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Author: Paul Murano
Conceptual Truths Point to God
Conceptual truths of math, science, logic and philosphy are immaterial and objective. We not invent them, but discover them by the intellect. They’re a reality independent of human minds and human creativity. Since conceptual truths, like the law of non-contradiction and the equation 2+2=4, have always been true before our existence, and will always be […]... Read More
Is IVF Moral?
In-Vitro Fertilization has been in the news lately due to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling. Can one be Pro-IVF and Pro-Life?... Read More
Foolish Pride Disguised as the Good Life
To use an analogy of fiction, many animals in Noah’s day refused to get on the ark, saying, “I will live my own way and God will be proud of my good works.” Eventually, in the midst of their lives of compassion and being pillars in their communities, they were wiped out by the deluge. […]... Read More
Faith and Works
The faith-works controversy may be assisted by looking back at the two main covenants of the Old Testament: God’s covenant with Abraham was based on a test of faith; and His covenant with Moses came with moral obligations: the Ten Commandments. Faith then works; in that sequential order. In the new and eternal covenant in […]... Read More
Not Religious?
Living a Secular life Sophia (which means ‘wisdom’) visits her cousin Kosmikós (Greek for ‘secular’), who goes by the nickname Mikos. ———– Sophia: Nice home, Mikos. Mikos: Thanks. We’re very proud of it. Sophia: I know you were brought up Catholic, yet I don’t see anything within your home that reflects it. Mikos: Oh, we’re not a religious […]... Read More
Do as they say, not as they do?
Today’s gospel reading includes this from Matthew 23:1-3: . “Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.'” . Jesus speaks of […]... Read More
Be the Proverbial Child Who Mentions the Emperor is Naked
Whenever you imitate the proverbial child who says the emperor has no clothes on, people react in one of three ways. They: a) ignore you, rationalizing “he’s just a kid” (or a religious fanatic, or one who’s ‘out of touch’, etc.); b) attack you personally with the wrath of hell for daring to challenge their […]... Read More
How Can Jesus Command Us to Love Our Enemies?
Today’s gospel reading has Jesus exhorting His followers to love their enemies, contrasting this with Jewish and pagan teaching. . There are two places mentioned in scripture that Jesus’ followers express dismay at the difficulty of His teaching: consuming Him in the Eucharist (Jn 6:66) and His ban on divorce (Mt 19:10). If there were […]... Read More
The 3 Models of Man
Of the three popular concepts of the human being worldwide, two lead to confusion and unhappiness and only one is the foundation for flourishing and fulfillment.... Read More
The Logic from Contraception to a Culture of Death
The logic is consistent. Whenever a people accept contraception, abortion and other perversities are soon to follow. With U.S. law, it was contraception (1965), abortion (1973), and unnatural “marriage” (2015). In Ireland, it was contraception (1979), unnatural “marriage” (2015), and abortion (2018). Contraception is the catalyst that by attempting to separate love from life, it […]... Read More
Neuralink and the Problem of the Soul
Some of the questions we tackle, beneath the surface:
- Does Neuralink have the potential to alter human nature?
- What do technological innovations such as this say about the human soul?
- Does the soul have a special relationship with the brain, different than it does with the other bodily organs?
- Doesn't this contradict Aquinas' teaching and the doctrine of the Church that says the soul is the form of the body?... Read More
The Psychological Disorientation of ‘Pro-choice’
One fundamental element is missing in those who can’t see that killing the preborn at any stage of development is an abomination. There is nothing in their spirituality enabling them to lift their minds above the limits of time and space in order to interpret it properly. Let’s go beneath the surface. This vision of […]... Read More
Faith, Wisdom, and Science
No one can survive by believing as true 'only' that which has been scientifically or empirically proven to him.... Read More
The Taylor Swift Phenomenon
As she lights up NFL cameras after every Chiefs touchdown, what’s the real tragedy related to the Taylor Swift Phenom? Read here: https://www.catholic365.com/article/35387/the-taylor-swift-phenomenon.html... Read More
Good Public Policy
What underlying principles should be used for making public policy? There is overlap, but generally speaking there are three options: bad morality, no morality, and good morality – which represent the philosophies of secular progressivism, libertarianism, and Christian conservatism respectively. The first two are based on a false sense of freedom born of modern philosophy, […]... Read More
God and His Secondary Causes
Rational inconsistencies fascinate me. . The ancient world had a simple grasp of the universe that saw all phenomena as direct signs from God or the gods. . While almost all modern Christians willingly give credence to the notion that in the order of nature, God as first Cause uses secondary causes to bring about […]... Read More
The Pro-Life Movement’s Fatal Flaw
To destroy a condemned building you attack the pillars on which it rests. The same principle should apply to abortion. Mocking the God of Life, our culture of death rests on an undivided triunity of grave sin. And here's the fatal flaw of the pro-life movement, and why the slaughter of innocents continues: You will never end abortion by focusing on abortion.... Read More
Neo-cons and Neo-cul-cons
While neo-cons are known for being war hawks, the new cutural conservatives (neo-cul-cons?) occupy the space of “I don’t care what people do in their private lives as long as they don’t force it on others.” This position, libertarian at heart, is unteneble within the egalitarian anti-discrimination ethos that is part of the American creed. […]... Read More
Argument for Atheism Confirms God
There's a hidden irony in the most popular argument for atheism.... Read More
Light and Love
Light is to truth what love is to life.... Read More
Reflecting the Trinity
Love begets truth, which together produces life. Likewise, truth is the form of love, which is inherently life-giving. This eternal paradigm of the Blessed Trinity reflected in creation corresponds to the truth of our being, i.e. human nature. Acts that contradict the truth of human nature can never be love, despite any subjective desire or […]... Read More
Our Epidemic of Loneliness
The breakdown of the family from the sexual revolution has decimated traditional family and community life. It's a plague of post-Chrstian times that must be addressed.
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