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
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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Why Should I Be the Good Samaritan?
Why Should I Be the Good Samaritan?
Being a Good Samaritan should be a choice and not an obligation.
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Catholicism Thrives in the Americas While Facing Up to Unpleasant Truths
Catholicism Thrives in the Americas While Facing Up to Unpleasant Truths
The Americas remain the stronghold of Catholicism and are home to almost 50% of the world´s Catholics. This impressive figure was the result of colonial brutality for which the Vatican has apologized.
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Why Can´t I be as Forgiving as Pope St John Paul and Nelson Mandela?
Why Can´t I be as Forgiving as Pope St John Paul and Nelson Mandela?
Pope St John Paul and Nelson Mandela are exceptional examples of men who forgave people most of us would have regarded as enemies unworthy of any mercy.
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Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer on What It Means to be a Catholic
Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer on What It Means to be a Catholic
You can´t pick and choose whether you want to be a Catholic but have to make a commitment to the Church and its teachings, says Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo. He is the senior spiritual leader in Brazil, the world´s largest Catholic country with an estimated 100 million members of the faith.
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The Highs and Lows of Spanish Pilgrimages
The Highs and Lows of Spanish Pilgrimages
An account of the highs and lows of two Spanish "pilgrimages"
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Time to End the Protestant Myth that Catholics Are Idol Worshippers
Time to End the Protestant Myth that Catholics Are Idol Worshippers
Venerating images and sacred relics is not idolatry despite Protestant claims
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Columnist Publishes Collection of Articles from Catholic365
Columnist Publishes Collection of Articles from Catholic365
Brazil-based columnist John Brander Fitzpatrick has just published a book in English and Portuguese consisting of articles he wrote for Catholic365 this year
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Beware of Ideology Trying to Influence Our Religion
Beware of Ideology Trying to Influence Our Religion
Catholics should beware of political ideologists - from the left or the right - exploiting their faith.
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