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Antoine Levy

Apr 20, 2026, 6:10 PM

Netanyahu, Genghis Khan, and Catholic Doctrine

There are two reasons why people fail to grasp fairly evident truths. Either they genuinely cannot — and one should not blame them for what nature withheld — or they pretend not to, which points to a darker motive....

Aug 11, 2025, 12:28 PM

A Sermon

As far back as one can trace, Christians have struggled to reconcile what they call the New Testament with the Old. The obvious solution would have been to discard the latter entirely. This radical step was emphatically suggested by...

Feb 16, 2024, 10:19 AM

The Pope and the Cheshire Cat

"Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin,' thought Alice; 'but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!" Before travelling to Wonderland, Alice often saw cats who did not...

Feb 9, 2022, 3:14 PM

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I’m a Catholic friar and also a Jew; the Law of Return should work for me

Shmuel Oswald Rufeisen, known as 'Brother Daniel' or 'Father Daniel,' in 1980. (Wikipedia)

Antisemites don't distinguish between Orthodox Jews, secular Jews, and Jews who became 'members of another religion.' Israel shouldn't either

About Me

Fr. Antoine Levy, OP, is an adjunct professor at the University of Helsinki (Department of Theology), and currently a research fellow at the Rosenzweig Center of the Hebrew University. He is also a founding member of the Helsinki Consultation, a forum of Christian theologians and intellectuals of Jewish descent.