Fingerprints: From Crime Scenes to Fighting Disease
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Listen to Fr. Robert Spitzer's Vocation Story in This New Podcast
Fr. William Watson, S.J. of Sacred Story Institute interviewed Fr. Robert Spitzer of the Society of Jesus to discuss Spitzer's vocation to the priesthood.
Rudolf Otto's 'Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans' in Our Experience of the Numen
Within the numinous experience, the numen presents itself as having two distinct poles of feeling-content: mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans.
Free Will Versus Determinism: A Catholic Perspective
Are we determined by our environment or do we have free will? In this clip from Father Spitzer's Universe, Fr. Spitzer explains.
Fr. Georges Lemaitre, 'Father' of the Big Bang Theory
There is a great deal of misunderstanding of the Big Bang theory. Many don't know about Fr. George Lemaitre and the state of cosmology at the time.
This Lourdes Miracle Led to the Conversion of Alexis Carrel
Discover the miracle from Lourdes that brought about the conversion of Nobel Prize winning physician, Dr. Alexis Carrell.
Proof of a Soul from the Transcendentals and Our Interior Sense of God
Plato argued for proof of a soul from transcendental desires. We can also find evidence from the numen, the sacred in the world, and conscience.
Why We Need Religion
In this clip from Father Spitzer's Universe, a viewer asks Father Spitzer why we need religion and not just belief in God.
Feeling a Bit Like Job? Why Good People Suffer
Why did the just man Job find himself in terrible suffering? This is the question that those of us trying to be good ask when suffering afflicts us.
Dr. Jerome Lejeune: Holiness and the Genetics of Disease
On January 21, 2021, the Vatican announced that Dr. Jerome Lejeune’s cause for canonization has moved forward, declaring him venerable.
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