In 1749, the popular naturalist author Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count de Buffon, began publishing volumes of what was later collected together in his L'Histoire…
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Read More »Introduction Multi-disciplinary evidence suggests that Basal-Hebrew was humanity’s first spoken and written language.[i] The topic of the original language is…
Read More »This is the first in a series of articles investigating major aspects of Catholic fundamental theology and their significance for…
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Read More »Dear Friends of the Kolbe Center, Glory to Jesus Christ! One of the wonderful things about the Kolbe apostolate has been the way that members of our leadership team have been inspired to research different topics relevant to our mission, resulting in all kinds of fruitful, complementary discoveries. In recent months, the newest member of our advisory council, researcher Christian…
Read More »Dear Friends of the Kolbe Center, Glory to Jesus Christ! As we approach the beginning of our 25th year in this apostolate and we look back on God’s blessings, we are especially grateful for the grace to resist the advice of well-meaning friends who warned us not to proclaim truths that were unthinkable, even to devout Catholics, because, in the…
Read More »Dear Friends of the Kolbe Center, Glory to Jesus Christ! I am long overdue in asking your prayers for the repose of the soul of our friend, Dr. Wolfgang Smith, who died on July 19, 2024, after a life spent in the pursuit and defense of the Truth. I was surprised to find that the Wikipedia article on Dr. Smith…
Read More »Dear Friends of the Kolbe Center, Glory to Jesus Christ! Over the last several years I have been working on a book that would help as many souls as possible to open their minds and hearts to the truth of the sacred history of Genesis by helping them to recognize that it is not the scientific evidence but a false…
Read More »Dear Friends of the Kolbe Center, Glory to Jesus Christ! Acoording to the constant teaching of the Church on the origins of man and the universe, the goal of Catholic social action ought not to be the transformation of the world into some new form, but rather the “restoration of all things in Christ” according to God’s original plan for…
Read More »Dear. Mr. Owen, Thank you for your website. I stumbled across it at just the right time in my life. You see, I have been an ordained youth pastor in two mainline Protestant denominations for the past decade. When I was encouraged by my local church to pursue a Master of Divinity degree, I began my studies and fell in love with the Church Fathers. While I began to see the truth of the Catholic Faith through my study of Patristics, and then by reading modern Catholic apologists, I knew that the only right course for me was to enter the Catholic Church in full fellowship. As you can imagine, it has been a hard and painful road for someone with a young family, walking away from a career with a family to support. My wife and I met our real test of faith when we began our RCIA class this past fall. We found what we perceived to be a low view of Scripture and Tradition. Scripture was interpreted with what I would call a "hyper-allegorical" hermeneutical approach. The teachings of the Fathers were also reduced to a subjective experience for their time not ours. Within this framework, the …
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