Orestes Brownson (1803-1876) was one of the greatest Catholic apologists in the history of the United States–some would say the greatest. A convert to the Catholic Faith, Brownson entered the Church after having earned a stellar reputation as an original writer and thinker, a member of the intellectual circle that included Ralph Waldo Emerson and […]
Answering Skeptics: A Brief Evaluation of the Nye-Ham Debate This article offers a brief evaluation of the recent debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham with recommendations for an effective response to skeptics who adhere to an evolutionary world-view. Although Ken Ham made many good points in his remarks, he did not succeed in exposing […]
Lack of experience diminishes our power of taking a comprehensive view of the admitted facts. Hence, those who dwell in intimate association with nature and its phenomena grow more and more able to formulate, as the foundations of their theories, principles such as to admit of a wide and coherent development: while those whom devotion […]
It was Veterans Day inWashington,D.C., and evolution was the farthest thing from my mind. I had accompanied my friend Fr. Jack Murphy, an Army veteran, to provide prayer support for him and for other veterans who were standing up for life at a D.C. abortion mill. A large group of pro-abortion hecklers had turned out […]
Clement Butel explains why positivism is the origin of naturalism, the philosophy underlying evolution, in this article in Living Tradition.
SUMMARY OF PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE By Josef Seifert (Full text article from Dr. Seifert can be requested at howen@shentel.net ) Summarized by Rev. Victor P. Warkulwiz, M.S.S. In this paper Professor Seifert examines the role of philosophy and science in shaping the image of man and in forming culture in […]