Do you know the difference between a parable and an allegory? The answer is a simple one that deserves further development: A parable is an extended simile; an allegory is an extended metaphor. Similes and metaphors are two different kinds … Continue reading
Category: Theology
Unpopular Opinion: Padre Júlio Maria de Lombaerde on Protestants Being Atheists
On X, a (real-life) friend asked me if I agreed with this: “THE PROTESTANT IS AN ATHEIST WRAPPED IN THE COVER OF A BIBLE, KEEPING ONLY THE COVER, BEING HIMSELF THE TEXT OF THE BIBLE, THAT IS, HIS OWN WILL, … Continue reading
What is a Passover Seder and Why Can’t Catholics Celebrate It?
From the mail bag: Good evening, Brother André Marie, I recently found a video where you talk about “Christian Zionism.” It has been a great eye opener for me. Thanks so much. In that lecture you explain that for Catholics … Continue reading
Why Did Jesus Command the Apostles to Touch Him, but Forbid Saint Mary Magdalene?
Today, someone asked me this question on Facebook (after reading this article): …it reminds me of a question I have pondered for many years. In John’s account, once the “gardener” reveals himself as Jesus, Mary Magdalene reaches out to embrace … Continue reading
Three Damning Paragraphs from Abbé Claude Barthe on Ecumenism
Abbé Claude Barthe is a French traditionalist priest who was ordained in 1979 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Incardinated in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in 2005 and therefore in canonical good standing, he is an accomplished author on ecclesiastical subjects and, … Continue reading
Archbishop Victor Fernández and ‘Setting Limits’ to Theology
There has been a lot of coverage in Catholic circles of recent remarks made by Archbishop Victor Fernández, the newly named but not yet appointed head of the Holy See’s doctrinal office, the DDF (previously known as the CDF, and … Continue reading