At the time of the writing of this post (Aug. 2022) a document had been recently released by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth titled “Findings of the Synod Process In the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth”.¹ In the section under “CENTRALITY OF CHRIST & POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” the question was asked “If you had to give your opinion of Jesus in a few sentences, what would you say?”. The breakdown of the responses, which were from people who attend church rarely or never, was as follows:

Not all desires are created equal. The Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, noted that before his conversion he felt that he was starting to lose possession of his soul and his freedom. The secular culture, that he had been formed in, had been feeding him on a steady diet of ‘thin’ desires like success, wealth, and prestige.

Is neo-Darwinism compatible with the Catholic faith? How did life arise on Earth? Did God create everything in six days or was there a “big bang” over 13 billion years ago? And did life subsequently arise in some “primeval soup?”