Taylor Marshall
Author of Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within
About the Author
Series
Works by Taylor Marshall
The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity (Origins of Catholic Christianity Trilogy) (2009) 120 copies, 2 reviews
The Catholic Perspective on Paul: Paul and the Origins of Catholic Christianity (2010) 71 copies, 2 reviews
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE 1 copy
Infiltracja 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Marshall, Taylor R.
- Birthdate
- 1978-03-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Texas A&M University (BA|Philosophy)
Westminster Theological Seminary (MA)
University of Dallas (MA, Ph.D|Philosophy) - Occupations
- Founder of the New Saint Thomas Institute
Episcopal priest
Christian apologist
author
podcaster
chancellor (College of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More) (show all 9)
professor of philosophy (College of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More)
assistant director (Catholic Information Center)
Founder of the Troops of Saint George - Organizations
- New Saint Thomas Institute
Troops of Saint George
College of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More
Catholic Information Center
The Dr. Taylor Marshall Show - Short biography
- Taylor Reed Marshall (born March 29, 1978) is an American Catholic YouTube commentator, former Episcopal Church priest, and former academic, now known for his advocacy of traditionalist Catholicism. He is the author of multiple books, including the 2019 bestselling book Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within.
Marshall graduated from Texas A&M University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. After studying at Westminster Theological Seminary and Nashotah House, Marshall was ordained a priest of the Episcopal Church in 2006 by Jack Iker, the Bishop of Fort Worth who later established the Anglican Church of North America's Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. Marshall had previously served as a youth minister at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church while an Episcopal deacon.
Shortly thereafter, in 2006, he and his wife converted to Catholicism. In 2009 Marshall earned his Master of Arts degree in philosophy, and in 2011 earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in philosophy, at the University of Dallas.
From January 2012 until June 2013, Marshall served as the chancellor of the now-defunct College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More. Prior to his administrative work at the college, he was a professor of philosophy. Marshall also formerly served as the assistant director of the Archdiocese of Washington's Catholic Information Center. He is a founder of the New Saint Thomas Institute, an online Catholic theology educational program, and the Troops of Saint George, a Catholic scouting organization.
Marshall has published books in the fields of theology, philosophy, and historical fiction. All but one have been self-published by Saint John Press and Media, a company held and managed by Marshall. He actively promotes traditionalist Catholicism through his various websites, blog posts, podcasts, and YouTube videos. Marshall has been openly critical of Bishop Robert Barron's promotion of the Balthasarian thesis of the possibility of universal salvation. His 2019 book, Infiltration, claims to demonstrate that, over the last two centuries, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church has been actively subverted to promote Freemasonic power. The foreword of the book was written by Bishop Athanasius Schneider. The book has been controversial in Catholic circles, drawing both positive and negative reviews from various media outlets. In an interview, Archbishop Carlo Viganò spoke positively of the book's central thesis. Marshall, on his YouTube channel, regularly comments on statements from Viganò.
In October 2019, Marshall received media attention for publicizing an incident at the Catholic Church's Amazon Synod in which Alexander Tschugguel and an accomplice filmed themselves removing indigenous fertility statues, reportedly of Pachamama, from the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in Rome and throwing them into the Tiber river. In March 2020, it was revealed that Marshall himself had personally funded Tschugguel's trip to Rome and uploaded the video of the theft.
Marshall briefly received attention from Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign for popularizing Archbishop Viganò's letter warning of a deep state working to undermine the United States of America. Marshall was noticed by the campaign in return, and retweeted on the president's Twitter account. Traditionalist Catholic writer Matthew Walther criticized both Marshall's advocacy for then-President Trump and his claims against Pope Francis. Walther accused Marshall of "distorting or simply lying" about the pope in order to anger Catholics.
Marshall met his wife, Joy McPherson, in 1999. They were married on June 9, 2001, at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, Texas. They have eight children. Marshall and his family converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism. They received confirmation from Bishop Kevin Vann in May 2006. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Texas, USA
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Reviews
Horrifying. I read this as an outsider, wanting to see how such fantastic machinations could possibly work themselves into an apparently well established ecclesial body unchecked. I come away with one thought - if it happened to Roman Catholicism, it can happen to other faiths. "It is to the youth we must go", says the Alta Vendita. A conspiracy this grand could only be accomplished across many decades and generations. Like many diseases of the body, it often goes unnoticed in the early show more stages, and later, God forbid, becomes an accepted part of the organism, something natural to its condition. The body becomes nothing more than a host for ill, a marionette for the evil one.
