Faith and Reason – Jon Haines

12 Sep

Chaput on the 25th Anniversary of Veritatis Splendor

By Jon
In Faith and Reason

First Things published a piece by Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia (found here), wherein he describes the importance of Veritatis Splendor, an encyclical written by St. John Paul II on the importance of philosophy in our time. As you might expect, this

29 Oct

Francis, Augustine and Evolution (Inlcuding Breaking Update)

By Jon
In Faith and Reason, Philosophy

This article on Francis endorsing evolution is getting tossed around everywhere like its another cave-in at Rome. My favorite part is how the secular media (a bunch of communication majors) confidently comments on a topic, apparently without looking at existing Church commentary beyond

12 Sep

Rudolf’s Electric Rug

By Jon
In Enlightenment, Faith and Reason, Religion

Religious practice continues to decline in the West, but why, and what does that have to do with the photo I just clicked on? The typical educated person in the same society would explain this as Auguste Comte did: Man is moving

10 Oct

Secularism On The Rise In US: 15% to 20%

By Jon
In Faith and Reason, News Commentary, Religion, Theism/Atheism

It’s old news that secular society is growing and religion is shrinking both in Europe and the United States. But just in case you didn’t believe what you hear or see on the street, take a look at this new

29 Aug

The Final Destination of Modernist Catholicism: Humanism

By Jon
In Catholicism, Compromise/Dissent/Heresy, Education, Enlightenment, Faith and Reason, Religion

Where do we end up after years and years of downplaying and making theology deliberately more vague and humanist? Well, eventually the state just recognizes what everyone else already does….the schools that aren't Catholic anymore. Who cares what the Church

27 Aug

Tip of the Iceberg CNA Article on Science and Faith

By Jon
In Education, Empirical Science, Enlightenment, Faith and Reason, Philosophy

How do we know there is no contradiction between biology and belief in God? Certainly not by the methods of science. Its called logic… Scientists: No Contradiction Between Evolutionary Biology And Belief In God RIMINI, ITALY, August 24 (CNA)

09 Jul

The Polarizing of Faith and Reason In A Few Quotes

By Jon
In Culture, Education, Enlightenment, Faith and Reason, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, Resources

In the so-called “Enlightenment” the classical view of the world was DIVIDED. Two main movements formed which fed off of each other, leaving us with the intense debate we have today: Fideism (Faith) “Faith must trample

14 May

DC’s Newspaper: Georgetown Is Secularized

By Jon
In Compromise/Dissent/Heresy, Education, Faith and Reason, Higher Education, News Commentary

The front cover editorial of the Catholic Standard, DC's Catholic newspaper, had the following to say about Georgetown's invitation to the architect of the HHS mandate which has been condemned by every bishop in the United States: Late last

03 May

The Last Superstition

Some of you may have heard of the book by Edward Feser called “The Last Superstition”. If you have not read it, read it. It is definitely in my top 3 favorite books of all time. Why? I wish

01 May

Old Higher Ed News

As referenced a few times before, it seems that the faith and reason that accompanies it is not being transmitted very well… It is already apparent that this is the case but now there are more numbers. From the Cardinal