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
Christianity has had a somewhat rocky relationship with science these last few centuries. While many people would argue that there are no real contradictions between
Two years ago, my mother-in-law entered a hospice facility. She was afraid to die and afraid to be alone, so I stayed at the hospice
The magisterium of the Church takes a direct interest in the question of evolution, because it touches on the conception of man, whom Revelation tells us
Pope St. John Paul II begins the encyclical Fides et Ratio with the admonition “Know Yourself”. Most apparently, we are material creatures and as such
Plato realized that the intelligible is immaterial by identifying a fundamental difference between the intelligible and the material. The intelligible is universal, while the
When scholars study a thing, they strive To kill it first, if it’s alive; Then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole For
Many people erroneously believe that the dark ages were caused by the Catholic Church and its hatred of science/love of superstition, and its dominant control
The purpose of revelation is not to confirm what man can know of material and immaterial things through his own natural capacity. The purpose is
April 22 was the annual Earth Day celebration and many valuable seminars, lectures, and exhibits were provided around the country to increase the awareness of
Do we really need to believe in certain miracles to be Christians? That is the question Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times asked Evangelical
Many continue to raise questions about the Church’s role and expertise in addressing environmental issues. Eyebrows were recently raised with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The journey in one’s faith life provokes many questions. Some will ponder complex questions and others have more basic questions. We can be accidental or
Francis Crick was an evangelical atheist. He believed that scientific understanding removed the need for religious explanations of material phenomena. Francis Crick’s Obituary (PLoS Biology,
You probably had your first experience of reality long before you were born, in your mother’s womb. From that experience, a small handful of crucial
We have a dearth of public, real-life heroes. Most public figures, whether in entertainment or politics, fall far from the mark when it comes to
Compared to eternity, even living to be a century old is nothing. I had truly self-sacrificing full of wonder nuns who taught me through eighth
Christ is known as the Prince of Peace; as God the Son, through Whom “all things were made” (Nicene Creed), it is He alone who
One of the more memorable scenes from To Kill A Mockingbird was the fist fight started by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch against Walter Cunningham on
To support his atheism, Bertrand Russell proposed the analogy of a celestial teapot. He noted that the burden of proof is not on the skeptic
The Trump phenomenon and Brexit both came about as a result of the Protestant Reformation in the early 1500s. SAY WHAT?! Some may think this
According to Internet lore, Hillary Clinton once visited Mexico City and the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During her visit, as she examined
We may be wary of the truth. Rather than setting us free, we may fear it will impose an obligation. We may be reluctant to
Powerism is a generic term for any governing system in which one group of powered people controls, dominates, orders, and rules another group of non-powered
