about me

Dr. Olaguer is a layman with a keen interest in Scripture and Catholic Theology. He holds an S.B. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has worked as an environmental scientist for over twenty years. His theological publications include: Born From Above: A Commentary on St. John’s Gospel (Ambassador Books, 1998), The Old and the New: A Dual Commentary on Genesis and the Gospel of St. Matthew (Writers Club Press, 2002), Letters to the Churches: Catholic History and The Revelation to John (Queenship Publishing, 2005), and Son of God, Son of Man: On the Gospels of St. Mark and St. Luke (Xlibris, 2008).

Reviews of Born From Above:

This brief masterpiece is stamped with a confident and pious accuracy, seemingly effortless, but rooted in real erudition and profound faith. Each chapter invites us to focus on a key word or phrase in the Gospel of St. John, to savor its mysterious utterance, to meditate on it until we gain some insight into one or another part of its inexhaustible meaning. The author's solid acquaintance with the Old Testament alerts him, and the reader, to keys which unlock the wondrous meanings of many otherwise hidden passages in the New Testament, above all in the words of Jesus as set down by St. John. His book, consequently, abounds in spiritual “surprises” which will delight and nourish the careful reader. How refreshing to read the thoughts of a Catholic scholar whose serene faith and ardent love of truth are clearly behind each explanation and insight. He is the exact opposite of those “experts” who fear that fidelity to Church teaching must somehow compromise the purity of their “scientific investigations.” This book is an ideal gift for the seminarian, the retreatant, and, indeed, for all earnest Catholics who prefer orthodox substance to modernist shadows.
-Dr. William Marra
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Fordham University

Dr. Olaguer’s book on the Gospel of John is the best I have ever read on the topic. Generally speaking, it is so refreshing to read a book that does not reduce Scripture to a set of myths and to a sum of parts. Quite to the contrary, Dr. Olaguer has allowed John’s Gospel to breathe forth the new Spirit of Life in all its dimensions. Simultaneously, Born From Above offers an introduction to Christian theology, to the proper way of reading Scripture, to the content of the entire Bible, and to the spiritual life. A true example of the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church—namely, that Scripture is read most fully when the reader attends to both the literal and spiritual meanings, and in the ecclesial context in which the Scriptures were born. Born From Above must be read, not only more than once, but also several times in the course of a lifetime. Moreover, because he so faithfully allows the evangelist to speak as John intended to be understood, Dr. Olaguer’s book compels the reader to return to John’s Gospel again and again. This is the sign of a book that we customarily call a classic.
-Rev. Stephen Torraco
Director of the Institute for the Study of
the Magisterial Teaching of the Church

Reviews of The Old and the New:

Dr. Olaguer’s fascinating book provides biblical commentary of a most useful nature: it is filled with clearly expressed, exciting insights and fresh approaches to Holy Scripture. His delightful use of analogy and types and shadows illustrates the harmonious and organic relationship of the Old and New Testaments and their divine inspiration. I recommend this work most enthusiastically to all students of the Bible.
-Dave Armstrong
Author of A Biblical Defense of Catholicism

Dr. Olaguer’s daily professional work in physics and mathematics brings a refreshing rigor and clarity to his observations. He sees relationships in Scripture that the rest of us have overlooked. After reading his commentaries on the Book of Genesis, the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and the Gospel According to St. John, I return to these familiar books of Scripture and find that they come alive in my hands.
-Marty Barrack
Author of Second Exodus

Reviews of Letters to the Churches:

Dr. Olaguer provides Catholics with a compelling interpretative key for the Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation. Letters to the Churches is a spiritually balanced and concise narrative of the two thousand years of Christianity that beautifully blends history with eschatology. I recommend this book to all.
-Rev. Joseph Iannuzzi
Author of The Triumph of God's Kingdom in
the Millenium and End Times

Letters to the Churches is a new and valuable resource. Mr. Olaguer provides a timely and enlightening interpretation of Revelation, helping to situate its ageless message within the flow of Catholic history and relating it to the unique circumstances and challenges confronting the Church today.
-Rev. Joseph Esper
Author of After the Darkness

Review of Son of God, Son of Man:

The Second Vatican Council called on Catholics to read the Bible in the same spirit in which it was written. Pope Benedict has led the way into a genuinely ‘post-critical’ scholarship that respects the many levels of meaning present in the sacred books. Eduardo Olaguer has followed the guidance of tradition and the leadership of the Pope in writing Gospel commentaries that take account of modern scholarship even as they reveal the depths of the divine Word. By connecting each passage of Scripture with others in both Old and New testament, he reads the Bible as the Church Fathers did, seeing the unity that comes from the Spirit working through the human authors and the events they describe. Full of extraordinary insights, this is the commentary that many people have been waiting for.
-Stratford Caldecott
Editor of Second Spring

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