In place of the visio Dei, Christ has a visio mortis as he contemplates the repulsive horror and self-isolation of sin’s selfishness (Alyssa Pitstick, summary,
Classical thermodynamics… is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced… will never be overthrown (Albert Einstein). CONVERSION FROM SCIENTISM My conversion
Karl Stern, AI & the Vocabulary of the Soul* Every day we encounter articles warning of AI’s future dangers—but is machine learning really the threat?
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Step 3, from the 12
“ Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your
INTRODUCTION In olden times, apologetics (reasoned arguments in defense of religious doctrine) relied on philosophy and theology. Nowadays, one has to defend the Church against
“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of
In these strange times, we need the teachings of the Church to help us navigate, priests who show how our faith can sustain us in
“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the
The rubrics of the Missale Romanum remind us that this “mother of all vigils” is the “greatest and most noble of all solemnities and it is to
INTRODUCTION Lent is upon us. Interestingly, my Lenten penance and my goals have changed since my conversion. Let me preface these remarks with an account
It was curious, too, he reflected, that those who insist most upon the claims of Divinity insist also upon the claims of humanity. It seemed
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness
“It should soon be possible dramatically to increase the intelligence and life span of a few individuals. They and their offspring could become a master
Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us
“For what folly can be imagined greater than to neglect that Art, on which depend our highest and eternal interests, whilst on the other hand
It is also necessary—may God grant it!—that in providing others with books to read I myself should make progress, and that in trying to answer
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.There is no
“Of course there will always be those who seem to be offended by the introduction of any prayer whatever into an ordinary A.A. gathering. Also,
