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May 2026

May 24, 2026

What Are the Transcendentals? A Catholic Guide to Reality

Are there qualities or ideals of reality that are universal? If so, what are they,...

May 17, 2026

Cooperating with the Divine: An Analysis of Grace

For too long, the Catholic Church has been accused of promoting a “work-based” doctrine...

March 2026

March 22, 2026

Schools Of Thought In Catholic Theology

Due to the complexity of its object (God), Catholic theology has given rise to several...

June 2025

June 22, 2025

How Old Is The World?

If religion is at war with science, then one battlefield where this perceived war is...

March 2025

March 09, 2025

Can Philosophy Enhance Our Understanding of Catholicism?

Can philosophy improve religion and help us to understand God, or should philosophy and religion...

February 2025

February 09, 2025

Catholic Engagement With World Religions

Catholicism is the world’s largest religion, with nearly 1.4 billion adherents to the faith. It...

January 2025

January 12, 2025

What Role Does Catholicism Play in Shakespeare’s Works?

"Un-thread the rude eye of rebellion, and welcome home again discarded faith." - William...

December 2024

December 08, 2024

Pope Francis And A Discourse On Deconstructionism

Recently, Pope Francis issued a letter ostensibly addressing seminarians preparing for the priesthood. The letter...

December 01, 2024

The Dance Of Duality: Obtaining Spiritual Balance

Within a subset of philosophy, there is a discipline called metaphysics. This discipline is concerned...

October 2024

October 27, 2024

Jacob’s Ladder And The Spiritual Life

Pursuing the spiritual life is beautiful and complex. It is beautiful because of the truth...

September 2024

September 15, 2024

A Conversion Story

It is said that the third child is affectionate and uncomplicated. However, I can make...

August 2024

August 11, 2024

Is Jesus The New Adam?

I have long thought that a comprehensive understanding of Catholicism requires at least some basic...

June 2024

June 09, 2024

A Biblical Survey Of The Afterlife

“I do not know what happens after the physical brain dies…I do not think anyone...

March 2024

March 03, 2024

The Four Fathers

Plato once observed that beginnings are the most critical aspect of any endeavor. This principle...

February 2024

February 25, 2024

The Perennial Logos

It has been said that humans are rational beings whose nature it is to know...

January 2024

January 14, 2024

The Devil And Free Will

Perhaps the most famous work of the English artist John Martin is Satan Expelled from...

December 2023

December 31, 2023

Atheism’s Psychological Fallacy

One need not spend much time in discourse with atheists before one encounters the claim...