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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.

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Armed with a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in science, Ciskanik landed in a graduate nursing program. With the support of her enthusiastic husband, an interesting career unfolded while the family grew: a seven year stint mostly as a neurology nurse, 15 years as a homeschooling mom of six, and a six year sojourn as curriculum developer and HS science teacher (which included teaching students with cognitive differences). These experiences added fuel to her lifelong interest in all things related to God’s creation and the flourishing of the human spirit—which has found a new home on the Magis blog.

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St. Patrick, the Cry of the Deer, and the Birth of Celtic Christianity

In a recent talk, Dr. Timothy O’Donnell, president of Christendom College and frequent guest on EWTN, recounts the startling details of St. Patrick’s life.
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Verified Scientific Facts supporting the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin

The results of the 1989 Carbon 14 dating of the Shroud of Turin caused scientists and believers to seek the scientific facts supporting the Shroud of Turin.
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Do Aliens Exist? Fr. Robert Spitzer and Br. Guy Consolmogno Respond

In a commentary on the History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens,” Fr. Spitzer addresses the question of the existence extraterrestrials.
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Opportunity Rover Lost: Knowledge Gained

The Mars rover, Curiosity, has been much in the news lately, but the Opportunity rover has taken over the headlines as its mission has officially ended.
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Is It Possible to Change Your Reality?

Is it possible to change your reality? Here's how to keep your resolutions and cultivate fertile ground for changes that will last.
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A Portrait of William Perry, Scientist and Poet

A Portrait of William Perry, Scientist and Poet
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2018 Ends with Historic First—and 2019 Gets Off to a Spectacular Start

2018 ended with a historic first and 2019 gets off to a spectacular start with space explorationfFirsts, eclipses, and a super blood wolf moon.
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What the Magi Saw

Explanations for the star abound, conjectures run the debates, and the historical data is a tangle. What is it that the Magi actually saw in the sky?
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The Best New Year's Resolution

New Year’s resolutions dominate thoughts and conversations this time of year, but there is one thing that requires commitment but not willpower: gratitude.
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Sadness in a Time of Comfort and Joy

Christmas can be a desperately sad time of year. We need comfort because suffering is a part of life, and we can receive joy, because God is in it with us.
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When Astronomy is Out of Sight

“Astronomy is out of sight” is not just a hip expression. I’m referring to how blind people touch the stars and blind astronomers listen to them.
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A Point in Time: Not All Time is Linear

A Point in Time: Not All Time is Linear
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