Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Month: June 2016

Truth in Tragedy

Well, that happened faster than even I thought.  Already, there are calls to outlaw any and all ‘homopobia’ in any speech, writing, discourse or thought.  As the narrative goes, the massacre in Orlando is mostly the fault of the Christians, and to some extent the Muslims, who came 600 years later.  In fact, ‘homophobia’ has[…]

Gambling for Eternity: An Analysis of the Apologetic’s Argument of “Pascal’s Wager”

“Pascal’s Wager” is a famous and controversial argument in favor of the existence of God often used by Christian apologetics. It has been called the potentially weakest or potentially strongest argument available when debating with an atheist. Basically, it runs as follows: If a skeptical person were to lay a bet on whether or not[…]

Jean Vanier Clarifies his Remarks, Reiterating his Support for Assisted Suicide Law in CBC Interview

(This article appeared in this revision on LifeSite News, based on a clarification they received from Dr. Vanier) At the end of May, Jean Vanier was interviewed on the CBC by Carol Off for the evening program As it Happens.  As most of you are aware, Vanier is a widely revered figure, a ‘living saint’[…]

Two Justins

Today is, or rather was, as I am getting to this rather late, the memorial of Saint Justin Martyr, an early apologist for the faith.  Not as in ‘saying sorry’, but as in apo-logia, offering a ‘reasoned defense’ for Catholicism.  Saint Justin was a philosopher by profession, and tried many other systems before realizing that[…]

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