This column is the last in a series of 3 columns on ethics and human happiness Knowledge of the Divine within the Created Order St.
“And the gates of the underworld can never overpower it” (Matthew 16:18). At this point in time, it can easily be said that all things
In the first weeks of Advent, my intellect and faith have been assaulted by many things going on outside and inside the Church. Its been
This column is the second in a three-part series concerning ethics and human happiness. Restless Hearts In the previous installation of this series, we examined
In the first part of this two-part series on the infallibility of the ordinary Magisterium, we took an in-depth look at the Catholic Church’s teaching
Over the past few years when evangelizing, I have heard a claim that is becoming more prevalent among Protestants. This belief has been expressed to
We Catholics have some very strong beliefs about Mary the mother of Jesus. We believe that she was conceived without original sin and then assumed
It is very easy to get lost in the complexity of the Catholic faith. Among the faithful, and those on the outside, or not-so-faithful, it
Many Catholic Christians believe that what the Church teaches on one or more subjects regarding faith and morals is wrong. Such Catholics try to legitimize
The Patrick Coffin Show The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots
Whenever some sad soul goes bonkers with a gun, the media instantly goes into a lather of breathless updates and saturation coverage. Yet one single
As I was making my way into the Catholic Church about 5 years ago, my priest at the time said something that still echoes in
Moses set before the people Life and Death; from another aspect, Intelligibility and Inanity. He urged them to choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). The Transcendentals Life
With many Protestants celebrating the 500th year anniversary of the Reformation, I have take the opportunity to read many of Martin Luther’s own words hoping
This column is the first in a three part series concerning ethics, human happiness, and their connection to “the things that last.” Searching for a
Coffee Shop Calvinism I recently came across a group of men from the Reformed Church we left to become Catholic who were gathered at our
Aristotle, who was continually interested in biological aspects of human behavior, made a distinction between “natural virtue” and “acquired virtue.” Natural virtue is related to
After a fruitful breakfast conversation with a searching friend, I realized that almost all the questions that he asked were in some way connected to
It’s curious how people who claim to have faith in science criticize Christians for believing in God based on faith. Yet, what science has to
You Are Peter Last month I had the honor of witnessing my mother and stepdad’s marriage in the Catholic Church. They were both raised Catholic
Why has the Church become largely irrelevant to the secular culture? In Part I of this article, we explored how the culture is breeding individual
Am I the only one feeling that the Catholic Church has become irrelevant in political, social and moral arenas? It’s not really a question anymore.
There is a movement today in the world that denies the power of the Church of Jesus Christ in our lives. The narrative goes something
The Fifth Way – Argument from Governance or Order Just as the Third and Fourth Ways build on the first two Ways, the Fifth of
