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Scientific Insights into the Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a burial shroud that apparently covered a man who suffered the wounds of crucifixion in a way very similar to Jesus of Nazareth.
Dr. Pim van Lommel Part II: What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Consciousness
Learn what near-death experiences reveal about consciousness, exploring how NDEs challenge conventional science and expand our understanding of the mind.
Dr. Pim van Lommel Part I: Consciousness Beyond Life
Explore the groundbreaking research of Dr. Pim van Lommel on near-death experiences and what they reveal about consciousness beyond life.
What is Conscience? Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman
Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman explain their arguments to answer the question, 'What is conscience?'
Are Science and Faith Compatible?
On an episode of Follow the Lead Podcast, Fr. Spitzer discusses science and faith and how they are not as at odds as modern culture would have you believe.
Christian Revelation, Heaven, and Near Death Experiences
By looking at patients' accounts of the afterlife, we may be able to infer clues about the afterlife. What parallels can we draw between NDEs and heaven?
Evidence for a Beginning of the Universe
If the Big Bang marks the universe's initial expansion, then could it be the beginning of the universe? Could this indicate a transcendent cause—a creator?
Christian Mysticism: Encountering God through Jesus Christ
Christian Mysticism guides the soul to union with God through Jesus Christ, emphasizing divine intimacy while preserving the uniqueness of the soul.
Negative Near Death Experiences and Hell
Discover the three types of negative near-death experiences, common responses, and what negative near-death experience stories can teach us about hell.
8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Sloth
The deadly sin of sloth is evident in literature, revealing its spiritual peril through characters consumed by apathy, indifference, and wasted potential.
5 Historical Proofs of Jesus’ Resurrection
Is there any historical proof of Jesus’ resurrection? Exegetes like N.T. Wright and Gary Habermas have found 5 historical ways of proving the resurrection.
The Reach of Gödel’s Theorem: Mathematics, Philosophy, and the Divine
Modern mathematics and computer analysis show that Godel's Theorem proves the existence of a super axiom, but this super axiom proves the existence of God.