Dwight Longenecker's Blog, page 183

The Ice Storm Cometh

Remember this one by Robert Frost? Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And [Read More...]

Taylor Marshall Reviews Romance of Religion

Go here to read Dr Taylor Marshall’s review of The Romance of Religion.  Like a crusading preacher of the Middle Ages, Father Longenecker stands at the gates of our city begging us to join him in battle. The Romance of Religiontrumpets the notes of love, sacrifice, and mystery. In an age where everyone wants to be “spiritual [Read More...]

The Good Catholic Life

The radio show from the Archdiocese of Boston–The Good Catholic Life–interviewed me yesterday with the most informed and well-read interview about The Romance of Religion. The interviewers had clearly read and marked up the book and we had a great discussion. You can listen to the show by going to the link here.

How I Came to Believe in the Immaculate Conception

So I was an Anglican priest at the time, and while I was home in Greenville, South Carolina my younger brother Daryl, who had already become a Catholic, invited me around for dinner with his parish priest Fr Paul. Fr Paul is a pretty hefty Franciscan who likes to eat fried chicken and drink beer. [Read More...]

Eyewitness Account: The Pope Resigns

A year ago today I woke up to find that Pope Benedict had resigned. I jumped out of bed and began blogging about the event. History was being made. In an astounding act of humility the world’s most influential religious leader walked away from it all. This excellent article by Scottish Archbishop Cushley chronicles the [Read More...]

Rome Reports on Romance of Religion

Here’s the video report on my book Romance of Religion from Rome Reports.  Help evangelize by sharing!

The Devil in Ordinary

Last week the exorcism of Latoya Ammons and her children was in the headlines and it got me musing about the demonic. An old puzzle in my own mind surfaced–the question of whether demonic possession is extremely rare or extremely common. To illustrate my speculation I’ll tell you about a man I knew long ago [Read More...]

Either the Ethereal or the Real

An excerpt from chapter five of The Romance of Religion.  In one of his science fiction books, C.S.Lewis portrays an angelic being who moves through a solid brick wall, and when the hero asks if this ethereal being is real he is challenged about the nature of reality. The angel passed through the brick wall, but [Read More...]

Is the Adam and Eve Story a Myth?

I can see that many others greeted the Creation vs. Evolution debate last night between Nye and Ham with some dismay. I didn’t see the debate, but expect it generated more heat than light. The problem with both the aggressive secularist atheist point of view and the fundamentalist point of view is that both of [Read More...]

I Will Not Be a Drone or a Drudge!

From the Introduction of The Romance of Religion. In one of his stories Graham Greene said that for every individual there is a moment in childhood when the future opens up and he has an insight that reveals his destiny. I had just such an experience when I was in the fifth grade. I was [Read More...]