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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.< 1 min read

The Reality of Spiritual Evil

If there really is a calculating, dangerous, dark, destructive and vicious evil force who intends us harm—even eternal harm—then we should want to know about it.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.< 1 min read

The Deadly Sins

Whenever we see injustice and hatred, there we may also see the 7 Deadly Sins. These vices form the heart of darkness and oppose self-sacrificial love.
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Moral Conversion and Resisting Temptation

We may make the same sins over and over, unable to truly accept God’s mercy. Fr. Spitzer gives us a practical roadmap for breaking this cycle of sin, empowering us for resisting temptation.
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Historical Evidence of Jesus’ Miracles [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

Fr. Spitzer refutes objections against the miracles of Jesus, and provides evidence for the reality of Jesus’ miracles, showing that Jesus was the Son of God.
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Evidence of God from Contemporary Science & Philosophy [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

Here is a good cross section of the contemporary evidence for God from philosophy, science, and the medical study of near death experiences.
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The 12 Capacities of Man's Transphysical Soul

Our soul allows for twelve capacities that are inaccessible to artificial and animal consciousness. It also gives us the capacity to survive bodily death.
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An Initial Conclusion about “the Soul” (IV. God’s Presence to Our Consciousness)

The presence within is not only wholly Other, but also a personal, empathetic, and loving being that desires to bring us to the fullness of life through itself.
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Lecture One From 20 Lecture Series – Evidence For The Historical Jesus

In this lecture, Fr. Spitzer examines the evidence for the historical individual, Jesus Christ.
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Lecture One From 30 Lecture Series – Evidence For God From Physics

In this video lecture, Fr. Spitzer introduces the evidence from contemporary science for the existence of God.
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Desolation Checklist: Love One Another as I Have Loved You

This article will shed light on the deepest manifestations of love and why love is our reason for being, our highest dignity, and our eternal destiny.
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Newman and the Divine Origin of Conscience - Part 1 (III.B God’s Presence to Our Consciousness)

Newman argues that there is a God, because there is a moral obligation. When he analyses his conscience, he finds it involves the idea of a Father and a Judge.
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Dr. Robert Kurland’s “God’s Periodic Table… & Evolution”

Dr. Robert Kurland responds to claims that the Catholic Church's teaching on evolution cannot be compatible with the findings of modern science.
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