Fr. Spitzer on Suffering, Love, and Eternal Life
Suffering can be a great opportunity, if we view it within the context of love and eternal life. I have come to realize that this is the highpoint of wisdom.
Getting Started on Prayer - Spontaneous Prayers
God alone will be able to completely satisfy us. As St. Augustine said: “For you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
Who is God? The Father of the Prodigal Son [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
For Jesus, the heart of God (who God is) is more important than the attributes of God (what God is).
Escaping Your Personal Hell (Spitzer Scholarly Article)
If one of the lower levels of happiness becomes dominant in our lives, we will quickly discover that we have made our lives into our own personal hell.
The Four Levels of Happiness
If we can discover a good and comprehensive definition of happiness, then we are very likely to be more fulfilled in all areas of our life.
Science, Medicine, and Near Death Experiences [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
Truly scientific studies of near death experiences do in fact give strong evidence for the existence of an afterlife.
Philosophical Proof of God: Derived from Principles in Bernard Lonergan’s Insight [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
Lonergan’s proof is as follows: If all reality is completely intelligible, then God exists. But all reality is completely intelligible. Therefore, God exists.
Evidence for God from Physics and Philosophy [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
The natural sciences (and philosophical reflection upon them) have been an integral part of the Catholic intellectual tradition since the time of Copernicus.
70,000 Years Ago, What Made Us Human: The Origin of a Soul? [Spitzer Scholarly Article]
Here is a brief explanation of the evidence from modern science, medical studies, anthropology, and philosophy for a human soul that can survive bodily death.
Even if There’s Cosmological Evidence For a Creator, How Do You Make the Leap From That to Christianity?
Granted that there is cosmological evidence for a creator, why should we jump from that to Christianity?
Are the Bible and Darwinian evolution diametrically opposed?
Fr. Spitzer shows how the Bible and Darwinian evolution are not in fact diametrically opposed.
What would be the Church reaction to aliens?
If intelligent life were found, we would tell them about Jesus Christ, and then, if they are willing, baptize them and start churches on the other planet.