God, Symmetry, and Beauty in Science: A Personal Perspective
What are the requirements for a beautiful theory? The beauty is displayed in the mathematics of the theory, in the equations that relate it to the world.
3 Famous, Self-Educated Scientists: Croll, Davy, and Faraday
We may assume that all scientists are products of formal education; though James Croll, Humphrey Davy, and Michael Faraday prove this isn't always the case.
Overcoming Scrupulosity With Intellectual Conversion
Intellectual conversion is necessary not only to see the innocence in others, but sometimes, in ourselves, namely in the struggle with scrupulosity.
Wednesday on the World: John Henry Newman is Declared a Saint
Wednesday on the World: John Henry Newman is Declared a Saint
New Series Featuring Fr. Spitzer: 'Wednesday on the World'
New Series Featuring Fr. Spitzer: 'Wednesday on the World'
The Copernican Revolution – Differently
A Different look at the Copernican Revolution.
A Strange Anointing: Glory in Suffering
A Strange Anointing: Glory in Suffering
Mountains on Mole Hills and Volcanoes in Strange Lands
Did you know only one mountain on earth (not Everest!) makes the top 10 list of our solar system’s highest mountains? Also there are volcanoes in space!
Great Resources for Learning about Quantum Theory (and Its Relationship to a Trinitarian God)
Be prepared to increase your understanding of how quantum mechanics has changed our understanding of reality, and how it relates to theology.
On the Warping and the Wonders of the Milky Way
Recent discoveries on the Milky Way show us that it is warped. Here's how to find the Milky Way in the night sky and a slideshow of Milky Way images.
Scrupulosity Is An Obstacle to Truth
Obstacles to truth come in different forms; on the level of conscience and our response to it. Two big obstacles to truth are laxity and scrupulosity.
The Magnanimity and Humility of St. Ignatius Loyola
When Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of St. Mark he used his homily to exhort the Church to proclaim the Gospel with magnanimity and humility.