by Carol Lynn Miller | Feb 14, 2019 | Culture, Latest, Transcendental Desires
In the film “Interstellar,” director Christopher Nolan takes up a major theme, namely that of love. There’s no need for a spoiler alert, because I won’t reveal any of the surprising twist and turns of the story. I will just give a brief summary of the plot and then...
by Dr. Andrew Swafford | Feb 10, 2019 | Church Teaching, Culture, Guest Blogs, Latest, Transcendental Desires
Love, as a theological virtue, is the virtue by which we love God for his own sake and we love others for the sake of God—that is, we love God in others. We put on the “mind of Christ” (see 1 Cor 2:16; Rom 12:2), making his aims our aims—seeing things as he sees them...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jan 15, 2019 | Culture, Happiness, Latest, Virtue & Freedom
All of us must contend with the prevalent negative attitude towards religion, but young people are deeply affected with more than 39% claiming non-affiliation in a recent Pew survey. Here is how it can happen. Abby grows up in a structured, doctrine-based religious...
by Carol Lynn Miller | Jan 12, 2019 | Culture, Latest, Philosophy, Transcendental Desires
According to philosopher, James K.A. Smith, we might want to rethink what it means to be secular. In his talk, “Our Secular Age,” James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What does it mean to live in a secular society?” Before answering, Smith points out the...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Dec 29, 2018 | Culture, Happiness, Latest, Virtue & Freedom
New Year’s resolutions dominate our thoughts, conversations, and hopes at this time of year. Minds and hearts populated with lists of resolutions for breaking old patterns and forging new beginnings look for the best advice for keeping them. Suggestions range from...
by Ascension Media | Dec 6, 2018 | Culture, Guest Blogs, Latest
Thirteen is the typical age when young people leave the Catholic Church. If you haven’t read Bishop Robert Barron’s article about young people leaving the Church, you should read it here. In it, he comments on a 2016 study conducted by the Center for Applied Research...
