Tag Archives: reason and faith

Feast of St. Albert the Great (November 15): Patron Saint of Scientists

Posted on November 15, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is the Feast of St. Albert the Great who, along with St. Dominic, are the patron Saints of scientists.  In honor of this Feast Day, I am going to restate much of what I wrote on August on the Feast Day … Continue reading →

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Vatican Hosting Multi-Discliplinary Conferences on the Beginning and the End of the Universe

Posted on November 11, 2013 by William Ockham

The Vatican is hosting another conference on the intersection of faith and science, this time on the scientific, philosophical and theological intersections of the Big Bang and the end of the universe. This conference follows up on the conference last … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri (Oct 25, 2013): Controversies in Evolution, Elements for Life on Europa and Better Sex With Your Spouse

Posted on October 25, 2013 by William Ockham

Rare Skulls Sparks Controversy Over Human Evolutionary Lineage. From CNN International: In the eastern European nation of Georgia, a group of researchers has excavated a 1.8 million-year-old skull of an ancient human relative, whose only name right now is Skull 5. … Continue reading →

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Ignatian Spirituality and the Type A Personality

Posted on October 23, 2013 by William Ockham

One of the great things about blogging over the last six months, is that I have had the pleasure of virtually “meeting” a lot of interesting people. One of the blogs I follow is Ancient Christian Wisdom, a site run … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (October 14, 2013): Reason and Miracles

Posted on October 14, 2013 by William Ockham

“God is knowable by human reason. And yet, the miracle is absolutely necessary, not only because it is needed in apologetics, but also for the joy it brings to our hearts: the heart cannot find complete rest in a God … Continue reading →

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The Higgs Boson and The Divine Milieu

Posted on September 19, 2013 by William Ockham

“In him we live and move and have our being.” — Acts 17:28, St. Paul speaking at the Areopagus “The consistency of matter that enables it to act so decisively on the human body requires the existence of a universal … Continue reading →

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