Even among those who do not study philosophy, it is quite well known that William of Ockham, the man behind "Ockham's Razor," tried to disprove the idea of a human soul. In philosophy, a razor is a device that is used to shave away unnecessary explanations, which is precisely what he is said to have…
The Human Side
The fertilizer for anyone's mind is to a great extent the books we read. I generally like to read things like The Problem of God in Modern Thought, or Faith, Reason and the Existence of God. This is a bit of a problem for a pastor who has to preach every week. You may be…
Totus Tuus
One of the most curious incidents in the passion, whose story we are beginning to tell again in the days and weeks before Easter, is the story recorded in John: And that is what the soldiers did. Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of…