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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Verified Scientific Facts supporting the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin

The results of the 1989 Carbon 14 dating of the Shroud of Turin caused scientists and believers to seek the scientific facts supporting the Shroud of Turin.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

Do Aliens Exist? Fr. Robert Spitzer and Br. Guy Consolmogno Respond

In a commentary on the History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens,” Fr. Spitzer addresses the question of the existence extraterrestrials.
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Magis Center2 min read

If You Weren't Able to Complete the 7 Essential Modules in Advent, No Worries—Here Comes Lent

If You Weren't Able to Complete the 7 Essential Modules in Advent, No Worries—Here Comes Lent
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Ascension Media12 min read

Why Offering It Up Is Countercultural

I’ve often struggled with the concept of offering it up. If you’re a cradle Catholic, you’ve probably heard it from your parents when the going gets tough.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

Opportunity Rover Lost: Knowledge Gained

The Mars rover, Curiosity, has been much in the news lately, but the Opportunity rover has taken over the headlines as its mission has officially ended.
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Magis Center2 min read

[Podcast] Listen to Fr. Spitzer on WCAT Radio

This month, Pat Flynn, interviewed Fr. Spitzer on his podcast, “The Pat Flynn Show.” The episode premiered on WCAT radio. Listen now.
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Carol Lynn Miller2 min read

Just how powerful is love? Take a look at the meaning behind ‘Interstellar.’

In the film “Interstellar,” director Christopher Nolan takes up a major theme, namely that of love. "Interstellar" reveals the power and mystery of love.
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Dr. Andrew Swafford3 min read

A Christian Take on Love

Love, as a theological virtue, is the virtue by which we love God for his own sake and we love others for the sake of God—that is, we love God in others.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.5 min read

Quantum Logic: Last Days and the Resurrection of the Dead

As Catholics, we believe that we will be resurrected and judged on the Last Day. Could quantum logic offer a scientific basis for that belief?
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Is It Possible to Change Your Reality?

Is it possible to change your reality? Here's how to keep your resolutions and cultivate fertile ground for changes that will last.
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Ascension Media9 min read

St. Ignatius on Overcoming Desolation

St. Ignatius of Loyola offers a series of “rules,” or principles, which can help us work against this depressing and downward movement of desolation.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

What Does it Mean to ‘Exist?’ Aquinas Weighs-In

Among his widely influential teachings, St. Thomas Aquinas addressed the very core and starting point of reality, i.e., what does it mean to exist?
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