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James L. Papandrea

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Dr. James L. Papandrea is an award-winning author, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, and the host of the Catholic Culture podcast, The Way of the Fathers. His many books have been translated into multiple languages, and he has an online presence via his YouTube channel called, The Original Church. A former Protestant deacon, now a Catholic layperson and catechist, Jim has an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in the history and theology of the early Christian Church, with secondary concentrations in New Testament interpretation and the history of the Roman Empire. He has also studied Roman history at the American Academy in Rome, Italy. He is currently on the faculty at Garre ...more

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James L. Papandrea A woman and her baby went into Planned Parenthood. Only one of them came out alive.
James L. Papandrea Hi Carol - thanks for your message! I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm glad to hear that my books were helpful to you. Honestly, all I want my books …moreHi Carol - thanks for your message! I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm glad to hear that my books were helpful to you. Honestly, all I want my books to do is to draw people closer to Christ through his Church. To answer your question, yes, I do sometimes give retreats. In fact I have one based on Spiritual Blueprint. The way that would work is that a church or diocese would hire me to come in (if it's not in Florida where I live, I would have to fly in) and do the retreat. The local church or diocese does all the publicity and registrations, and I come in a lead the retreat. I've done retreats for lay people and for clergy. If you think your church might be interested in something like that, here's my direct email to contact me: jim@papandrea.net

Peace to you, in this time of loss and mourning, I pray you will feel the comforting presence of the Holy Spirit every day. - JP(less)
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“Learn from the puppies: Don't clutter where you live.”
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“Be quick to say, "Sorry," be quick to forgive, and you'll always have friends, as long as you live.”
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“To realize our potential, we have to be willing to change and grow. In order to do this, we have to recognize our unchangeable identity as children of God, made in the image of God, so that we will feel free to change some behaviors and mature in character without feeling like we have to become someone else. Then we can allow our relationship with God to help us mature into the likeness of Christ. So change is not loss; it’s gain.”
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James Papandrea I just posted a new video teaser for my latest book, Seven Revolutions: How Christianity Changed the World and Can Change it Again


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