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Science, faith, and a worthy universe

July 11, 2025 Thomas M. Doran 8

Humans have sought to identify order on Earth and in the heavens for thousands of years: Egypt, Sumer, Persia, Aristotle and Euclid’s Greece, to the present day. Observations, experiments, measurement, reasoning from phenomena, theories proven […]

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The Art of the Cover

August 27, 2024 Thomas M. Doran, John Herreid 1

At its best, a novel entertains, inspires, edifies, delights, and challenges. But authors, driven by the content of their stories, often underestimate the value of cover art and book design. Readers, however, often judge a […]

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The necessity of selective skepticism

October 2, 2023 Thomas M. Doran 5

A number of Church leaders and influencers display skepticism about long-held Church teachings or practices involving sexuality, the family, abortion, evangelization, the priesthood, and man’s stewardship of the Earth. They suggest reforming Church teachings or […]

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Choosing a good doom in a bad time

March 6, 2023 Thomas M. Doran 11

No Catholic these days needs to be told that the Church faces many big challenges, many of them the fault of Catholics. We may prioritize these challenges differently, but they trouble each Catholic who takes […]