Both theology and science use analogy to understand realities that exceed the powers of human imagination.
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A priest who is both a theoretical physicist and a professor of philosophy clears up some common misconceptions about transubstantiation.
Some Christians raise theological objections to evolution. This article examines eight of the common ones and explains why they have no force from a Catholic point of view.
In a 1933 interview with the New York Times, Georges Lemaître, the theoretical physicist and Catholic priest who proposed the Big Bang theory, explained his views on the relation of science and faith.
The philosophy of “physicalism” says that all reality can be explained in purely physical terms; but consciousness shows this to be an inadequate view.
What is the state of the scientific evidence about sex-discordant gender identity?
In the last ten years, scientists have placed various components of the human brain into animals of other species. These experiments raise important questions.
We should move toward a more human, less reductive science of depression.
The Book of Genesis calls the Sun and Moon the “two great lights.” Here is the story of how Christian thinkers “followed the science” in interpreting this, with an ironic twist in the plot.
The Church has a rich tradition of reflection on the natural environment. Part I of this article takes us from Pope St. John Paul II to Pope Francis.
The Church has a rich tradition of reflection on the natural environment. Part I of this article takes us from St. Augustine to St. Thomas Aquinas.
A priest-theologian-biologist reflects on how God loves of Creation and we should.
Are there “laws of physics” in heaven?
