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John Clark3 min read

How Wonderful is Wonder?

It must be hard to live a life of metaphysical certitude about everything. Certainty leaves no room for wonder. And that’s sad. Because wonder is wonderful.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.5 min read

Saint Augustine of Hippo: A Theologian for Our Time

St. Augustine's wonderings about the nature of time fit with contemporary scientific theories—and are altogether in accord with our present-day confusion.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Are Animals Just Like Us?

New studies on animal learning, language, and the use of tools have created a number of articles implying “animals are just like us.” But how true is this?
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

An Update on the Solar Parker Probe

From solstices, sunspots, and solar wind, the Sun continues to fascinate us. Here's an update on the Solar Parker probe which launched to the sun in 2018.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Habitable Worlds and the Origin of Water

At the Thomistic Institute's symposium, Novelty in Nature, Dr. Karin Oberg, PhD, delivered a fascinating presentation on the origin of water.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

What C.S. Lewis Can Teach Us About the Incarnation

What C.S. Lewis Can Teach us about the Incarnation
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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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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.13 min read

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

Evidence for God from Physics and Philosophy [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

The natural sciences (and philosophical reflection upon them) have been an integral part of the Catholic intellectual tradition since the time of Copernicus.
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God and Modern Physics—A 12-Part Series

Fr. Spitzer begins his series of videos with this fundamental question: "What Can Science Teach us about Creation and Design?"
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From Nothing To Cosmos [Study Guide]

This document contains an extensive overview of the evidence from contemporary science for the existence of God.
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Creation: Larry King / Steven Hawking

Larry King Live show discussion, featuring Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow, and Fr. Robert Spitzer.
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