Casey Chalk

Casey Chalk is the author of The Obscurity of Scripture: Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity (Emmaus Road Publishing), and The Persecuted: True Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands (Sophia Institute Press). He has an M.A. in Theology from Christendom College and a Masters in Teaching from the University of Virginia.

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Such a Great Witness

Catholics are opposed to sex, right? Yet it’s our godless world that empties sex of its inherent thrill and danger.

Uncomfortable Martyrdoms

The dominant narrative of victimized American Indians and victimizer white settlers has a tendency to obscure what the many civilizations and tribes of our continent’s indigenous populations were truly like.

The Limits of Our Anti-Woke Allies

As much as conservatives may enjoy common cause with prominent anti-woke secularists, we must remember the limits of making political alliances with those subscribing to worldviews antithetical to the Faith.

Why I Am Not Protestant

To argue that one cannot become Catholic because Pope Francis may share certain traits in common with liberal Protestants is to engage in a form of individualistic consumerism.

Deus Vult: Part of Our Christian Heritage

The reaction to the Deus Vult tattoo is part of an insidious attempt to portray legitimate goods, and even integral elements of our Faith, as unacceptable for polite company or participation in public life.

The Doctor of Development

Newman’s doctrine of development is important for understanding why Protestants have such an incoherent, ungrounded basis for their various doctrines, which differ significantly from one tradition and denomination to another.

All Protestants Are Progressives

Since everything in Protestantism reduces to the individual’s personal interpretation, even conservative Protestants end up advancing progressivism.

Who Won the Akin/White Debate?

The recent debate between Jimmy Akin and James White revealed much about the nature and content of Catholic-Protestant discussions.

Nationalistic Saints

Saints such as Joan of Arc and Thomas More demonstrate that being holy does not mean being disengaged from public service.

The War of the Worlds: Faith vs. Cowardice

Though typically memorialized as one of the earliest exemplars of the science-fiction genre, “War of the Worlds” offers a biting commentary on the futility and uselessness of the theologically-inclined, and especially clerics.

Let Us Be Frank About Our Future

Fifty years ago, the percentage of religiously unaffiliated Americans was about five percent of the population, meaning that in just two generations that cohort has increased 500 percent, and most of that has been just in the last twenty-five years.

Do We Need a Data-Driven Church?

Celebrity pastor Rick Warren argues for doctrinal and disciplinal innovations based on polling data. Catholics would do well to be suspicious of following his lead.

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