☧ Published on Those Catholic Men. What's the deal with craft beer? Why does everyone suddenly love craft beer? How can it be that in 1978, there were 89 breweries in the US, but now, there are over 5,300? Why are microbreweries, craft beer companies, and brewpubs opening left and right? Why has production by … Continue reading Craft Beer and Distributism
Knowing God
☧ The following is taken from Swiss theologian, Maurice Zundel's With God in Our Daily Life: It is a fact that in his own life, the Lord reveals to us the dimension of our own lives, the dimension of the world, the grandeur of creatures in order to invite us to enter into it like … Continue reading Knowing God
Faith and Reason – Creation and the Cosmos
☧ It seems that at times, there is a discontinuity between science and religion. There is sometimes an attitude of mutual exclusivity between the two topics and I have seen it have polarizing effects on those who experience this discontinuity. I have known scientists who think that there is no room for faith in their lives … Continue reading Faith and Reason – Creation and the Cosmos
Moral Relativism
☧ It's hard to think of an idea that governs our post-modern philosophy more than moral relativism. This idea suggests that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint. It asserts that this standpoint can shift throughout time and space, that is, throughout changing times and cultures. For example, human sacrifice in … Continue reading Moral Relativism
The Catholic Physicist 