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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.6 min read

Art for the Ages: Da Vinci’s Last Supper

A Look at Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper and an answer to the question: does art have universal resonance?
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Magis Center2 min read

Speak the Faith: A Public Speaking Course on Faith

Announcing a new course: Speak the Faith. Help young people learn to defend the Catholic Faith by teaching the importance of public speaking.
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Purposeful Universe< 1 min read

Dan Kuebler Writes About Pope Benedict’s Last Testimony on Faith and Science

Dan Kuebler Writes about Pope Benedict’s Last Testimony on Faith and Science
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Magis Center5 min read

Negative Near Death Experiences and Hell 

Discover the three types of negative near-death experiences, common responses, and what negative near-death experience stories can teach us about hell.
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J. G. Miller3 min read

The Reason Why AI Will Never Be Just Like Us

Could advances in artificial intelligence result in machines that are so much like us that we might as well consider them human?
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Magis Center4 min read

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Sloth

A look through literature for examples of the deadly sin of sloth.
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Purposeful Universe1 min read

A Revolution in the Study of Ancient DNA

Scientists found Neanderthal DNA in a cave in Belgium with no Neanderthal fossils. This ancient DNA discovery is a major advance in evolutionary biology.
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Magis Center8 min read

Almsgiving: in the Bible, as Justice, and Everyday

Almsgiving is the act of giving our abundance to others—it is an act we should carry out daily and see as a means of justice.
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Purposeful Universe< 1 min read

NASA Artemis Mission [VIDEOS]

Artemis 1 is the first of 3 rockets that NASA will use to establish human presence on the moon. Artemis 1 was launched the morning of November 16, 2022.
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Carol Lynn Miller6 min read

5 Saint John Paul II Quotes That Will Inspire You This Lent

Read these are five quotes from the Lenten messages of St. John Paul that can help encourage and strengthen your personal Lenten journey.
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Magis Center9 min read

The Fine-Tuned Universe: 4 Fine-Tuning Examples

Fine-tuning is the assumption that the universe cannot cause its own existence. Therefore it must have a creator. But what are some fine-tuning examples?
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Magis Center11 min read

The 5 Transcendentals (And How they Provide Evidence for the Soul)

There are five transcendentals that philosophers have recognized since the time of Plato. What are they, and how can they provide evidence for a soul?
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