Modern Physics, the Beginning, and Creation
Some religious people look upon the discovery of the Big Bang as a scientific proof that the universe was created by God.
The Church Opposes Science: The Myth of Catholic Irrationality
Many people believe that faith and reason, or religion and science, are locked in an irreconcilable war of attrition against one another.
AIDS and Medical Ethics: a Great Betrayal
The September 5th edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports on the prospect of "pre-exposure prophylaxis" as a means of preventing HIV transmission.
The Galileo Affair
The Galileo affair is the one stock argument used to show that science and Catholic dogma are antagonistic. While Galileo's eventual condemnation was certainly unjust a close look at the facts puts to rout almost every aspect of the reigning Galileo legend.
The Quarrel the Evolutionists Started
Following Pope John Paul II's 1996 statement that the theory of evolution is more than just a hypothesis, newspapers around the world published articles wrongly asserting that the Church had finally come around and withdrawn its opposition to the theory.
How the Church Has Changed the World: The Ordinary Man
Everyone knows the name of Frank Capra from his most celebrated film, "It's a Wonderful Life".
The Hubble–Lemaître Law
Lemaître had no trouble at all seeing how faith — divine creation out of nothing — and the Big Bang, which seems to look just like that, were compatible.
Towards “Passive Euthanasia"
In recent years, some medical practitioners have suggested that death from dehydration may not be such an unpleasant way for patients to die.
How the Church has changed the World: Fields of Attraction
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