Arthur Clarke’s 1952 sci-fi story, “The Nine Billion Names of God,” tells the story of two cynical Manhattan computer programmers in the early days of the industry, who were hired by Tibetan monks to write a program to spit out every possible permutation of a sequence of random letters. According to their Tibetan belief, when all … Lire la suite
According to the Nicene Creed, the first of the distinguishing marks of the Catholic Church is unity. Without unity, things tend to fall apart: societies collapse, families fight, and friendships evaporate. Over the course of history the Church has undergone a multitude of developments and faced its share of difficulties threatening unity. Jesus Christ prayed … Lire la suite
Giovanni Testori: The truth is that man today does not say it—maybe he is afraid to say it—but he feels a terrible nostalgia to return home to the house of the Father. And then the Mother is there, with Christ, to form the shelter, the home, the Church. From there, as I said before, I … Lire la suite
Double Vocation: Priest and Scientist Erich Wasmann, a Jesuit priest and accomplished scientist, was one of the leading voices in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century championing the compatibility of the theory of evolution with the Christian faith. There can be little doubt that his influence helped obtain for the theory of evolution the … Lire la suite
Dementia is an illness that has affected the lives of most of us in one way or another. It is heart-wrenching to watch someone you know and love slowly fade away, not to mention the mental anguish that people with dementia themselves often experience. Yet, at the same time, they are still “with us” even … Lire la suite
What is human dignity, and how can we understand the concept so as to promote respect for it in our day? In what follows, I demonstrate that arguments in favor of human dignity that rely on theological justifications or on metaphysical conceptions of humanity will fail to gain a hearing in the public square. We … Lire la suite
Two things stand out about the latest “Jesus movie.” First, it is not actually a movie, and second, Jesus does not seem to be the main character. The Chosen is the brainchild of Dallas Jenkins, an evangelical filmmaker who has cast a Catholic actor as the ostensible lead. Projected to unfold over seven seasons, The … Lire la suite
