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Dr. Michael Ferguson4 min read

Curious Bedfellows: Soul and Brain

After publishing an architectural decomposition of the human brain’s functional patterns, none of us knew the astounding correlations that would emerge from Aristotle’s philosophy of the human soul.
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Ascension Media4 min read

C. S. Lewis on Humility

C. S. Lewis captures the essence of humility in his "Screwtape Letters. For Lewis, humility is not thinking less of ourselves—but less about ourselves.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Is Atheism Inconsistent with the Scientific Method?

Is atheism inconsistent with the scientific method? The answer from this year’s winner of the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser, may surprise you.
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Carolyn Leatherman4 min read

Evangelization: Reawakening the Human Desire for a Lasting Home

This desire for home is one of the human heart’s five transcendent desires, and is intimately bound up with the fourth level of happiness.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.5 min read

Why (Some) Scientists Say There is No Such Thing as a Soul

Rather than speaking of the soul, scientists focus on the mind—measured and observed in replicated experiments—as a function of what goes on in the brain.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

The Four Steps to Cultivating Gratitude

Gratitude is not only the key to virtue, but also to happiness and prayer. Here are four steps to cultivating gratitude in your own life.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

The Father and Son Who Can “Bragg” About A Nobel Prize

William Bragg was a father from history whose talent, character, and influence earned both him and his son, Lawrence, a Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Ascension Media3 min read

What Deuteronomy (and a Red Pencil) Can Tell You about Your Heart

You can’t make sense of the Old Testament story without Deuteronomy. In Deuteronomy, God reveals his love and appeals to the hearts of his people.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

The Actress and the Composer Who Created the Basis for Modern Telecommunication

The Actress and the Composer Who Created the Basis for Modern Telecommunication
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Magis Center2 min read

Did You Realize That Conversion Takes Place on 3 Levels? New Books and Videos in the Works!

We are excited to announce a trilogy by Fr. Spitzer and a video series on spiritual and moral conversion, drawing from the writings of Lonergan.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Black Holes, Stephen Hawking, and the Evangelical Physicist Who Proved Him Wrong

The story of how a faithful Christian found no conflict between his faith and his work as a physicist. All while proving Stephen Hawking wrong.
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Ascension Media4 min read

The Men Behind the Young Karol Wojtyla

The Men Behind the Young Karol Wojtyla
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