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2024-08-15T10:19:29-04:00

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God Or Science?

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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I want to open this article on the compatibility of faith and science by quoting two very different viewpoints: “Science must destroy religion.” While this quote may seem to have been uttered by a college freshman looking for shock value, it is actually the title of an essay by Dr. Sam Harris, a neuroscientist and “philosopher.” The second quote comes from the famed French microbiologist Louis Pasteur, “A bit of science distances one from God, but much science nears one... Read more

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Right, Wrong, and Evil

Last updated on: September 4, 2024 at 12:02 pm By David Schloss

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Arguably, the most difficult challenge facing philosophy, theology, and religion is the problem of evil. The problem can be framed in different ways, depending on the purpose of the discussion. For example, one can argue that the existence of evil militates against the existence of God. “If one of two contraries be infinite, the other would be altogether destroyed. But the word “God” means that He is infinite goodness. If, therefore, God existed, there would be no evil discoverable, but... Read more

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A Biblical Survey Of The Afterlife

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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“I do not know what happens after the physical brain dies…I do not think anyone does know.” – Sam Harris, atheist. The mystery of death, or more accurately, the mystery of what, if anything, happens upon the death of a living being, has beguiled human beings since the advent of humanity. Do living things pass to another life, or do they simply cease to exist? In this paper, I will examine what the Bible and the Catholic tradition have to... Read more

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2024-08-15T10:19:33-04:00

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Catholicism And Culture

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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Regardless of one’s religious or secular beliefs, it must be admitted that human beings are social animals and seek to live in societies. Said differently, any discussion on society begins with the presupposition that humans are naturally social. Accepting the social nature of human beings, the question becomes what constitutes the ideal or best society for humans to live in. In this paper, I will suggest that any healthy civilization must be based on Catholic principles. Most will agree that... Read more

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2024-08-15T10:19:34-04:00

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Catholic Moral Theology

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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Immanuel Kant thought religion’s sole value lay in its capacity to provide a moral framework. While Catholicism must reject such a reductionist view, it cannot be denied that morality certainly plays a significant role in biblical religion. In this paper, I will examine the various aspects of Catholic moral theology. First, however, I will address what moral theology means. Moral theology refers to the study of human actions directed by reason and faith toward the attainment of a supernatural destiny.... Read more

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2024-08-15T10:19:36-04:00

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The Temple Veil

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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The Bible depicts several remarkable and miraculous events at the moment of Christ’s death. One such event is the tearing of the Temple veil. In this paper, I will discuss the importance of the Temple to Judaism and the nascent Catholic movement. I will then examine how the Bible describes the tearing of the veil. Finally, I will place the event within a larger eschatological framework. It is impossible to have a comprehensive understanding of Catholicism without a basic... Read more

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2024-08-15T10:19:37-04:00

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The Two Faces Of Sin

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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As Catholics, we hear the word sin almost as frequently as we hear our own name. However, our concept of sin is often oversimplified and reduced to only what a person does. In his seminal work Cur Deus Homo? (why the God-man?), Saint Anselm identifies two modalities of sin that will be discussed in this essay. The first modality – the one most of us think of – is an action contrary to God’s will. Often, sin is seen as... Read more

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The Problems With Process Theology

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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The word science often conjures up images of people in lab coats working with microscopes. It is likely to seem quite strange then to consider theology as a science, yet that is precisely what no less an authority than Thomas Aquinas considered it. If science is concerned with proximate causes and effects, and if God is the ultimate or first cause, then the study of God (theology) is queen. This queen has produced several princes, some greater than others. One... Read more

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2024-08-15T10:19:40-04:00

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Forgive And Forget?

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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Following the biblical tradition, Catholicism greatly emphasizes forgiveness and justice by seeking to balance the desire for justice and the need for forgiveness. At the individual level, that entails forgiving those who harm us while seeking justice. However, forgiveness and justice appear to be contradictory concepts. How can we forgive someone for a wrong while simultaneously asking that they be punished in accordance with the dictates of justice? In this essay, I will examine the Catholic teachings on forgiveness and... Read more

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The Primacy Of The Cross

Last updated on: August 15, 2024 at 10:19 am By David Schloss

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“We are an Easter People, and Alleluia is our song!” – Pope John Paul II. As Catholics, it is quite easy to fall into a sense of existential comfort. The most important battle – the fight for our salvation – has already been won by Christ. This victory, celebrated most clearly on Easter, cannot be understated. Nevertheless, there is a crucial reason why Catholicism uses a crucifix, not just a cross, as a symbol. It is because Christ’s victory was... Read more

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