You might’ve heard announcements this week that the mysterious Shroud of Turin has apparently been successfully dated to the time of Jesus.
It’s tended to be a little tradition around here to post a Christmas-related article or contemplation in late December. For various reasons,
You don’t have to be Christian or even religious to appreciate the compelling and magical properties of the Nativity story, with its
The terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka were absolutely horrendous. The death-toll has been enormous. And the fact that
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth, or an ideal or a foundation-stone of faith, that has exerted an
A recent announcement in the press says an ancient ring found in Bethlehem ‘belonged to the man who crucified Jesus’. The man
Well, that was bloody insane – all of it. But then we appear to be living in an insane asylum in which
A curious disc-like object pouring smoke and hovering over buildings was recently found in a monastery wall painting believed to date to
This year’s Christmas piece was originally going to be like last year’s and focus on an element of the Nativity tradition; instead,
A magical star leading three mysterious ‘wise men’ from the East across miles and miles of wilderness to a small, obscure town.