Two thousand years is a really, really, really long time. My great-grandmother lived 109 years, the definition of a long time. She was born while Lincoln was campaigning for office and died while Nixon was campaigning for office. Shakespeare was born 455 years ago, which is a really long time ago. (I anticipate a big … Continue reading Lost and Found…and Lost 💎
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The Epistle of Nicodemus 💎
The Vatican Secret Archives are not, Dan Brown movies to the contrary, very secret. For one, they have their own website, not the best strategy for staying hidden. In this case, secret means private: they are the private archives of the Popes, and by extension, of the Catholic Church itself. What the Secret Archives are … Continue reading The Epistle of Nicodemus 💎
On Big Domes and Little Stones 💎
Saint Peter’s Basilica is stunning in its size and grandeur. The cross placed atop Michelangelo’s dome is as high as the great Pyramids, which in his time were the tallest structures in the world. The bronze canopy beneath the dome, itself 66 feet high, is dwarfed by the vast space it occupies. Beneath the canopy … Continue reading On Big Domes and Little Stones 💎
The Christus Sanguinum 💎
What, you ask, is the Christus Sanguinum? For starters, it is a story. Every human's stock in trade, our ultimate currency, is storytelling. Civilization began when the first person took aside their best friend and said "hey, listen to this." Stories build ideas which we can share from generation to generation, which allows each succeeding … Continue reading The Christus Sanguinum 💎
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