There are classic philosophical proofs for the existence of God that one learns in seminary – Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, and others – all of whom asserted that you can prove God exists via rational argument. Are their arguments compelling? “Yes” for some, “Perhaps” for many, “No” for others. Why such a variety of reactions? On one hand these are not “proofs” in the same manner as say, mathematics. But that is OK, God can’t be empirically proven because God doesn’t work that way. God doesn’t appear in the world as the conclusion to a mathematical equation. God appeared to us as Jesus, come into the world, born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue reading →