This has always cracked me up: I haven’t checked these figures but 87 years ago, I think it was, a number of individuals organized a governmental set-up here in this
JESUS AND THE EYEWITNESSES by Richard Bauckham makes the point that in Greco-Roman historiography, the way you footnote your source is by naming them. Why do we know the name
Every year, the interwebs come alive with the true story about the real origins of Halloween. According to that pop history, it was originally a pagan feast and then Christians
Now this infinite multitude of Men are by the Creation of God innocently simple, altogether void of and averse to all manner of Craft, Subtlety and Malice, and most Obedient
I can’t think of a better tribute to this charming saint: ““When I was a child, my ambition was to be pope. I remember watching the funeral of John XXIII
Mike Lewis asks a critical question for any Catholic who cares about bearing witness to Jesus Christ. It is particularly pertinent on this Feast of the Triumph of the Holy
Here’s a little taste of The Church’s Best-Kept Secret on the dignity of work: Tending the Garden Some people think work is not a gift from God, but a curse.
Accordingly, I am letting G.K. Chesterton do the heavy lifting and taking the day off from thinking very much: “The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that
…is told in these two tweets. The first one is joyous and without bitterness by the power of the Holy Spirit: The second is proud, ignorant, contemptuous, stupid, and bitter,
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