For the record, the quote in the headline is fabricated. But, then, this story is about fabrication. Kate Tracy, writing for Christianity Today, remarks upon a recent Public Religion Research Institue (PRRI) study that reveal […]
Vatican City, 21 May 2014 (VIS) – The gift of knowledge, ‘scientia’, that “is not limited to human knowledge, but which through creation leads us to perceive the greatness of God and His love for […]
When the Irish Government announced in November 2011 that it would close the Embassy to the Vatican, it marked an all-time low in relations between the traditionally staunchly Catholic country and the Holy See. It […]
A very instructive exchange between Gary Gutting, a philosophy professor at Notre Dame, and Philip Kitcher, a philosophy professor at Columbia, just appeared in the pages of The New York Times. Kitcher describes himself as […]
Like every other kind of fictional genre, comics have the power to spark the imagination and restore a sense of beauty. Their fantastic heroes, villains, and sweeping mythologies have become for us a paradigm for […]
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: A-III Reel Rating: (4 Reels out of 5) Godzilla films can be placed in two camps. The first involves Godzilla as a destructive force of nature leveling retributive justice on […]
“‘But surely,’ someone will object, ‘it isn’t easy for vice always to remain hidden.’ We’ll reply that nothing great is easy. And, in any case, if we’re to be happy, we must follow the paths […]
Readings: • Acts 6:1-7 • Psa 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 • 1 Pet 2:4-9 • Jn 14:1-12 Perhaps you, like me, know people who express belief in Jesus, but have no interest in the Church. […]
Writing in USA Today, Democratic commentator Kirsten Powers worries about today’s liberalism. It promised free thought and reason, but it’s giving us suppression and mob rule. Also, it’s capricious. If you say harsh things about […]
Shortly after Christmas, I was invited to take part in a “friendly discussion” at the monthly meeting of a local chapter of self-described “freethinkers.” I’m not sure how they decided to approach me. Possibly they […]
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