As a Christian, I come away with one profound message - a critical battle front in spiritual warfare is in plain sight, but often goes unnoticed and unheeded: protecting the souls of our children from apostasy. Evil is more patient than we expect, and is not confounded waiting hundreds of years to grow strong roots.
The question to anyone reading this should be: how long have they been poisoning generations, and is it far too late to sound an alarm? show less
As a Christian, I come away with one profound message - a critical battle front in spiritual warfare is in plain sight, but often goes unnoticed and unheeded: protecting the souls of our children from apostasy. Evil is more patient than we expect, and is not confounded waiting hundreds of years to grow strong roots.
The question to anyone reading this should be: how long have they been poisoning generations, and is it far too late to sound an alarm? show less
Full disclosure: I've only been Catholic for a little over a year, so I'm not sure I can really call myself a "veteran" of anything, but I am a bit of a Church crisis nerd, and I suspect a lot of potential readers are in the same boat. I'm very thankful that I was able to read this book. I'm a regular listener to Dr. Marshall's TnT podcast, and I've read his book "The Crucified Rabbi" in the past, so I knew that his writing skills and knowledge of the Church were top notch. However, when I show more first saw the announcement of this book, I wondered how he would be able to live up to his premise. It's a difficult tightrope to walk: how does one go about writing a bird's eye view look at What Went Wrong while still providing enough detail for Ecclesial politicos to chew on?
We are living in an epochal time, and anyone with their sensus fidelium intact can feel the supernatural heaviness surrounding the Church and the world. It's a time of awakening for many in the pews, and a time where long-time traditionalists must swallow the urge to say "I told you so" for the good of their souls, and for the souls of those floundering in the wake of Pope Francis and the summer of shame. I believe Dr. Marshall wrote this book, primarily, for these "new traditionalists" - Catholics - people who love God and the Church, and who cannot understand how the Pope can say the things he says or how so much of the clerical class can be besotted with sexual abuse and homosexuality. People who see the chaos in fragments but are in need of a big picture to tie the huge number of threads together.
Infiltration did not disappoint. Dr. Marshall is not only an excellent apologist, but a skilled journalist as well! His coverage of the James Grein abuse case and the Vatican Bank scandal on his TnT podcast with Timothy Gordon was invaluable, and though these topics were only sketched out briefly in this book, I can understand his reasoning in painting with broad strokes in light of the intended audience. I will forever consider Michael Davies's "Liturgical Time Bombs in Vatican II" to be my go-to "quick read" recommendation for those seeking to understand where this crisis began in terms of liturgy, doctrine, and Vatican II, however, this book is a wonderful complement with a larger scope.
This book will give someone new to the crisis a sense of context, and that is the first reason why I will wholeheartedly recommend it. However, make no mistake, this book provides a lot of deeper details and interesting tidbits I have not seen elsewhere - and I read and listen to a lot of this stuff! This book is accessible, but it does not treat these good Catholics as weaklings who cannot handle hearing truths that their pastors have largely neglected to preach. Dr. Marshall pulls no punches and makes no apologies - an attitude needed desperately today, especially among Catholic men and fathers. I am thankful that Sophia Institute Press published it, as many of the ideas contained within have become more or less verboten in the Age of Vatican II. Especially excellent is the treatment of the Church and the State and Freemasonry - topics usually relegated to traditionalist internet enclaves, enclaves that I hope the readers of this book will begin to frequent as they seek a deeper understanding of the many (many!) topics touched upon in this map of the collapse.
My only real criticism is that the sections on Marian apparitions felt incomplete, particularly the scandal surrounding the consecration of Russia and the Third Secret of Fatima. I understand that that topic has filled books of its own and that to go much more in-depth would have been impractical, however, I wish that Dr. Marshall could have been a bit more explicit in urging readers to seek further knowledge on these topics.
Overall, this was an excellent read, and it's about time I pick up a few more books from Dr. Marshall's catalog, including his latest fiction novel! I wouldn't be surprised at all if his creative writing skills are just as good as his theological ones.
Ave Christus Rex,
Stefanie Nicholas
Writer at OnePeterFive & Catholic Family News show less
We are living in an epochal time, and anyone with their sensus fidelium intact can feel the supernatural heaviness surrounding the Church and the world. It's a time of awakening for many in the pews, and a time where long-time traditionalists must swallow the urge to say "I told you so" for the good of their souls, and for the souls of those floundering in the wake of Pope Francis and the summer of shame. I believe Dr. Marshall wrote this book, primarily, for these "new traditionalists" - Catholics - people who love God and the Church, and who cannot understand how the Pope can say the things he says or how so much of the clerical class can be besotted with sexual abuse and homosexuality. People who see the chaos in fragments but are in need of a big picture to tie the huge number of threads together.
