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?'
Positivism: The Philosophy Behind Modern Science
Positivism may be understood as a specific approach to any subject in which any hypothesis or assertion must be grounded in mathematical or logical proofs.
Mircea Eliade: The Intuition of the Sacred
Mircea Eliade was a philosopher and historian of religion who elaborated one of the most comprehensive transcultural theories of the origin of religion.
The Purpose of a Myth: Insights from J.R.R. Tolkien and Mircea Eliade
What is the purpose of a myth? They have 2 functions: to give strength through a connection with transcendent reality and to present a paradigm for action.
Fr. Spitzer's New Book: The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church
In his new book, The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church, Fr. Spitzer proves the importance of following the Church's teachings.
Should Scientists Ask Philosophical Questions? [VIDEO]
Can science answer everything? Some big questions in life require different perspectives — scientific, philosophical and theological.
The One and the Many: How to Find Unity in Diversity
For Pentecost, Pope Francis and Bishop Baron talked about unity in diversity. In the Politics, Aristotle presents a political theory with a similar theme.
Healing Post-Election America
Over the past 4 or 8 or 12 years, it’s worth wondering if we're becoming people who claim to love humanity, but fail to love and befriend actual persons.
Does God Care Whether I Exist?
It is an unfortunate and terrifying catechesis that presents God as a being whose happiness is indifferent to my existence.
What Is Time? Part VI: Why God Created Time
In this sixth article of the series “What is Time,” we discuss the timelessness of God and why God created time to allow for free will and moral choice.
A Risk Worth Taking
Some risks are worth taking. Even more importantly, the risks that we decide to take—as well as those we decide not to take—serve to define who we are.
New Video Campaign Explores the Impressive Level of Order in the Universe—and the Purpose That it Implies
The Magis Center’s new John Templeton funded campaign, The Purposeful Universe, looks at an evolutionary system guided by order in physics and chemistry.