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A Parable from the Science Textbook: Evangelization Like Movement Across a Cell Membrane

Vanessa Lopez

The cell is the smallest unit of life. Some living things, like bacteria and many protists, are composed of only one cell each. Most other living things are composed of many cells. But every single living thing begins life as a single cell. Cells were first discovered when microscopes were invented in the early 1600s. […]

Logos-Filled and Properly Human Work

Alejandro Terán-Somohano

Man working at a computer

With the imposition of AI and other technology, the workers’ intelligence is no longer required, and their work is no longer logos-filled.

Finding God in the Extraordinary

Mark Bradford

A clear view of the Eucharist in a monstrance between two priests facing toward it

It isn’t what is common that makes us aware of God’s presence; it is the extraordinarily radical difference where we find him.

Science or Materialism? Pick a Lane

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

gathering of scientific research in a test dish

The success of science does not justify materialism as a world view, and combining the philosophy of both is self-defeating. We must choose one.

Celebrating Our New Chancery Chapel

Bishop Robert Barron

The Chancery chapel's rose window

The beautiful complexity of the chancery chapel stands for the harmonious coming together of the elements of creation when God’s work of redemption is complete.

The New “Working Document” for the Synod of Bishops

Dr. Richard DeClue

The view of a crowd of bishops

The issues raised by the "Instrumentum Laboris" are meant to help the Church conduct her mission in the face of obstacles and difficulties.

The Dangers of Technodeterminism: Transhumanism and a Catholic Perspective

Dr. Steven Umbrello

robot hand reaching for human hand

Technodeterminism risks reducing humans to subjects of technological manipulation, ignoring the intrinsic human value and dignity.

Mary’s Assumption and Human Dignity

Fr. Billy Swan

Mary's Assumption holds before us the truth of what the Gospel teaches and the awesome dignity to which God has raised humanity.

What Can I Do? Elizabeth Wellendorf and Hogar Niño Dios

Mark Bradford

Elizabeth Wellendorf is an American who has found herself making a difference in the Holy Land at a place called the Hogar Niño Dios.

Advice from St. Philip Neri on Our Journey of Faith 

Dr. Holly Ordway

people looking at the Blessed Sacrament

A renewed focus on the Eucharist has a profound impact on our spiritual lives. How would St. Philip Neri advise us to build on this moment?