The Church has a Science Problem

The Church has a Science Problem

By Rachel M. Coleman on Aug 26, 2022 02:43 am
It has become fairly common in these post-Covid times to distinguish very carefully between science and scientism, or between science and The ScienceTM. The distinction generally goes something like this: Science is a method for [...]
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Diversity, the Supreme Court, and the coercive equity regime

By Russell Shaw on Aug 25, 2022 04:02 pm
In most people’s vocabularies, “equity” is a positive word, signifying fairness or even-handedness. In the vocabulary of today’s woke social justice warriors, though, equity can signify something far from benign. Writing in First Things, a [...]
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A question of ‘delicate balance’: How might Pope Francis reform the rules of the conclave?

By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency on Aug 25, 2022 06:46 am
Pope Francis in April 2022 / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome Newsroom, Aug 25, 2022 / 04:46 am (CNA). Who will manage the Vatican when a pope resigns, is unable to govern, or passes away? And according to which rules and regulations?In addition to the... [...]
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What true development in moral theology looks like

By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Aug 25, 2022 05:00 am
Faith does not depend upon our own reasonings and feelings. It responds to the revelation of God, which exceeds all of our own capacities. On our own, we could not know God and could have [...]
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The road to Rerum Novarum and the evolution of Catholic social teaching

By Michael D. Greaney on Aug 24, 2022 11:17 pm
From the pontificate of Gregory XVI down to the present day, there has been an ongoing crisis precipitated by the advent of the “New Things” (rerum novarum) of socialism and modernism. Since 1832 and the [...]
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