I did promise to have something about St. Marianne Cope of Molokai. Here (a few days late) is the wonderful homily given at the first celebration of her feast day in Hawaii by Bishop Silva of Honolulu. (HT to Cardinal … Continue reading
Over at Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s place, in regard to the Gospels and myth, a discussion resurrected partly because of all the pre-Christmas interest in the historicity of the infancy narratives. My plans to write more about Pope Benedict on the … Continue reading
“That’s one small step for a man . . . one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong marveled that his smallness helped accomplish something so huge. To me it shows genuine humility. He was indeed a modest man, for all … Continue reading
If this proves to be authentic, it is really an amazing find: A New Testament professor is setting the world of Bible scholarship on fire with his claim that newly discovered fragments of early Christian writings could include a first-century … Continue reading
Archaeologists are now able to discover ancient pyramids – even ancient cities — underground, using infrared from space! The story is in this BBC TV documentary. In other recent news, an Israeli archaeolgist says that remains of the First and … Continue reading