Blog | Free Will

Why Does God Allow Evil?

by Magis Center | Dec 15, 2020 | Free Will, Suffering

Why would God allow evil to even happen? In this blog post, we'll flesh out one of the most common answers to this question, unpacking it point by point.

Can Anything Separate Us From God's Mercy?

by Magis Center | Oct 06, 2020 | Free Will

If souls cannot be separated from the love of God, how then might any go to hell? Fr. Spitzer explains that one thing can separate us from God.

Is Free Will an Illusion?

by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jul 03, 2020 | Free Will, Original Sin, Creation, Virtue & Freedom

If we're hardwired to respond to situations in a particular way, should we despair of ever being able to change? This brings up the question of free will.

[Video] Why did God Create the Devil?

by Magis Center | Mar 30, 2020 | Church Teaching, Free Will, Suffering, Fr. Spitzer, Original Sin, Videos

God knew then that his angel of light would be consumed with pride and turn into the devil. Why did he go ahead and create him?

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Greed

by Magis Center | Jul 01, 2019 | Free Will, Fr. Spitzer, Original Sin, Literature, Culture, Virtue & Freedom

Greed is the excessive desire for material possessions and wealth. Here are 3 examples of greed in literature and how each character was freed from greed.

We Are Not Just Products of Our Circumstances: Albert Bandura’s Life Path

by Carol Lynn Miller | Apr 16, 2019 | Happiness, Free Will, Faith, Culture, Virtue & Freedom

Do you have influence on the direction your life? According to psychologist, Albert Bandura—and his theory on Human Agency—you sure do.

5 Steps to Finding God's Will for Your Life

by Ascension Media | Nov 01, 2018 | Free Will, Guest Blogs, Virtue & Freedom, Prayer

Choices define our lives. How do we discern God's will and choose it over our own? Believe it or not, we already know what the will of God is for each of us

Does the Church Still Believe in Indulgences?

by Dr. Andrew Swafford | Sep 18, 2018 | Church Teaching, Free Will

The theology of indulgences runs very deep and actually unveils some beautiful aspects of the Faith. In other words, yes, the Church believes in indulgences

Suffering, Stephen Colbert, and the California Wildfires

by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Sep 07, 2018 | Free Will, Suffering

Can we suffer and be happy? We can learn how to suffer well through the example of others and deference to the transcendent.

Reconciling Contemporary Science and the Doctrine of Original Sin

by Magis Center | Jul 01, 2017 | Church Teaching, Free Will, Original Sin, Science, Reason & Faith, Virtue & Freedom

Catholics can believe that the first man and woman evolved from previous species, but humans are the first to receive a unique transphysical soul from God.