Four Levels of Happiness and Lenten Examination of Conscience
Fr. Spitzer's Four Levels of Happiness are a great aid in our examination of consciousness. Learn how they apply to Lent here.
Purposeful Lab: How to Unleash Your Mind’s Full Potential
Dr. Jeanne Zehr of the MINDCAP Center for Cognitive Advantage joins Purposeful Lab Podcast to discuss how to unleash your mind's full potential.
Purposeful Lab: Understanding the Mind and Brain
Dr. Sharon Dirckx discusses the differences between the mind, the brain, and consciousness, and how they point to the existence of a creator.
The Ends of Living Organisms
Dr. Dan Kuebler discusses how living organisms exhibit the intelligence to harness these molecular parts to achieve goals.
Purposeful Lab: Evolutionary Psychology—What Sets Humans Apart
Dan and Catherine discuss evolutionary psychology and the unique characteristics of the human brain that set us apart from other organisms.
Purposeful Lab: Does the Human Brain Ever Stop Evolving?
On this episode of the Purposeful Lab Podcast, Sofia Carozza answers does the human brain ever stop evolving?
Purposeful Lab: Overcoming Childhood Trauma through Brain Plasticity
Sophia Carozza discusses how early experiences in life shape the brain, cognitive function, and healing, offering hope for those who have childhood trauma.
Intelligence Series Part 3: Does Intelligence Define us as Humans?
Does intelligence define us as humans? In some ways yes, but beyond our brains, creativity is one of the hallmarks of being human.
Intelligence Series Part 1: It Might Not Mean What You Think It Means
With Artificial Intelligence and developmental biology finding intelligence at molecular and cellular levels, we must ask: What is intelligence?
Mindfulness in the Face of Meaninglessness
As we struggle to find meaning in our lives, practicing mindfulness can open us up to a deeper purpose and relationship with God.
Purposeful Lab: How Do We Know What We Know with Fr. Gregory Pine
Father Gregory Pine discusses epistemology and how do we know what we know on the Purposeful Lab Podcast with Dan Kuebler and Catherine Hadro.
When Does the Soul Leave the Body?
Fr. Spitzer answers the question of when do our souls leave immediately when we die.