The question addressed in this essay is: Does an analysis based on Bayes’ theorem nudge an agnostic toward belief? It is the second of two
But is it possible that probability brings certainty? —Blaise Pascal, “Pensees,” 496 This is the third article in a series on faith, probability and
News reports detailing the abuse and cover-up of abuse by priests and leading Shepherds in the Church have been ubiquitous of late. Many have weighed
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. —Proverbs 16:33 How do we interpret probability? This article
The Power of Images To Change Lives Marie Constantin, the photographer and author of Finding Calcutta: Memoirs of a Photographer, understands images have power, more power than words alone
Everybody suffers; there is simply no getting around it. Nobody gets through life unscathed. In fact, the universality of suffering is the single greatest argument
To master the art of living it’s important to understand this basic principle: Joy Prevails Over Sorrow. We know from divine revelation that there is
To be judgmental in matters involving the sins of others is, in this author’s estimation, comparable to being an armchair quarterback or a backseat driver.
Comfort can be derived from many sources. It might be measured by the number of zeros in a person’s savings account, or in the size
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
“Why am I still waiting for my vocation?” I’ve heard variations on this question many times from friends and other young people searching for long-term
Temptations Temptations, we all have them. It is part of life. It is part of human nature and they will exist until we die. Adam
Kendra Von Esh, author of Am I Catholic?: A Struggle with Faith, Humility, and Surrendering to God, has written a humorous, frank account about her own
Earlier this week, I was listening to a classic country station and they played a song by Lorrie Morgan titled “What part of no ( don’t
Growing up in an old-fashioned Bengali Hindu family and going to a convent school run by stern Irish nuns, I was brought up to revere
Our Church crisis Like many, I have been reacting to the blogosphere and news reports regarding Cardinal McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the
This year, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary once again presented a golden opportunity to reconsider the person of the Ever-Virgin Mary and her
Many songs and poems speak of letting go of those we love in hopes that one day they will come back to where they belong.
Earlier this summer my wife and I became friends with a young person, about the same age as us, who let us know that they
The next time someone says, “God loves you just as you are,” or the next time you begin to say or think to yourself, “God
I recently moved house and city and was surprised at how painful it was to say goodbye to the friends we had made during the
By the time this article is released I will have celebrated my first anniversary of priestly ordination. The gift of the priesthood and my consecrated