Magis Center
What Draws Us to the Sacred? Mircea Eliade on Hierophany, Myths, and Homo Religiosus
Mircea Eliade found that religion originates from an experience of the sacred common to all. Also common are hierophany, myths, and homo religiosus.
God, Science, and Creation
Almost two hours of in-depth reason and discourse by Fr. Spitzer on what science can tell us about God, science, and creation.
Suicide in Catholicism
Suicide in Catholicism is often misunderstood. Here, Fr. Spitzer answers an EWTN viewer's personal question regarding a loved one's suicide.
What Makes Us Human: The Origin of Language
An argument that the soul is the condition necessary for certain powers and characteristics that are at the center of what makes us human.
What Does the Catholic Church Say about Near Death Experiences?
Have you ever wondered, 'What does the Catholic Church Say about near-death experiences?' Enjoy this video and discussion about the relationship.
Human Intelligence vs. Animal Intelligence
Recent studies show that humans are categorically different from animals, not only in their language abilities, but also in their ability to form concepts.
Reconciling Contemporary Science and the Doctrine of Original Sin
An analysis of the challenges that arise in the conflict between the perspective of the natural sciences and the Doctrine of Original Sin.
Why Do Good People Suffer?
A look at the story of Job and an answer to the commonly asked question, 'Why do good people suffer?'
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?'
Christian Revelation, Heaven, and Near Death Experiences
By looking at patients' accounts of the afterlife, we may be able to infer clues about the afterlife. What parallels can we draw between NDEs and heaven?
Evidence for a Beginning of the Universe
If the Big Bang marks the universe's initial expansion, then could it be the beginning of the universe? Could this indicate a transcendent cause—a creator?
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.