Taylor Marshall

Marshall graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in philosophy.[1] After studying at Westminster Theological Seminary and Nashotah House, Marshall was ordained a priest of the Episcopal Church.[2][3] Shortly thereafter, in 2006, he and his wife converted to Catholicism.[4] In 2011, Marshall earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy at University of Dallas.[5]

From January 2012 until June 2013, Marshall served as the chancellor of the now-defunct College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More.[6][7] 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.[1] 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.[8][9]

Marshall has published books in the fields of theology, philosophy, and historical fiction.[10] The vast majority of these books have been published by Saint John Press and Media, a company held and managed by Marshall.[11][12] He actively promotes traditionalist Catholicism through his various websites, blog posts, podcasts, and YouTube videos. Guests on his platforms have included Michael Voris, Alexander Tschugguel, and Faith Goldy. Marshall has been openly critical of Bishop Robert Barron's promotion of the Balthasarian thesis of the possibility of universal salvation.[13] His 2019 book, Infiltration, claims to demonstrate that, over the last two centuries, the Catholic Church has been systematically infiltrated by modernist and secular humanist ideology. 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.[14][15][16][17] In an interview, Archbishop Carlo Viganò spoke positively of the book's central thesis.[18]

In October 2019, Marshall received media attention for publicizing an incident at the Catholic Church's Amazon Synod in which 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.[19][20] In March 2020, it was revealed that Marshall himself had personally funded Tschuggeul's trip to Rome and uploaded the video of the theft.[21]

Marshall met his wife, Joy, 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 in May 2006, receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Kevin Vann.[22] He is a parishioner at Mater Dei Catholic Church in Dallas, which is run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.[23]

• The Origins of Catholicism trilogy
  • The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity (Saint John Press, 2009)[24]
  • The Catholic Perspective on Paul: Paul and the Origins of Catholic Christianity (Saint John Press, 2010)[25]
  • The Eternal City: Rome & the Origins of Catholic Christianity (Saint John Press, 2012)[26]
• Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages: A Layman's Quick Guide to Thomism (Saint John Press, 2014)[27]
• The Sword and Serpent trilogy
  • Sword and Serpent (Saint John Press, 2014)[28]
  • The Tenth Region of the Night (Saint John Press, 2016)[29]
  • Storm of Fire and Blood (Saint John Press, 2017)[30]
• Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within (Sophia Institute Press, 2018)[31][32]

• Official website
• New Saint Thomas Institute, Marshall's online Thomism certification program