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Why Do Catholics Do Penance?
in area: Features
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. About ten years ago, a young adult friend of mine -- a cradle Catholic -- said on Ash Wednesday, "Nobody ever explained to me why we give u...
Religion and Magic
in area: Commentary
Science writer Brian Clegg recently wrote in his blog* that religious thinking is often "magical" thinking. He gave several examples from the Judeo-Christian tradition, including this one from the Chu...
Bart Ehrman, Stephen Colbert, and Bible Contradictions
in area: Commentary
Stephen Colbert is a parody of a right-wing talk show host. (Actually, he's more than just a parody; I think he's a complex mix of parody, sincerity, and humor for humor's sake.) Regardless of how s...
Do Pets Go to Heaven?
in area: Features
This topic, inspired by a post on the blog Hacking Christianity, is deeply important to all children (including, as Hacking Christianity points out, Bart Simpson) — and many, many adults. Do ca...
The Uncaused Cause
in area: Features
Lately I have been ruminating on a particular one of St. Thomas Aquinas' proofs for the existence of God: the First Cause, also called the Uncaused Cause.  I once met an undergraduate in a beginn...
The Immaculate Conception Doctrine
in area: Ordered to Teach
December 8 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Here are some facts about the dogma of the Immaculate Conception: The Meaning of the Immaculate Conc...