Science tells us that the universe came into being via The Big Bang. But how do you get from energy and matter to a self-aware human being? That takes three additional Big Bangs that science can’t explain. Noted theologian, Frank Pastore, unravels this compelling mystery and, in the process, poses the ultimate question that every […]
A Christmas carols service in Sri Lanka mistakenly printed out the lyrics to gangster rapper Tupac’s hit song ‘Hail Mary’ on thousands of its service programmes. Source: Christmas Carols service in Sri Lanka accidentally prints the lyrics of Tupac’s hit song ‘Hail Mary’ | Daily Mail Online
Over the past year, I have noticed a growing sense of connection, of clarity and hope in my life. I’ve often wondered if my sense of the Divine’s influence in those experiences is genuine or wishful thinking. And at the same time, I’ve thought paradoxically it might be both. As I struggle with life’s questions […]
Thanks to the crèche, introduced to Western Christendom by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1223, the Christmas story has become seamless: a unified tale with a single cast of characters, from Mary, Joseph, and the infant savior, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger, through the choir of angels, the shepherds, the local […]
An iconic city and its struggles Source: A Prayer for Peace in Bethlehem – The Atlantic
Biblical scholars generally agree that Luke’s Gospel was written at least a generation later than . . . . Source: Christmas and a World Upside-Down | George Weigel | First Things
It reminds us to rededicate ourselves to our beliefs Source: This Is the True Lesson of Hanukkah | TIME
“I think the white church has to do some self-examination to see whether they are in line with the Gospel or just pushing a civil religion.” Source: You Fix This Mess: Post-Election, Evangelicals of Color Disappointed in White Evangelicals | Religion Dispatches
“Silence,” Martin Scorsese’s movie about 17th-century Jesuit missionaries, stands out among mainstream films. Source: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Turns Theology Into Art – The Atlantic
A prominent evangelical, the Rev. Timothy Keller, considers a skeptical journalist’s doubts. Source: Pastor, Am I a Christian? – The New York Times
