Either the Catholic is archaic, outdated, and old-fashioned, or s/he has hold over a genuine understanding. The Church has always taught that the dignity of
I am only speaking out now about the scandals in the Church because I remained silent before and contributed to the growth of the pernicious
St. Paul tells us that love is greater than faith and hope (1 Corinthians 13:13). He also says that one could have the power to
Our purpose in writing this article was our modest desire and, somehow, our burning ecclesial obligation to expose some fundamental and yet simple truths hidden
Speaking at a Gates Foundation event in New York, French President Emanuel Macron recently said that the reason some African women have large families is
In the first installment in this series I briefly outlined a traditional argument from the Catholic philosophical tradition for the immateriality and, therefore, immortality of
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
