Jeanie Hannaman

By Caroline Perkins, ChurchPop - According to Father Chris, Catholics should celebrate Halloween as part of Allhallowtide (Oct. 31-Nov.1). However, he notes that this does not mean Catholics should celebrate in a completely secular way... “It’s beautiful and it’s a time in the liturgical year, therefore, dedicated to remembering all the dead, which is Biblical, and has been done by Christians since the first century," Father Chris Alar notes... "Although, yes, sadly it [has] been, in a way, hijacked by pagans and Satanists. It is NOT a pagan religious event, but a Christian celebration almost 1,300 years old!”

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - The Divine Artist created us in His image. When we discover ourselves with God’s grace, we uncover God’s imprint. When we discover Jesus, we find our purpose and destiny. In humility, we begin to see ourselves as God sees us... The Psalmist prays, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Ps. 139:14) St. Thomas, with his usual clarity, affirms that God created us as social beings in the unity of body and soul. Our body expresses our soul.

By J. Fraser, CERC - Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Liebniz, and William Lane Craig provide famous reasons to believe that God exists. Less well known is a way proposed by the African intellectual Augustine... In his fantastic book Five Proofs of the Existence of God, Edward Feser explains this argument at length. Inspired by Augustine, let’s begin with the reality that 2+2=4.