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Purposeful Universe2 min read

Purposeful Lab: How to Find Purpose in a Scientific World

In this Purposeful Lab episode Daniel Toma discusses finding purpose in a scientific world— viewing science through a Catholic, not materialistic, lens.
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Magis Center7 min read

What is Original Sin? The Interior and Exterior Consequences

What is orginal sin? These are both the interior and exterior consequences of original sin and how we can overcome them.
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Magis Center7 min read

5 Credible Stories of Near-Death Experiences (Peer-Reviewed) 

A look into five stories of near-death experiences from peer-reviewed journals and what they can teach us about consciousness, the afterlife, and God.
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Purposeful Universe1 min read

Purposeful Lab: Reconciling Genesis and Evolution

Dan, Catherine, and Mathew Tsakanikas discuss ways to interpret Genesis, Mosaic authorship, and Genesis and evolution from a Catholic perspective.
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Magis Center6 min read

Alternatives to the Big Bang

There are 4 significant alternatives to the Big Bang: multiverse, the cyclical universe, eternally static universe, and string theory.
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Lauren Woodrell8 min read

The Apostle of Divine Mercy: St. Faustina

St. Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy, led a life to save sinners from hell. Her words and actions still guide us today.
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Magis Center1 min read

What is the Eucharist? According to New Testament Writers

What is the Eucharist, and what is the universal view according to New Testament writers and the early church fathers?
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Magis Center11 min read

Scientifically Validated Miracles of Marian Apparitions

The scientifically validated miracles of the Marian apparitions show how central the Blessed Virgin is in the order of salvation by God’s will.
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Purposeful Universe1 min read

Purposeful Lab: Catholic Church and Evolution

Dan and Katherine discuss how to reconcile the Catholic Church and evolution, and how to reconcile evolution with being made in the image of God?
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Magis Center1 min read

What’s So Special about the Eucharist? 

In this clip Father Spitzer explains why the self-sacrificial nature of Eucharistic love makes it the only love that can save and forgive sins.
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Magis Center4 min read

Where Did the Shroud of Turin Come From?

Where did the Shroud of Turin come from? Based on scientific testing, there is good reason to think that it came from Palestine around the 1st century.
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Magis Center1 min read

Are All Religions the Same? 

Fr. Spitzer is asked are all religions the same—specifically Christian religions. Learn what differentiates Catholicism from other religions.
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