Advent Season: A Time for Choices, Change, and Even Happiness
As the Advent season begins, it might seem odd to mention happiness. Aren’t we supposed to focus on being holy rather than being happy?
Overcoming Scrupulosity with Spiritual Conversion
In the battle against scrupulosity, spiritual conversion, which has been defined as “falling in love with God,” can prove to be a most powerful weapon.
Why Do People Believe in God?
Atheists, such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, say God is a “fiction” created by humans. However people continue to believe in God. Why is this?
Faith as a Scientist and Faith as a Catholic
Science has its limits and its power. Those who have worked in science know that faith is an essential element and a cornerstone of the scientific method.
Wednesday on the World: More Ego-Comparison, More Depression
Father Spitzer comments further on the decline in religious participation and introduces the rise of ego-comparative identity.
David Levy: Amateur Comet Hunter Extraordinaire
David H. Levy’s bio on the Vatican Observatory website declares that he is “one of the most successful comet discoverers in history.”
An Elevator for Levels of Happiness: More to Say than Small Talk
Today’s culture appreciates minor chit-chat in elevators—without fully embracing the call to raise society’s real happiness to higher levels.
Intellectual Humility in a World of Extremes
We are living in a world of extremes. The cure? Intellectual humility, or “the ability to admit that one might be wrong or at least lack full knowledge.”
Men on Mars? Updates from the Red Planet
Mars, visible just before sunrise from October to December, has been in the news regularly. In fact, there are 8 spacecrafts studying the red planet!
Christendom College Transcribes Fr. Spitzer's Graduation Commencement
College president and staff were so impressed with Father’s 2019 graduation commencement address that they transcribed it for their "Principles" audience.
God, Symmetry, and Beauty in Science: A Personal Perspective
What are the requirements for a beautiful theory? The beauty is displayed in the mathematics of the theory, in the equations that relate it to the world.
3 Famous, Self-Educated Scientists: Croll, Davy, and Faraday
We may assume that all scientists are products of formal education; though James Croll, Humphrey Davy, and Michael Faraday prove this isn't always the case.