While on a European trip, my wife snapped a photograph of me at the location of a gruesome mass execution. We were shocked to see in the photo the ghostly appearance of a woman all in black. A true Halloween tale for today, the Day of the Dead. Read more
To the untrained eye, Catholicism can look a lot like witchcraft. Happy Halloween! Read more
Maybe God really is the answer to our mental health problems! Read more
According to a new report by the CDC, 2022 set a record for the most suicides ever committed in a single year in the United States. One Harvard researcher thinks that going back to church can solve the problem. Read more
"In the Bible, God taught us how to get to heaven, not how to get to Mars." Read more
Pope Francis appears to be opening the door to same-sex "marriage" blessings. Read more
The true purpose of the Pope Francis regime will be revealed at next week's synod, but it should have been obvious when "Amoris Laetitia" was published. It is to rehabilitate Charles Curran and his sexual-liberation version of natural law. Read more
New Interview Just Dropped Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is a true Renaissance woman. A former economics professor at Yale, today, she speaks all over the world when she’s not scuba diving with her husband in exotic, far-off places. I’ve known Dr. Morse professionally for the past few years through our association with Stream.Org, a fine online news journal. This past spring, I had the good fortune of meeting her in person when she came out to Raleigh to speak... Read more
The Synod Is Big News in the Catholic Church A few days ago I introduced myself and this blog to Patheos readers. Here at SOUL SCIENCE the conversation is about spirituality. But it is also Catholic. And that means that whenever big news happens in the Catholic Church, we need to cover it. It’s a journalistic responsibility, plain and simple. Well next month, the biggest event in the Church since the Protestant Reformation will be taking place in Rome. I’m... Read more
Welcome to Soul Science, a brand new Patheos blog and podcast that discusses the mind, mental health, and spirituality. Read more
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