Tag Archives: faith and reason

Sunday Reflection, Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29, 2014): Unity in Diversity

Posted on June 28, 2014 by William Ockham

  This year, Sunday falls on the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul so we celebrate this great feast during the Mass this weekend.  The readings can be found here. Both of these great Saints have other Feast days (The … Continue reading →

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A God Too Small

Posted on June 11, 2014 by William Ockham

I am continuing to find excellent Pentecost reflections on the web.  The latest gem is from Fr. René Camilleri in the Times of Malta.  You can find Fr. Camilleri’s entire article here but set forth below is an extended excerpt: “The … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (April 28, 2014): A God Proportionate to our Understanding of the Universe

Posted on April 28, 2014 by William Ockham

  “The human world of today has not grown cold, but . . . it is ardently searching for a God proportionate to the new dimensions of a Universe whose appearance has completely revolutionized the scale of our faculty of worship. … Continue reading →

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Can Science Completely Explain the Universe without God?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by William Ockham

A great video by the Magis Center           About this video “It’s been asserted by some prominent physicists that science can explain the universe without the need for a transcendent Creator – the implication being that … Continue reading →

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Why Theistic Evolution is Redundant

Posted on March 14, 2014 by William Ockham

This week Stacy Trasancos, one of my favorite bloggers on the intersection of faith and science, had a good comment on the term “theistic evolution”.  Dr. Trasancos says the term is redundant and unhelpful: The term “theistic evolution” is used … Continue reading →

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Bad Science and The Flawed Myth of Materialism

Posted on February 27, 2014 by William Ockham

  As readers of this blog know, I believe that a synthesis of sound science and ancient spiritual traditions (combined with a healthy dose of humility) is necessary to avoid the dangers of fundamentalism, whether it be religious fundamentalism or … Continue reading →

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Not Sure Whether to Laugh or Cry: Evolution and Faith

Posted on February 4, 2014 by William Ockham

“Worship him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking beings” — Romans 12:1 (Jerusalem Bible Translation) My news feed included this article from the Christian Science Monitor on a “debate” this evening between Bill Nye and Ken … Continue reading →

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2013 Reflections on Blogging (Part II): Eight Favorite Posts

Posted on January 1, 2014 by William Ockham

Yesterday, I had listed the most popular posts on my blog during 2013.  Today, I am linking to eight of my favorite posts (in no particular order) which did not make the Top 20 views. John Haught and Why Ultimate … Continue reading →

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2013 Reflections on Blogging (Part I): Country Data and Top Posts

Posted on December 31, 2013 by William Ockham

When I started blogging in April, I had no idea what I was getting into.  I could not have been more thrilled with the community that I have found and the interesting ideas and persons that I have “met” online. … Continue reading →

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Exorcizing the God of the Gaps

Posted on December 11, 2013 by William Ockham

Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
The rise of modern science created a problem for Christian theology. If God is not scientifically needed to explain why water freezes at 32°F or why the stars come out at night, if the universe…

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