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The Materialist and the Mind

William Lane Craig PhD speaks in this ‘Religion-Philosophy Youtube Video’ on the materialist problem with the mind in light of Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven and atheist Thomas Nagel’s book Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is … Continue reading

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The relationship between faith and science as a brotherly rivalry

The Vatican astronomer and brother in the Jesuit order Guy Consolmagno is regularly interrogated on the relationship between science and religion. Is it possible to belief in both at the same time? It is known that the Catholic religion sees … Continue reading

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Symposium ‘Theology of the Body’ in Fatima, Portugal

From June 13 – 16 2013 the the IV Theology of the Body International Symposium will be held in Fatima, Portugal. The first three Symposia were in Austria (2007), Ireland (2009) and London (2011). Biofides was there in London, a marvelous experience of deep insight … Continue reading

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The Flying Spaghetti Monster and God

An acclaimed author, speaker and theologian, Robert Barron is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the founder of the global ministry Word on Fire. He is the creator and host of the 10-part TV series Catholicism, and serves … Continue reading

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Science and religion versus scientism

An acclaimed author, speaker and theologian, Robert Barron is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the founder of the global ministry Word on Fire. He is the creator and host of the 10-part TV series Catholicism, and serves … Continue reading

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The Erosion of Ethics in Organ Transplantation

Zenit, ‘the world seen from Rome’, reports from Washington, D.C.: “Caleb Beaver died at age 16 on Christmas Day in 2011 due to a previously undiagnosed congenital malformation of his blood vessels. His devastated parents agreed to the donation of … Continue reading

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A Catholic View on Sustainable Development

Vatican newspaper “L’Osservatore Romano” has published the Holy See’s position paper ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, “Rio+20”.  The position paper which the Holy See will present at “Rio+20”, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, published in the … Continue reading

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God’s Biologist: A Life of Alister Hardy

A book that might almost have been entitled, ‘From Plankton to Prayer’. Bizarre, to be sure; but one does not often come across someone who is an expert in the biology of oceans and the relationship between plankton and the … Continue reading

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Women’s long life linked to children – lots of them

According to a study, reported by the Sydney Morning Herold and LifeSiteNews.com, women can expect to live longer with each child they bear, a pattern especially noticeable for those with many children, according to Australian researchers, who nonetheless said that … Continue reading

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Origins of the Universe – Has Stephen Hawking Eliminated God?

Cambridge October 2011 – William Lane Craig responds in a public lecture to the claims in Stephen Hawking’s recent book The Grand Design. Speaking to a capacity audience at St Andrew the Great church, Cambridge, Prof Craig outlined the weaknesses … Continue reading

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