Controversies in Church History

10/05/2026

A new post from the podcast blog, on the continuing influence of the "Bergoglians" in the Vatican.

09/28/2026

My latest in Crisis Magazine, on why Henry VIII was not a Protestant but also not a Catholic either. (Sorry there is no link but Meta is apparently trying to monetize links now.)

09/25/2026

Trimming your sails to the prevailing wind gets you where you want to go I guess. From the blog:

The Ratzinger Foundation, a Vatican based institution named after the former pontiff and presumably meant to further his theological legacy, has awarded the Ratzinger Prize to John Cavadini, the ch…

09/23/2026

A little something different from my website blog. Check it out!

I have been trying to find ways to produce more content for the site that jibes with the theme of what I do–controversies–but even I need a break from it sometimes. So I am going to sta…

08/28/2026

Hello everyone! Fr. McTeigue of the Catholic Current recently interviewed me on my article, "Kneeling Before the World." Do check it out:

We welcome back historian and friend of the show Dr. Darrick Taylor to examine how the Church's relationship with the modern world has changed since Vatican II. What have Catholics gained and lost in trying to keep pace with a culture that has changed so dramatically? Show Notes Kneeling Before the....

07/08/2026

My latest in Crisis Magazine, on the supposedly non-existent crisis in the Church. Please check it out.

As the crisis in the Church continues to deepen and metastasize, faithful Catholics, by their confirmation, are called to remain steadfast in the faith of their fathers.

07/05/2026

Hello friends! The latest episode episode of Controversies in Church History is a replay of what was originally a patron-only episode for patrons on Patreon, which I now make available to everyone. In it, I take a look at a work of history written nearly a hundred years ago, The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century, by Lucien Febvre, a French historian who published his book during the dark days of World War II. In this book, he tries to explain why modern atheism was impossible for people in the sixteenth century writer, focusing on the poet Francois Rabelais, a Franciscan friar famed for his skepticism. I take a look at Febvre's work in this episode, and try to explain why it is a topic that is important for Catholics to understand. Cheers!

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07/01/2026

For what it's worth.

As I write this, the consecrations of four new bishops of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X are about to take place in Econe, Switzerland. I have no training in theology or canon law and I only …

06/21/2026

I forgot to post this but I recently interviewed James R. Green for Controversies in Church History, and we had all long interesting discussion about long term trends in the Church. It is longer than my normal fare, but I hope you will enjoy it. Pax Christi.

The latest episode of Controversies in Church History is an intervi...

06/01/2026

My latest in Crisis Magazine, on why you don't need to read papal encyclicals.

If there is one thing that the endless stream of impenetrable Papal tomes has made self-evident, it’s that they weren’t written to actually be read.