Catholic Philosophy in the News — Can Catholics Also Be Liberals?

SharePeter Kreeft, Catholic author and philosophy professor at Boston College, gave a speech in Madison WI recently on that topic.  The Wisconsin State Journal covers the speech in a brief article.  He instructs his audience, To be a Catholic is to take the whole deal . . . . Kreeft said several definitions of a [...]

A Hostile CyberWorld

ShareI thought you would be interested to know how often our harmless, tiny site is targeted by spammers. Early in the site’s life we were overlooked by the Dementors but as time passed we became a favored target. The bar graph shows our monthly totals of spam over the past 7 months. And November isn’t [...]

Catholic Philosophy In the News — Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

ShareCatholic Online has a piece on Catholic moral teachings in an ever-changing world. They quote Richard Weaver, author of Ideas Have Consequences: “Richard M. Weaver speaks of the need of a “metaphysical dream,” an underlying foundation behind reason. The Church’s social doctrine may be said to be a “meta-ethical dream,” an underlying foundation behind morality, [...]

Bookstore Updated for Spring 2012 Term

ShareCheck out the Holy Apostles Bookstore for your Spring 2012 course textbooks.  If your course is not listed or not all texts are listed, the instructor will supply links to required texts or an alternative source for your course books.

Archbishop Chaput: A Defense of Human Life and Dignity

ShareDPS was pointed toward a recent address by the Very Reverend Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, given at the University of Pennsylvania. In this well-argued defense of human life and liberty Archbishop Chaput summons the work of Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Dietrich Bonhoeffer  to illustrate his points. He makes four primary points in his speech: We [...]

Catholic Philosophy In the News — Interview with Thomist Robert P. George

ShareAmerica magazine recently interviewed Robert P. George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, about his Catholic faith and how he promotes Thomism in public policy. He has been a policy adviser to a number of American Catholic bishops and to quite a few national politicians. George practices a Thomism more concerned with practical moral questions [...]

Preparing for Next Term

ShareIf you have texts, course CDs or DVDs that you no longer need, don’t forget you can list materials on this site you wish to sell and buy materials you need at a significant discount from regular prices. Be sure to check in often to see what is for sale . Also, take a look [...]

Spring 2012 Course Text List Appearing Soon

ShareWe’ll be updating the bookstore soon with the course texts for Spring 2012 term.  Keep a sharp lookout for the announcement!