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 –
So why are we Catholic? The world hates us, with a passion. By just about every indicator, the Catholic Church is losing its rank among
The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness. (Romans 1:18)
Recently, I have begun a series on the Catholic understanding of human nature from a philosophical perspective. Before returning to the next installment in the
The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has been believed by Christians since the time of the Apostles. Understanding this metaphysically and describing our
Catholics love to ask for the saints’ intercession, and no saint is called upon more often than Mary, the mother of Jesus. While every saint
If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.
This column is about worldview (metaphysics and epistemology) although it touches on social justice and politics as well. It is about the greatest challenge
Trains and chains are popular analogies used to illustrate the argument for a First Cause, whom we call God. See: Reasons to Believe (p.
After we experience the touch of Jesus, we have a responsibility to become an effective witness of His goodness to those around us who are
I grew up in a Catholic family and attended Catholic school through high school. One of the many teachings involved in this upbringing was the
Basing itself on the words of Jesus Christ (among other things), the Catholic Church teaches that a valid sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved, but not
INTRODUCTION Scientism, the belief that science can explain everything about the world and ourselves, is a religion, although not formally expressed as such. When
In last month’s column I set the stage for a series of columns analyzing and explaining the constitution of human nature from a Catholic philosophical
There is no way of escaping it in our culture’s 24-hour news cycle. There’s no way to escape witnessing the evils that are carried out
