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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S., MSc.4 min read

Just How Big is a Light Year? The Cosmic View

How can we conceive the astronomical distances in space? Maggie Ciskanik answers by explaining the light year and our cosmic view.
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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?'
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.14 min read

Fr. Spitzer's Prayers of Forgiveness

These 5 prayers of forgiveness are a guide for keeping your soul in a state of humility before our all-Loving God.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.9 min read

Rudolf Otto's 'Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans' of the Numinous Experience

Within the numinous experience, the numen presents itself as having two distinct poles of feeling-content: mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans.
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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.8 min read

Art for the Ages: The Sistine Chapel and Universal Truth

The Sistine Chapel is a Renaissance masterpiece. Here Dr. Kresser seeks to answer a few of the many questions about the great tourist attraction.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

The 3 Levels of Conversion: Intellectual Conversion

A concrete aspect of Intellectual conversion is the gathering of external evidence—based on the objective order of reason—for God, Jesus, and the soul.
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Matthew A. Tsakanikas8 min read

Sinai as Interpretive Key to Genesis Part II: Exodus of Moses

Dr. Tsakanikas makes the argument that the existing modern book of Genesis, apart from Exodus, relies on the successful Exodus of Moses.
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