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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.6 min read

Four Levels of Happiness to the Rescue

Fr. Spitzer wrote a new book centered on the 4 Levels of Happiness, which Maggie Ciskanik argues is a much-needed guide to transcendent happiness.
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Magis Center4 min read

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Greed

In the 8 Deadly Sins, the sin of greed is the excessive desire for material possessions/wealth but what are some literary examples?
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.4 min read

Fr. Spitzer on How to Pray for Your Enemies and Forgive

Jesus mentions forgiveness more often than any other injunction in the New Testament. Fr. Spitzer shares the power in a prayer for your enemies.
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Purposeful Universe4 min read

Purposeful Lab: 10 Rules for Saving Our Society

Fr. Robert Spitzer discusses 10 rules for saving our society from his book "Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of Life Issues."
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.2 min read

Lenten Prayer: Ignite a Flame in Our Hearts

Read this Fr. Spitzer prayer to help inspire you to find ways to follow him and to transform yourself through Him.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.5 min read

How Science, Reason, and Faith Can Help Us Discover the Bible

Father Spitzer's most recent release equips readers with the tools needed to truly discover the Bible. Read a review here!
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Magis Center1 min read

What is the Eucharist? According to New Testament Writers

What is the Eucharist, and what is the universal view according to New Testament writers and the early church fathers?
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Magis Center4 min read

Where Did the Shroud of Turin Come From?

Where did the Shroud of Turin come from? Based on scientific testing, there is good reason to think that it came from Palestine around the 1st century.
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Magis Center1 min read

Are All Religions the Same? 

Fr. Spitzer is asked are all religions the same—specifically Christian religions. Learn what differentiates Catholicism from other religions.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.3 min read

Fr. Spitzer’s Newest Book: Science at the Doorstep to God

Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc. gives a review of Fr. Spitzer's new book: Science at the Doorstep to God.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.2 min read

A Giving Tuesday Message from Fr. Spitzer

Discover all that the Magis Center has accomplished this year with this Giving Tuesday message and consider donating to the mission.
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Magis Center2 min read

Are Science and Faith Compatible?

On an episode of Follow the Lead Podcast, Fr. Spitzer discusses science and faith and how they are not as at odds as modern culture would have you believe.
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