In modern times, the fundamental assumption is that all religions are relatively equal in that they provide similar frameworks for ethics (though it is becoming ever clearer that this is not the case). In an age in which secular, non-affiliation...

St. Ephraim - Poet, Theologian, Prophet As with most ancient authors, much ink has been spilled about St. Ephraim, often referred to as the Harp of the Holy Spirit, and there is many questions surrounding what St. Ephraim wrote and...

One of the fundamental challenges facing postmodernism in America is that the deconstruction of hierarchy and archetypes has made for bad art. At first, it was new edgy. Take everything from visual art to cinema and you see an early...

It is one thing to believe that sometime in the future you will be forgiven and thus your actions in the present are not important. It is another thing to realize the gravity of the evil you have done and...

In contemporary times, it is common to talk about higher states of consciousness, especially as regards to New Age spirituality and the use of psychedelic drugs. Oftentimes, it is suggested that people who reach this kind of enlightenment have special...

This is a response to an X thread on a psychological study on the value of suppressing negative thoughts: A few points I would add. I tend to see two extremes when it comes to this question. First, there are...

National news shouldn’t effect the fundraising of parishes, apostolates, and dioceses if these entities are doing a good job of being financially transparent and responsible. Typically the kind of donors that withhold money from an apostolate in rural North Carolina...

I don't think we give enough attention to is the idea that reality itself is a kind of trauma. To encounter evil and malevolence in the world is a very frightening reality. At its extreme end, when someone within our...