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Listen to These 2 Podcasts Featuring Fr. Spitzer and His Latest Book

In case you missed it Father Spitzer provided a great overview of his new book, Escape From Evil’s Darkness on the Drew Mariani Show. He also recently spoke with Katie McGrady on her show about why ...
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John Clark7 min read

Everything Hinges on the Tomb Door

If the Resurrection did actually happen, that event must be viewed as the most important event in human history. There’s really no middle ground here.
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Shroud of Turin: Available for Veneration Via Livestream

The Archdiocese of Turin livestreamed a veneration of the Shroud of Turin. Turin Archbishop organized the livestream in response to thousands of requests.
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John Clark4 min read

Pornography: A Frightful Rejection of the Human Face

In our own day and age, we might observe that pornography is winter; it chases sunshine from the human face. In fact, it chases away the human face itself.
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Cosmology Before and After Einstein’s Theory of Gravitation [Video]

Before 1915, depictions of the cosmos leaned more toward the subject of art history than science. However, in 1915, Einstein produced a new theory of gravitation that was able to generate ...
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A Harvard Astrochemist on Cosmology—And Why It Matters [Video & Audio]

If creation can reveal something of the creator, then an accurate cosmology is necessary for understanding the nature of the creator of the cosmos.
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Magis Center3 min read

Now Available: Vol. 2 of Fr. Spitzer's 'Called Out of Darkness' Trilogy

Ignatius Press has just released Fr. Spitzer's new book, 'Escape From Evil's Darkness.' This is the second in Spitzer's 'Called Out of Darkness' trilogy.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

Fingerprints: From Crime Scenes to Fighting Disease

Fingerprints are often used to solve crimes, but DNA sequencing (from the Human Genome Project) provides other promising benefits: fighting diseases.
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Listen to Fr. Robert Spitzer's Vocation Story in This New Podcast

Fr. William Watson, S.J. of Sacred Story Institute interviewed Fr. Robert Spitzer of the Society of Jesus to discuss Spitzer's vocation to the priesthood.
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Free Will Versus Determinism: A Catholic Perspective

Are we determined by our environment or do we have free will? In this clip from Father Spitzer's Universe, Fr. Spitzer explains.
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Purposeful Universe6 min read

Evidence for the Big Bang

Unfortunately for science history, a google search of the Big Bang Theory yields 5 pages about the TV series by that name before a single reference to the scientific theory. Most people interested in ...
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.6 min read

Theories of Evolution Before Darwin

The name of Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution are so closely linked that most people are unaware of the history of the theory “before” Darwin. Fortunately, the history of science is far from ...
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