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Crisis Magazine7 min read

The Magnanimity and Humility of St. Ignatius Loyola

When Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of St. Mark he used his homily to exhort the Church to proclaim the Gospel with magnanimity and humility.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.7 min read

Technologies Old and New: Harnessing the Power of the Sun and More

Did you know there are “widespread ruins of an abandoned solar-power technology” revealing that humans have harnessed the power of the sun for centuries?
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Rory O'Donnell6 min read

Is God Free to Create the World?

Is God free to create the world? The answer isn’t a yes or a no. Aquinas teaches there is one thing that God wills necessarily: his own divine goodness.
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Andrew Haines2 min read

The Beauty that Attracted Saint Augustine

Something about Augustine is timelessly attractive, and for good reason. But what was it exactly that attracted the man, himself? Eternal beauty and logos.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Dr. Vera Rubin and Why Dark Matter Matters

Because of Dr. Vera Rubin, dark matter became a household term in the 1980’s, but we still aren’t sure what it is or even if it really exists.
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Ascension Media4 min read

Close Encounters of the Divine Kind

Though our Divine encounter is not as close as that of the first disciples, it is no less real. We experience it through our parish.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

An Update on the Solar Parker Probe

From solstices, sunspots, and solar wind, the Sun continues to fascinate us. Here's an update on the Solar Parker probe which launched to the sun in 2018.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.3 min read

Why Catholics Should Learn about Science

Why science for Catholics? "Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes."
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Physics, Philosophy, and Free Will

Is the unshakeable belief in the power of science justified? Yes, but with a catch that includes the use of philosophy and free will.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Habitable Worlds and the Origin of Water

At the Thomistic Institute's symposium, Novelty in Nature, Dr. Karin Oberg, PhD, delivered a fascinating presentation on the origin of water.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.6 min read

Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary: Celebrating the 'Third Astronaut'

There was a third astronaut who played an almost hidden but key role in the historic moon mission: command module pilot, Michael Collins.
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Magis Center1 min read

[Podcast] Now You Can Hear Fr. Spitzer Live Every Other Wednesday 

Relevant Radio’s podcast, A Closer Look™, has made it possible for listeners to hear Fr. Spitzer every other Wednesday in a captivating ongoing series.
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