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Recent Posts
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Art for the Ages: St. Francis and the Birth of Renaissance Art
Inspired by her recent trip to Assissi, Italy, Katie Kresser writes St. Francis, St. Clare, Giotto, and (of course) Renaissance Art. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
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A Catechesis for 'God Butchers': The Metaphysics of Time and Eternity
Author Matthew Tsakanikas discusses fighting the new atheism—'God Butchers'—in the wake of suffering, darkness, and pain. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
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8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Greed
In the 8 Deadly Sins, 'greed' is the excessive desire for material possessions/wealth. Here are 3 literary characters and their freedom from greed. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
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Webb Images Reveal the Intersection of Science and Scripture
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope allow us to see both science and scripture in the heavens above. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
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PSA: There's a Better Way to Contemplate the 'Ultimate Bad News'
As New York releases a PSA about a nuclear attack, what should our response as Christians be? The Church offers alternative ways of contemplating death. (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
Who We Are
Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., the President and co-founder of Magis, is a Catholic Priest in the Society of Jesus and former President of Gonzaga University. The Magis Center provides comprehensive and systematic responses to restore, reconstruct, and revitalize belief in God, the transcendent dignity of every person, the significance of virtue, the higher levels of happiness, love, and freedom, and the real presence of Jesus Christ.
Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.
Saint John Paul II: Fides et Ratio