The media uproar about Francis liberating the Church from creationism and sanctioning evolution has already passed and gone, but the idea has stuck. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that the Church has always taught what Francis said… even Time and the Washington Post got it right, with good articles. What is interesting to […]
Category: Evolution
Science and God: Benedict XVI’s Paths to Faith
Since the beginning of the year of faith, Pope Benedict XVI has been giving some masterful teachings on faith, and many of them tie in with environmental themes. Last week he raised the question of whether faith still made sense in a world of technology and science: Does faith still make sense in a world […]
The nature of nature in Michelangelo
Recently Pope Benedict XVI gave a homily on occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel. He touched, guided by Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling, on a theme very dear to him: the purpose of creation. The idea that nature has a purpose, that creation is not a fruit of chance or only blind […]
The Cardinal and the Atheist
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD1QHO_AVZA] Here is an excellent debate on TV between Cardinal Pell of Sydeny and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins. Inevitably much of the argument ends up on different views on creation and evolution and Cardinal Pell (who has approached environmental issues before) does a good job of defending the intelligence of the Catholic position and maintaining his […]
Biocentric Extreme: We are not plants!
This story is both upsetting and bizarre, and strangely and sadly somewhat comical for many who posted comments online. I came across this from a very environmentally minded friend, who thought it was hilarious. I don’t even know what to make of it. “A Swiss newspaper named Tages-Anzeiger reports that a woman actually tried to […]
Science and Faith Foundation
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a new foundation at the Vatican called ‘The Science and Faith Foundation’, which aims to build a philosophical bridge between faith and science. Some may be familiar with the book Creation and Evolution, with a conference by Pope Benedict XVI in which he speaks of the need for natural philosophy […]
Academia, crisis of thought and anthropology
There are two very interesting articles that severely critique the current academic setting and highlight our modern crisis of thought.The first article is by Martin A. Mills, a senior lecturer in the anthropology of religion, University of Aberdeen. You can find the full article here. Mills, among many other things, speaks of the need for […]
Science leads to truth about God and humanity
An excellent article by CNA gives a review of the Pope’s address to the Pontifical Academy for Science in audience at the Vatican. The group is gathered in Rome for the academy’s plenary meeting examining “The Scientific Legacy of the Twentieth Century.” Here a summary from the CNA article: The task of science, rather, “was […]
Pope John Paul II and Evolution
In an excellent article, The Mystery of human Origins: Which theories are compatible with Catholic faith?, Mark Brumley quotes some central passages from Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI on the issue: “Rightly comprehended, faith in creation or a correctly understood teaching of evolution does not create obstacles: evolution in fact presupposes creation; creation […]