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Ascension Media4 min read

The Men Behind the Young Karol Wojtyla

The Men Behind the Young Karol Wojtyla
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Ascension Media7 min read

Ancient Philosophy & the New Testament

What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? What follows is a survey of philosophical schools that precede and even encounter the New Testament.
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Carol Lynn Miller4 min read

Fulton Sheen’s Last ‘Good Friday’ Homily: Spectators On and About the Cross

The topic of Bishop Sheen’s homily was “Spectators on and about the Cross:” the spectators of the indifferent or fallen away, of pain, and of love.
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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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Carol Lynn Miller2 min read

Just how powerful is love? Take a look at the meaning behind ‘Interstellar.’

In the film “Interstellar,” director Christopher Nolan takes up a major theme, namely that of love. "Interstellar" reveals the power and mystery of love.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

What Does it Mean to ‘Exist?’ Aquinas Weighs-In

Among his widely influential teachings, St. Thomas Aquinas addressed the very core and starting point of reality, i.e., what does it mean to exist?
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Carol Lynn Miller4 min read

Bearing Witness in a Secular Age

James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What does it mean to live in a secular society?” and points out the importance of defining the term, “secular.”
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Michelle Miller4 min read

Walker Percy, M.D. and the Diagnosis of a Secular Age

Through a Catholic lens, does the diagnosis of Walker Percy, a 20th century southern fiction writer, still apply to the secular age of today’s world?
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Gabriel Baines3 min read

Thanksgiving: A Time to Reflect on the Gift of Friendship

Each type of friendship, if understood properly and lived accordingly, can be good and worth thanking God for, especially during the holiday season.
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Bill Donaghy8 min read

Moral Relativism and the Culture of 'Meh'

The culture of “meh” is the withered fruit of moral relativism. Let's leave the Land of the Bland by attentiveness to creation, relationships, and reality.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D.6 min read

Can a Scientist be Catholic? A Conversion Story

Is there an oxymoron in the phrase “Catholic Scientist?” Nope. Physicist Dr. Robert Kurland tells us how he found his faith.
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Carol Lynn Miller1 min read

Thomistic Personalism – A Marriage Made in Heaven, Hell, or Harvard (actual video title!)

Peter Kreeft asserts that “Thomistic Personalism” is helping us arrive at a fuller understanding of the human person – not just what, but who, we are.
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