome, the Pope and Gospel Work in Italy. 10 Questions With Leonardo De Chirico November 18, 2015 The Gospel in Italy. An Interview on The Gospel Coalition website November 25, 2015 116. After the Synod on the Family, What? December 1, 2015 117. Talking With Catholics about the Gospel. A Book Review December 16, 2015 118. Salvation Belongs to the Lord. Evangelical Consensus in Dialogue with Roman Catholicism December 31, 2015 Aggiornamento or What Happened at Vatican II (1962-1965)? A Webinar with Leonardo De Chirico January 8, 2016 119. Unity … on Which Foundation? February 1, 2016 120. An Atonement-Free Mercy? March 1, 2016 121. Karl Barth and Vatican II March 8, 2016 122. Cooperating with the Roman Catholic Church? A Lesson from Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) April 1, 2016 123. The Blurring of Time Distinctions in Roman Catholicism April 18, 2016 124. Evangelicals and Catholics: A New Era? April 30, 2016 125. What Happened to Justification by Faith? June 1, 2016 126. What Does It Mean to be Catholic? A Book Review June 30, 2016 127. Is the Ecumenical Martin Luther the Real Luther? July 31, 2016 128. How Does the Catholic Church Rejuvenate? August 31, 2016 129. Roman Catholic Theology after Vatican II: An Interview October 1, 2016 Is the Reformation Over? A Statement of Evangelical Convictions October 24, 2016 130. Progressive, Conservative or Roman Catholic? On the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger November 1, 2016 131. After Lund, What Remains of the Protestant Reformation? November 9, 2016 Is the Reformation Over? A Webinar with Leonardo De Chirico (24 Nov 2016) November 11, 2016 131. Is Pope Francis Making the Catholic Church Protestant? December 1, 2016 132. “The Only Creature Without Sin” – Pope Francis on the Immaculate Conception of Mary January 1, 2017 133. What Kind of “Reformation” Does Pope Francis Have in Mind? February 1, 2017 134. The “Uncertain Teaching” of Pope Francis March 1, 2017 135. The Decentralization of Catholic Bioethics in the Time of Francis April 1, 2017 136. The Gospel of Solidarity: The Future of Roman Catholic Mission? April 12, 2017 137. Sanctuaries As Places of Evangelization. Are They Really? May 1, 2017 The Need for Clarification: Is the Reformation Over? May 17, 2017 138. Marian Prayers As Shapers of Roman Catholic Theology and Practice June 1, 2017 139. Would You Ever Ask Muslims to Pray for You? Pope Francis Did July 1, 2017 140. Is the Roman Catholic Church Now Committed to “Grace Alone”? August 1, 2017 141. “Greater Oneness in Christ”: What Does it Mean? September 1, 2017 New book on Mary! September 20, 2017 142. “The Clay of Paganism with the Iron of Christianity”: Cornelius Van Til’s Critique of Roman Catholicism October 1, 2017 143. Where Does Pope Francis Stand on the Doctrine of Justification? November 1, 2017 144. What Happens If Catholics Think the Pope Is a Heretic? December 1, 2017 145. Mission. Did Pope Francis say Mission? January 1, 2018 146. Why Are Younger Evangelicals Fascinated by Roman Catholicism? February 1, 2018 147. Does Mariology Imply A Diminished Role for Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit? March 1, 2018 148. The Intellectual Journey of J.M. Bergoglio, Now Pope Francis April 1, 2018 149. Do Atheists Go to Heaven? Pope Francis Says Yes May 1, 2018 150. Pope Francis’ Re-Interpretation and Actualization Of Gnosticism and Pelagianism: A Plausible Suggestion? June 1, 2018 151. Eucharistic Hospitality? Between a Catholic “Yes” and a Roman “No” July 1, 2018 152. “Either Ecumenical or Proselytizer”? No, There is a Better Option August 1, 2018 153. A Few Remarks on the Evangelical Fascination with the “Sacramental Tapestry” — A Book Review of Hans Boersma’s Two Volumes on the Topic September 1, 2018 154. The Loss of Credibility of the Roman Catholic Church and the Theological Issues at Stake October 1, 2018 155. Roman but Not Catholic: A Book Review November 1, 2018 156. She is My Mamá – Pope Francis and Mary December 1, 2018 157. What is at Stake with Roman Catholic Mariology? January 1, 2019 158. The Annus Horribilis (Terrible Year) of the Roman Catholic Church February 1, 2019 159. “Confusion” and “Failure”: Other Roman Catholic Blows Against Pope Francis March 1, 2019 160. Is the Nicene Faith the Basis for Ecumenism? April 1, 2019 161. Are there two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church? April 19, 2019 162. Deciphering Vatican II: A New Book Especially Helpful for Evangelicals May 1, 2019 163. Five Principles for Interpreting the Church Fathers June 1, 2019 164. From the Mary of the Bible to the Mary of Manifold Devotions July 1, 2019 165. What is the Essence of Roman Catholicism? August 1, 2019 166. Pope Francis Fears for the Planet, But Where Is the Gospel? September 1, 2019 167. Why Do They Cross the Tiber? Stories of Evangelical Conversions to Rome September 15, 2019 168. Contested Catholicity: In What Sense Is the Church Catholic? October 1, 2019 169.“Baptized and Sent”: Is This the Biblical Mission? November 1, 2019 170. Totus Christus (The Whole Christ) or Solus Christus (Christ Alone)? On The Damages of Augustine’s Formula and the Correction of the Protestant Reformation December 1, 2019 171. The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI: Looking for a Deeper Protestant Evaluation January 1, 2020 172. Can the Roman Catholic Church survive two Popes? — one Catholic and one Roman February 1, 2020 173. Querida Amazonia: A Reinforcement of Pope Francis’ Missiology March 1, 2020 174. Rosary, Indulgences and Humanism. How is Italian Roman Catholicism facing the Coronavirus Crisis? March 23, 2020 175. Why Evangelicals Must Engage Roman Catholicism May 1, 2020 176. “Totus tuus” (to Mary). The Unsettled Legacy of John Paul II One Hundred Years since His Birth June 1, 2020 177. Inter-Faith Prayers for the Pandemic to Cease? What Is at Stake is Bigger Than What You Think July 1, 2020 178. Why J.I. Packer Signed “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” (1994) (and Why He Was Inconsistent) August 1, 2020 179. After 150 Years of Papal Infallibility, What? September 1, 2020 180. “Season of Creation”: The New Ecological-Ecumenical Agenda? October 1, 2020 181. “All Brothers”: The Unbearable Cost of Roman Catholic Universalism November 1, 2020 182. The Dogma of the Bodily Assumption of Mary, 70 Years After December 1, 2020 183. Defining Roman Catholicism: An Evangelical Attempt January 1, 2021
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