Many of us are aware of the current divisions among Catholics regarding the papacy of Pope Francis. On the one hand there are orthodox Catholics
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A
The last couple months have certainly been depressing for a lot of Catholics. It brings to mind the title of a musical stage play from
The question addressed in this essay is: Does an analysis based on Bayes’ theorem nudge an agnostic toward belief? It is the second of two
News reports detailing the abuse and cover-up of abuse by priests and leading Shepherds in the Church have been ubiquitous of late. Many have weighed
Earlier this summer my wife and I became friends with a young person, about the same age as us, who let us know that they
Friends and acquaintances are asking us what to make of the recent disclosures about abuse within Holy Mother Church. We seemingly hear about it or
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? (Luke 5:23) As a parishioner in the Diocese of
One form of modern relativism states that to understand, “You need to weigh out the probabilities.” (at minute 45:30) From this perspective, we can surmise,
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, on the feast of my namesakes, Saint Susanna and Saint Claire, I went to Mass. I had been saddened by
Judas is notoriously used as an example of the ultimate betrayal. Jesus, Himself, chose him as one of His apostles. Yet, he is the weapon
Most Christians behave, think, and speak as if they are standing right in the middle of the universe with everything and everybody swirling around them.
In the last installment of this series, we reviewed a central argument for the partial immateriality of human nature. Specifically, we saw how the mind,
I keep having the same exchange with my seriously Catholic friends whenever Pope Francis comes up in conversation. It goes something like this: we were
A life without goals risks losing its meaning and purpose. If we do not have something we are aiming for, then life can easily become
In Revelation chapter 12, John sees a mysterious vision of “a woman clothed with the sun” (Revelation 12:1). This woman gives birth to the Messiah
The second way of proving the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas is that of efficient causality. It is not just any old efficient
The art of civilized decency and scholarly discourse is diminishing, giving way to tactics aimed at shaming the faithful. I must admit that I was
An Unfair Reputation Why have the emotions earned such a poor reputation? Perhaps, the reason is that the emotions are always present in our vices,
Real love involves real hatred: whoever has lost the power of moral indignation and the urge to drive the Sellers from the Temple has lost
Many non-Catholics regard the Church with perplexity or dislike because of “myths,” or misconceptions, about her, or about her teaching or practice. I used to
The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
Many in the Church have made serious assertions that we can have a reasonable hope that at the Final Judgement Hell will be empty –
