by Magis Center | Aug 19, 2020 | Latest, Near Death Experiences, Science, Reason & Faith, Soul
When it comes to near death experience stories, there are many unscientific writings based on the writers’ own agendas rather than actual evidence. However, there is also a growing body of legitimate research around near death experience (NDE) reports, and...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jul 3, 2020 | Free Will & Original Sin, Latest, Soul
One of the exciting developments in the field of neuroscience is the use of neuroimaging to examine the precise neural pathways and brain regions involved in many cognitive activities, including learning, memory storage and retrieval, and even those involved in making...
by Magis Center | Mar 24, 2020 | Consciousness, Latest, Soul
In the video below, a Fr. Spitzer’s Universe viewer writes the following email: “Dear Fr. Spitzer, Our daughter died last year in a car accident. She was pronounced dead in the emergency room, and afterwards a priest performed last rites on her. We asked...
by Dr. Michael Ferguson | Jul 12, 2019 | Guest Blogs, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith, Soul
As a neuroscientist conducting research at an Ivy League-affiliated hospital, some might assume that I have an irredeemably hostile regard for historical paradigms on human nature. After all, there is an unfortunate tendency for contemporary scientists to disregard,...
by Guest Writer | Apr 2, 2019 | Guest Blogs, Latest, Soul
Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another (Mark 9:49-50). Let’s begin with a few observations about salt in Jesus’ time....
by Michelle Miller | Dec 21, 2018 | God and Suffering, Latest, Soul, Transcendental Desires
Biographers of Walker Percy often begin their work with the distressing tale of how Percy’s grandfather, father and mother committed suicide. With suicide as a major factor in his childhood, Walker sought a way to define himself as a Percy without falling to the...