Head... With all the upheaval and suffering caused by the Coronavirus, whether illness or death, economic hardship or emotional strain, many have asked the q...

Head… As a Catholic in today’s world, it can be easy to get discouraged or even angry. It seems that society is getting further and further from its Judeo-Ch...

Head... There is something profoundly human about a story; it is something that we as Catholics must rediscover. A story has power.

Head… I have frequently seen church signs, advertisements or bumper stickers that say something to the effect of, ‘we accept everyone here.’ Some of the decl...

Head... ‘God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her, Through the night with the light from above’ [Irving Berlin, songwriter]. For o...

For the head… While still in seminary, I went on a ski camp for boys, ages 11 to 13. It was my second ski camp, and my skiing talent was tenuous at best. Nev...

For the Head… I read an article by a professor who taught introductory religious studies. He would give his students a religious literacy quiz, but only 17 ...

For the Head… Dear Greta, I read your article ‘Why should atheists have to show respect for religion?’[i] [here]. [Warning to reader: Greta’s article contain...

For the Head: Does it matter what religion you are? Imagine an enormous mountain. Its base has a vast circumference and its peak is usually shrouded by clou...

For the Head... [2nd in a 2 part series]. [link to part 1] In the previous post, we have seen that faith is ‘to hold something for true which we ourselves c...

For the Head: [1st in a 2 part series] Is Faith Irrational? Is faith a mere ‘stab in the dark?’ Is it simply shutting off our intellect to embrace some fa...

For the Head… ‘My practice as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel or devil is going to interfer...

FOR THE HEAD: Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think… [Arthur Schopenhauer][i]. Recently,...

FOR THE HEAD: It’s not uncommon to encounter Catholics, often public figures, who maintain that they are Catholics in good standing while publicly disagreein...