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Magis Center11 min read

The Catholic Study Bible That Isn't Afraid of Your Kid's Science Teacher

This new Catholic study Bible from Fr. Robert Spitzer answers science, history, and faith questions right in the margins of Scripture.
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Lauren Woodrell11 min read

What Fate, Justice, and Time Reveal About the Soul in the Odyssey

Discover the five transcendentals through the Odyssey. See how Stephen Fry's 5 forces of fate, time, and justice point toward the soul's deeper longing.
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Magis Center10 min read

What Draws Us to the Sacred? Mircea Eliade on Hierophany, Myths, and Homo Religiosus

Mircea Eliade found that religion originates from an experience of the sacred common to all. Also common are hierophany, myths, and homo religiosus.
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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.7 min read

Art, Faith and Science: Understanding Leonardo da Vinci

Discover the genius of Leonardo da Vinci—artist, inventor, and visionary whose works shaped art, science, and innovation for centuries.
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Magis Center8 min read

What is Conscience? Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman

Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman explain their arguments to answer the question, 'What is conscience?'
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.9 min read

Rudolf Otto's 'Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans'

Within the numinous experience, the numen presents itself as having two distinct poles of feeling-content: mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.6 min read

Man and the Cosmos

Explore the connection between man and the cosmos—how science, philosophy, and faith reveal our place in the universe and unlock deeper truths.
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Magis Center11 min read

The 5 Transcendentals (And How they Provide Evidence for the Soul)

There are five transcendentals that philosophers have recognized since the time of Plato. What are they, and how can they provide evidence for a soul?
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Lauren Woodrell9 min read

All Souls Day: History, Traditions, and Significance

Learn about All Souls Day, its significance, and how it's observed worldwide. Discover the prayers, customs, and history of this Catholic feast day.
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Lauren Woodrell11 min read

What Is All Saints Day? History, Traditions, and Meaning

Celebrate and learn about All Saints Day's history, traditions, and significance in the Catholic Church.
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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.3 min read

Art, Healing, and Human Development: Christian Images of Family

Explore how early Christian images reshaped our understanding of motherhood, fatherhood, and human development that is still relevant today.
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Magis Center19 min read

Proof of a Soul from the Transcendentals and Our Interior Sense of God

Plato argued for proof of a soul from transcendental desires. We can also find evidence from the numen, the sacred in the world, and conscience.
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