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April 2017

April 22, 2017

2 Reasons Why the March for Science is a Losing Strategy

The March for Science movement is a losing strategy, because of two reasons: 1. too little faith...

March 2017

March 17, 2017

The Myth of Secularization

Secularization theory attempted to expose religion as a myth, but the tables have turned. Nietzsche,...

March 15, 2017

Famous Atheists Who Aren’t Atheist: Facebook Creator Mark Zuckerberg and Desecularization

Exposing the secret religious lives of famous personalities such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Alfred...

March 03, 2017

Extraterrestrials Aren’t a Threat to Theology, Because They Aren’t New to the Ancient Church

I'm completely enthralled with the question, "Is there anybody out there?" --Fr. Brian Reedy SJ...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

Religion: Either Everything, or Nothing

"Religion is either everything, or it is nothing." --Pawel Rojek, Avant-garde Conservatism "Christianity has functioned...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Don’t Look to Secularism if You Want to Bathe in a Kinder, Gentler World

The problem of violence is an inherently human problem. It is unavoidable, because violence is...

August 23, 2016

Pokémon is Anti-Christian, but It’s Not Anti-Catholic

The Pokémon phenomenon is inescapable. I might the only person who hasn't played the game...

August 07, 2016

Cosmos: Weakened Edition 13

The Weakened Edition is an opportunity for me to see and appreciate what appeals to...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

Rene Girard: No, Christianity is Not a Religion of Peace!

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Freedom of Religion Isn’t Free

You might think this post will be about how great a price Catholics will have...

May 18, 2016

Big Win for Little Sisters is a Huge Loss for Catholicism

Is religious freedom really free? The big Supreme Court religious freedom win for the Little Sisters of the...

April 2016

April 13, 2016

Postmodernist Lacan Proclaims the Triumph of the One, True, Catholic Religion

It is the right time to unveil this bombshell on the day when one of...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

The Cosmos TOP10 Literary Books of 2015

The year comes to a close and I find myself once again pulling my favorite...

December 09, 2015

George W. Obama Says Islam is a Religion of Peace

The differences between George Bush and Barack Obama on the economy, military, spying (on you,...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

TOP10 Books on Religion and Ecology

I have put together this list as a distraction, or better yet, a refocusing of...

October 22, 2015

TOP10 Books On Theology and Neuroscience

The relationship between religion and science is frequently presented in an agonistic light. But there's...

October 01, 2015

Newton’s Apple and Other Myths About Science

The intersection of science and religion is a frequent topic on this blog. The relationship...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

What’s the Most Epic Book Genre Mislabel in Publishing History?

Have you ever noticed how nearly every book you've ever picked up that's not self-published...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

The Subjectivism of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Yesterday we placed the ancient philosophical analogue, not to be confused with an "equivalent," of...

July 29, 2015

The Mythical Origins of Science

One of the pillars of Enlightenment, scientific, and New Atheist (not to be confused with...

July 24, 2015

The Anti-Abortion Supermajority: Beyond the Abortion Wars

Charles C. Camosy is Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Fordham University. He has published...

July 14, 2015

A Religion is Plausible if it Tells You What to Do With Your Genitals

Facebook blocked me from promoting my St. Paul talking shit piece yesterday because they think...

June 2015

June 02, 2015

Santorum to CHEMIST Pope Francis: “Leave Science to the Scientists!”

Here's hyper-Republican ideologue Rick Santorum on Pope Francis (and climate change) in a radio interview...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Pythagoras, Rocks, the Divine, Heidegger: This is Frozen Music

Music has power. And its greatest power is to create a pathway between the human...

May 19, 2015

Identity-Protective Cognition: Science Finally Discovers Original Sin?!

Aquinas said something to this effect many times in his copious publications: The eternal Father's...

May 06, 2015

Just Another Atheist Jewish Catholic: An Interview With Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com and a consulting editor at the University of...

May 06, 2015

Secular Isaac Robs Religious Esau by Praying “LORD, deliver us from salvation!”

Have you heard the one about the atheist arguing that atheists are more moral than...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

Religion is at Once Theoretical and Practical

The difference between theory and practice is fairly clear. It is like the difference between...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Rahner’s Biblical Notion of Anonymous Christianity During Holy Week

Holy Week is the most sacred holiday on the Christian calendar. It commemorates the final...

March 24, 2015

Netanyahu Understands the Inquisition Better than Zmirak (Who is Closer to Cruz)

The Black Legend of the Inquisition persists because it takes popular opinion a couple of...