by Magis Center | Dec 6, 2019 | Church Teaching, Culture, Latest, Virtue & Freedom
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines anger as a desire for revenge. However, prior to the time of Jesus, anger was not interpreted as necessarily negative. Some stoic philosophers (e.g., Galen and Seneca) viewed anger as a weakness—and even a kind of...
by Magis Center | Nov 28, 2019 | Culture, Latest, Wednesday on the World
Happy Thanksgiving from the Magis Center! Though we are a day late with this week’s Wednesday on the World, the episode below is worth the wait, as it offers an incredible resource for you and your family. Last week, Fr. Spitzer talked about the rise of...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Nov 25, 2019 | Culture, Evidence for God, God’s Presence to Our Consciousness, Latest
God is a “fiction” created by the human person, a delusion. At least, this is the narrative proclaimed by the new atheists, such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, to any and all who will lend them an ear. Dawkins considers belief in God to be a delusion: a persistent...
by Magis Center | Nov 20, 2019 | Culture, Latest, Wednesday on the World
On this episode of “Wednesday on the World,” Father Spitzer comments further on the decline in religious participation and introduces the rise of ego-comparative identity. He draws a correlation between these two factors and the rise of suicide and...
by Bill Schmitt | Nov 1, 2019 | Culture, Guest Blogs, Happiness, Latest
Thanks to Paul Nicolaus for a recent review examining scholarly research on the kind of happiness we might experience en route to the office each morning. Nicolaus’ online post for Oregon Public Radio, (“Want to Feel Happier Today? Try Talking to a Stranger”),...
by Magis Center | Oct 30, 2019 | Culture, Wednesday on the World
This week on Wednesday on the World, Father Spitzer discusses a Pew Research Center survey that found roughly 40% of young people are leaving their faith and becoming “nones.” Father also looks at a study on suicide (from the National Center for Disease...