Infiltration did not disappoint. Dr. Marshall is not only an excellent apologist, but a skilled journalist as well! His coverage of the James Grein abuse case and the Vatican Bank scandal on his TnT podcast with Timothy Gordon was invaluable, and though these topics were only sketched out briefly in this book, I can understand his reasoning in painting with broad strokes in light of the intended audience. I will forever consider Michael Davies's "Liturgical Time Bombs in Vatican II" to be my go-to "quick read" recommendation for those seeking to understand where this crisis began in terms of liturgy, doctrine, and Vatican II, however, this book is a wonderful complement with a larger scope.
This book will give someone new to the crisis a sense of context, and that is the first reason why I will wholeheartedly recommend it. However, make no mistake, this book provides a lot of deeper details and interesting tidbits I have not seen elsewhere - and I read and listen to a lot of this stuff! This book is accessible, but it does not treat these good Catholics as weaklings who cannot handle hearing truths that their pastors have largely neglected to preach. Dr. Marshall pulls no punches and makes no apologies - an attitude needed desperately today, especially among Catholic men and fathers. I am thankful that Sophia Institute Press published it, as many of the ideas contained within have become more or less verboten in the Age of Vatican II. Especially excellent is the treatment of the Church and the State and Freemasonry - topics usually relegated to traditionalist internet enclaves, enclaves that I hope the readers of this book will begin to frequent as they seek a deeper understanding of the many (many!) topics touched upon in this map of the collapse.
My only real criticism is that the sections on Marian apparitions felt incomplete, particularly the scandal surrounding the consecration of Russia and the Third Secret of Fatima. I understand that that topic has filled books of its own and that to go much more in-depth would have been impractical, however, I wish that Dr. Marshall could have been a bit more explicit in urging readers to seek further knowledge on these topics.
Overall, this was an excellent read, and it's about time I pick up a few more books from Dr. Marshall's catalog, including his latest fiction novel! I wouldn't be surprised at all if his creative writing skills are just as good as his theological ones.
Ave Christus Rex,
Stefanie Nicholas
Writer at OnePeterFive & Catholic Family News show less
The Crucified Rabbi is an interesting study of all the ways that Catholic teachings and traditions are derived from Judaism. From the holidays to the Eucharist to the priesthood, religious life, and marriage, he finds connections everywhere. I'm not sure it's all as simple or straightforward as the author makes out, but some parts are extremely compelling and at times it reads like a theologically orthodox Catholic version of Margaret Barker. However, other parts seem more like the show more theological equivalent of folk etymologies, and leave out the obvious possibility of adoptions from Middle Eastern or European pagan traditions. I also find his use of "Catholic Christian" instead of just "Catholic" to be extremely annoying, I thought we had left that term in the 70s where it belonged. But when the book's good, it's good, and anyone with an interest in the relationship between apostolic Christianity and Judaism will want to pick it up. show less
Sword and Serpent is a Christian YA novel belonging to that most retro of genres: sword and sandals Christian historical fiction. A retelling of the ancient story of Saint George and the dragon, it takes place during the early days of Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. Driven from their home due to their family's faith, Jurian and his sister Mariam travel across Anatolia and the Mediterranian to Rome to fulfill their mother's dying wish. However, they are not alone. Jurian's show more rival Casca is hunting them and wants them dead. Luckily, they make some familiar friends (i.e. saints you'll recognize) along the way. Meanwhile in Libya, Sabra is priestess of her city's local god—a god who has been demanding child sacrifices for years, something that is becoming less and less bearable for her. An old prophecy will bring her and Jurian together, just in time for the fight of their lives.
A clean YA historical read. Its Catholicism is rather blatant, but that's usually the case in Roman Empire Christian persecution novels. The cliffhanger ending promises at least one more book, and I think it will be interesting to see where the author goes with the story. Highly recommended for those looking for interesting Catholic historical fiction. show less
A clean YA historical read. Its Catholicism is rather blatant, but that's usually the case in Roman Empire Christian persecution novels. The cliffhanger ending promises at least one more book, and I think it will be interesting to see where the author goes with the story. Highly recommended for those looking for interesting Catholic historical fiction. show less
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