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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

Setting Captives Free: Forgiveness and Freedom

Everett Worthington explains the science of forgiveness and reveals the positive physiological effects that forgiveness brings to the human person.
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Magis Center3 min read

History of the Shroud of Turin (Cutting through the Controversy!)

The Shroud of Turin, or the burial cloth of Jesus, first appeared in 1349 in historical documents associated with a French crusader, Geoffrey de Charnay.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.2 min read

Fr. Robert Spitzer Honored at 40th Christendom College Commencement

Father Robert Spitzer delivered the Christendom College commencement address and was awarded the college’s St. Peter Canisius Award. Watch the full address.
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Magis Center2 min read

How Old is the Shroud of Turin? 1,970 years (Give or Take 200).

While a carbon dating test in 1988 placed the Shroud's origin in the 1200s, more recent tests indicate the Shroud dates back to the time of Christ.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

Meet Lou Tice, Founder of the Pacific Institute and Creator of 'Smart-Talk'

In 1971, Lou Tice founded The Pacific Institute, that helps people, organizations, and companies achieve the fullness of their potential.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.7 min read

Quantum Mechanics and the Real Presence: What Reality Should We Believe?

Shortly after I entered the Church, and as a physicist, I struggled with Quantum mechanics and the Real Presence. I wondered what reality I should believe?
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.2 min read

'Help!' and Fr. Spitzer’s Other Favorite Short Prayers

Among the most powerful means at our disposal is prayer. Fr. Spitzer speaks here about different kinds of short prayers—the shortest of which is,“Help!”
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Ascension Media7 min read

Ancient Philosophy & the New Testament

What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? What follows is a survey of philosophical schools that precede and even encounter the New Testament.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Arizona Conference Invites Attendees to Pursue Science and Faith for Human Flourishing

The Arizona Center for Christian Studies hosted their Conference on Faith and Science themed, “Pursuing Science and Christian Faith for Human Flourishing.”
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

How the Resurrected Jesus Reveals Himself to Us

Fr. Spitzer discusses two Resurrection narratives and how each illustrate different ways Jesus reveals Himself, even to us today.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Startling Encounters: How did the early Christians react to the Resurrection?

George Weigel’s Wall Street Journal article, “The Easter Effect,” discusses early Christians’ response to encounters with Jesus in His glorified body.
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Carol Lynn Miller4 min read

Fulton Sheen’s Last ‘Good Friday’ Homily: Spectators On and About the Cross

The topic of Bishop Sheen’s homily was “Spectators on and about the Cross:” the spectators of the indifferent or fallen away, of pain, and of love.
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