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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.2 min read

A Portrait of William Perry, Scientist and Poet

A Portrait of William Perry, Scientist and Poet
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Ascension Media7 min read

Reasons to Be Confident about the Historical Jesus

Through philosophical presuppositions, historical methodology, and the Gospels, we find a reason to believe in and evidence for the “historical” Jesus.
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Carol Lynn Miller4 min read

Bearing Witness in a Secular Age

James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What does it mean to live in a secular society?” and points out the importance of defining the term, “secular.”
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

2018 Ends with Historic First—and 2019 Gets Off to a Spectacular Start

2018 ended with a historic first and 2019 gets off to a spectacular start with space explorationfFirsts, eclipses, and a super blood wolf moon.
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Doctors Can't Explain Why this Texas Girl’s Tumor Disappeared

In June 2018, Roxli Doss was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG. Now it's disappeared.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

What the Magi Saw

Explanations for the star abound, conjectures run the debates, and the historical data is a tangle. What is it that the Magi actually saw in the sky?
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.4 min read

Does Quantum Mechanics Speak to Catholic Teaching III: The Measurement Problem

Quantum Mechanics is a beautiful and mathematically elegant theory, but there is a major flaw in its connection with the real world: the measurement probem.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

The Best New Year's Resolution

New Year’s resolutions dominate thoughts and conversations this time of year, but there is one thing that requires commitment but not willpower: gratitude.
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Ascension Media4 min read

When God Drew Near: Entering into the Joy of Christmas

When God Drew Near: Entering into the Joy of Christmas
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.1 min read

He Came in the Fullness of Time: A Reflection on the Incredible Mystery of Christ’s Birth

Through the sacrament of Holy Eucharist, Christmas continues now and forever. The Eucharist is our door to Christmas day everyday.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.7 min read

Sadness in a Time of Comfort and Joy

Christmas can be a desperately sad time of year. We need comfort because suffering is a part of life, and we can receive joy, because God is in it with us.
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Michelle Miller4 min read

Walker Percy, M.D. and the Diagnosis of a Secular Age

Through a Catholic lens, does the diagnosis of Walker Percy, a 20th century southern fiction writer, still apply to the secular age of today’s world?
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