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April 2025

April 27, 2025
Evil. Its existence has been a thorn in the side of theology and philosophy for...
April 20, 2025
"The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to...
April 13, 2025
"Everything is grace," declared Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, and Thomas Aquinas observed that grace perfects...
April 06, 2025
The intellectual history of Catholic theology is vibrant and surprisingly varied. Arguably, the two most...

March 2025

March 30, 2025
Saint Athanasius famously claimed that the “Son of God became man so that we might...
March 23, 2025
In the Judean Desert, not far from the Dead Sea, there is a series of...
March 16, 2025
As anyone who knows me or has read my work is aware, I have no...
March 09, 2025
Can philosophy improve religion and help us to understand God, or should philosophy and religion...
March 02, 2025
If theology is the systematic study of God, it is only natural that Catholic theology...

February 2025

February 23, 2025
The word mystery has a specific meaning when used in a religious context. It connotes...
February 16, 2025
At first glance, the term Catholic anthropology seems rather strange. After all, what does the...
February 09, 2025
Catholicism is the world’s largest religion, with nearly 1.4 billion adherents to the faith. It...
February 02, 2025
Almost without exception, Catholics view the Protestant Reformation as a catastrophe or even as an...

January 2025

January 26, 2025
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Rabbi named Jesus of Nazareth walked the lands of...
January 19, 2025
It is a rare occasion indeed when Christians and atheists agree. However, that is precisely...
January 12, 2025
  "Un-thread the rude eye of rebellion, and welcome home again discarded faith." - William...
January 05, 2025
It is a basic tenet of psychology that we are "meaning making machines." This claim...

December 2024

December 29, 2024
“There is no such thing as Judeo-Christian.” So says Father Calvin Robinson, a member of...
December 22, 2024
In a secular world, it can be easy to forget the religious and historical significance...
December 15, 2024
The time has come when Catholics celebrate the season of Advent. In general, Advent is...
December 08, 2024
Recently, Pope Francis issued a letter ostensibly addressing seminarians preparing for the priesthood. The letter...
December 01, 2024
Within a subset of philosophy, there is a discipline called metaphysics. This discipline is concerned...

November 2024

November 24, 2024
Our modern times place a great emphasis on tolerance. In an age of political correctness,...
November 17, 2024
When it comes to matters of faith, there are three options: a person can believe...
November 10, 2024
Catholicism is its own universe, and to be Catholic is to become - among other...
November 03, 2024
Did God create human beings, or did human beings create God? Is God an actual...

October 2024

October 27, 2024
Pursuing the spiritual life is beautiful and complex. It is beautiful because of the truth...
October 20, 2024
Nothing ends that does not begin, and nothing begins without an ordained end. Applied to...
October 13, 2024
The letter Q has developed a reputation in modern culture. For most people, Q is...
October 06, 2024
One aspect (Immanuel Kant would argue the only aspect of value) of religion on society...
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