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Darwin’s Sad Legacy
No one doubts that modern science is a wonderful thing; but no one also doubts that it is a terrible thing. Modern factories everywhere produce a million marvels of invention for our pleasure and...
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Morality Without Religion?
Nobody can deny that there has to be a moral consensus about what is right and what is wrong in order to have a coherent moral society. The question nobody has been able to...
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Capitalism, Communism and Christ
Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.” Luke 12:15
Capitalism may simply be defined as the economic system that emphasizes the production of profits, and the investment of those...
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Prodigal Catholics – Why They Leave, and Why They Return
A Pew Research Center poll indicated one out of every ten Americans is an ex-Catholic. Add them up as if they were a church unto themselves and they would be the third largest church...
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The Day of Wrath, and an Apocalyptic Scowl
"When the Sone of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?" Lk 18:8
Newton's Prophecy
Isaac Newton, who died nearly three centuries ago, was not just one of the greatest scientists in history. He also...
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The True Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease with which he expressed profound thoughts. His aphoristic style of...
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Science and Religion: Natural Enemies, or Best Friends Forever?
For Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth century mathematician and scientist, faith in God is the most necessary and therefore the most reasonable thing in the world. In his day clearly the antithesis of faith was...
Nota in Brevis
Father Bruno Hears a Confession: A Short Story of Shriving
Father Bruno and Father Paul, two Dominican friars ministering to the spiritual needs of the Catholic students at the University of Texas, shared an apartment near the campus. They were halfway through their evening...
