Category: Faith & Reason
Modernity and Morality – Father Barron Comments
One of the most significant fault lines in cultural history opened up in the 16th and 17th centuries, with the emergence of a characteristically modern way of approaching life… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “Modernity and Morality” Father Barron can be found on the Internet at: Word On Fire CATHOLICISM Please help [...]
The Central Argument in Christian Apologetics
The doctrine of Christ’s divinity is the central Christian doctrine, for it is like a skeleton key that opens all the others. Christians have not independently reasoned out and tested each of the teachings of Christ received via Bible and Church, but believe them all on his authority. For if Christ is divine, He can [...]
Freedom and Predestination
If God is not love but only knowledge, then it is difficult or impossible to see how human free will and divine predestination can both be true. But if God is love, there is a way. Freedom and predestination is one of the most frequently asked questions among my students—partly because of modern man’s great [...]
Why do we pray for the dead?
Editor’s Note: Fr. Barron addresses why we pray for the dead… Father Barron can be found on the Internet at: Word On Fire CATHOLICISM Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends about this article using both the Share and Recommend [...]
Scientism and God’s Existence – Father Barron Comments
Well, given the ruminations of Stephen Hawking and Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, one would have thought that the absolute limits of scientistic arrogance had been reached, but I suppose that we have to think again… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “Scientism and God’s Existence” Father Barron can be found on the [...]
Identity – What We Do Changes Who We Are
This thing about identity – there’s more here than meets the eye, more here than most psychologists talk about, more here than we can understand, and what I’m going to present is more questions than answers. But I think it’s a profound point, so I’ll say it. This point that our very selfhood is by [...]
Abortion Defies Common Sense
The Apple Argument Against Abortion I doubt there are many readers of this magazine who are pro-choice. Why, then, do I write an argument against abortion for its readers? Why preach to the choir? Preaching to the choir is a legitimate enterprise. Scripture calls it “edification,” or “building up.” It is what priests, ministers, rabbis, [...]
Love Sees with New Eyes
When Jesus threw open his arms on the cross, he said, in effect: “See? That’s how much I love you.” There is a dimension of truth which most of us have tragically lost and need to recover, a dimension that cannot be put into words and sentences, though words and sentences can be used to [...]
The Pillars of Unbelief — Sartre
Sartre — apostle of absurdity Jean-Paul Sartre may be the most famous atheist of the 20th century. As such, he qualifies for anyone’s short list of “pillars of unbelief.” Yet he may have done more to drive fence-sitters toward the faith than most Christian apologists. For Sartre has made atheism such a demanding, almost unendurable, [...]
The Awkwardness of Free-Thinking
A “freethinker” is defined as one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority, especially one who denies religious dogma. Perhaps unbridled intellectual freedom sounds seductive at first, but is this really a good idea? Consider children. Truth is basically simple and if an idea wouldn’t make sense at a fundamental level [...]
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