religion
Reason and Science Lead to One Fundamental Choice
Human beings have a tendency to personify, even deify animals, objects, and natural forces. We see this in ancient polytheism, modern cartoons, and the contemporary naming of hurricanes. Ancient religions based in panthesism and polythesism embraced this tendency. Polytheism, which directs humanity’s strong penchant for personifying the forces of the universe into many ‘gods’, is […]... Read More
Unnatural rupture of science and religion
Metaphysics is the bridge between science and faith. Modern education destroying that bridge led to a form of fundamentalism in both science and religion, making inevitable an unnecessary war between them.... Read More
The Tragic Divorce of Faith and Reason
The world has suffered greatly since the tragic divorce between faith and reason. A great reconciliation is necessary!... Read More
The Eternal Word
The Word is a Person. The Word is alive. The Word communicates His words through Scripture and Tradition, and gives Himself to us through Sacraments and prayer.... Read More
Through Which Lens Do You See the World?
Want to know your ideology, and understand your psyche? Here’s a good test. Which of these events gives you MORE of an adverse internal reaction: 1) The summer riots, where churches, holy statues, small businesses, personal homes, and individuals (like Jay Danielson) were destroyed, or …. 2) the capitol building riot (yes, one), where a […]... Read More
The Dogma Lives Loudly within You
“The dogma lives loudly within you.” We are a believing species. Unlike animals that live by instinct alone, our intellects must judge truth from falsehood, right from wrong. We must discern and choose to believe certain tenets about reality. We know what we know through three means of information: faith, reason, and experience. This corresponds […]... Read More
Restoration of Right Religion
Some see man’s historical belief in nature-deities as proof that religion is superstition. The contrary is actually true. It is a sign God is real. The religious sense in man is innate, as natural to him as hunger and thirst, since he is both spiritual and physical. Since original sin darkened the soul, man lost […]... Read More
In God We Trust
Why is this phrase placed on our money, and what does it really mean? Can we rightly say that a nation that aborts its children, erodes the family, is confused about what it means to be male and female, and values pets over humans a nation that is trusting God?... Read More
Ethics and Reason – the Forgotten Bridge Between Politics and Religion
The following two questions are related – the first was priority for premodern philosophy, the second is for modern philosophy: How should people behave? What behaviors should people be allowed to do? The first question is ethical, or the science of self-governance. The second is political, i.e. the science of state governance. The first is […]... Read More
Scientism and Dogmatism
Scientism and secular progressivism “hate” dogma, but have as many dogmas as Christianity. Speak against one of them, like abortion or sodomy, and you’re attacked as if a blasphemer. The difference is their dogmas are not rational. In truth, what fuels these movements is not a hate of dogma, but of Christianity. Take a listen […]... Read More
