Contemplative Prayer Leading to Spiritual and Moral Conversion
Amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life, finding time to engage in contemplative prayer can feel like wishful thinking, but this prayer is essential for spiritual growth. In this article, Fr. Spitz
Quieting the Mind: The Path to Prayer
How do we quiet the mind to better hear the Holy Spirit, especially when we are suffering? In order to have a quiet mind for a fulfilling prayer life, we must trust God, and in order to trust God we m
Two Steps to Escaping Your Personal Hell: Self-Definition and Seeking the Good News
The desire to be admired, to be a “winner”, is a natural desire in the search for happiness, but as a solitary purpose it drives us to absurd limits. Fr. Spitzer describes this problem as “getting cau
Hard-Wired for Faith: The Religious Experience and the Brain
Studies about religion and the brain tend to cause more controversy than they resolve, but recent studies have pointed to some clear conclusions.
6 FREE Resources for Religious Conversion
For May, the Pope has asked the faithful around the world to pray for evangelization, something we usually consider the task of missionaries and that guy handing out bibles on the street. But evangeli
Can Computers Have a Soul?
A necessary condition for computers or robots to have a soul is that they be self-aware, be conscious. If this is not possible, then there would be no way we could think that devices with “artificial
Religion, Intelligence, and the Pale Blue Dot
This snapshot of the earth as a miniscule pale blue dot, made famous by Carl Sagan, was used to demonstrate his belief that man’s significance was reduced, obscured by the vast and impersonal universe
Six Categories of Cultural Discourse: How to Understand, Communicate, and Gain Consensus in Social Ethics
Six Categories of Cultural Discourse: How to Understand, Communicate, and Gain Consensus in Social Ethics
Historical Evidence of Jesus’ Resurrection [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
Historical Evidence of Jesus’ Resurrection
When Prayer Doesn't Help
What should we do if we have a healthy prayer life, but feel like something's missing? A viewer asks Fr. Spitzer if she is being tested when she finds herself growing impatient and angry with others a
Are The Bible and Contemporary Science Compatible?
Christians have been given a great deal of liberty to believe in contemporary science, but who should we believe when science and the bible don't match up? When science tells us that the universe is 1
The God of the Bible and the God of the Genome
The God of the Bible and the God of the Genome