John Brander Fitzpatrick

John Brander Fitzpatrick is a Scotsman who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. He spent many years as a journalist and translator and has published three books of fiction - two collections of short stories and a novel - and a collection of articles that have appeared on Catholic365.com called "Mystery of Faith". John Brander Fitzpatrick can be contacted at: johnfitz668@gmail.com

Latest Articles By John Brander Fitzpatrick
The Sacred or the Profane?
The Sacred or the Profane?
Sacred Art is a gift from God and should be treated as such - and with absolute respect
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The Southern Cross – Our Light in the Heavens
The Southern Cross – Our Light in the Heavens
Looking at the stars shining in the darkness allows us to see why we are on earth
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The Pope May be a Star but Not a Movie Star
The Pope May be a Star but Not a Movie Star
Pope Benedict and Pope Francis had different ways of communicating to the public. Pope Leo has shown he too has his own approach.
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Thank You Pope Leo for a Return to Tradition
Thank You Pope Leo for a Return to Tradition
Thanks to Pope Leo for a return to washing the feet of the truly faithful on Holy Thursday
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The Hypocritical Judges who Plotted Susanah´s Death are Still Among Us
The Hypocritical Judges who Plotted Susanah´s Death are Still Among Us
Judges like those in the Book of Daniel who used the law to try and satisfy their lust with Susanah are still with us, particularly in Brazil where I live
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Trying to Fathoming Jesus´s Magnetism
Trying to Fathoming Jesus´s Magnetism
The personal magnetism that drew the disciples to Jesus still appeals to us over 2,000 years later
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I Confess That I Don´t Like to Confess
I Confess That I Don´t Like to Confess
Confession is a bedrock of our faith but in its present form it is not for everyone
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Ash Wednesday – So Where is My Cross?
Ash Wednesday – So Where is My Cross?
Why are the ashes sprinkled on the head and not placed on the forehead in the shape of a cross as was the case when I was a boy in Scotland and still is in the US?
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Response to Stephen Fry - Life Without a Religious Faith Must Be Hell on Earth
Response to Stephen Fry - Life Without a Religious Faith Must Be Hell on Earth
English TV celebrity Stephen Fry´s dismissal of God as “evil” and “stupid” highlights the emptiness of atheism
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Don´t Boast About Being a “Devout” Catholic
Don´t Boast About Being a “Devout” Catholic
The term “devout Catholic” is a cliché that should be avoided at all costs. The Vatican does not recognize it and it leads to smugness and hypocrisy.
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The Heroic Conversion of Brazil´s “Japanese” Catholics
The Heroic Conversion of Brazil´s “Japanese” Catholics
Brazil has around one and a half million people of Japanese descent, most of whom are Catholic even almost all the original immigrants were Shintoists and Buddhists. This article discusses why this mass conversion occurred.
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Why Waste Time Talking to Calvinists?
Why Waste Time Talking to Calvinists?
Calvinism claims to be Christian yet it is so opposed to Catholicism and Jesus´s message that there is no point in making any ecumenical approaches to it.
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The Writing on the Wall and the Writing in the Sand
The Writing on the Wall and the Writing in the Sand
The Writing on the Wall and the Writing in the Sand is there for all of to see. It is up to us to make the effort to understand its message.
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Are We Such Sheep That We Need a Good Shepherd?
Are We Such Sheep That We Need a Good Shepherd?
The Good Shepherd is a comforting figure but how relevant is this image today?
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Iona´s Bittersweet Legacy - No Longer Catholic but Ecumenical
Iona´s Bittersweet Legacy - No Longer Catholic but Ecumenical
The Scottish island of Iona was the launching pad for the spread of Christianity across western Europe but its Catholic foundation has been replaced by an ecumenical communty.
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