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2025-08-17T11:16:12-04:00

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Prayer And Perservance

Last updated on: August 17, 2025 at 11:16 am By David Schloss

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From the whisper of a Rosary to the grand liturgy of the Mass, prayer is the heartbeat of Catholic life. However, beneath this ancient practice lie two profound questions. Both questions must be asked in the light of the nature of God. First, why is prayer necessary, and second, should we persist in prayer? Why Pray? Before answering, it may be beneficial to define what Catholicism means by prayer. The most artful and accurate answer is that prayer is a lifting... Read more

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2025-08-10T11:45:14-04:00

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Human Knowledge And The Existence Of God

Last updated on: August 10, 2025 at 11:45 am By David Schloss

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While many people associate arguments for God’s existence with faith-based reasoning, a strong tradition within philosophy argues that the case for God can, and must, be made on purely rational grounds. The reason for this is in the assumptions that philosophy and theology begin with. In general, philosophy does not presuppose the existence of God as theology and religion do. Therefore, it is nonsensical for theology or religion to argue for a conclusion that they accept as a premise or... Read more

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2025-08-03T11:50:49-04:00

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The Three Occupations Of God

Last updated on: August 3, 2025 at 11:50 am By David Schloss

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Owing to the object of theology (viz, God), those of us who seek to write on matters related to the Divine must make much use of analogies and metaphors. Therefore, when trying to understand God, a helpful approach is to consider three of God’s fundamental actions as a kind of “occupation.” In this paper, I will use the analogy of occupations to describe three fundamental actions of God as one who creates, sustains, and is the desired end of all... Read more

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2025-07-27T12:11:08-04:00

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Of Spirit And Flesh

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 12:11 pm By David Schloss

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As Catholics, we are to walk in the spirit, not the flesh (Galatians 5:16-26). This concept reflects the inherent duality of the human person, which comprises both a physical body and a spiritual soul. In this essay, I will explore spiritual theology, a branch of theology that emphasizes living in the spirit rather than living in the flesh. Spiritual Theology Theology qua theology is the science of studying God. Spiritual theology may be defined as that aspect of theology that,... Read more

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2025-07-20T12:09:46-04:00

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Catholicism Within the Christian Tradition

Last updated on: July 20, 2025 at 12:09 pm By David Schloss

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The Catholic-Protestant divide is a tragedy that has led to many misunderstandings and a significant amount of violence. This paper seeks to clarify this misunderstanding by demonstrating why Catholics are, indeed, fundamentally Christian. There are a myriad of reasons that fuel the Catholic-Protestant conflict. Foundational to the various issues dividing Catholicism and Protestantism is the question of what it means to be Christian and who qualifies as such. This paper will address the frequently repeated charge that Catholics are not... Read more

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2025-07-09T18:40:12-04:00

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Why Media Keeps Getting Faith Wrong—And What Needs to Change

Last updated on: July 9, 2025 at 6:40 pm By David Schloss

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A recent online event titled “Rethinking Faith in Media: A Conversation,” hosted by the Faith & Media Initiative (FAMI), spotlighted the growing conversation around how faith is portrayed in media and entertainment. FAMI, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting accurate representation of all faith traditions in media, used the gathering as a platform to raise critical questions: Is there a significant disparity between what believers and non-believers mean by faith? How is faith actually practiced, and how is it depicted... Read more

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2025-07-08T11:05:40-04:00

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Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Understanding the Cross

Last updated on: July 8, 2025 at 11:05 am By David Schloss

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On The Death Of God A common criticism or misunderstanding of Catholicism centers on the death of Christ. Specifically, two issues must be addressed. First, if Jesus was/is God, and God is eternal, how could Jesus have died? The second issue involves assessing blame for Jesus’s death. After all, if Jesus was a righteous man, and it is wrong for a righteous man to be put to death, then it follows that He should not have been crucified. Under such circumstances,... Read more

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2025-07-03T11:56:20-04:00

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Can Morality Exist Without God?

Last updated on: July 3, 2025 at 11:56 am By David Schloss

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Apart From Me Christ’s use of parables and analogies plays a significant role in His teaching and preaching style. Their use is, for the most part, an effort to impart knowledge of a transcendent God to finite humans. One such analogy occurs in John’s Gospel: “Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am... Read more

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2025-06-22T10:27:11-04:00

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How Old Is The World?

Last updated on: June 22, 2025 at 10:27 am By David Schloss

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If religion is at war with science, then one battlefield where this perceived war is being waged is the age of the world. The use of the word ‘war’ is, of course, metaphorical and is no small amount of hyperbole. Still, there is an area of conflict between science and biblical religion regarding the world’s age. In this essay, I will examine the positions of both science and biblical religion concerning the age of the world and offer a Catholic... Read more

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2025-06-15T11:42:15-04:00

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Can God Be Seen?

Last updated on: June 15, 2025 at 11:42 am By David Schloss

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The Bible can be complicated at times and even appear to contradict itself. One such area of apparent contradiction centers on whether human beings can “see” God. Some verses seem to suggest that God cannot be seen, while others claim He can (and has been) seen by human beings. This essay will examine this problem and suggest that the apparent conflict can be resolved by distinguishing between two forms of seeing. In the first instance, seeing can refer to encountering... Read more

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