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Recent Posts
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A Lawyer, a Journalist, and a Scientist Detail the Miracle of the Sun
A look into witnesses' accounts of the occurrence of the Miracle of the Sun at the Cova da Iria in Fatima.
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New Curricula from Magis Center and Sophia Institute for Teachers
Magis Center has partnered with Sophia Institute for Teachers to create high school and middle school coursework on faith, science, and reason.
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The Teacher and the Call to Catechize
In this article, we explain that all teachers are called to catechize and what it catechizing your students really looks like.
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How Science Works, Part IV: What Science Can’t Do
This fourth installment discusses how science can answer the 'how' question but not the 'why' questions of ethics, beauty, faith, goodness, and truth.
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Art for the Ages: How the Old Masters are Relevant Today
Katie Kresser embarks on a journey to explore how art from the old masters can provide proof of the human soul and show commonalities among human beings.
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The 6 Criteria Historians Use for Proof of Jesus' Miracles
Did Jesus really perform miracles? Historians use 6 main criteria to determine if an event really happened, and these can be applied to Jesus' miracles.
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