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NASA Briefs on Discovery of Seven Planets Orbiting Red Dwarf

Yesterday, NASA held a news briefing on the discovery of seven new planets, at least three of which are in the habitable zone.
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The Transcendentals – Part I (Indication of the Interior Sense of God: Introduction to #4-8)

We all have a remarkably similar experience of the sacred and good power, as well as a remarkably similar experience of the evil powers who are against it.
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The Transcendentals – Part II (Indication of the Interior Sense of God: Introduction to #4-8)

As St. Augustine noted in his Confessions – God has created us for perfect truth, love, goodness, beauty, and home, and only He can fulfill these desires within us.
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The Awareness of the Sacred in the World (Indication of the Interior Sense of God: #2)

The second of eight indications that mankind has an interior sense of God, is a certain awareness of sacredness in the world.
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The Numinous Experience (Indication of the Interior Sense of God: #1)

The Numinous Experience is the first of eight indications of the interior sense that each and every human being has of God. What is the Numinous Experience?
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The Human Desire for God (Indication of the Interior Sense of God)

Around the world there is a consistent awareness of and belief in a deity which stands at the foundation of the world’s religions.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.8 min read

Why Would a Loving God Allow Suffering?

Considering the arguments for God's redemption of suffering, one might ask the question, why would God have allowed suffering to occur in the first place?
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.3 min read

Fr. Spitzer on Suffering, Love, and Eternal Life

Suffering can be a great opportunity, if we view it within the context of love and eternal life. I have come to realize that this is the highpoint of wisdom.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.< 1 min read

Getting Started on Prayer - Spontaneous Prayers

God alone will be able to completely satisfy us. As St. Augustine said: “For you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
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Who is God? The Father of the Prodigal Son [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

For Jesus, the heart of God (who God is) is more important than the attributes of God (what God is).
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.< 1 min read

Escaping Your Personal Hell (Spitzer Scholarly Article)

If one of the lower levels of happiness becomes dominant in our lives, we will quickly discover that we have made our lives into our own personal hell.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.1 min read

The Four Levels of Happiness

If we can discover a good and comprehensive definition of happiness, then we are very likely to be more fulfilled in all areas of our life.
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