RIP Carl Weathers
On February 1st, 2024, Carl Weathers, aka “Apollo Creed,” died at the age of 76. He apparently died peacefully in his sleep. Unfortunately, these days, that seems to be a euphemism for something m…
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Recalcitrance to Truth: A Tale of Cowardice, Incoherence, and Intolerance
“Be egalitarian regarding persons. Be elitist regarding ideas.” Peter Kreeft On December 28, 2023, I published a reflection on a former friend’s intolerance ti…
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Truth Under Assault
Originally published at Catholic Insight on December 22, 2023.We live in an era where the denial of not only the ability to discern what is true from what is false runs rampant, but also the rejection…
A Reflection on The Exorcist: Believer
Originally published at Catholic Insight on October 24, 2023.The latest Exorcist installment consists of two girls disappearing into the woods after unknowingly communicating with the demonic realm. O…
Remembering the Great Saint John Paul II
Today, October 22nd, is the Feast of Saint John Paul II (even though it is superseded by Sunday this year). This was chosen as his feast because on this day in 1978, Karol Wojtyla, Archbishop of Krako…
Time for Accountability, not Pandemic Amnesty
Originally published at Catholic Insight on November 14, 2022. Recently, Economics Professor at Brown University, Emily Oyster, writing for The Atlantic in a piece titled “Let’s Declare a Pa…
No Stone Left Unturned: Thoughts on Ravi Zacharias’s Mission
Originally published at Catholic Insight on June 23, 2020. This was published before more evidence came to light about the allegations of sexual misconduct against Ravi Zacharias. It is very disheart…
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John Philoponus Contra Aristotle: The Emergence of Consciousness in Light of Modern Cosmology and Philosophy
Originally published in Science et Esprit 72:1-2 (2020): 137-156. [pdf-embedder url="https://scot…
The Light of the Incarnation in a Dark World
Originally published at Catholic Insight on December 24, 2019. As Christmas approaches and this decade ends, it would be worth our while to consider the current situation we find the world in. The ex…
God, Consciousness, and Evolution: A Lecture on the Origin of Consciousness at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2019Time: 07:30 PMConsciousness is the most fundamental thing we know, even more so than the external world since we require it to perceive or think about anything. Without it,…