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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.8 min read

23 Famous Scientists Who Believe in God

Are there scientists who believe in God? Absolutely! Discover 23 rather famous ones here!
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William Raynor10 min read

Enough of Economic Chaos? Time for a Morality-Based Solution

Author William Raynor argues for a morality-based model like The Catholic Framework for Economic Life as a solution to current economic chaos.
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Dr. Raychel Namiotka4 min read

Ensoulment, Art, and Extraterrestrials

If we met extraterrestrial creatures with the biological capacity to have rational thought, art would tell us if they were ensouled by God.
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Christopher Graney12 min read

From the Vatican Observatory: Commentary on ‘Cosmos: Possible Worlds’

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos: Possible Worlds is on TV this fall. I'm a big Cosmos fan. But of course, the show could always be better—maybe a lot better.
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Christopher Graney12 min read

The Ideas Behind Black Holes

Things like black holes have the reputation of being something only wizards can understand. Yet the basic ideas behind black holes are straightforward.
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Stephen Phelan3 min read

Solidarity and Social Distancing

We’re all in this together. This saying serves as a perfectly workable definition of the Catholic social doctrine principle of solidarity—and subsidiarity.
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Guest Writer3 min read

Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi: How We Pray is How We Believe

Our Lord’s teaching not to babble may seem at first perplexing—as we know prayer is affected by the use of words and almost by nature is highly repetitive.
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Guest Writer14 min read

Astronomy, God, and the Search for Elegance

Do faith and science operate in separate realms? Guy Consolmagno SJ, explores the place that faith has in science—simply because scientists are people.
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John Clark3 min read

Overcoming Scrupulosity with Spiritual Conversion

In the battle against scrupulosity, spiritual conversion, which has been defined as “falling in love with God,” can prove to be a most powerful weapon.
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Bill Schmitt4 min read

An Elevator for Levels of Happiness: More to Say than Small Talk

Today’s culture appreciates minor chit-chat in elevators—without fully embracing the call to raise society’s real happiness to higher levels.
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John Clark4 min read

Overcoming Scrupulosity With Intellectual Conversion

Intellectual conversion is necessary not only to see the innocence in others, but sometimes, in ourselves, namely in the struggle with scrupulosity.
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Guest Writer10 min read

The Copernican Revolution – Differently

A Different look at the Copernican Revolution.
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