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Science, Beauty, Teenagers and the God Question

by Dennis Buonafede | Jun 24, 2021 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

Young Atheists One of the most difficult issues, with which I have to personally deal as a...

The Four Causes of Holy Mother Church

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | May 1, 2018 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

“In the Nicene Creed we profess the four Marks of the Church which are one, holy, catholic and...

Unfaithful “Catholic” Colleges

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | May 17, 2016 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

In 1972, the Venerable Fulton Sheen said something like, “I recommend that my relatives send their...

Origins of today’s “God is Dead” Morality: Descartes and the Father of Lies

by Dennis Buonafede | Nov 11, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

In North America, October 31 is celebrated as an opportunity for children and adults to dress up...

Origins of today’s “God is Dead” Morality: Machiavelli

by Dennis Buonafede | Oct 28, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

Finally, it is over, and about time too! Canadians last week elected a new Prime Minister after a...

The Principle of Finality and Teenagers… or “Is That Your Final Answer?”

by Dennis Buonafede | Jul 1, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

The tough question Every year, around November, I have an involuntary front row seat to the latest round of teenage angst dealing with University applications. One year was particularly intense because two of my philosophy...

Teenagers and Truth

by Dennis Buonafede | Jun 17, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

What is truth? This is not an idle question, especially for teenagers. They may not ask it this way but there is a hunger, a need, an intense yearning to grab onto something that makes sense of their existence. The young man’s...

The Metaphysics of Man and Broccoli

by Dennis Buonafede | Jun 10, 2015 | General | 0 |

“I have taken more out of philosophy than any other class this year not only because it helps prep for university, but also gave me a lot to think about in the way I live my life. One of my favorite aspects of this course was...

The Need for Universals

by Dennis Buonafede | Jun 3, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

“Wonder and the passion for philosophy, let us explore all aspects of life and understand all that it has to offer. “I had claimed to have learned little to nothing in regards to valuable life lessons in the past four years. For...