It’s not a bad way to sell a book: put “secret” in the title somewhere. And in light of Dan Brown’s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age ...

Anyone who has taken a university-level course in early Christianity — myself included — can probably relate to Brant Pitre’s own collegiate experience of being bombarded with work after work by ...

Getting to know Mary better, from the Old and the New Testaments The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which falls on December 8, is probably the most misunderstood of the mysteries of the Christian ...

Brant Pitre, a young conservative Catholic scripture scholar who is already a full professor of sacred scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and has been on the lecture, retreat and blog ...

Biblical scholar Pitre (The Case for Jesus) fuses theology and scriptural insight in this well-grounded introduction to Catholic spirituality. “Jesus himself is the supreme teacher of the spiritual ...

Such is the sub-title of Brant Pitre’s new book Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper (New York: Doubleday, 2011). Except, as he himself is open in ...